2017

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2017 Matkaaja
August 13-17
17. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We headed back toward Loveland to Carter Lake, a Larimer County Campground. No water views but a fantastic large site backing up to a meadow. Spent the next five days relaxing, reading and throwing the ball for Kuma. We did manage to spend one morning taking a long hike along the west side of the lake and back.Lue lisää
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August 18-19
19. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Took a 15 minute drive to Riverview RV Park along the Big Thompson River. No weekend openings at Carter Lake, we sure missed our big open site🙁. We spent Saturday exploring Denver where we walked the 16th Street pedestrian mall and wandered around the performing arts center. Beautiful architecture, good food, street performers, shops, public art and interactive activities. https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/denver-attr…Lue lisää
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August 20-22
22. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Back to the wide open spaces at Carter Lake😁. Monday we checked out Benson Sculpture Gardens in Loveland after watching the eclipse. We reached about 95% of totality at the campground.http://www.sculptureinthepark.org/
Tuesday we hiked the Devils Backbone then took a drive into Big Thompson Canyon. http://www.larimer.org/parks/bbone.cfmLue lisää
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August 23-24
24. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We arrived at A. B. Camping in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Wednesday. After "setting up camp" we took a long walking tour of downtown Cheyenne, the Capital, which was closed for renovation, and visited the Wyoming State Museum. http://wyomuseum.state.wy.us/
We started our day on Thursday at Terry Bison Ranch, we weren't too impressed... saw barnyard animals, ostriches and camels but the bison were grazing too far away to see. http://www.terrybisonranch.com/
We next stopped at the Southwest Wyoming Welcome Center then rounded up our day at the Historic Governor's Mansion http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/governor… and the Cheyenne Botanic Garden. http://www.botanic.org/Lue lisää
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August 25-26
26. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Friday we took a beautiful hike to Hidden Falls on the Crow Creek trail in Curt Gowdy State Park. http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/index.php/places-to… gowdy
We then headed into and over Medicine Bow National Forest on our way to downtown Laramie where we had lunch before touring the Wyoming Territorial Prison.
http://www.wyomingterritorialprison.com/ On the way back to camp we stopped at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Monument http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/8450 and the Ames Monument https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames Monument
A full day of touring.😊
Saturday we spent the morning at Cheyenne's Farmer's Market. Got us some fresh roasted green chilis and an all you can fill bag for $10 of produce:
green and wax beans, zucchini, eggplant, purple carrots, beefsteak tomatoes, cucumbers, leeks, dill and corn.
It was Zombie Fest weekend so we watched the zombie walk too.
Spent the afternoon with our neighbors, Joe and Joanne, who also are fulltime RVers and hikers extraordinaire.
We really enjoyed our time in Cheyenne.Lue lisää
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August 27-28
28. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Headed northeast to Robidoux RV Park in Gering, Nebraska. Our site is huge with a paved pad and picnic area surrounded by grass and views of Scott's Bluff. Randy is a happy camper as they allow you to wash your vehicles, much needed after six and a half weeks on the road, and Kuma is a happy pup with room to run.
Monday we went to the Scott's Bluff National Monument visitors center then drove up to the summit and took a short hike where we enjoyed some awesome views.
https://www.nps.gov/scbl/index.htm
We also took in the Legacy of the Plains Museum which was really well done. http://legacyoftheplains.org/
I'm doing well with my Farmers Market produce. Have made dilly beans, beans and leeks in the instant pot, cucumbers and dill in roasted shrimp and orzo salad, low carb lasagna with zucchini and eggplant. 😋Lue lisää
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August 29-30
30. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Tuesday we drove to Lake Minatare where we climbed to the top of the lighthouse and checked out the campgrounds. http://outdoornebraska.gov/lakeminatare/ Then we strolled around downtown Gering and shared a cabbage burger at the bakery. Cabbage burgers are popular around here and are pretty tasty. We ended our afternoon cycling the Monument Valley Pathway along the North Platte River in Scott's Bluff then visiting Rebecca Burdick Winters grave. ://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Winters_(pioneer). We had some awesomely delicious steak nachos at the Steel Grill for dinner.
Wednesday we were up early for a 6 mile hike at Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area where we also visited their Nature Center. Next we went to Chimney Rock National Historic Site and Visitors Center. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/scotts_bluff/chim…

We've enjoyed our stay in Nebraska... LOTS of Oregon Trail history, sugar beets, corn, potatoes and sugar beet refineries.Lue lisää
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August 31
31. elokuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Headed north across the Plains to Custer's Gulch RV Park in Custer City, South Dakota. The cooler climate, mountains and trees are a welcome relief from the heat and dust of Nebraska. Our campsite is spacious with nice mountain views.
After settling in we headed downtown to stroll the main drag. Historic architecture and lots of buffalo art with many shops and restaurants.Lue lisää
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September 1-2
2. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Friday we toured Crazy Horse Memorial... awe inspiring. We'll return Wednesday night for the lazer light show and biannual blasting.
https://crazyhorsememorial.org/
We also drove the Wildlife Loop and Needles Highway in Custer State Park with a stop at the Visitors Center. This Park is beautiful and rivals many national parks. http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/custer/…
Saturday we headed to Rapid City's farmers market for some produce and rhubarb pie, then to the City of Presidents in historic downtown Rapid City. https://www.visitrapidcity.com/things-to-do/cit…
On our way home, through Custer State Park, we took a bike ride on the Creekside trail with stops at the Peter Norbeck Outdoor Education Center and the State Game Lodge.Lue lisää
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September 3-4
4. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Sunday we stuck close to camp. Randy spent the afternoon smoking beef ribs and pork chops... yummy! After dinner we biked a bit of the George Mickelson trail
https://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/mickel…, which runs in front of our RV Park, to the Gordon Stockade.http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/custer/…
The smoke from forest fires provided us with a beautiful sunset reflected onto Stockade Lake.
Monday we went to Wind Caves National Park and took an hour and a half tour. Not as spectacular as Carlsbad but beautiful in it's own way and one of the world's longest caves. After the tour we took a short hike on the prairie above the caves. We also saw a herd of buffalo on our way to the visitors center.
Then we drove to Hot Springs for lunch and strolled along the river, downtown and up to the Veteran's Battle Mt Sanitarium. Next we toured the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD. It's an active paleontological dig with 61 mammoths unearthed so far. http://mammothsite.com/

A full day of sightseeing! 😊Lue lisää
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September 5
5. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
We spent a wonderful morning touring Mt Rushmore. We walked the Presidents Trail and hit the visitors center and sculptors studio. https://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm
After having lunch in Keystone we headed back to Custer SP to hike the Little Devil's Tower trail. This was easily our favorite hike so far this year. It started off fairly easy and ended with a scramble over boulders and through granite rock clefts with a final grunt up to the peak. We were rewarded with jaw dropping views of Cathedral Spires, the Black Elk Wilderness and the backside of Mt Rushmore.Lue lisää
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September 6
6. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Wednesday was a full day of sightseeing. First we headed east to Wall Drug Store for a bite to eat. Fun, interesting history and a total tourist trap. Next we toured the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site's Visitors Center and silo D-9. Very interesting and even more so as some of the volunteers are retired servicemen who had worked at the site and had a wealth of information. https://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm On to Badlands National Park where we drove the Badlands Loop road, stopping at many overlooks and the Visitors Center. The Badlands are beautiful but not very conducive to long hikes. https://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm An hour and 45 minute drive home for a bit of dinner then to Crazy Horse Memorial to watch the laser light show and blast... fantastic! https://crazyhorsememorial.org/night-blasts.html https://crazyhorsememorial.org/legends-in-light…Lue lisää
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September 7-9
9. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Thursday we spent a relaxing afternoon kayaking aound the rock formations at Sylvan Lake in Custer SP. Almost didn't see the turtle as he was so well camouflaged. Housekeeping inside and out was the order of the day Friday. We had a wonderful stay in Custer, plenty to see and do with warm days and cold nights.
Saturday we traveled an hour northwest to Fish n Fry Campground just outside of Deadwood, SD. After setting up camp we took a walk around historic Deadwood. Casinos, shops, restaurants, gunfights, fantastic architecture, wine tasting and chocolates. We'll be returning for further exploration. https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/explore-with-…Lue lisää
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September 10
10. syyskuuta 2017, Windy Flats ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Sunday we headed to Spearfish. On route we ran into a big horn sheep stampede... exciting! Our first stop was the DC Booth Historic Fish Hatchery. Very interesting.http://dcboothfishhatchery.org/mobile/visitor-i… We had lunch in Spearfish and some delicious ice cream at Leones Creamery, every bit as good as Salt and Straw. We took the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway home where we were treated to great views and a preview of fall colors.Lue lisää
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September 11-12
12. syyskuuta 2017, Windy Flats ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Monday morning we took Kuma to the vet in Spearfish to get his gums checked out, they've been swollen and bleeding the past three days. Blood work fine. Scheduled a teeth cleaning for later this week. When we got home Randy smoked a rack of incredibly delicious baby back ribs. So glad he invested in the small travel smoker.
Tuesday we toured the Adams Museum and Adams House.
https://www.deadwoodhistory.com/about-us/proper… Both were very well curated and must see attractions in Deadwood. We also took a walking tour of Mt Moriah Cemetery, the resting place of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok.Lue lisää
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September 13
13. syyskuuta 2017, Windy Flats ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Wednesday we headed to Lead, pronounced Leed, to visit the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center. http://www.sanfordlabhomestake.com/
Then took a trolley tour of Lead and a surface tour of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. This is a definite must see!👍 Full of history and science. First as North America's largest and deepest gold mine and now as the site of an active physics lab studying neutrinos.Lue lisää
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So cool. I love your travel log!!
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MatkaajaThanks!
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September 14
14. syyskuuta 2017, Windy Flats ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We dropped Kuma off at the animal hospital in Spearfish early this morning, had breakfast then hiked the Little Elk Creek trail, halfway between Sturgis and Rapid City. A wonderful trail bursting with fall colors, rock formations, juvenile trout in the creek and a good five and a half mile workout. We stopped in Sturgis on the way to pick up Kuma. Really quiet now... can only imagine what it's like during the August rally.
Kuma now has sparkling clean canines but is also missing his top three teeth some bone and a tumor that was causing the bleeding. Tissue sample sent for biopsy and we'll be following up with his vet in Gresham. 😞 Poor puppy...and he just celebrated his 11th birthday on the 12th.Lue lisää
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Marcia HaraWhat's wrong with Kuma?
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Poor Kuma.... hope he recovers quickly.... when do you guys return ?
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October 12
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Poor guy, hoping the best of course
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September 15-17
17. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Rainy night and morning. Departed Deadwood in drizzle and fog late Friday morning then north to Red Trail Campground in Medora, North Dakota the gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. A very STRAIGHT drive through the prairie past crops of sunflowers, corn and grazing cattle.
Saturday dawned cold and wet and remained so for the entire day. We went to the Painted Canyon and South Unit Visitor Centers at Theodore Roosevelt National Park then did the 36 mile Scenic Loop Drive. The drive was fantastic with grand views, buffalo, prairie dogs and even a badger (no pic).
Sunday was perfect hiking weather, cool and partly cloudy. We hiked the Painted Canyon Trail, only four and a half miles but a bit treacherous as it was very muddy...lots of slipping and sliding. Saw hoodoos, petrified wood, deer and lots of buffalo tracks and dung.
https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm

Kuma is healing well and almost back to his old self.😊Lue lisää
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September 18-21
21. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Monday we drove west to the Billings KOA Campground in Billings, Montana along the Yellowstone River. This is the nicest KOA we've stayed at, perhaps because this is their flagship and oldest facility. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampgrounds_of_…
Rainy on Tuesday so we provisioned at Costco then went to the theater to see It and chow down on popcorn. 🎈🤡😱
Wednesday we took Kuma and hiked the loop trail at Phipps Park. Beautiful views of rock formations and Billings.
Rainy again on Thursday so we toured the Moss Mansion a beautifully restored historic home that has 90% of its original textiles, wall coverings and furniture intact. http://www.mossmansion.com/history/
GOOD NEWS! Kuma's biopsy was negative for cancer. 😊Lue lisää
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September 22-24
24. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Friday we cruised west through rain and snow over the Continental Divide to Jim and Mary's RV Park just outside of Missoula, Montana.
Saturday we went to two farmers markets in downtown Missoula. The morning was brisk, high 30s, but braving the cold was well worth it as both markets had an abundance of produce. We had rhubarb raspberry jalapeno pie at the Purple Pie Place when we were in Custer, SD and have been yearning for it since.... EUREKA! rhubarb and raspberries at the market, so pie was baked and consumed.
Sunday we toured Fort Missoula Museum and historic buildings. This visit was of special interest to me as my great uncle, Kyutaro Nakamura, was detained there during World War 2. http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/aliendetentio…Lue lisää
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September 25-26
26. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Monday we drove into the Garnet Mountains to the Garnet Ghost Town, an abandoned gold, silver and copper mining town. Very interesting and kind of creepy. After touring the town we hiked the Sierra Mine Loop Trail. http://www.garnetghosttown.net/history.php
Tuesday we hiked a seven mile loop in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area, very pretty. No rattlesnakes but plenty of squirrels and some bear scat.
http://www.missoulian.com/app/hikebike/RSR-inde…Lue lisää
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How's Kuma? When will you be back in Oregon? Can we get together?
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MatkaajaKuma's doing well. Back at home base October 12. Who is wanting to get together?
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September 27-28
28. syyskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Wednesday... another beautiful day to spend time outdoors. We hiked five miles in the hills northeast of Missoula. Fantastic views of the city on the way to Moon-Randolf Homestead and best of all Kuma got to be off leash again!
http://www.nmcdc.org/programs/moon-randolph-hom…
Thursday we cycled from just south of Lolo to Stevensville and back, 34 miles on the Bitterroot Trail. A beautiful ride through farmland with views of the Bitterroot Mountains, the only con being road noise from hwy 93. http://bitterroottrail.com/
We took a walking tour of St. Mary's Mission while in Stevensville. http://www.saintmarysmission.org/Lue lisää
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What a great way to stay in shape!!! Good job!!!👍
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September 29-October 1
1. lokakuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 52 °F
Friday we traveled northwest to Idaho's Farragut State Park on the south shore of Lake Pend Orielle, in Athol just north of Coer d'Alene.https://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/farr…
Saturday we headed to the Kootenai Farmers Market where we stocked up on produce (including more rhubarb for pie),
bread and some delicious paella. Then we drove to Coeur d'Alene and strolled around downtown and the waterfront.
Sunday we took a 4 mile hike along the shore of Lake Pend Orielle. Kuma went for a swim and Randy picked some apples along the trail. 🍎🍁Lue lisää
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October 2-3
3. lokakuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌫 52 °F
We drove to Sandpoint and Ponderay on Monday had lunch then hiked the Gold Hill Trail, 6.7 miles rt, beautiful views of the lake from the top. The elevation gain, trees, moss and ferns reminded us of Columbia River Gorge trails.
Tuesday was cleaning day then we hit the Highpoint trail. A bit of a scramble to the top rewarded us with panoramic views.Lue lisää
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October 4
4. lokakuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Cruised out of Idaho's panhandle through Washington and into Oregon for one night at Boardman Marina and RV Park.
We scored a beautiful site backing up to the Columbia River at one of our favorite campgrounds.http://www.boardmanmarinapark.com/boardman-mari…Lue lisää
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Looks beautiful! The panhandle of Idaho sure isn't like the panhandle of Florida, is it?
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MatkaajaThat's for sure.
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