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Seeing America and Friends
Fred and I have embarked on a tour of America… seeing sites and friends. Follow along with us as we wind our way.
Recent Adventures
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located along Lake Michigan near Traverse City. We stopped for a hike, a swim and a drive. The dunes were lovely, the sand was hot, the swim was fabulous (just ask Fred since I didn’t take a picture) and my first view of...
Berrien Springs
After Springfield, we spent 2 days in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Our campground was situated right along the St. Joseph River. We didn’t do much - I rode my bike a bit and Fred got to swim in the river a couple of times. A good respite after a lot of driving days.
Springfield, Illinois – a visit with Abe Lincoln and other stuff
As earlier mentioned, I did get a ticket to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. Having never been to a Presidential Museum I have nothing to compare it to, but I did enjoy it. There were a number of exhibits, starting with an explanation of the background...
Gateway Arch National Park – St Louis, MO
I made a quick stop-off on the way from Independence, MO to Springfield, IL to see if I could get a parking spot down by the Arch and see it up close and personal. Great news! My Class B+ Rv is so versatile that I managed to squeeze it mostly into a curb-side...
More Sites in Independence, MO
With extra time in Independence working, Fred and I used the evenings to explore more of the area. Of course everything was closed but we did visit the old Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot from 1879. Also, the first Mormon church in Missouri was built in...
Kansas City Art Museums
I made plans to go to a couple of art museums in Kansas City (the Missouri side). I got tickets in advance for both the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art [to be further referred to as NA] and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The NA was a terrific museum. In addition...
Independence, Missouri
When friends recommended a campground in Independence, Missouri, I was anticipating being able to see all of the Harry Truman places - Library, Museum, etc. Of course once again I learned that COVID has all of the places closed. Fred and I were able to walk from the...
Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
During the drive through Kansas, I saw a number of signs for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Musem so I decided to stop in Abilene, Kansas for a visit. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions and not planning in advance, I could not get in to see...
Central City and Boulder
Our campground in Central City, Colorado was closer to Denver, as planned, but I hadn’t realized it was so far up in the mountains. The scenery from there was beautiful. On Thursday I had planned to spend the day in Boulder. I’ve been there before - Denise and Al did...
Visits with Friends – Colorado
I took a slight detour on my way from Estes Park to Central City to stop off and visit Florida agility friends Heather and Travis Wall. I haven’t seen them since they left Florida a few years ago so it was a nice treat. Plus it was nice to meet their son, Ryan. Ryan...