Biggest, tallest, deepest…
Updated 1/12/2026 As we have traveled across the US and Canada we have been intrigued and amused by…
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Welcome Spring!
It’s springtime and a young (-ish) couple’s fancy turn to thoughts of travel. (Apologies to Lord Tennyson!) But…
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Bryce Canyon National Park
Last year, we visited Zion and Canyonlands but skipped Bryce Canyon due to anticipated crowds, so we made…
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The World’s Largest Cedar Bucket
It is mid-October and we are passing through Tennessee on our way home to Pennsylvania. On our route…
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Transcontinental Railroad: Golden Spike National Historical Park
Sue and I have spent a lot of time on this trip visiting locations that explored the migration…
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Antelope Island State Park, Utah
Never have we stayed anywhere that refreshed our souls and piqued our curiosity quite like Antelope Island State…
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Geographic Center of the Nation
Belle Fourche, South Dakota holds the distinction of being the “Geographic Center of the Nation.” This was true until…
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Sleeping with the Pando
We last visited Fish Lake National Forest and the Aspen Clone in early spring 2022, prior to the…
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Dignity of Earth and Sky
Having lived in Pennsylvania for most of my life (Joe) has defined my expectations of what a rest…
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Grand Teton National Park
With 46.7% of Wyoming falling under federal management (Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, National Park Service, and…
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Minidoka and Heart Mountain WWII Internment Camps…Where Many Hearts Were Broken
Traveling across the US West, it is impossible to escape our sad and tragic history of racism, discrimination…
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Gettysburg, South Dakota….Where the Battle Wasn’t!
Back in the day, this town was named in honor of the many veterans of the Gettysburg, PA…
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Craters of the Moon National Monument
Located in central Idaho are the remnants of three lava fields that cover 400 square miles of land.…
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Fort Laramie National Historic Site
As we travel through the west, we are surrounded by reminders of the world’s largest voluntary emigration, the…
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Roadside Attractions
Updated September 8, 2024. Not all our destinations are National Parks or Monuments. Some include interesting or local…
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Gateway Arch National Park
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was established by executive order in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. An…
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One Small Step for Laundromats, One Giant Step for Laundromat Users
When was the last time you had to use a laundromat? Well, we’re here to tell you that…
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Close Encounters
Fans of Steven Spielberg will recognize this impressive geologic monolith — Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming — as…
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Great Grub 2024 update
A great thing about traveling is that there are always new restaurants, food trucks, bakeries and diners to…
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Hartman Rock Garden
Imagine being laid off from work. Now imagine it’s 1932, during the Great Depression, and you’ve been laid…
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Our Shortened Tour of PEI
As Sue mentioned in Oh, Canada, we had to leave a Pleasure Way RV Owners Rally because Joe…
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How we stopped smoking this year.
We stopped making campfires with wood on this trip. (Hope you were not thinking we meant the other…
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The Original 1845 Capitol of Albert County, New Brunswick
Just up the road from our campground in Lower Cape, New Brunswick, is the unique and special Albert…
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EZ to Pass on higher tolls
Upon our return home, Joe always checks our E-ZPass charges and noticed a $31.97 charge for crossing the…
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Hopewell Rocks
As mentioned in our previous blog, the extreme tides of the Bay of Fundy produces several fascinating and…
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Fundy Trail Parkway
The Parkway was conceived in the early 1990’s by businessman Mitchell Franklin. He lobbied for the construction of…
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Oh, Canada!
Even the best laid plans can go awry as we unfortunately discovered this week. We had to cut…
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Crossing the Border
We experienced some trepidation concerning crossing the border into New Brunswick. Unlike crossing the border during air travel,…
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Freeport, Maine
We had a pleasant and uneventful drive to Freeport, ME. No low overpasses, or police escorts. We…
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PA to MA
Our first day of travel began like so many others: A trip to the Municipal trash facility so…
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