The Catenary Curve

The Inverted Catenary Curve, actually. That is the type curve the Gateway Arch is. (Imagine a necklace chain but upside down).
We can always count on My Lovely pitching in and doing some of the heavyLes mer
Yep...on the road!

It's a beautiful day to begin this trip. We are so excited, but I miss the boys already! It's always hard to leave, but once we are in travel mode, it's easier. We got on the road right on schedule.Les mer
Fun With the Winkers

The Sandifers do Dog Island

The Gang is not all here...

Day 1! The gang is not quite all here.
Present are: Gary, Patty , Sarah, Michael , Audrey ,Aaron, Hannah ,Greg, Aiden ,Ashlyn, Nana , Pat ,Amy, Jacob.
Missing are Josh and Ashleigh.
Present inLes mer
Sunday Afternoon on the Trace

We've been wanting to ride the Trace since we got our bikes. We were a little apprehensive that it might be too hot today, but we were hopeful that since this section is mostly north/south that theLes mer
Shakedown cruise...

So the guys are headed to Dale Hollow Lake next weekend for a guy only trip! Believe it or not we haven't taken the boat out yet this year. So today was our Shakedown Cruise to make sure everythingLes mer
Still loving our Velotrics!

We had an hour and a half of rain this morning. So Pat and I enjoyed our coffee and studied Exodus together.
We are working our way thru the Bible chronologically using Bible Recap and Bible ProjectLes mer
Mammoth Cave - Grand Avenue Tour

Mammoth Cave Grand Avenue
Last night, we did the Star Chamber Tour. This morning, it was the Grand Avenue tour.
The Grand Avenue Tour is the longest walking tour they offer at 4 miles and lots ofLes mer
Maps and Other Memories

Maps and other Memories
Sometimes, we get side tracked, or just lazily behind. I am posting about the Kentucky trip and we still have half a dozen Honduras post waiting (we need to pair photos withLes mer
Ranger Alex The Story Teller

Ranger Alex, The Story Teller
Our first tour of Mammoth Cave was the Star Chamber Tour. An evening tour without lighting, save the lanterns that a dozen or so of us carried.
It was just enough lightLes mer
New Money or Something Worth A Lot More

New Money or something worth a lot more.
We had a man give us some money today.
That is not really accurate, but it is what he said as he was doing it.
The man was visiting a neighbor in theLes mer
Birdie's First Flight

First Flight
Our footprints (our posts) are mostly for us. Documenting for ourselves where we have gone and what we have done. The sweet moments. The fabulous views. The times we wanderedLes mer
Why would you do that for me?

His name is Stanley. He is young- I'm not sure of his exact age. He is a husband and a father of 2 young children. He works 7 days a week. He was our Waiter this week at Ankor restaurant. He was thereLes mer
Perspective

Perspective
We might sometimes lose perspective of how blessed we are in America.
This was my 3rd trip to this resort in Roatan. 1 trip pre-covid, 1 trip at the end of the pandemic and now, 3Les mer
The Lay of the "Land"

Anthony's is an island off an Island, off the coast of Honduras. We take a little water taxi (the size of a John Boat) from the key (where our rooms are) to everything else we do.
This post willLes mer
Easy Out

The slow churn.
Week moving at half speed.
I cannot not remember, if it has ever happened at all, leaving for a trip in such a relaxed mood.
We packed through the week. There was no 3 page list ofLes mer
Anthony's Key

A vacation at a diiferent pace. It's not a working vacation. And you can always sit out a dive if you want to, but a week at Anthony's Key can be a very busy week.
By the time the week is out, weLes mer
Boys 2 Men

It's what you do when nobody is watching, or at least when you think nobody is watching. That is what counts.
The boys get along well, but as Amy says about all our young men, their frontal cortexLes mer
It's All About The Love

It's all about the love.
The whole point if this particular trip was to see our nephew Zach. He is at the University of Indiana working on his PhD in chemistry. We are very proud of him.
AsLes mer
Beautiful Bicycling in Brown County

We got a relatively early start this morning because we were meeting Zack and Marina at the University of Indiana this afternoon. It was a beautiful day for a ride. A little chilly at first, but notLes mer
Photos from the Road

I'm still not sure of the correct word to discribe the feeling, but during these drive days, I am taken by the views of Americana. Nothing special really, but growing up in the city then drivingLes mer
Ohio for Camping???

How did we end up camping in Ohio? Honestly, I didn’t remember until we actually got here.
So we don't watch regular TV. Quite often we entertain ourselves by watching YouTube videos onLes mer
The Sound of Joy

The crunch of crushed stone under her hiking boots….
My Lovely's favorite sound.
Isn't it awesome that she has a favorite sound. I think it is Faaaaaaabulous.
We are in Hocking Hills StateLes mer
Cantwell Cliffs

This 2 mile hike was supposedly the most difficult and rugged hike in the park. Maybe it's because it was our last hike and we were purposely going slowly to savor it, but it wasn't difficult at all.Les mer
Rock House

This was probably the most difficult hike today. Mainly because of the long climb out of the gorge. But I loved this hike (I loved all of them!)
Football???? Don't get it. Are they starting the season now? Have fun. Thanks for the info. [Betty]
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Awesome pic!!!