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We found an Internet connection at the Little Jerusalem State Park, so I’ll catch up with what we have been doing the last day and a half. As I mentioned, yesterday was a strange day, driving 485 miles out of Nebraska and across most of Kansas before turning south to the Lake Scott State Park.Continue reading “Day 9, September 17, 2021”

It was a very strange day, 485 miles coming out of Nebraska and crossing Kansas with views limited to thousands of acres of corn, soybeans, sorghum, a stiff breeze blowing across the prairie and 95-degree temperatures. Unfortunately, because of very weak internet service here at our Lake Scott Campground in the western part of Kansas,Continue reading “Day 8, September 16, 2021”

Compared to yesterday in Hannibal, not much happening today except travel. We crossed Missouri with its expanse of corn and soy bean fields and long stretches of wind turbines. We crossed into Nebraska — our first time there — and arrived at the Indian Cave State Park, where we’ll be camping tonight. Beautiful, large parkContinue reading “Day 7, September 15, 2021”

It was a day of museums and tours, in Hannibal, starting with the Mark Twain Museum and the history of Samuel Clemens growing up in Hannibal while making friends who would become the characters in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. We learned about Clemens later moving his family toContinue reading “Day 6, September 14, 2021”

Pretty much a travel day from Indianapolis to Hannibal, Missouri, crossing Illinois with its end-of-season corn and soy bean crops and large wind turbines outside Springfield. Did a walk around downtown Hannibal and visited the Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn statue at the end of town. The Mark Twain Cave, in which many of TomContinue reading “Day 5, September 13, 2021”

Final day with Kevin’s family in Greenwood, Indiana — some cornhole, barbeque dinner, watching some NFL, ice cream from Handel’s, and a family marathon card game of Pennies from Heaven, a variation of canasta. A good visit that went all to quickly, particularily when realizing how fast the grandkids are growing up. It was amazingContinue reading “Day 4, September 12, 2021”

A relaxing day in Indiana with Kevin and his family, starting with go-cart racing on a track at which granddaughter Abbi works. Carol was very competitive, particularly when racing against Kevin’s mother-in-law. Afterward we went to the Fujiyama Steak House to celebrate Kevin’s birthday. During the morning while watching remembrances of 9-11, I talked toContinue reading “Day 3, September 11, 2021”

Just before we left the Erie, Pa. campground this morning, we were treated to a rainbow. A brief thunderstorm followed, but it was clear sailing afterward for 411 miles to our son’s home in Greenwood, Indiana. We’ll be spending the weekend with Kevin and family before moving onto Hannibal, Missouri on Monday. We listened toContinue reading “Day 2, September 10, 2021”

The trip is under way. First stop is the KOA in Erie, Pennsylvania, 658 miles and 10 hours, 45 minutes after leaving home at 7:15 this morning. Heavy rain and thunderstorms coming off Lake Erie in the final hour. It was a later start this morning than planned by almost an hour. The basement doorContinue reading “Day 1, September 9, 2021”

After our 2019 adventure of driving to Alaska, we’ll be on the road again this fall, traveling to the Rocky Mountain and Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, the Zion, Canyonlands, Bryce, and Zion National Parks in Utah, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta,Continue reading “Plans under way”