Sunday, June 9, 2024 Well, today we departed the “Icebox of the Nation”, International Falls, and began our southern journey back home. We’ve become accustomed to the cool weather and long days and will miss them. Our route will involve, first, staying in Two Harbors just north of Duluth on […]
Saturday, June 8, 2024 This morning, after a carby self-serve breakfast at the hotel, we set off to explore. The trucks-towing-boats had largely cleared out of the hotel parking lot by the time we departed. As we passed through International Falls, we stopped at Smokey Bear Park. In addition to
Friday, June 7, 2024 This morning we departed Itasca Lake State Park and drove north on US-17 towards International Falls, the “Icebox of the Nation.” After about 45 minutes of driving, we arrived in Bemidji, the first city along the Mississipi River after it leaves its headwaters. We patronized the
Thursday, June 6, 2024 We devoted today to exploring Lake Itasca State Park. (Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff.) Because the lodge restaurant wasn’t open for breakfast (and the room coffee was inadequate in quantity and quality), we started the day by driving about 30 miles to Park Rapids. There, we
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 This morning as I exited our cabin bathroom after showering, I heard Weird Al singing ” We’re heading for the biggest ball of twine in Minnesohta”. Yep, today was the big day. Jane seemed pumped up to visit this oddity and even threatened to leave me
June 4, 2024 My phone alarm woke us up at 5:45 am. After coffee and a light snack, we got dressed and hastily began transferring items from the RV to the car. Predictively, the last several minutes of transfer became hectic and Jane accidently broke our coffee carafe and cut
Monday, June 3, 2024 Today was another travel day. We continued eastward on I-90 for another 150 miles. The winds had died down compared to yesterday, so the driving was noticeably easier and the fuel mileage was noticeably improved. Early in the day, we left South Dakota and entered Minnesota,
Sunday, June 2, 2024 Today, we broke camp and drove back through Badlands National Park, then crossed I-90 hoping to visit the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site located just on the other side of the interstate. Jane was looking forward to sticking her head into a missile silo, however, it
Saturday, June 2, 2024 After breaking camp this morning, we drove our vehicles separately back to the large and level Custer State Park Stockade parking lot to hitch them together. We departed eastward along the main park road (SD-36) enjoying the Black Hills vistas and passing by more park facilities.
Friday, May 31, 2024 This morning at 7:30 am, we rendezvoused with Jeff and Comeka at the Custer State Park Stockade. Because we needed to change campsites today (and check-in time wasn’t until noon), we unhooked the View and drove it and the car separately. Leaving our RV in the
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Today, we leisurely prepared to leave and were the last ones to depart this spacious but largely vacant campground. Fortunately, the friendly hostesses didn’t mind. We topped off the propane tank at the campground’s convenient station before departing, hoping that this would be our last fill-up
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 This morning after breakfast, Jane took a stroll around the campground to visit the Nature Center. She also walked past an open field full of prairie dogs that were hyperactively popping up out of their holes, dashing about, and keeping an alert eye on her. ——
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 On the way out of the campground this morning, we stopped to view the eagle nest. From the roadside, we had a relatively close view of the nest with its three eaglets and the mother on her look-out perch. Unfortunately, the sun was shining from the
Monday, May 27, 2024 After breakfast this morning, I took a walk around the campground passing by many sites with tent campers stirring and starting to cook breakfast. I arrived at the Nature Center and dropped in to check it out. Inside, I spoke to a friendly attendant among the
Sunday, May 26, 2024 Today was a long travel day from our Moab, UT, campground eastward to a campground in the Standley Lake area near Denver, CO. We departed around 9 am, taking UT-191 back through Moab to I-70 East. After crossing the stateline into Colorado, we briefly stopped for