Walking West Along the Hennepin Canal in Sheffield, Illinois

July 6, 2023 On June 29, after some rain that cleared up the smoke from the Canadian wildfires, we hiked along the Hennepin Canal Trail to the west. We walked a mile down the trail to a road. The road had two culverts, one for the canal and one for the trail. After walking through […]

Psycho Silo Saloon in Langley, Illinois Visit

July 3, 2023 Our new friends at Hickory Grove Campground and RV Park recommended visiting the Psycho Silo at least once. After some discussion, they agreed to pick us up the next day and head over to the Psycho Silo Saloon. We rode in our friends truck and parked a ways out. Parking is apparently […]

The Golden Spike Tower in North Platte, NE

June 21, 2023 I was very excited to see the Golden Spike Tower. It is an eight story tower overlooking the largest rail yard in the world. The tower is not owned by Union Pacific and is operated and owned by a nonprofit organization. The satellite photos of the rail yard are impressive, as well. […]

River North (RiNo) Art District in Denver, CO

June 18, 2023 On June 15 (Thursday), we met Larry and Jeanne (ajeanneinthekitchen.com) at the Barcelona Wine Bar in the River North Art District in Denver, CO. We had a marvelous meal of tapas and then we walked around RiNo to see the art murals. After enjoying the art for a while, we walked backed […]

Leaving the Great Salt Plains State Park for Ellis, Kansas

May 30, 2023 We packed up the RV on May 19 and headed west on OK 11 and then north along US 281 until we hit I-70. We took I-70 west straight to Ellis, KS. Luckily, it wasn’t raining as we packed up and hitched up. It started raining on us as we drove west […]

Heading Out from Frog City RV Park with an Overnight Harvest Host Stop

May 21, 2023 On Monday (May15), we pulled out from Frog City RV Park and head east to Lafayette, LA to head north on I-49. We stopped at a charming rest stop. The magnolias were blooming. The Louisiana Rest Stops have been beautiful and well kept. We also passed an area with so many water […]

Tabasco Tour on Avery Island, Louisiana – Part 2

May 5, 2023 After we walked through the small greenhouse, the next part of the tour was the Tabasco Barrel Museum. Just a few steps away from the Tabasco Barrel Museum, is a view into one of the warehouses that stores barrels full of the Tabasco pepper mash. Notice the salt on top of the […]

A Ride with Friends to Fairhope, AL

April 13, 2023 On Monday (April 10), there was a knocking on our door. A new friend, Ann, from across the road stopped by to ask us, in her charming Irish accent, if we’d like to join them for a ride. That sounded fun to us. The weather was beautiful, sunny skies in the 60s […]

Battleship Memorial Park – Part 3 – Aircraft Pavilion

March 19, 2023 After touring the battleship USS Alabama, we headed back inside of the Aircraft Pavilion. The Aircraft Pavilion had mini theaters set up in front of the various aircrafts using old theater seats or folding chairs in front of large screen TVs. These mini theaters were playing history programs about the wars and […]

Battleship Memorial Park – Part 2 – The USS Alabama

March 18, 2023 See the previous post for Part 1. This post is about our self guided tour of the USS Alabama. This is another picture heavy post. After we paid, we stopped at the restrooms before following the signs to the USS Alabama. We walked up the first ramp (there are two ramps). On […]