Category: Pacific Northwest Trip
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Sweet Ending
The very best end to this trip was to spend a week in Duck, North Carolina with Joe’s youngest sister, Karen, and her family. What better than to return to the sand and surf of the Atlantic Ocean: a tonic to our souls! In addition to Karen, her husband Mike and our two terrific nephews…
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May not be suitable for vegan or vegetarians
We were in the “other” Austin. Austin Minnesota. We were there for one reason—to tour a museum dedicated to a food product. Any guesses? We will wait at the bottom of the page while you think…..
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A Perceptive Question
Most people ask us our favorite park or part of the country. Leave it to Sue’s cousin, Joe Randolph, to ask our impression of the trip using our senses: what was our favorite sound, sight, smell and taste? He caught us off-guard with this thought-provoking question and made us consider our recent travel experience through…
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Accidental Discoveries
We are in our 9th week of travel and heading east across the midwest. There are a lot of miles to cover until we get home. RV travel is more fatiguing than car travel. Unlike traveling by car, RV travel involves a lot of set-up and break down with every change of camp. One has…
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Wisconsin: 688,200 Gallons of Beer and a Big Bike
Our first spontaneous stop in Wisconsin (thanks to Autio) was to the World’s Largest Six Pack in La Crosse, WI. Wisconsin is not only known for cheese but also for beer and the town of La Crosse, the state’s top producer of beer in 1884, is home to this unique roadside attraction. These actual beer…
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Back in the Badlands – Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), located in western North Dakota, was the 40th location in the United States to receive designation as a National Park. Park status was first proposed in 1919 and Jimmy Carter finally designated TR as a National Park along with the Badlands in 1978. If you are interested in why it…
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The Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
This spiritual site just north of Missoula, Montana lies within the Flathead Indian Reservation and is part public park, botanical garden and Buddhist Center. The garden’s purpose is “to bring about positive transformation within those who visit, in response to the negativity that abounds in the world today.” We were moved by the scale of…
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Great Falls, Montana and Lewis and Clark
On our way to Great Falls, we made a quick stop in Missoula, Montana, to pick up BBQ at The Notorious P.I.G. for dinner that night. The place was packed on a Tuesday afternoon and when they sell out, they close. We were lucky to get the last rack of ribs! The BBQ was excellent…
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Wolf Haven International and Tenino, Washington
We rearranged our travel schedule when we learned that Wolf Haven International was once again open to visitors (with advance reservations). We first learned of this special place through a former work colleague, Valerie Pena, who was Director of the Biomedical library at Penn. Sue now eagerly awaits the arrival of the sanctuary’s quarterly publication,…
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Pacific Coast Scenic Byway: A Journey through Tsunami Evacuation Zones
Who knew that our trip up the California and Oregon Coasts would take us in and out of tsunami danger zones? In fact, we stayed for several nights in different areas where we needed to be cognizant of tsunami protocol. Highway 101 up the coast is absolutely stunning as those who have traveled this way…