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Mackinac Island

    May 17, 2024   Military Forts   1 Min read
Headed out to Mackinac Island for the day. A little history, the area was first established by the French doing fur trading with the Indians. In

Lake Tahoe

    May 30, 2023   Interesting Places   1 Min read
Since starting out on my westward travels, I have been going constantly, never really found a place to hang around. The Lake Tahoe area was perfect to

Pecos National Park

    Apr 26, 2023   National Parks   0 Min read
The is the site of the Pecos Pueblo that was established around 1350. Pueblo, the term can mean different things, 1. Pueblo is a community of people,

Roswell, NM

    Apr 21, 2023   Interesting Places   0 Min read
The Alien capitol is really a fun city, if you like everything alien themed. I actually had a great time, did some of the touristy stuff, just

Lawton OK

    Mar 25, 2023   Interesting Places   0 Min read
I stopped in Lawton OK to visit the Museum of the Great Plains and the Comanche National Museum, these places are actually next door, but not connected. The

Abilene TX

    Mar 18, 2023   Interesting Places   0 Min read
Stopped in Abilene Texas today for a few hours. My first stop was Frontier Texas, a western heritage center. They tell the history of the frontier

Luckenbach TX

    Mar 10, 2023   Interesting Places   0 Min read
Luckenbach was a town founded in 1849 about 13 miles south of Fredericksburg. Luckenbach had a post office and a zipcode until 1971. Today

Galveston

    Feb 26, 2023   Interesting Places   0 Min read
I arrived in Galveston on Saturday to camp on the beach, more on that later. I had some time so I checked out some of the attractions.

Beaumont, TX

    Feb 25, 2023   Interesting Places   0 Min read
First, if you are not traveling near or through, there is no reason to ever go to Beaumont TX. It was a struggle to find anything worth

Fort Matanzas

    Jan 12, 2023   National Parks   0 Min read
This was built in 1742 by the Spanish to protect the southern entrance to Castillo de San Marcos on the Matanzas river. The soldiers, one officer and

Fort Morgan

    Dec 26, 2022   Military Forts   0 Min read
I discovered this old army fort in Gulf Shores and decided to do a tour. I was surprised to learn how much history the fort has been

Carhenge – Alliance, NE

    Sep 15, 2022   Interesting Places   0 Min read
Carhenge replicates Stonehenge’s current state. This was an interesting stop on my travel through Nebraska. Think it beats the biggest ball of twine. Well, I am headed back home this morning. Going back up Signal Mountain to see if I can get some decent pictures this morning. Signal

Grand Tetons Day 2

    Sep 11, 2022   National Parks   1 Min read
The Grand Tetons park was once made up of ranches and other communities, unlike Yellowstone that was all unclaimed land. JD Rockefeller Jr, starting buying up the land

Grand Tetons

    Sep 10, 2022   National Parks   0 Min read
Great ride to the Grand Tetons, have a reserved spot at Signal Mountain campground, 6800 feet elevation, good thing as it will be in the thirties tonight and

Yellowstone Mud Volcano

    Sep 9, 2022   National Parks   0 Min read
My next stop was the Mud Volcano. The underground activity is very interesting, this is happening at 7500 feet elevation, so much volcanic activity under Yellowstone, just

Fort Bridger, WY

    Sep 6, 2022   Interesting Places   0 Min read
Like many forts in the west, they start out as a trading post. Jim Bridger established the trading post in 1847. The main Oregon-California Trail turned north

Fort Hays KS

    Sep 4, 2022   National Parks   0 Min read
I decided to take Interstate 70 in stead of 80 west for this trip. I want to visit every state in the next 2 years, with exception

Natchez Trace Day 3

    May 19, 2022   Natchez Trace   0 Min read
My final day traveling the Natchez Trace from Nashville. I was originally planing on staying at the free campground on the Trace, but the current temps are

Natchez Trace Day 1

    May 17, 2022   Natchez Trace   0 Min read
I will be traveling the Natchez Trace this week, a slow drive. The Natchez Trace starts south of Nashville and ends at Natchez Mississippi. Allot of