Do rocks talk? Yes, but the problem is nobody knows exactly what they’re saying. Petroglyphs, left by Native Americans many centuries ago, are etchings on rock that seem to be conveying some kind of important message for future generations. Unfortunately, they forgot to leave behind the decoder ring. So today, explorers (whether trained anthropologists or… Read More Wild Horses and Talking Rocks
Goats, hinnys and zeedonks, oh my!… Read More Feeding the Camels
Driving across the country to our next engagements and appointments, we have been passing through Texas. And passing. And passing. To relieve the monotony of tumbleweeds and cattle aroma, we stop at whatever interesting pit stops we find along the way. In Abilene, we checked out the Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden, a little garden of sculptures… Read More Abilene, Midland and Odessa: Storybooks, Cartoons and Meteors
In our second Act!vated Between Adventures, we begin in Smithfield, RI, where we stumble upon a colorful old family cemetery. Coincidentally, the family buried there is named Smith. Then on to Johnston, RI, where we stumble upon a whole park full of old Corvettes and other curious antique automobiles, assembled by the New England Corvette… Read More Between Adventures: Smithfield, RI to Hudson, MA
Everyone has heard about the California Gold Rush that began in 1848, but did you know that there was a gold rush in North Carolina half a century before that? In 1799, the son of farmer John Reed found a 17 pound nugget here valued at $3600 (which today would be $73,183). Unfortunately, Reed didn’t… Read More Finding Gold
Wheat fields, grain silos and thunderstorms. These are all a part of the great Heartland, epitomized by Kansas, and that’s what we drove through this week. We even encountered our share of those thunderstorms (no tornadoes, thanks just the same) and saw some very severe flooding. In the historic little town of Augusta KS, we… Read More From Dala Horses to Buffalo
A Lindsborg limerick… Read More Lindsborg, KS: “Little Sweden”
Continuing on our journey across the country, we stopped in Utah to cavort on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats, and then on to Salt Lake City, where we met up with some old friends from the RV-ing community. We also took the time to cool our heels in hot water at the Saratoga Hot Springs.… Read More Salt Flats and Hot Springs
It’s time for our annual drive east across the continent. But this time we’re taking more time and maybe a few more detours along the way. We left from Reno, NV., and this week we made our way across the state. We stopped for a night at Rye Patch State Park, where we got in… Read More Highway 80 Nevada
The Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch has much more than ostriches. It also has donkeys and deer and goats and rabbits and chickens and ducks, oh my. Plus some exotic birds called lorikeets. Even stingrays. And you get to feed them all, with special food provided. It was a hilarious experience, handing these critters their vittles… Read More Kissing Goats
Stonehenge and dinosaurs. Both are mysterious, gigantic, awe-inspiring relics of a distant past. And you can encounter both of them at Bamahenge, in rural Alabama. Dennis was in for quite a surprise as Kimberly drove to this remote location without explanation – he wasn’t blindfolded, but he might as well have been. Let’s face it,… Read More Dinosaurs in Alabama
