Some of you know that I am a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan (don’t hate).  When Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys and other business leaders built a new stadium in Arlington, Texas, I quickly added a stadium tour to my bucket list.  After 15 years, I finally made it there! On the tour heard about the unique construction features […]

One of our first stops was in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Here we had a chance to visit the National Military Park. During the Civil War, ‘the Mississippi River was the single most important economic feature of the continent — the very lifeblood of America. Upon the secession of the southern states, Confederate forces closed the river to navigation, which threatened to […]

Well it is here!! Time for us to leave on our summer adventure. Check out the map below to see our plans. The southern leg is our out route and the northern leg is the return. We have 25 National Parks on our list, and may even get to see a few more. At the end of this trip, we […]

Before we took off on our summer trip, we planned a trip to Vegas. This time we were bringing my Mom along to check out some of the great things in the Vegas area that don’t include gambling! Unfortunately, Cole had an issue with his ear and had surgery the day before we were scheduled to leave. I thought we […]

Hello 2024!! We hope you had a very happy holiday season! With the holidays over, it is time to get back to traveling!! We headed out on our first trip of 2024 to a location about 60 miles south of us. Camp Margaritaville!  If you are a Jimmy Buffett fan, then you know what to expect at this location!! The […]

Hot Springs was a neat spot to spend a few days. I would say that it was a cool spot, however, it was anything but. We started to hit triple digit heat in Oklahoma and the temperatures weren’t letting up. We stayed at Lake Catherine State park, which was a very nice. We had some great views of the lake […]

We continued our journey south and headed to Oklahoma. Ed lived in this area decades ago. Our first stop was just east of Oklahoma City. The first night that we are there, I woke up to a noise that I could not immediately place. I finally realized that it was our awning flapping in the wind. The storms, that the […]

After Michigan, it was off to Wisconsin, where we had a great campsite with a view of the lake at the Neshonoc Lakeside Camping Resort. Of course, we went in search of cheese! I haven’t decided which is better, Vermont Cheese or Wisconsin cheese. Do you have an opinion? Next up was a night in Minnesota. This state has one […]

For our last stop in Michigan, we headed up to Sault Ste. Marie to see the Soo Locks. These locks are located on the US Canadian border in the St. Mary’s River and connect Lake Superior with Lake Huron. A few interesting facts about the locks When planning a trip to the Soo, there are several tools you can use […]

From Gaylord we headed north across the Mackinaw Bridge to the Upper Peninsula. We stayed in a campground right across the road from Lake Michigan.  It made for some beautiful views. We headed over to Mackinac Island on one of the Shepler’s Ferries.  Cole enjoyed the ride, but couldn’t understand why he wasn’t allowed to sit on a seat. The […]