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- Day 23
- Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 12:13 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 260 m
United StatesMoores Creek38°0’36” N 78°27’10” W
Jeffersons Monticello
April 15, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Monticello means "Little Mountain "
Jefferson was an amazing, complex founding father of this political experiment; this great country of ours.
We've still got work to do. The same political gamesRead more
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- Day 24
- Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 10:00 AM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- United StatesLincoln Memorial38°53’21” N 77°2’59” W
Washington DC Easter Sunday morning
April 16, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Took our folding bikes for a ride today in DC.
Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, MLK Memorial, and Lincoln Memorial.
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- Day 24
- Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- United StatesBabcock Lakes (historical)38°53’23” N 77°2’17” W
Washington DC late morning
April 16, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
More of Washington DC.
Reflection pool, Korean War memorial and WW 2 Memorial
Pollen was brutal on my allergies 😂
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- Day 24
- Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- United StatesThe Jacqueline Kennedy Garden38°53’49” N 77°2’10” W
Washington DC Easter afternoon
April 16, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Visited outside of Washington memorial and White House.
Later, found a sports bar to watch 2nd half of Blazers/Warriors basketball game. Blazers played well for 3 quarters before losing.
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- Day 25
- Monday, April 17, 2017 at 3:40 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 31 m
- United StatesFirst Baptist Church of Washington (historical)38°53’47” N 77°1’32” W
Washington DC - day 2
April 17, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Visited the Ford Theater.
Saw book tower of books written about Lincoln.
Saw sculptures outside Federal Trade Commission.
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- Day 26
- Tuesday, April 18, 2017
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 20 m
- United StatesEast Front Fountains38°53’23” N 77°0’25” W
Capital Hill area
April 18, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Visited the Library of Congress and Supreme Court building. Had a Capital building tour lead by an Oregon congresswoman staff member.
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- Day 27
- Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 10:12 PM
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- United StatesMarine Park40°21’8” N 74°3’52” W
Back home in NJ
April 19, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
First stop in NJ is mom's house. We had a nice dinner with brother Tim and sister in law Dani.
Mom gave me my grandfather's retirement clock.
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- Day 28
- Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 7:24 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 204 m
- United StatesStephens State Park40°52’26” N 74°48’24” W
Stephens State Park campground
April 20, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Back in northern NJ on 4/20.
Visited Stanhope House, just down the street from my old house.
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- Day 30
- Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 10:40 PM
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 341 m
- United StatesBudd Lake40°52’45” N 74°45’46” W
Flashback Event / reunion
April 22, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Played Ultimate Frisbee with these great friends 30+ years ago. It was great to see them again.
Special thanks to brother Chris and sister-in-law LeeAnn for letting us use their house.
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- Day 31
- Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 201 m
- United StatesLake Just-It40°52’1” N 74°57’49” W
Great Meadows, NJ
April 23, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Had a great visit with brother Pete and sister-in-law Carol.
They took us to a mystical place in PA 😆
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- Day 32
- Monday, April 24, 2017 at 4:00 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 369 m
- United StatesBelmont Lake40°2’12” N 81°0’55” W
Barkcamp state park
April 24, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Heading west now.
Stayed in Ohio and didn't even unhitch the trailer or setup the tent and canopy.
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- Day 33
- Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 243 m
- United StatesMargies Cove39°51’50” N 83°4’17” W
Grove City, Ohio
April 25, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Stopped in a suburb of Columbus Ohio to visit Jackie's "girlfriend Pat" and her mom and sister.
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- Day 33
- Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 161 m
- United StatesBluff City38°58’37” N 89°0’16” W
0kaw Valley Kampground, ILLINOIS
April 25, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Stopped for the night about 74 miles before St. Louis
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- Day 34
- Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 152 m
- United StatesOld Courthouse38°37’32” N 90°11’20” W
St Louis Gateway Arch
April 26, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We didn't have time to go up in the Arch, but we walked around, visited old courthouse, and watched the movie on how the Arch was built. Very impressive!!!!
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- Day 34
- Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 207 m
- United StatesCathedral Spring38°3’34” N 91°14’22” W
Onondaga Cave state park campground
April 26, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Got on a cave tour just as we arrived at Onondaga cave in Missouri.
It has been raining since we left the Arch. After the cave tour, we setup the tent in the rain. The rain has been continuous,Read more
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- Day 35
- Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 5:00 PM
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 471 m
- United StatesOtoe Public Use Area38°55’37” N 98°29’39” W
Wilson Lake campground, Kansas
April 27, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
No rain all day while we were driving. Rain found us again just before we got to the campsite.
It was no fun setting up in the rain and wind; then had to make dinner 😣
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- Day 37
- Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:19 AM
- ❄️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,618 m
- United StatesFerril Lake39°44’56” N 104°56’17” W
Denver, CO
April 29, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
On our way to Denver, we stopped for gas and met another teardrop 😃
The teardrop owner is heading to Bryce Canyon to volunteer for 3 months. We hope to see him again when we are there this TuesdayRead more
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- Day 37
- Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 4:39 PM
- ❄️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 1,617 m
- United StatesThe Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion39°43’43” N 104°58’54” W
Doors Open Denver house tours
April 29, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Visited 3 spectacular places participating in the "Doors Open Denver" event today; Castle Marne (a B&B), the governor's residence, and St. John's Cathedral.
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- Day 38
- Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 10:26 AM
- 🌧 4 °C
- Altitude: 1,613 m
- United StatesKusa Helistop39°42’41” N 104°58’54” W
bRUNch Run
April 30, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
Ran a very informal 5K, which included breakfast and 2 drinks afterwards at Telegraph bistro.
Dill flavored Bloody Mary's were tasty and the Mamosa wasn't bad either 😆
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- Day 39
- Monday, May 1, 2017 at 7:53 PM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 1,224 m
- United StatesGreen River State Recreation Area38°59’21” N 110°9’8” W
Green River state park campground
May 1, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Drove through Colorado today on I70, at one point reaching an elevation of 11,000 ft. We are staying in Green River, Utah tonight. As we arrived, we were welcomed by new friends in a 2009 T@B teardropRead more
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- Day 40
- Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,423 m
- United StatesSunrise Point37°38’9” N 112°9’57” W
Bryce Canyon North campground
May 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We arrived around 2 pm and we're concerned that we wouldn't get a campsite at these 1st come campgrounds. We looked in North campground. Loop D was closed, limiting our options, but we found anRead more
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- Day 40
- Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 6:17 PM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 2,417 m
- United StatesSunset Point37°37’31” N 112°9’59” W
Navajo and Queens Garden loop hike
May 2, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Did an amazing hike today in Bryce Canyon. Started at Sunset Point. Went down switchbacks on Navajo trail and back up the Queen Garden trail to Sunrise Point, then walked back along the rim back toRead more
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- Day 41
- Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 10:08 PM
- 🌙 8 °C
- Altitude: 2,359 m
- United StatesFairyland Point37°38’59” N 112°8’45” W
Fairyland loop hike in Bryce Canyon
May 3, 2017 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Before doing the hike, we visited all the nearby view points. They were all very impressive.
In the afternoon we did a beautiful, strenuous 8 mile hike on the Fairyland loop in Bryce Canyon. ReallyRead more
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- Day 42
- Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 2:37 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,355 m
- United StatesTemple of Sinawava37°17’7” N 112°56’53” W
Zion National Park
May 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We did a day trip to Zion National Park. The Narrows was closed due to high water flow. Even if it was open, we wouldn't have had time to do it. We walked to the end of the river walk and went to theRead more
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- Day 42
- Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:54 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 1,499 m
- United StatesThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints37°2’23” N 112°31’32” W
Kanab RV Corral
May 4, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Really nice campground. New owners were very pleasant.
They put us next to the very clean bathrooms and behind T@B teardrop 😆