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New Hampshire & Vermont: Small town New England
We continued through the crazy beautiful autumn-in-New England landscape, but now we had a definite destination: Putnam, NY. (Ok, NY...
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Oct 17, 20224 min read


Maine . . . where have you been all my life?
We spent 8 nights in Maine. FOUR TIMES longer than we've spent in any other state! Laid back, natural, delicious, and beautiful, we ended...
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Oct 14, 20226 min read


3 "full" days - Canada & New York
We had a surprisingly wonderful and jam-packed time in Ontario, Canada and Upstate NY. Fate had us literally stumbling over interesting...
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Sep 26, 20224 min read


The midwest is about people, and neighborhoods
From Joan: 7 days a week . . . 24 hours a day? It’s a treat to be out on the road, seeing the sites and reflecting on the experiences,...
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Sep 20, 20226 min read


Crossing the Prairie - "Left, Right, & Country"
We took Old Highway 2 (also called the Highline) across from Idaho to Minnesota and really got some good small town experiences. It was...
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Sep 17, 20224 min read


Glacier Nat'l Park -- Connections
We had an amazing week in Glacier courtesy of Joanne & John R. and our ultimate host, the inimitable Cathy C. But really it was the...
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Sep 16, 20223 min read


Summer, Idaho Style
I've been bad about updating the blog all summer. In part, I guess, because it always seemed I should be outside instead of sitting at...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read


Off to Idaho!
I suppose in the restaurant business they would call this a "soft open". June 19th we drove from Menlo Park through Ashland and Bend...
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Jun 26, 20221 min read


SHAKEDOWN CRUISE - Driving down Hwy 1
Our first real trip in Doris was to cruise the California coastline exploring fun places to park as well as several HipCamp and...
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Apr 18, 20224 min read


Picking up the Van
We spent Winter Break in Oregon waiting for the van to arrive and finally picked it up in Junction City on Feb 24. Hanging out in...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
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