Although we were in the RV part of 2020, we spent the holidays in our San Ramon home that year. I was apprehensive about the holiday season full-time in the RV, but thanks to wonderful friends and family our…
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As you can imagine, we drive through a lot of remote areas and small towns and cities. When we do, two things always cross my mind: Why did this town / city form in this particular location? What will…
A lot of the people I’ve talked to who have visited South Dakota have gone there specifically for Mt. Rushmore and there’s nothing wrong with that! We loved it and the several other attractions in the area (click here…
Doug’s daughter and son-in-law live in Sisters, OR (very near Bend, OR). We’ve been lucky enough to visit on several occasions ( link to prior post here). This last time we visited (June 2021) we were able to scenic…
We were able to spend part of February and part of March 2021 in Phoenix visiting our friends, the Grabowskis, Doug’s family friends Sharon and Brian Herndon, and Doug’s son, Hayden, daughter-in-law, Tressa, and their new bundle of joy,…
Have you ever known someone who’s a magnet for the weird? My sister is that person…the world presents her with the strangest opportunities and she often finds herself in situations that just don’t happen to most people. Like a…
Sometimes the world throws you a lifeline when you need it most. That lifeline in 2019 came in the form of some co-workers who are now great friends. Since Q4 of 2019, I’d been working, along with the other…
I’m convinced there isn’t a person on the planet who didn’t suffer in some manner due to Covid – some paid the ultimate price with their life. For others, it was job loss, food insecurity, financial stress, not being…
I was born a Miller, proudly raised a Kuhn, added a sprinkle of Rosin when my mom re-married, and then I married a Heigel. The Miller-boys are unpredictable so as Doug would soon find out you gotta go into…
Why not! I’ll admit that Cody, Wyoming wasn’t on my travel radar until I had family move there, but after spending time in the area in September 2020, this hidden gem would make a great weekend getaway worth a…
