Sunday was a driving day to get from Gardiner to Glacier. Our goal was to make a couple stops for supplies and enjoy the sights along the way. We’ve all decided that while our pictures are good they just don’t really capture the scenery as we see it. We’re each so grateful that we are able to make this trip and see it all in person!! As we’re driving along we have lots of discussions and solve all the world’s problems. Top of the list is Covid and what we can do to avoid becoming infected. In the beginning, we were the only people wearing masks but as we’ve traveled west and north many more are masking up. It is required in all National parks buildings. When we arrived at our cottage for the night if ... read more

This was Day 7. Hard to believe what we’ve packed into a week. We’ve traveled through 11states. We’ve stayed in 3 Airbnb’s and 3 hotels and we’ve traveled 2642 miles. We’ve been to the geographic center of the 48 states, visited 3 national parks, countless national monuments or historical sites, witnessed a 61 degree temp change get in 2 days. We’ve traveled Interstates, state roads, county roads, and dirt roads. We’ve fished a little and shopped a lot! We’ve talked to countless travelers from all over the United States and given a lot of advice and taken a little. So far it’s it’s been great. Today we started out at the Roosevelt Arch and headed through Yellowstone to see Ike Faithful. We stopped several places along the way; Mammoth Hot Springs, Fort Yellowstone, Sheepeater Cliff, Gibbon ... read more

Today started out in Spearfish, SD and headed for Medora, ND. North Dakota is one of the 6 states I’ve never visited. Medora is a small little town that you probably have never heard of. It is one of the entrances to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I discovered it by watching travel shows and quickly became interested in their outdoor show called the Medora Musical. While driving through northern South Dakota, Terry said it was the most boring drive ever! Miles and miles of nothing….no homes, no towns, no businesses, NOTHING!!! Who’s taking care of all the cows and crops? We didn’t see even one farmer! Once we crossed the border into North Dakota we began to see houses, gas stations, farm buildings, and farmers. We started seeing more rock formations and buttes. As we neared ... read more

We started out our day today with a homemade breakfast of fried eggs, toast, coffee, juice, and fruit compliments of the Willa Cather Foundation that operates the Airbnb. After loading we drove around the town to visit some more of the Willa Cather sites. We visited her original home, her home church, and the Milner family home upon which she based her book “My Antonio”. We drove by the foundation home in the old opera house, but it wasn’t open yet. Our goal today was Chimney Rock and Scottsbluff, both in Nebraska. Ultimately we were headed to Chadron, NE to spend the night on our way to Mt Rushmore and Rapid City. We drove across Nebraska on several two lane roads. We met little traffic…..many times thinking we were the only ones on the road. After ... read more

So as always, with us, starting out was a little rough. Terry finished playing with the St. Mary’s’ Community Band at the annual Fireman’s Ice Cream Social and we immediately jumped into action. We are the set up and take down crew, but for this event we didn’t have to drag out much equipment, so not as much to put away. Biggest problem is Terry is a talker and just can’t pass up a good conversation. We did have a couple people helping us and I was so grateful! When we arrive at the house I thought we’d jump in the Suburban and take off. Much to my surprise nothing was packed! It really didn’t take too long and after a quick trip up the hill to visit Betty (Terry's 94 year old mother) we were ... read more