On our last night in Alabama, we stopped by “The Wharf” entertainment district not far from our campground to see their laser light show. They made good use of their very tall palm trees for the show! Thursday’s drive...
A Fort, A Big Lagoon, and Some Castles…Alabama part 3
- February 21, 2024
- Museum, RV, State Park, Travel
Thursday morning we drove out to Fort Morgan, about 25 miles West of Orange Beach. It’s situated where Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico meet. The fort was completed in 1834 and served the Confederacy during the Civil...
Civil Rights, Aviation, and Live Oaks…Alabama part 2
- February 14, 2024
- Museum, State Park, Travel
We spent Thursday afternoon (Feb 8th) in Montgomery. Our first stop was The Legacy Museum. It is an incredible place, with four sections tracing America’s legacy of Enslavement, Racial Terror, Segregation, and Mass Incarceration. I can’t easily put into...
Rockets, Replicas, and Rosenbaum…Alabama part 1
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...
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...
Chicago – Beautiful Lincoln Park & Wright’s Oak Park
- August 28, 2023
- Chicago
Mark and I continue to enjoy exploring all of the wonderful treasures of the Chicago area, and we visited two recently… On Fri. Aug 18th, we headed to the North side of the city, to Lincoln Park (which is...
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...
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...
Chicago – Wonderful Warhol and Amazing Architecture
- July 8, 2023
- Chicago
During our time off from camping trips, we’re enjoying Chicago! This week was particularly busy…we spent Wednesday afternoon at an Andy Warhol exhibit at a local college, and all day Friday in the city. Starting with Warhol, it was...
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...