We have travelled a lot of miles in the past two days, (about 900 miles) unfortunately most of it was through heavy rain. Late this afternoon, we finally saw some sunshine. Yesterday was mostly a travel day and we stopped earlier than we wanted to because the time had changed without us noticing it!! . Ended up staying at the Cowboy Inn, in Belfield, North Dakota which is where the Theodore Roosevelt National Park begins. We got up early today and were at the park by 8 am to do the scenic route which is about 36 miles long. The landscape was absolutely breathtaking. The park was created by Teddy Roosevelt who had a ranch called the Elkhorn located in the North end of the park. The park itself is 102 square miles and is filled ... read more

Left Chicago yesterday to make the three hour trek to Green Bay. You may be wondering as my daughter was when she texted "What the hell is in Wisconsin?" My response was the Packers at Lambeau field and cheese. We did both. Lambeau Field was under construction, as is most everything else here. However we did manage to get some photos and Bill could scratch this place off his list. The visit to the Cheese factory was more interesting. We went to Belle Plains (just a fork in the road) and visited a family run, small cheese factory. In the dairy, the cheesemaker also does taxidermy, so along with the cheese, you stare into the eyes of wolves, coyotes, otters, bears - you get the picture! Bought a couple of pounds of fresh curds, so cheap ... read more

Spent the day in Chicago - Navy Pier, Soldiers Field, Sears Tower - this is the first time I have been here except for a layover at O'Hare's for a few hours. Chicago is one beautiful and very big city. It is the third most populous in the U.S. The waterfront area is clean, picturesque and there is lots to do. Bill was fascinated by the size of Soldier's Field and of course, wondered where everyone parked! The skyline is worth photographing with Sears Tower "towering"above all other buildings. Needless to say, I could not convince Bill to visit the Skydeck! Well, this was our last stopover on a trip that began four weeks ago and included touring the following states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisianna, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Kansas, ... read more

Well I lost the coin flip and ended up driving through the Rockies! When I got down to about 7,000 feet, I went into a road side restaurant and had a drink! The people there were laughing at me and when they said we had reached a valley, Bill offered to drive. Yesterday was a rainy, cold day in Colorado - mid 50's. We stopped at a couple of sites in the mountains, one in particular was stunning- Treasure Falls. Spent last night in Limon, Colorado after driving many hours on route 71 which has to be the longest, most boring drive we have had. Also, I think I was suffering from altitude sickness (its real!) or just pure fright from the driving. Today we decided to change our route and instead of heading north east, ... read more

Hi All The excitement of Vegas is behind us as we left on Thursday. Vegas has changed a lot in the past few years. There is a monorail that takes you up and down the strip which is so different than years ago when people got on the bus or walked with their bucket of money in one hand and a drink in the other. On our last night we drove the bus to the downtown area which I recalled as a bunch of "less than luxurious casinos and hotels" Now, the area is like a street party all under cover. Every hour they do a light show which is fun to see. Picture this - 100's of people on the street, when suddenly, over very loud speakers the song "American Pie" is played and everyone ... read more