Into the Land of 10,000 Lakes
24. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Leaving North Dakota, we made a lunch stop in Jamestown, ND to see the world’s largest buffalo. Jamestown is also Jill’s father’s home town so she remembers the buffalo from when she was sLue lisää
Mississippi Headwaters
25. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
On our way to Bemidji, MN, we stopped at the Mississippi River Headwaters for lunch. Indy joined us on the trail to Lake Itasca and got a drink from the Mississippi River. We continued up to BemidjiLue lisää
E-biking
26. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
So Les talked me into biking again with our e-bikes. Is it cheating? I realized I ride my stationary bike at home which has power which helps me pedal..this has better scenery. We had great time onLue lisää
Blue Ox
26. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We were told that Les’s meds were going to be in Thursday morning. Jill was panicking, she forgot the coming weekend was Labor Day. After we looked at other state parks online (all full). So weLue lisää
Cloudy day
27. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
It’s a cloudy day today, we opted to go do grocery shopping and laundry. We had been back at the motorhome for about 30 minutes and Les was sitting down with his soda when a large bird flew in andLue lisää
Lost 40
28. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Les took another bike ride this morning, a little further on the same route from the other day. Returning to the camp, he got some wildlife photos. about mid morning, we headed out in the Jeep for theLue lisää
Dinning at Home
28. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
So because I am on a low salt food plan, this trip is more dinners at our tiny home. This peaceful campground seemed to invited us to “barbecue/grill”. When planning for this trip we couldn’tLue lisää
A short run to Grand Rapids, MN
29. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
It was a short trip, only about 84 miles to Grand Rapids. We have 3 nights of the Labor Day weekend at the Fairgrounds. After getting setup, Les took Indy for a walk-about on the fairgrounds. TheLue lisää
A Morning on the Mesabi Trail
30. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
The morning was temp. was right for a bike ride. So we headed out on the Mesabi Trail from the main parking lot of the fairgrounds. The trail is 155 miles long all paved except for about 5-6 milesLue lisää
What a woman will do for Coffee
31. elokuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Sunday morning and Les asked me if I wanted to go on a bike ride. Had a new bike seat and bike glasses, so I said ok but not going as far as yesterday. Got going, and realized had not gotten my secondLue lisää
Superior
1. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Leaving the fairgrounds, we headed to the largest lake in North America, Lake Superior. We arrived at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park with a two day reservation in site 308. We decided to get a thirdLue lisää
A Rainy Day
2. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
Les got up just before dawn and went out to take sunrise photos. That went pretty good, but then the clouds rolled in and it began to rain. It reminds us of all those years we were park rangers andLue lisää
A Cold and Windy Day
3. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Several things were planned for today, including bike riding which did not happen. We did get our showers at the campgound shower house and it was very nice except there was no soap shelf in theLue lisää
What State is this?
4.–5. syysk., Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Heading out today. Les caught a cold and wanted to stop in Duluth, MN for cough drops. I found a Walmart (for the large parking lot). Of course it wasn’t on our direction on US Highway 2. WAZELue lisää
Trees and more trees
5. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Awoke to more rain, took our time getting up, heading east. Highways in among trees. Waze took us on a couple of county roads, in a construction 🦺 zone they took off the road sign we wanted to turnLue lisää
Two new Lakes
6. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Jill caught Les’s cold, she is not a happy camper. Rainy and cloudy good day to travel. Will have to come again to take boat trip to see Picture Rocks National Shore. Traveling on US 2 again, and weLue lisää
Another Lighthouse
7. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We visited the McGulpin Point Lighthouse this morning. Indy was with us, but could not tour the lighthouse. Jill sat outside in the sunshine with Indy, while Les took the tour. When Jill took theLue lisää
Doing the tourist thing: Mackinaw Island
8. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
We played tourist today. Took the Shepler Ferry to Machinaw Island. We had a choise of either taking Indy for free or the bikes for $20 each. Indy had several new experiences, riding on the ferry andLue lisää
Yet Another Lighthouse
9. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We got a late start today, so we went out to lunch. We split a Pastie, a traditional miner's lunch. Then we went to the "Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse" for a tour. Jill sat outside and sketched theLue lisää
Freeway Day.
10. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Boring day travel day, we just headed down I-75. Stopped early at Bay City State Park on the shore of Lake Huron. Most places we have camped at, the rangers tell you not to park on the grass. WeLue lisää
Into the Heart of Car Manufacturing
11. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Driving into Southern Michigan, we are seeing names of cities we have only heard on the News or in TV shows. We are trying our best to avoid driving into big cities, but being able to connect sceneryLue lisää
Finding Daycare
12. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Started with a bike ride around the campground et al, four miles not bad. This place is big, with all kinds of things. Puttputt golf, lakes, small cabin camps, tent cabins, more lakes and a real golfLue lisää
Greenfield Village
13. syyskuuta, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
We got up early today, ate a quick breakfast and took Indy to Club Pet. From there we drove to Greenfield Village which is part of the Henry Ford campus. Les was thinking about gointg to the Museum ofLue lisää
Oh Canda, Taking a Shortcut
14. syyskuuta, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
At last nights stay, we met Lola, a twin sister to Tatanka. We had a good conversation with Lola’s owners, comparing likes and dislikes about our Vista 26 P motorhomes.
We left Milford and headedLue lisää
Just Pas'n Through
15. syyskuuta, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Today was a traveling day, passing through a lot of Canadian farm lands. The 401 seems to be a major truck route. We were able to avoid the big cities and traffic of the south side of Lake Erie. ButLue lisää


























































































































































































how cool is that? [shirley]