April 19, 2024 Today, Dean (Weldon) picked us up at the Dallas Elks to go to the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. We began at Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden. Even though “First Adventure” is specifically designed for toddlers, the employee monitoring the entrance insisted we go in, check it out and take a fun… Continue reading Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Category: Travel
Audie Murphy & American Cotton Museum
Tues, April 16 Dean Weldon, a good friend from Oak Harbor, moved to Forney, TX several years ago. When she saw that we were going to be in the Dallas area, she invited us to come visit and spend the night at her place. Today, we drove over to Dean’s home. How great it was… Continue reading Audie Murphy & American Cotton Museum
WOW! Total Solar Eclipse on Path of Totality
We were not able to make it to the 2017 total solar eclipse, so Barry immediately looked at the path of totality for 2024. Texas made the most sense for us. Being in the Dallas area for the 2024 eclipse became our priority from which the rest of our 2024 travels would be planned. (The… Continue reading WOW! Total Solar Eclipse on Path of Totality
Yellowstone Sep 2, 2023 – Hayden Valley Sunrise, Bison, & So Much More
It is amazing how close these entire herds get to the roads (and use the roads). Sometimes though, you are watching a group, and then a few other bison come up around the other side of you. You always need to be alert. These bison really cover a lot of ground! This quick clip pans… Continue reading Yellowstone Sep 2, 2023 – Hayden Valley Sunrise, Bison, & So Much More
Yellowstone NP – A FLOOD of Childhood Memories + NEW Ones
September 1, 2023. We relocated from Yellowstone RV Park in Gardiner, MT to Fishing Bridge RV Park at Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone NP. Above are a few pictures from our drive. I was so excited to be staying at Fishing Bridge. This prompted a flood of childhood memories from being here with my parents and… Continue reading Yellowstone NP – A FLOOD of Childhood Memories + NEW Ones
Yellowstone Aug 31, 2023 – Lamar Valley for Wildlife
Today our goal was to see animals out in the Lamar Valley in the northeast section of the park, so we headed out at 6:00AM. SUCCESS!! Early morning was definitely best! We were surprised before we even got to the Lamar Valley. As we turned into Mammoth Hot Spring, there in the grassy median near… Continue reading Yellowstone Aug 31, 2023 – Lamar Valley for Wildlife
Yellowstone NP Day1 – Mammoth Hot Springs + Falls
We made it yesterday from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone in one day. A few views leaving Glacier. I had to quickly snap the next two picture to prove to Arlie that we really did pass through Arlee, Montana (an unincorporated community in MT). Of course they didn’t spell it correctly. LOL We planned to… Continue reading Yellowstone NP Day1 – Mammoth Hot Springs + Falls
Glacier NP – Easier Exploration
Today was our third and last day to explore Glacier National Park. We were NOT up for any long hike, but we felt we could tackle a couple easy and of course significantly shorter hikes today. I wore my Keen sport sandals with socks (and bandaids). My hiking shoes were not an option. Nor were… Continue reading Glacier NP – Easier Exploration
Relax & Recover
After our Highline Trail hike yesterday that took us 11 hours and 40 minutes to complete, and seriously tested our limitations. We took everything off our itinerary for today and replaced it with Relax and RECOVER. Serious hikers we are not. (Obviously!) We do enjoy hikes here and there to explore cool areas as we… Continue reading Relax & Recover
Glacier NP – A MAJOR Miscalculation!
Today was our first day exploring Glacier National Park. Since we’re fresh and ready to go we thought we should begin with the hike that interested us the most – the HIGHLINE TRAIL. We thought this hike was a doable, moderate hike – just long. We were so wrong. This was by far the hardest… Continue reading Glacier NP – A MAJOR Miscalculation!