After three months on the road, I took the Wander to the repair shop for “shakedown (warranty)” adjustments. Fortunately, this led me to another one of my favorite travel options. I took a vacation from the Drive and rode the Amtrak train system! After I dropped the RV off at the repair shop, I hopped […]
On my way back to the west coast, I stopped at national parks in Colorado that were quite impressive. I was able to grab a campsite at Pinon Flats campground in Great Sand Dunes National Park. There, I hiked and climbed the highest sand dunes on the North American continent. At Rocky Mountain National Park, […]
It’s amazing what people can do when they try. Here, at the Mt. Rushmore National and Crazy Horse Memorials, artists and craftsmen carved enormous sculptures of four U.S.A. presidents and a leader of indigenous people. Starting next year, there are plans to upgrade Mt. Rushmore National Memorial. The plaza and Hall of Flags will be […]
To those in sports, “ppgs” mean “points per game.” On the road, ppgs mean the scenes you will see in the plains, mountains and upper prairie states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas. I visited the nation’s first national park, Yellowstone, as well as Grand Teton and Theodore Roosevelt this week. (See the accompanying […]