Category: Travel Kayaks on the Mind I've been thinking about kayaks recently. And the limitations of age. I think there's some common Travel in a new way In late May we ventured out with our new little Hiker trailer for the first time. Happily Trapped in a Museum Terri uses her museum affinities and lifetime of experience to trap me at the Museum of Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship in Carlsbad, CA. Oceanside 2019 Looking for peace? Take Terri to the beach! Zion Views of Zion Canyon after a stop in Beaver UT Vestibule of post office at Beaver. One of hundreds The Art of the Trip Art of the trip - Friday 9/21/2018 at Twin Falls, Idaho. Well this was unexpected. We were supposed Lan Su Chinese Garden, Fall 2018 Art of the trip - Tuesday 9/18/2018 at Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland Old Friends, New Times A nice day to share with "old friends" on Whidbey Island, WA Joseph Branch Rail Riders Oh yeah, we still know how to have fun. Pedaling a railcar at Joseph Branch, Fairy Picnic Willapa Hills Trail Willapa Hills Trail is the former Northern Pacific spur line from Chehalis Washington to South Bend Artic, Washington While visiting family in Grays Harbor, we stayed at Artic RV Park. It turned out to be a beautiful Utah: We're back after 7 weeks Utah, we have missed you; it's so nice to be back in our home state. We've had some great Albuquerque Botanic Garden, June 2017 On our return trip, we decided to see if there were any garden model railroads anywhere near. We Palo Duro Canyon Palo Duro Canyon, south of Amarillo, Texas, is not the Grand Canyon, but it certainly is grand! Crystal Bridges, Bentonville Arkansas Crystal Bridges was not a place that was even on our radar two weeks ago. Some things, people, and places are simply meant to come your way. The Center of the Universe: Tulsa OK We decided to spend a little time at the Center of the Universe today. In downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kraus House, St. Louis - May 2017 The Kraus House, in St. Louis, is a Frank Lloyd Wright home built in the 1950-1960's. It is much Hannibal, Missouri, May 2017 Hannibal, Missouri is the home town of Samuel Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain. The characters in his novels Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Dana-Thomas home - Springfield, Illinois It is always a treat to tour a Frank Lloyd Wright home. The Dana-Thomas home in Springfield, Lincoln's Home - Springfield Illinois Abraham Lincoln lived in Springfield, Illinois for much of his life. The National Park Service is St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is a surprising place. The city museum has a rooftop ferris wheel and is filled with Cousins Meet in Loretto Tennessee Yesterday found us in Loretto, Tennessee, where my great-grandfather John Henkel immigrated with Blog posts by year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004