Archives in Category: Travel

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Butch Cassidy Slept Here

Today we left the comforts of family and headed to Wyoming enroute to the Tetons and Yellowstone. But there is much to see along the way.

In Laramie, we stopped to tour the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site, which

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Lucky’s

We’ve done this part of our Great Trek innumerable times, because this is the way to Denver and a visit with my family, a trip we make every Thanksgiving. So Nebraska is familiar and friendly.

We stayed last night

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On the Road

When we sold our big house on the river three years ago, the idea was to free ourselves from all the maintenance that lawns, docks, decks, fireplaces, kitchens, bathrooms, and you-name-its required. In turn, this would allow us to take

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Food in Fargo

My son Kevin has lived in Fargo, ND, almost ten years which coincides with the number of years I’ve been visiting the locale. In that time, I’ve always been struck with the abundance of great places to eat. You wouldn’t

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Oh Give Me a Home

Today’s off-road experience was tracking down buffalo. (Just a note: The real name of this North American animal is bison.)

We were driving along I-94 about sixty-five miles south of our destination in Fargo, ND, when Earl spotted a herd

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On the Road . . . Again

When we take road trips, Earl and I have difficulty going from Point A (for instance, our home) to Point B (our destination) without wandering off the highway. I don’t mean we’re a traffic accident waiting to happen; I mean

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Things We’ve Learned

This is the longest road trip Earl and I have ever taken. It’s a warm-up for the one we’re planning mid-August where we’re driving to Yellowstone National Park and back. It will take about four weeks, whereas this one took

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Super Tuesday

Today ten states across our country held their primaries to see who gains votes toward being the next Republican presidential candidate. As I write this, some states have already been called, and the trend is clear. Romney has won; Santorum

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A Day of Firsts . . . and Lasts

Earl and I left the Florida Keys this morning with no mileage destination in mind. Usually we determine how far we’re going on a given day, but not today; so we drove across Alligator Alley in the Everglades; checked on

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End of the Road

Tomorrow Earl and I pack up and head north, so it’s the end of the road for our second annual stay in Marathon, Florida.

What are the highlights this year? I would say the food, not necessarily the quality or

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