Aug 30, 2023 – Land Above the Trees

If you’re going to travel in an RV through Wyoming and Colorado, plan to spend most of your time a mile high or higher. After all, both states embody high altitude living, with Wyoming’s mean elevation of 6700 feet, second only to Colorado which is the highest among the states at 6800 feet (in case … Continue reading Aug 30, 2023 – Land Above the Trees →

Aug 14, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 3 – The Animals

Photo credit goes to our friend Lorraine Saints. This elk calf is looking through a window of the washroom facilities at our campground in Jasper National Park. While in Banff and Jasper National Parks, we learned to say ‘Hey bear’ in French. After all, national park signage includes both English and French wording. We added … Continue reading Aug 14, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 3 – The Animals →

Aug 10, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 2 – The Power of Erosion

Maligne Lake Surrounded by towering mountains, everything at eye level becomes insignificant and crowds seem less bothersome. And as you wander down a path through a montane forest while talking aloud to alert the bears that surely reside in the woods, you cannot help but wonder which is most impressive – the Canadian Rockies or … Continue reading Aug 10, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 2 – The Power of Erosion →

Aug 3, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 1 – The icefields

You might think leaving Banff National Park would not be easy, but the fact we would drive north on Highway 93 toward Jasper National Park made it so. If Banff was a preview, Jasper was the show. Our drive was approximately 180 miles to our campground in Jasper National Park, 140 miles of which is … Continue reading Aug 3, 2023 – Jasper National Park Part 1 – The icefields →

Jul 29, 2023 – Reflections on Banff National Park

When our friends Spencer and Lorraine pulled into the campground, Vivian and I had been in Banff National Park for an entire week. During that time, we did some hiking around the area, visited the town of Banff a few times, drove to Calgary to buy a spare leaf spring (and do laundry while we … Continue reading Jul 29, 2023 – Reflections on Banff National Park →

June 2, 20023 – The Adventurous Mojave Plant

One of the strangest lands we've seen. Truly, the Joshua Tree is very special. What resonates with us most as we pull our home around the country is the experience of a landscape so different from the previous one, and so strange from our normal surroundings that it challenges us to conjure new adjectives to … Continue reading June 2, 20023 – The Adventurous Mojave Plant →

May 29, 2023 – Icon of the Western Desert

“It seems to me that the strangeness and wonder of existence are emphasized here, in the desert, by the comparative sparsity of the flora and fauna: life not crowded upon life…” Edward Abbey The land I envisioned. With no AC and sitting on vinyl seats covered in old beach towels, mom and I drove my … Continue reading May 29, 2023 – Icon of the Western Desert →

July 4, 2022 – Gateway to the United States

Hmmm, where was this along the interstate? Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana? Take your pick! This is southern Illinois, on our way to Springfield. The Interstate system lived up to its name on I-55 and-57 as we passed through five states – Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois within 300 miles. Our destination was Coles Creek … Continue reading July 4, 2022 – Gateway to the United States →

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 →

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 →