Brenda

Our six days of riding started out great.  As I mentioned in last week’s blog, the ride was headquartered out of the gorgeous newly opened Lodge at Paris Landing State Park about 2 hours west of Nashville, TN.  At BRAT, breakfast and dinner were provided, plus other activities including yoga and pontoon boat rides.  Also […]

After leaving the Grand Design National Rally near Elkhart, Indiana, Dave and I made our way to Paris Landing State Park in Tennessee.  We had two overnight stays along the way.  The first was a Grissom Air Museum in Peru, IN.  Pretty cool to be parked right outside of lots of historic airplanes.  The second

What do 1,352 people camping in 640 Grand Design RVs at the Elkhart County Fairground do for a week?   Attend the Grand Design National Rally (GDNR) and have a great time! Fairgrounds full of RVs; We are in the racetrack Fireside Chat with CEO Don Grand Design, the manufacturer of our 5th wheel, is a

Dave and I arrived at Ohiopyle State Park in PA.  Its 20,500 acres of rugged natural beauty includes the rushing water of the Youghiogheny (yawki-gay-nee) River gorge for whitewater enthusiasts.  The park has over 75 miles of hiking trails and the Great Alleghany Passage (GAP) bike trail runs through the park.  We were able to

One of the goals Dave and I have since retiring is to visit as many national parks as we can.  During the past week, we were able to check off Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  Located just north of Akron, Ohio, CVNP boasts 125 miles of hiking trails, a section of the Ohio Erie towpath trail,

Dave and I first stopped at Geneva-on-the-Lake (GOTL) during the Great Loop two years ago.  Located on the bank of Lake Erie, GOTL began as a summer resort in the late 1800’s, with an amusement park type atmosphere.  Some of the original stores are still there, including our favorite, Madsen Donuts, opening in 1938.  One

Dave and I spent this past week at a campground on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, near Niagara Falls. I was supposed to go on my annual girl’s trip, this year to Montreal, but one of my friends was unable to go, so the trip was postponed.  Dave and Murphy missed out on their

Our last stop in Michigan’s U.P. was just as beautiful, fun, and educational as all the rest.  Sault Ste Marie, pronounced “Soo” Saint Marie, is where Lake Superior flows into Lake Huron, via the St Mary’s River, which carries over 42 billion gallons of water each day. Wow!  Our campground was right on the river

The U.P. is a great location to get away from the oppressive heat our country is experiencing.  My heart goes out to all those affected by this continued heat pattern. Dave and I decided to return to a location we visited during the Great Loop – Fayette Historic State Park.  It is on the southern

This week we continued to explore the U.P. – the upper peninsula of Michigan, its northern shoreline on Lake Superior.  There is gorgeous scenery everywhere you look.  We hiked in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Park with over 90 waterfalls – all the water heading towards Lake Superior.  We also noticed many ski resorts as we