A Unique American Vehicle
One of the fascinating sidelights of our visit to Glacier National Park was the ubiquitous red tour bus. Since I […]
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A Cooper at the State Fair
Few things say Americana quite like a fair in August. When I was a boy, I was in 4-H and
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The animals
Everyone wants to see the animals when they go west, and we were no exception. One warning, you never know
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Mountain Pass Hiking (written Aug 23)
I may be a little sore tomorrow, but what an exhilarating feeling. It was too cold for JoAnne up at
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A Rural Railroad Surprise
We had stopped to get gas in the middle of nowhere. As I pumped gas, I looked to the left
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Hell’s Canyon – the scariest drive
Let’s just say that we figured out why they call it Hell’s Canyon. Getting down in and back up the
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The deepest blue
Crater Lake was a surprise to both JoAnne and I. Even though we had seen pictures, what we experienced surpassed
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An old Shay locomotive
One night we were searching all over for a motel. It was at the end of a long travel day
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Mt. St. Helens
Friday, on the way to Staters, we turned up into the Cascades to visit Mt. St. Helens. Again, our time