Category Archives: Roadside Attractions

Yellowstone National Park – Day Two

We had two goals at Yellowstone today — to look for wolves and other wildlife in Lamar Valley and to see the falls of the Yellowstone River. To avoid retracing our path from the day before, we drove to the … Continue reading

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Yellowstone National Park – Day One

It was 50 miles from Cody to the East Entrance of the park, which sounds like a lot, but the scenery was every bit as good as the scenery in the park. We got about halfway when it began to … Continue reading

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Scotts Bluff National Monument

I planned on visiting this famous hill along the Oregon Trail when I lived in Colorado, but it never happened. It did, however, happen to be on our route from Kansas City to Cody, Wyoming. Our drive took us past … Continue reading

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The National WWI Museum and Memorial

The first stop on our trip was Kansas City to visit our daughter. We spent Saturday morning at this museum — one of the best I’ve ever been to. It covers WWI is a thorough, well-organized, interesting way without being … Continue reading

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Casey, Illinois — World’s Largest Attempt to Make a Small Town Interesting

We headed north for vacation with the objective of visiting the north woods of Wisconsin during peak fall color season. On the way, we visited our niece and her husband in their new house very close to the south shore … Continue reading

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