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Canada’s Capital
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…
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Gaylord Elk and Fire Bosses
17 July 2023 – Saturday Today we had lunch with some Elk and checked out firefighting airplanes in Gaylord, Michigan. 1115 57,284 64° Headed into town to run errands Our coolest day, so far, in Gaylord 1140 57,294 66° Gaylord Elk’s Club Gaylord’s little secret is that the Elk’s Club has real Elks. If you’re…
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Sparta to Elroy Rail Trail
01 July 2023 – Saturday 0937 56,471 74°F Leave Camp Sawaka 1002 56,479 76°F Norwalk, Wisconsin Parking for the 32 mile long Sparta-Elroy Rail Trail. Here’s the text from the official state sign… ” This 32 mile state trail was formerly the mainline of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The conversion from “rail to trail”…
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Change of Plans
August 2022 Posted 30 April 2023 Excited to be in northern New York to celebrate mom’s ninetieth birthday, things didn’t quite work out as planned. First Beth, then my sister Brenda, and finally mom all celebrate their birthdays in August. We gathered at Fern Lake to celebrate mom’s big nine-o. Brenda has been doing…
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Holiday Greetings
Couldn’t resist using this Great Egret balanced on the top of a Norfolk Pine. We watched him land there while visiting mom in her Florida condo. Our little camper van has been perfect for travel during the pandemic. Starting with a nice June visit with the kids in Wisconsin, we continued north to Lake…
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Return to the Adirondacks
September 2021 Camping season in the Northeast draws to a close on Labor Day weekend. Campgrounds are full with families enjoying the last holiday before school resumes. Thanks to my sister and mom, we were able to land at the family camp in the Adirondacks. While on a grocery and harwware run, we took in…
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