Well we made it home in time to prep for hurricane Irma. The boats are all tide down and all the outdoor furniture is put away. We left the island yesterday and we are in Greensboro waiting out the storm. Hope for the best. I hope to have time to edit the pics this week while we sit in the hotel.
We are staying at the Izzak Walton Inn. The inn was built during the great days of the railroad to cater to the rail employees. It is a train stop today with a working yard next door. Of course every thing is train themed. There are several rooms on the grounds that are converted rolling…
Our first day in the Rocky Mountian National park. We got an up close look at a moose. We are staying at a hotel on grand lake. The lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado and is at an altitude of 8,367 feet. We hiked today to Cascade falls, just over 8 miles. The…
We are on the train in Denver. We should make Chicago by early afternoon tomorrow. We had enough time today to visit the Alpine visitor center at Rocky Mountian Park. Wow, wow, wow…you could see Wyoming 34 miles away. The views were unreal. The pics dont really capture it. It took a few minutes to…
Well we have been stuck on the train about two hours from Portland in Rosevelt WA. Due to a broken track. We had our first night in a sleeper car last night. It was a lot better than slleping in a coach seat. We had a great time in Glacier Park. The Road to the…
The views you get driving around this lake are incomparable. The one big problem is on the weekends people come from every direction. Every available spot along the road has a car parked on it. We took a short 2.4 mile hike around an alpine lake before we left for the train. right now we…
We have a number of trips planned for 2023. Our first trip is to Charleston and Georgetown SC. These are two of the oldest cities in South Carolina. We will once again be making our annual trip to Brevard, NC. Our next trip will be to Washington DC, Boston, and then Bar Harbor Maine.