Category Archives: Vacation

Trains of Wonder

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

It had been nearly 10 years since my last passenger train ride.  I recommend that one:  the Amtrak Cascades train, which traverses the scenic route between Vancouver, B.C. and central Oregon, with the notable stops of Seattle and Portland along … Continue reading →

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Coast Road Trip Ideas

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Hi all, it’s been awhile.  I’m coming out of hibernation.  I really get why there are folks called “snowbirds” who leave their cold winter homes for a warmer clime, then come back when suddenly the winter clime becomes the best … Continue reading →

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The Home Stretch of the Big Road Trip East…West

Posted on August 15, 2010 by

Some final photos from our return West. Key to the photos:The boys make friends with a horse behind the hotel in Montana.Wheat Montana!  Can we call it “w00t” Montana?  I love that place.  Maybe a little too much…since I couldn’t stop … Continue reading →

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Big Road Trip East Photos Part 3: Returning West

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

Key to the photos:Historic Boone Tavern, Berea, KentuckyCloud Gate (aka “the bean”), Millennium Park, Chicago, IllinoisCloud Gate, Chi-townView of Downtown Chicago from Millennium ParkA real Chicago hot dog!  From Portillo’s Corn Palace, Mitchell, South DakotaWall Drug, Wall, South DakotaCrazy Horse … Continue reading →

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Big Road Trip East Photos Part 1–Going East

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

Key to the photos:Baker City, Oregon; Boise, Idaho capitol buildingSnake River and Shoshone Falls, IdahoLake Bonneville sign at rest stop of Interstate 80, IdahoI-80 in WyomingWyoming wind farm; Windmill up close (these are everywhere in the remote mountain and Midwestern … Continue reading →

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