Tag: travel
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Twelfth Day
I did not take in any history today, but it was a nice sunny and a little cold. The high was 63 degrees. Trace State Park to Grenada Lake, about 80 miles apart, although they are both manmade lakes, Grenada has a dam that is over a mile long. Longer than the dams in Iowa.…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Ninth Day
First, I pulled into a campground just before dark that has little to no internet signal, so I am typing from my I Pad. As for me, it has been kind of a slow day. This afternoon I went through the interpretative canter for Brice Crossing Battlefield. It was toward the end of the war,…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Eight Day
I did a lot of driving, but it was kind of uneventful day, and the weather did not help, since it was warm, but it was drizzling most of the time and it did not show up on the radar. During the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition, I studied their journey closely.…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Forth Day
I started this morning by touring Columbus-Belmont State Park. There was a large number of kiosks describing the Battle of Belmont on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River. Before the battle, the confederates had troops on both sides of the river. Since they were expecting US Grant to come at them from the north…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Third Day
Water puddles everywhere this morning, since the area has had rain. I walked over to Fort Massac this morning and looked around. There is a large story about the fort, or maybe I should stated the two forts. The second fort was built along side of the original fort site, since the original fort was…
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Journal Entry – First Day – Snowbird
Although this is not popular with me, I am becoming a snowbird this year. I find it sad, since I enjoy all four seasons, except for muddy April. Without my new home being built, I am heading south. Or, at least far enough south where I can feel comfortable in my trailer. When the temperature…
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Journal Entry – Ontonagon Gal
For days the weather forecast has been a Gal in this area, so I thought that it would be nice to live through a Gal. The last two days were nice, and even the person coming in last night next to me, seems like they were come to enjoy their time. But, when we, those…
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Journal Entry
I am on the west side of Ontonagon, Michigan in the upper peninsula east of Porcupine Mountain State Park, since my birthday is tomorrow. I enjoy coming up here and enjoy the colorful trees this time of the year. But, as for this year, there is not much color. Since the tree leaves turn color…
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Journal Entry – Back in Iowa
I have returned to Cedar Rapids for a short visit, and it has been a good stop for me. With the tensions that I am facing in Whitewater, it was nice to get back to visiting with friends, a familiar area, and the wide open spaces. It feels like home. Visiting with friends and talking…
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Journal Entry
Greetings from Whittington, Illinois. Since I am tried of brown grass and black mud and no winter sports, I have decide to move south. So, yesterday, I drove 350 miles south to Mt Vernon, Illinois. It was a long day of driving and there was a moderate wind blowing. Even with the moderate wind out…
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