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Sep 19, 2021 – Languishing in the South

A few miles south of the Michigan-Indiana border & 3 miles from our service appointment in Goshen. This is Kercher's Sunrise Farm, a Harvest Host. Had some of the best apple cider there! After six weeks in Michigan, we were more than ready to move on – too many memories mucking things up and we … Continue reading Sep 19, 2021 – Languishing in the South →

Aug 4, 2021 – The Lake They Call Gitche Gumee

Before crossing the Mississippi River near its headwaters in Minnesota, we stayed one night on the river in an Army Corp campground. After spending months exploring the red rocks, white sand dunes, deep canyons, glacial mountains, plains prairies, and badlands, we were now in the Great Lakes region of the country - the great north … Continue reading Aug 4, 2021 – The Lake They Call Gitche Gumee →

Jul 28, 2021 – North Dakota’s Biggest and Tallest

A sculpted version of North America's largest land mammal, in front of North Dakota State Library. Also in front of North Dakota State Library stands a statue of Sacagawea with her infant son, of the famed Lewis and Clark Corp of Discovery. The Missouri River played big in their expedition. Among the many things you … Continue reading Jul 28, 2021 – North Dakota’s Biggest and Tallest →

Jul 27, 2021 – All the Pretty Horses

Sunrise over North Dakota's badlands. The thick haze followed us from Montana as smoke from Washington and Canadian wildfires raged. The early morning silence was mesmerizing as I quietly stalked the horses from a safe distance to find a clear view of the small herd. Standing still with camera in hand, the only sounds were … Continue reading Jul 27, 2021 – All the Pretty Horses →

Jul 16, 2021: Bears, Gravity and Dynamite

On our first day in Glacier National Park, we drove to this popular overlook along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, where we stood looking upon St Mary Lake with the tiny Wild Goose Island in its center. The haze was only the beginning as smoke from Washington state wildfires intensified during the next few days in Glacier … Continue reading Jul 16, 2021: Bears, Gravity and Dynamite →

Jul 9, 2021 – Cowboys – The Art and Soul of the American West

Cowboy accessories from downtown Bozeman, Montana A poster of an artist's presentation of this year's Livingston Round Up, from downtown gallery in Livingston, Montana. We spent the better part of July in Montana. Consequently, we got a healthy dose of authentic cowboy culture. The myth of the cowboy that developed in the late 1900s remains … Continue reading Jul 9, 2021 – Cowboys – The Art and Soul of the American West →