A few hours in Wyoming

We began preparing for our few hours in Wyoming a month ago.  I knew we would go to Devil’s Tower National Monument, so of course we watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  Cam was then very excited about the visit – but he was not interested in seeing any aliens! The tower did not…

Adventures in South Dakota

Our three days in South Dakota have been days of discovery, fun, and reunion.  First I need to say that the green colors of South Dakota were incredibly pleasing to my senses, my eyes have been happy since the morning we started driving west from Sioux Falls. The variety that is South Dakota was one…

Eating and Drinking along Wisconsin’s and Minnesota’s Back Roads

The search for local foods and drinks took us off of I-90 and onto the backroads. We traveled most of Wisconsin on wonderful backroads, as well as through the Minnesota bluffs before having to deal with the monotony and construction on I-90. First stop was Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac. They had some very…

Tour of Indiana

We got to see a lot of Indiana today, and I have to admit, we encountered a few surprises.  The first was when I needed gas, and I spotted a gas station that advertised “free dog park.”  Now that warranted a tank of gas.  Now, this wasn’t just a fenced in area with a token…

The Cross Country Adventure Begins – Maryland

Today was our first full day of travel, but it was a calm, fairly relaxing one.  We spent the day exploring western Maryland.  It was a hot, hot day, so we got an early start…exploring Monocacy National Battlefield.  If you don’t know what it was (which I did not, but Cam did), it was a…