After months of planning, it’s time for our second snowbird adventure! Our first adventure took us to North Carolina back in 2022; now, two years later, we’re headed a bit further south, to Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky. It’s a six-week trip, timed to hopefully miss lots...
Season Three Finale – Lighthouses, Caves, and a Beautiful Peninsula
- October 7, 2023
- RV, State Park, Travel
Monday morning, we ventured out for our final camping trip of the 2023 season! We headed about four hours north of us, to Door County in Northeast Wisconsin. If you’re not familiar, Door County makes up the peninsula that is sometimes called “Wisconsin’s thumb”. It’s bordered on the west...
A Mighty Bridge, a Grand Hotel, and Some Great Lakes
- August 9, 2023
- RV, State Park, Travel
Thursday was a shorter day as we drove into Ann Arbor to visit the Gerald Ford Presidential Library. In all other instances, the Presidential Library and Museum are co-located, but Ford’s is a bit different; his library is at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. His museum is...
Ford, Ford, and more Ford (and Motown, too!)
After a five-week hiatus, we’re on the road again for our longest duration trip yet in RoVer Too – 10 days! During our break, we decided to have some work done to the trailer – a suspension upgrade that helps reduce the “bounce” when we’re driving. We had been...
Mustard, Bobbleheads, and More Wright
Just a couple closing thoughts on Taliesen…we’re really glad we saw it, since it’s such an important piece of FLW history, but overall, the house is poorly constructed (his students built a lot of it, and plywood was often the material of choice) and not in the best shape...
Tumbled Rocks and Wright’s Beautiful Wisconsin
- June 22, 2023
- RV, State Park, Travel
This week’s travels take us north into Wisconsin, about 200 miles from home. We’re in Southwest Wisconsin, in a small town called Spring Green. We’re staying at the Wisconsin Riverside Resort on the north shore of the Wisconsin River. We’ve been to Eastern WI before, but not to this...
Parallelograms, Mosaics, and Arches
- June 10, 2023
- NationalPark, RV, Travel, Uncategorized
Wednesday morning started out a bit disappointing; we headed to nearby “Route 66 State Park” to learn more about The Mother Road…but when we arrived, the sign on the visitor’s center door said they were closed for repairs. Oh well…I’m just glad it was only about a 10-minute drive...
Glass in the Gardens!
On Monday, we headed out for our longest trip yet in RoVer Too…4.5 hours southwest to St. Louis, Missouri. And, of course, 4.5 hours on Google Maps equals about six hours in RV time, between slower speeds and rest breaks…so we always “round up” on the quoted time! Our...
Some Grand Canyons, So Close to Home
- May 12, 2023
- RV, State Park
This week’s travels took us about 70 miles west of home, to three of Illinois’ state parks. It was a very short & easy trip on Interstate 80, and fortunately, wasn’t windy like our trip a few weeks ago! We are camping at Starved Rock Family Campground which has...
The Land of Lincoln
We’re back at it! After months of preparation and planning, our first trip of 2023, and the first in the new travel trailer, are finally here! Mark’s been busy researching and learning and placing Amazon orders to get all the gear we need (there were a few things to...