Category: Nature

  • Yellville, Flippin, and a Starry Night

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     08 October 2023 – Sunday 1032  62,017 miles  72° After five days of fun and education at the Pleasure-Way Connection Rally, we said our goodbyes and left Branson. 1142  62,051 miles    66°  1211 ft Choosing a homeward bound route through Arkansas yielded some interesting town names.  This state welcome center had clean restrooms and lots…

  • Hummers

    We don’t post much when on the road, but had good luck capturing hummingbirds this morning. We set the camera up on a tripod and used a phone app to focus and trip the shutter. This is an updated set of photos from the third day of shooting.  Enjoy…

  • Canada’s Capital

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    25-26 July 2023 We spent two days exploring Ottawa by bus, boat, and foot. and share photos from our first visit to Canada’s Capital City. First of all, thanks are due to “Byron’s Urban Oasis” Boondockers Welcome host. Unfortunately, we never met them, but we truly appreciate the opportunity to sleep in their city driveway…

  • Pembroke to Ottawa’s Botanical Gardens

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    24 July 2023   Monday Today we travel from Pembroke to Ottawa, stopping at small towns along the river on the way to Canada’s capital. Pembroke, ONSunrise view out our window.  We dumped the waste tanks and filled our water before leaving the city campground. 0856  58,040  70°F  Leave Campground We stopped in downtown Pembroke…

  • Waterfalls and a Giant Nickel

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    21 July 2023 — Friday East along the trans-Canada highway to Sudbury with a detour to find some pretty waterfalls. 0835  57, 672  62°F  Leave the Clayton Farm Harvest Host in Webbwood, ON  0950  57,729  65°  Onaping Falls We detoured north onto Highway 144 to find waterfalls. We highly recommend stopping here! A.Y. Jackson Lookout…

  • Shay Days in Harbor Springs

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    15 July 2023 – Saturday Ephraim Shay was an inventor and businessman who moved to Harbor Springs in 1888 at the age of 49. The town celebrates “Shay Days” every summer to remember his legacy. We spent the day learning about Shay and enjoying the beauty of Harbor Springs, MI. 1055  57,180  72°  Leave Gaylord,…