This is part of a series called National Park Slam 2015 After caving in Custer, South Dakota, we headed north into North Dakota to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I wasn’t aware of the impact this area had on Roosevelt. On Valentine’s Day of 1884, he lost both his wife and mother. He was only…
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This is part of a series called National Park Slam 2015 Hey! The sun came out and it was an amazing day out there today. We circled back on the Crazy Horse Memorial to actually see the sculpture and then headed to Jewel Cave National Monument. We even got to use our Crazy Horse Memorial…
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This is part of a series called National Park Slam 2015 After zooming through Wyoming, our “caravan” drove up to South Dakota, where most of the national parks/monuments are conveniently located on the west side of the state. The past few days have been pretty intense, zooming around the countryside, plowing through a wide variety of…
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This is part of a series called National Park Slam 2015 As part of our road trip, we stopped off in Colorado Springs to do some business and then visited friends in Breckenridge. We headed north to meet some of Glen’s former partners and spouses in Casper for our annual fly fishing get together. On…
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This is part of a series called National Park Slam 2015 Well, it’s September, so it must be time to take the rig out on the road. On this trip we hope to visit friends and check on our house in Colorado, fish with Glen’s former partners in Wyoming, and visit as many national parks…
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour After Cologne, we headed into the Netherlands for a stop at Kinderdijk, a small village and UNESCO World Heritage Site that contains 19 authentic, working windmills of three varying designs. These windmills are part of an elaborate system to keep the ever-rising seawater from…
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour After Koblenz, we sailed up to Cologne, Germany – and, yes, before you ask the question Eau de Cologne really was invented there and still is a solid industry! Cologne is a huge city, the 4th largest in Germany. It is also an old…
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour After Wertheim, we cruised up the Middle Rhine, admiring all the beautiful old castles and vineyards that line the hills overlooking the river. This whole area is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the various castles, palaces, and fortresses that grace this valley….
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour This morning we made a brief stop in Wertheim, Germany. It is built on mud flats at the confluence of the Tauber and Main Rivers. That has been both a blessing and a curse – the former because of a great trading/transport location and…
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This is part of a series called Viking Grand European Tour Yesterday was a very long (and HOT) day. We left the boat and drove for an hour along the “Romantic Road” to get to Rothenberg. Much of this area of Germany was spared from Allied bombing in WWII and, hence, many of the lovely…
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