Wednesday October 26th 2022 Woke up on the top of the hill with a view and ended the day in the bottom of a canyon with no view at all. Got a very late start on this beautiful morning. A workout, shower and breakfast take a bit of time, but we were not in a hurry to leave this park. […]

The sun finally broke out and it was a spectacular day to drive thru Kansas. It is interesting how you get a feeling for a place. We had ridden the BMW into Kansas a number of years ago and i remember really liking the state. That was reinforced today. The angle of the fall sun and the yellow poplar leaves […]

Monday October 24th Today marks the three year anniversary of selling the hardware store. There have been a number of ”marker moments” in my life and this one is close to the top. I could never of imagined that we would be tooling around in a van 3 yrs ago, but here we are. Boy did the wind blow last […]

Sunday October 23rd We left our beautiful spot with the intention of ending the day early enough to pull out the bikes and get in a good ride. We headed towards Honey Creek State Park on Rathbun Lake in Iowa, the biggest lake in the state. It was a very windy warm drive. Corn is king in Iowa and we […]

We left sunny, warm Grand Ledge knowing we wanted to end up in Texas at our daughters, but totally unsure of which direction we wanted to take to get there. We hopped on I 69 and headed for Ft. Wayne knowing we had a couple hours to make a decision. Our future travels appear to be Michigan to Florida, as […]

Saturday April 23rd, 2022 We were graced with a gorgeous morning as we drove to the trail head in Vienna Illinois. From here, the tunnel was 9.5 miles to the north, perfect. A large portion of this trail is in the Shawnee National Forest which is marked with sandstone cliffs and formations. These were very evident along the trail. The […]

Friday April 22, 2022 It is funny how things work out. I really have never been a big fan of riding a rail trail, but now that Mike has an E bike I have a new appreciation. These trails are a great way to get outside, move, see some cool stuff and do it together at a pace that we […]

Thursday April 21st, 2022 Leaving the Fort Scott area we headed north into Missouri. In searching for a rail trail system that we could ride, I found the Frisco Highline Trail. This is a 35 mile trail that connects Springfield MO to Bolivir MO. We typically ride about 10 miles out and 10 miles back. There is a ten mile […]

Wednesday April 20th, 2022 The more things change, the more they stay the same. Back when we first bought our rental cottage in Grand Marais we were spending some larger chunks of time away from home. There were no smart phones, iPads or laptop computers. We would use the local library to check emails and such. Today Mike had a […]

Tuesday April 18th, 2022 What a treat to get a decent shower in a clean facility before we hit the road. I will say the signage on every door in the bath house was fairly amazing. After spending so much time on the road, I can personally attest to the fact that people don’t flush the toilet after use. Seriously? […]