Travel Blog — Index by Date
11/02/18 – Introduction from Sandy
11/30/18 – Trying to Downsize
12/15/18 – Our Route Plan
12/15/18 – What comes first… the Truck or the Trailer?
12/29/18 – Our Last Christmas in our House
01/15/19 – Our New Truck!!
ON THE ROAD – NORTH CAROLINA
05/07/19 – We finally did it!
05/13/19 – Hidden Gems on Back Roads
05/30/19 – Lake Reidsville Campground
05/30/19 – Ararat, NC? What was that again?
05/31/19 – Paradise… in the Middle of Nowhere
06/09/19 – The Worst of the Worst?
06/16/19 – Lots of History in Boone NC
05/29/19 – Time for Fun Stuff!
05/31/19 – A Mix of Nature and Man Made!
06/03/19 – Next Stop… Asheville NC
06/06/19 – Random Stops and Turns Yield Gold!
06/07/19 – Who Visits Asheville Without Touring the Biltmore Estate?
06/08/19 – His and Hers Adventures!
06/09/19 – Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Fog?
06/11/19 – Heading to Cherokee NC
06/12/19 – Blue Ridge Parkway and Mountain Farm Museum
06/13/19 – Out and About Town
06/14/19 – Learning About the Cherokee Indians
06/15/19 – Studying Cherokee Culture
06/16/19 – A Visit to Maggie Valley
06/17/19 – Where there are Roads, there are Rocks
06/19/19 – Waterfalls, Greenways and… Scottish Tartans?
06/21/19 – Clingmans Dome… Oh My!
TENNESSEE
06/24/19 – Off to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg TN
06/25/19 – Cades Cove and the Townsend Area
06/26/19 – Foothills Parkway
06/27/19 – Overview of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge
06/28/19 – Exploring Downtown Gatlinburg
06/29/19 – Roadtrip to Sevierville
06/30/19 – Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
07/01/19 – Time to Hit the Road Again!
07/02/19 – Laundry Day!
07/03/19 – Out and About the Greeneville Area
07/04/19 – Happy Anniversary to US!
07/05/19 – History in Downtown Greeneville TN
07/06/19 – Fiber Arts Class!
07/08/19 – Senior National Park Passes have Awesome Benefits!
07/09/19 – Historic Sites in Johnson City TN
07/10/19 – Travel Day to Cumberland Gap TN
07/12/19 – Exploring the Very Small Town of Cumberland Gap TN
07/13/19 – Blessed to Have a Dead Battery at Home, Rather than out on the Road
07/14/19 – The Big Hike!
07/15/19 – Still in Hiking Mode
07/16/19 – There is no Such Thing as the Perfect Campsite!
07/18/19 – Cleanup Day for Everything and Everyone!
07/19/19 – Time to Get Back on that Horse!
07/20/19 – Too Hot to Explore!
KENTUCKY
07/23/19 – Going North, Just as the Early Settlers Did!
07/24/19 – Exploring the Richmond KY Area
07/25/19 – Heading Downtown to Lexington
07/26/19 – Off to Georgetown KY
07/27/19 – When in Kentucky, One Must Visit at Least One Bourbon Distillery
07/28/19 – Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery
07/29/19 – Running Errands and an Awesome Lunch!
07/31/19 – Skyline Chili does it up Right!
OHIO
08/01/19 – On the Road Again… To Dayton OH
08/02/19 – Our First Exploring Day in the Dayton OH Area
08/03/19 – A Little History… and A Little Color!
08/04/19 – Planes and Parks and the Historic Register!
INDIANA
08/05/19 – Travel Day to South Bend IN
08/07/19 – RV Hall of Fame
08/08/19 – Cars and Houses in the same Museum?
MICHIGAN
08/09/19 – Heading for the Heart of the Forest
08/10/19 – Always have your priorities in order!
08/11/19 – Dinner and a Sunset?
08/12/19 – Visiting the Big Ships!
08/13/19 – On our way again!
08/14/19 – Mackinac Island (Part 1)
08/15/19 – Mackinac Island (Part 2)
08/17/19 – Y’all want some Pasties?
08/18/19 – Escanaba MI, Here we come!
08/19/19 – Exploring Kitch-iti-kipi!
08/20/19 – Water, Water everywhere!
WISCONSIN
08/21/19 – Wausau WI… Heading your way!
08/22/19 – Our First Geographical Marker!
08/24/19 – Lovin’ the Cheese Curds!
08/25/19 – The Laura Ingalls Wilder Highway!
08/26/19 – Exploring the Pepin WI area!
MINNESOTA
08/27/19 – Another stop on the Laura Ingalls Wilder Highway!
08/28/19 – Walnut Grove MN
08/30/19 – Beyond the Banks of Plum Creek!
NORTH DAKOTA
08/31/19 – On our way to Fargo ND
09/01/19 – Bonanzaville!
09/02/19 – Our first windstorm!
SOUTH DAKOTA
09/04/19 – Back on the Laura Ingalls Wilder Highway!
09/05/19 – Ingalls Homestead!
09/06/19 – Downtown De Smet, South Dakota!
09/10/19 – Moving on…
09/11/19 – Sick Baby!
09/13/19 – Badlands National Park!
09/14/19 – First Day Exploring in the Badlands!
09/15/19 – More Badlands…
09/16/19 – Badlands… Day #3
09/17/19 – Badlands… Day #4
09/18/19 – Badlands… Day #5. Last day!
09/19/19 – Heading to Custer, SD!
09/20/19 – Sick Baby…Again!
09/21/19 – Exploring Custer SD!
09/22/19 – Baby all Better!
09/23/19 – Crazy Horse Monument!
09/24/19 – Custer State Park!
09/25/19 – Deadwood!
09/26/19 – More Deadwood!
09/27/19 – Bad Weather!
WYOMING
09/29/19 – Heading South!
COLORADO
09/30/19 – Not Far Enough South!
10/01/19 – Garden of the Gods! OMG!!
10/02/19 – Garden of the Gods – Day 2!
10/03/19 – Heading East!
10/04/19 – Bent’s Old Fort!
KANSAS
10/05/19 – Heading for Dodge City, Kansas
10/06/19 – First Day Exploring Dodge City!
10/07/19 – Dodge City’s Boot Hill & a Very Rare White Buffalo!
10/08/19 – Harvey House & the Dalton Gang Hideout!
10/09/19 – Heading to Council Grove, Kansas!
10/10/19 – The Kaw MIssion & Santa Fe Trail Tracks
10/12/19 – Historic Buildings… and Historic Food!
10/13/19 – Tallgrass Prairie and Heading East!
MISSOURI
10/14/19 – Joplin and Carthage, Missouri!
10/15/19 – Precious Moments Chapel & Lunch at the Woodshed!
10/16/19 – Historic Route 66!
10/17/19 – Joplin MO to Tulsa OK… on Route 66 (Part 1)
10/17/19 – Joplin MO to Tulsa OK … on Route 66 (Part 2)
OKLAHOMA
10/18/19 – Bristow and Sapulpa OK on Route 66
10/20/19 – The End of Route 66
10/21/19 – Taking a Break
10/27/19 – On the Move Again
TEXAS
10/28/19 – Johnson Creek on Lake O’ the Pines
10/29/19 – Exploring Jefferson TX
10/31/19 – Gone with the Wind!
11/02/19 – Museum of Measurement and Time!
LOUISIANA
11/04/19 – On our way to Lake Charles, Louisiana
11/05/19 – Exploring Lake Charles and the Mardi Gras Museum!
11/06/19 – Sabine Wildlife Refuge and Holly Beach!
11/07/19 – Lake Charles Historic Homes!
TEXAS
11/08/19 – Grapeland TX… Here we come!
11/09/19 – Salmon Lake Park
11/10/19 – More Exploring Salmon Lake Park!
11/11/19 – More hanging out at Salmon Lake Park
11/15/19 – Grapeland Safari and Crockett, Texas
11/15/19 – Crockett, Texas, Tex Mex and Pecans!
11/16/19 – Travel Day to Lake Whitney in Whitney, Texas!
11/18/19 – Exploring Waco, Texas!
11/21/19 – Travel Day – Heading for Coleman, Texas!
11/22/19 – Day Trip to San Angelo, Texas
11/22/19 – Miss Hattie’s Bordello Museum
11/22/19 – Exploring the San Angelo City Park
11/23/19 – Buffalo Gap Historic Village
11/24/19 – Travel Day to Monahans, Texas
11/25/19 – Scorpion Tracks & Odessa Meteor Crater
NEW MEXICO
11/26/19 – Travel Day to Caballo Lake State Park in Caballo, New Mexico
11/27/19 – Staying close to Home
11/30/19 – Exploring Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
11/30/19 – More Truth or Consequences
12/01/19 – Geronimo Springs Museum
12/01/19 – What’s in a Name? More on the Geronimo Springs Museum
ARIZONA
12/02/19 – Traveling to Tucson, Arizona
12/02/19 – On our way to Tucson, Arizona
12/03/19 – Catalina State Park in Tucson, Arizona
12/04/19 – Arizona History Museum in Tucson
12/04/19 – Mission San Xavier del Bac
12/06/19 – Romero Ruins Trail in Catalina State Park
12/07/19 – Alot Going on at Catalina State Park
12/09/19 – Rain in the Desert!
12/10/19 – The Desert Continues to Amaze Us!
QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA
12/13/19 – Heading to Quartzsite, Arizona!
12/14/19 – Exploring Downtown Quartzsite for the First Time!
12/15/19 – Our First Boondocking Experience!
12/20/19 – Some Problems and Strange Experiences!
12/24/19 – Exploring Quartzsite Town Park on Christmas Eve!
12/24/19 – Celia’s Rainbow Gardens
12/24/19 – It’s a Schroeder Family Christmas!
12/25/19 – Merry Christmas to All!
12/27/19 – Refrigerator not Working!
01/01/20 – Hanging out in Quartzsite, Arizona!
01/06/20 – Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
01/06/20 – Amazing Rock Art!
01/12/20 – Happy Birthday to my Wonderful Husband!
01/16/20 – Quartzsite Pow Wow Gem and Mineral Show!
01/17/20 – It’s Getting Very Busy in Quartzsite!
01/22/20 – Groups and Gatherings in Quartzsite!
01/23/20 – And now… for the RV Show you’ve all been waiting for!
01/24/20 – Exploring the Fisherman Intaglio and Quinn Pass!
01/27/20 – Unique RVs and Stone Cabins in the Desert!
01/31/20 – Solar, Petroglyphs and Grinding Holes!
02/10/20 – First Quartzsite Rainstorm & RC Air Show!
02/22/20 – Second Rainstorm, Desert in Bloom and More Rock Art!
02/28/20 – Flowers, Washes and Wells… Oh My!
03/07/20 – Exploring Bouse, Arizona!
03/07/20 – Awesome Pizza… and Life is a Joy!
03/12/20 – CoVid-19 and our Lord’s Calming Rainbows!
03/28/20 – Laundry, Garlic Bread and Travel Plans!
04/05/20 – Reveal of Ed’s new Rock Art Project!