After a gorgeous few days in Pukaskwa National Park, we continued southwest, back into the U.S. to continue to explore Lake Superior along Minnesota’s North Shore. There is so much to see and do that it was difficult to decide which attractions to see this time, and which ones to leave for a future visit. …
Around the lake we go! From Sault Ste. Marie, we headed through the border into Canada (no problems at the border crossing) and continued north and west to Pukaskwa National Park. Now, before you mis-read this entire blog post, we will go on and correct your pronunciation. It is pronounced puck-a-saw. We have no idea …
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a long strip of land that sits between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake in western Kentucky and Tennessee. Outdoor recreation opportunities abound here and there seems to be a little something for everyone! We will get to all that, but let’s start with where we stayed. There …
We are wrapping up a few days at Mammoth Cave National Park in southern Kentucky. Since it is somewhat close to home, we have been here several times before, and because it is one of our favorite places to visit in Kentucky, it was one of the first places we thought of when we knew …
Well, we made it back to our home in Kentucky a little over a week ago. With our year(ish) adventure at an end, it is time to reflect on and wrap-up some of the statistics about the trip and answer some of the questions we have been asked. First, let’s look at some statistics: Number …
The last few days have been spent in the Ocean Springs, MS area. We are staying in the Davis Bayou Campground of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. This is a really nice campground with paved sites that are all equipped with electric and water and there is a dump station on site, too, so we …
In our effort to continue east, we spent only a few days in Oklahoma before continuing on into Arkansas where we spent a few days in Hot Springs. To get (partially) from Oklahoma to Hot Springs, we chose to travel the Talimena National Scenic Byway. This is a 54 mile, two lane road between Talihina, …
We recently spent a couple of nights at the Vista Linda Campground near Jemez Springs, NM. This is a small, quiet campground that sits right alongside the Jemez River and is framed by some gorgeous cliffs. There are only 13 or 14 sites here, but they are all large, paved, and some even have really …
We are still in western New Mexico and our day today was spent at El Malpais National Monument. This is a large national monument that would best be explored in two or three days, but we only had one, so we did our best. Part of the problem we encountered is that we are staying …
Well, it is the middle of November now, which means we need to begin making our way east in earnest in order to make a few scheduled stops to visit with family, and then home for Christmas. We don’t plan to give up seeing the sights along the way, though, so today we spent the …