The sun rose to reveal overcast skies in Palo Duro Canyon. This was okay with us, as it might help to moderate temperatures for a planned hike to the “Lighthouse” rock formation. Driving to the trail head before breakfast allowed us to get a parking spot. Numerous warnings actually had us a bit concerned, but…

A full moon greeted us as we pulled in for the third time in four years, at Jonathan-Dickinson State Park. The location allows us to join in the annual Thanksgiving gathering with Beth’s family. Noah is flying down to join us on break from NC State, so his pup tent is set-up on our site.…

After a breakfast of cereal (without blueberries) at the blueberry farm we headed south to Sarasota. The fastest route would have been I4 west to I75 South, but fastest isn’t much fun. We decided on route 27 down the middle of the state. The tallest attraction on the highway was the Citrus Tower in Clermont. Built in…

Heading south from Durham, NC to Sarasota, FL for a Pleasure-Way RV rally and Thanksgiving with family we decided to avoid I-95 and take more interesting roads. Reaching the town of Hamlet, I noticed a sign for the National Railroad Hall of Fame so, of course, we followed the signs. Finding that it is only…

Leaving Justus Orchards, we headed towards Mills River to see if we could get a tour at Sierra Nevada Brewing. On the way we passed this old hardware store in Fletcher, North Carolina. Signs show it is a Bluegrass Venue during the week and a Church on Sundays. We may have to come back. Sierra…

White Pelicans didn’t seem to be bothered by the drizzle as they drifted by our campsite on the shore of Lake Barkley while we enjoyed breakfast in the van. Having our fill of bison sightings we left Land Between the Lakes  behind and headed towards Nashville. We reached downtown in just over three hours to…