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We wrapped a trip to the Oregon coast with our family, a nephew’s wedding in Michigan and a family reunion in Pennsylvania into a Great American Odyssey.
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Strangely, there are no photos from today. Breakfast this morning marked the departure of several families. Then it was on to a load of laundry and lunch. In the afternoon Ellen, Cheryl and Randy attended a performance of “Jonah” at a local religious theatre. The production values were outstanding. Sets were phenomenal, the use of […]
July 4 dawned bright and crisp. The clan started the day (following a long and leisurely breakfast) by driving to the Crystal Cave. We paid our fee, slept thru a short orientation video and followed our guide into the cave: She pointed out some of the interesting features of this cave and told a few
We arose (early considering our arrival time) and joined the clan at breakfast Following breakfast (which tends to fill up all available time) we loaded up and headed to Kitchen Kettle Village – a quaint group of shops nearby: Next we drove over to Strasburg to ride the Strasburg Steam Rail Road Then to the
Up early, Breakfast on the road, Heading to the Kilpatrick reunion in Reading Pennsylvania. Choosing not to take the “direct” route (thru Chicago and Pittsburg) we headed straight east, crossed into Canada at Port Huron, Michigan (at which point we added Lake Huron to our list of Great Lakes seen). and drove across Ontario
It was a warm and sunny day… Actually it was. Which was nothing short of a miracle, and an anxious crowd breathed a sigh of relief. The predictions of inclement weather had not been fulfilled. After a late breakfast a load of laundry and a leisurely stroll around town it was time to get dressed
Along the way we stopped to take pictures of 3 of the Great Lakes: Superior Michigan And Huron We also got to drive over the Mackinac bridge (Big Mac) The bridge is 5 miles long and 552 feet high. It’s central span (1,158 m) is the third longest in the US. It’s hight (552
Today we traveled from Rugby North Dakota to Ashland Wisconsin. There’s not much to see except green: green fields, green forests… and water. Lots and lots of lakes. We looked at the green and the lakes, marveled at how flat the land is, (You can see forests that are miles away.), speculated on how glaciers
I was born there, in Bottineau. We moved to Idaho when I was 3 and we only returned once to visit. I was in Jr. High. So we thought it would be fun to include a “swing by” on our way east. I have to tell you, Bottineau gives all indications of being quite prosperous.
Leaving Missoula we discovered that our hotel was right across the street from “beer Mecca”. Next time we do this route we’ll plan an extra day in Missoula. Down the road we decided to take a quick stop at Pompey’s Pillar National Monument. The Native Americans called it “the place where the mountain lion lies”
We started with a Birthday Breakfast for daughter Jennifer. Then it was time to hit the road. The destination for the evening was Missoula Montana. We drove up the gorge, across to tri-cities, up to Spokane, a quick dash across the Idaho panhandle and into Montana. Other than the spectacular scenery (and the part between