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We left this morning after a good nights sleep and continued our journey west.  We covered over 500 miles and rolled into the Denver area late afternoon.  Our home for the next three nights was to be the Central City KOA about 45 miles west of Denver.  The proprietors of this fine establishment took it … Continue reading »

Happy 4th of July!  Lindsay and I decided to wake up early and get over to Churchill Downs Museum for the opening at 8am.  The kids wanted no part of waking up early so we locked the door and left them asleep.  We arrived and got set up for the 8:30 tour.  That gave us … Continue reading »

So many people think that RVing is this glamorous, amazing, and fun way to travel.  Let me say that most of the time it is…well except for being glamorous.  It is never glamorous. :)  It is the other times however, when you wake up from an unrestful night’s sleep on the side of the interstate in a rest … Continue reading »

We are off!! One of the things that we have learned in our few years of traveling is that just leaving and getting on the road is a huge accomplishment in itself.  Until we actually pull out there is always just one more thing that needs to get done.  No matter how many lists are made … Continue reading »

We woke up through the night in the rest area with the coming and goings of trucks all night- not an ideal place for a good nights rest.  Leaving TN, we crossed over the mountains through western NC and into upstate SC.  We hit I-26 and had the end of our trip in sight!  Early afternoon, we … Continue reading »

We woke up early knowing we had a long driving day.  We made a quick stop at the free hotel breakfast and out the door we went.  Late last night, a refrigerated ice cream delivery truck had parked near us towing what can only be described as the largest fake cow we have ever seen- … Continue reading »

We got up this morning and the weather had improved.  It had rained through the night at MSP but had quit around 6 am.  It was still cool but at least we could pack up with no rain.  We had really hoped to be able to spend half of the day here yesterday but the … Continue reading »

There I was at 6:45 am alone and cold near I-90 waiting for tickets! The previous day I had heard about a place up the road called the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site.  It was the only site nationwide that told the story about the Minuteman (nuclear) Missiles that begun in the Cold War era. … Continue reading »