New Mexico, Utah, Colorado

June 2023 - May 2025

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- Jul 10, 2023, 9:07 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 619 m
- United States Austin Branch 35.513333, -82.58535°30’48” N 82°35’6” W
Day 17
Day 17- Home Sweet Home
July 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Stopped at a rest area right across the Tennessee state line this morning about 1:45am. Slept for a bit and back on the road 6:45am. The fog is really thick this morning. Arrived home at noon.... We traveled 4788 miles on our journey. What a Fabulous vacation!Read more
Traveler Yay happy you guys made it home safely 💕
7/11/23Reply
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- Jul 9, 2023, 8:00 AM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 214 m
- United States Echo Lake 39.255654, -86.29380739°15’20” N 86°17’38” W
Day 16
Day 16- Morgantown, Indiana
July 9, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Spending the day with my sister (Debbie and Vince)in Morgantown, Indiana. My brother (Tony and Trea) will be here this afternoon when they get back from a boating trip. Debbie made stuffed peppers, macaroni and cheese and a yummie strawberry 🍓 dessert. Went for a boat ride and had a Wonderful visit. On the road 8:50pm headed for home.Read more
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- Jul 8, 2023, 10:01 AM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 247 m
- United States Toon Hendricks Ditch 39.656743, -86.07829739°39’24” N 86°4’42” W
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Day 15- Indianapolis, Indiana
July 8, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Slept in this morning, getting caught up on sleep. Spent most of the day cleaning and doing odds and ends for my Mom. We went grocery shopping and I made a turkey stir fry with rice for dinner. Greg noticed the tire on the bus looked flat. It looks like it may have been slashed. He spoke to someone at Firestone up the road and he is going at 8 in the morning to see if they can fix it?Read more
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- Jul 7, 2023, 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 247 m
- United States Toon Hendricks Ditch 39.656747, -86.0783239°39’24” N 86°4’42” W
Day 14
Day 14- Indianapolis, Indiana
July 7, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Slept in this morning... 😴 we are both pretty exhausted 😩. My Uncle Don and his dog Lola came over for a visit around noon. Just sat around and chatted. Met my cousin Nessa and her husband Steve at Emporium Ale for dinner. It was delicious and really enjoyed the company.Read more
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- Jul 6, 2023, 7:23 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 224 m
- United States Lincoln Creek 39.821667, -86.30666739°49’18” N 86°18’24” W
Day 13
Day 13- Indianapolis, Indiana
July 6, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Great stop at Maquoketa Caves State Park. Woke up about 8 and had moutain house for breakfast. Leisurely got everything packed up and on the road at noon headed to Indy. We filled up with water before leaving and there was a tree frog near the water pump he was waiting for some water. I acomidated by making him a big puddle. Driving through Illinois now. Stopped at Los Zaparas Mexican Restaurant it was delicious and we have leftovers 😋Read more
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- Jul 5, 2023, 7:38 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 264 m
- United States Raccoon Creek 42.12, -90.77333342°7’12” N 90°46’24” W
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Day 12
Day 12- Maquoketa Cave State Park
July 5, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Left South Dakota 9:45. Had a Wonderful visit with Barbara and Chris. Took some family pictures before leaving. We are headed to Maquoketa Cave State Park in Iowa. About a six hour drive. Arrived Maquoketa Caves State Park, Iowa around 5:00. Went hiking on the trails and caves. We are both Super Happy with this park. Will be a new stop on our visits from Indiana to South Dakota (and vice versa). We had so much Fun exploring the caves. Got back showered and Greg cooked Steaks and Mac & Cheese. Sat outside and relaxed on this cool evening watching the fire.Read more
Traveler I love that sound of rushing water
7/6/23Reply
Traveler Isn't is Awesome, beautiful park
7/6/23Reply
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- Jul 4, 2023, 4:09 PM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 353 m
- United States Green Island (historical)42.865, -97.39333342°51’54” N 97°23’36” W
Day 11
Day 11- Yankton SD
July 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Rainy day in South Dakota. Been looking at family photo albums with Barbara, such a nice way to spend the afternoon. Chris (Greg's father) paints, I have taken some pictures of his paintings. Barbara also does drawings. Greg's father was in the airforce and got lots of awards, metals and certificates (picture below) Barbara and I went for a walk on the Meridian Bridge. There are padlocks all along the bridge, they are known as love locks. Couples put a lock on the bridge as a symbol of there Love. It is now a walking bridge it use to be the main (Draw) bridge from Nebraska to South Dakota, Yankton. The bridge was paid for with city funds by making the bridge a toll bridge. It rained this morning so it was a nice cool afternoon for a walk. The fireworks were canceled due to the rain 🌧 😔 😟 🙁 😥 😞.Read more
Traveler Hope you guys are having an amazing 4th of July🇺🇲
7/4/23Reply
Traveler Thanks Cheryl, it has been very nice. Hope you all are too.
7/4/23Reply
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- Jul 4, 2023, 1:47 PM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 386 m
- United States Yankton 42.885, -97.41333342°53’6” N 97°24’48” W
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Day 10- Yankton, SD
July 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Visiting with Greg's parents (Barbara and Chris) today in Yankton, SD. Greg did some repairs this morning he fixed the kitchen sink which was leaking and the toilet. This afternoon we went to Lewis and Clark Lake to go swimming. Got there and a Big storm rolled in and a couple lightning strikes so we decided to leave. Just heard on the news a tornado 🌪 rolled through the lake. Glad we left when we did. Barbara is making homemade Beef Stroganof (Gregs favorite) and corn 🌽 on the cob (my favorite).Read more
Traveler Oh how cool.... I'm sure everyone was happy seeing each other💯
7/3/23Reply
Traveler We are really enjoying our visit
7/3/23Reply
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- Jul 2, 2023, 11:11 AM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 790 m
- United States South Pine Election Precinct 42.193333, -99.8742°11’36” N 99°52’12” W
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Day Nine- South Dakota
July 2, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Headed to McDonald's to get breakfast 6:45 am. Next, South Dakota 5 hrs anad 21 minutes ( on the road at 7:00). Nebraska is beautiful lots of rolling hills, very picturesque. In the picture of the train yard there is an Ole timey steam engine on the far right track. Just got to South Dakota state line and Yankton 3:00.Read more
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- Jul 1, 2023, 12:16 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 1,765 m
- United States Cascade Creek 39.558333, -107.31333339°33’30” N 107°18’48” W
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Day Eight- Colorada
July 1, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Another beautiful day! Woke up around 7 and got packed up for today's road trip to Colorado (between 5 and 6 hours). Went back to Goblin Valley campground (we had paid for a spot but camped in the canyon so we still had access to water, shower and trash disposal). Just crossed into Colorado 10:29. Stopped and got gas in Avon Colorado gas was $4.99 gallon. We are driving thru Vail (money, money, money)! I can see ski lifts everywhere. All the moutain, creek ski areas were jammed up with traffic. Everyone coming in for vacation into these small moutain towns and there was no where for the traffic to go. So it started backing up on 70 West for probably 15 to 20 miles. Luckily we were going East. All the camping areas were reserved and even the dispersed camping was full. So we decided to just keep driving. We stopped at a Taco John's for dinner and it was terrible 😫. Found a KOA campground about 30 minutes into Nebraska. Made a reservation online. Got to the KOA and the office was already closed. There was no check in envelope for us. Finally a guy shows up about 20 minutes after we called for help and we discover there are 2 KOA'S within 3 minutes of each other. So we drive to the other one and it is right next to the interstate and we are the last slot in the park closest to the interstate. The other park was much nicer, lol. We are set up and ready for bed. Hoping for a better day tomorrow. All the pictures are while driving and out the window of the bus.Read more
Traveler Hey you 2 cRaZy kids💕just thinking about y'all and just wanted to say heeeey 🙋‍♀️👋✌️ Safe Travels🙏
7/1/23Reply
Traveler Hi Girl, about an hour away from a KOA in Nebraska. Stopping there for the night. Then tomorrow going to see Greg's parents in SD
7/1/23Reply
You guys are seeing so many beautiful places and we are all seeing them with you! Thanks so much for sharing!! Safe travels and looking forward to seeing you!! Love you both!! [Deb]
7/2/23Reply
Traveler Love you, can't wait to see you :)
7/2/23Reply
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