Day 10 (June 6): Detour alert! Today’s scheduled detours included Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore. I’ve been to both before, but so many years ago, I just barely remember, and Daniel has never seen either. We were going to head out first thing in the morning to see Wall Drug, and then remembered that itContinueContinue reading “Mount Rushmore”
Tag Archives: Travel
All the Landmarks
Okay, fair warning, we hit ten stops today, so if you think my previous posts were long, you should set aside some time for this one…or divide it up. 😊 It’s worth reading about though!! First, I can hardly believe I’m saying this, but camping actually went really well yesterday! I finished my blog postContinueContinue reading “All the Landmarks”
Reaching the Platte River
Today we reached Rock Creek Station, Fort Kearney, Pioneer Village, and the Platte River!
Traveling Through Kansas
Day 7 (June 3rd): After the laptop incident of last night, the bugs seemed satisfied and pretty much left us alone, except for one final assassination attempt by a June bug as it attempted to get into our tent by slamming into the side as we were trying to sleep. Of course, I had someContinueContinue reading “Traveling Through Kansas”
Pioneer Camping Grounds and Stops
Days 4 – 6: After a refreshing couple days spent celebrating my father-in-law’s birthday, catching up on laundry, and grabbing some groceries, we are back on the road! I know it might seem odd to go back to Independence when we technically had moved past it, but I simply had to try a tour fromContinueContinue reading “Pioneer Camping Grounds and Stops”
Visiting the Trailheads
A full day of jumping off spots, historical sites, camping areas, and trail ruts.
The Gateway to the West
Visiting the Gateway of the West, and Arrow Rock, MO.
On The Road
Day 1: Driving from VA to St. Louis. By car, not steamboat, with a celebratory stop at a distillery.
Weariness and Breaking the Rules
It has been long couple months of travel. From May 25 to date, I have traveled to Oklahoma, Florida, Kansas, New York, Minnesota, and Cleveland and have another trip to Orlando scheduled in 12 days. Needless to say, I am beginning to feel a little exhausted. Today, especially, having worked 23 hours in the last twoContinueContinue reading “Weariness and Breaking the Rules”
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