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    A Trip to Mayberry

    Our travels this Labor Day took us to the Appalachian Mountains, a first for us, and added one more state (North Carolina) to our "states we've visited" list. Our initial destination was Wilmore, Kentucky, where we dropped off a trailer at my cousin's house. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed the drive across Arkansas, the boot heel of Missouri,…

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    Only 5?!

    Earlier today, Lyle and I were commiserating about how we don't have a chance to travel these days as much as we would like. Then I came across this meme and had to count to see how many places we had visited.

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    Route 66, Oklahoma: Part 1

    Laura was here for a few days during Christmas week. She flew into Tulsa on Christmas Eve and then back out on Thursday evening. We decided to make Thursday a family adventure day as we took the long way to the airport. Buc-ee’s Springfield Our first detour took us to the new Buc-ee’s store in Springfield, Missouri. This was the…

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    Ozark Mountain Getaway

    Since we live in a remote area in the Ozark Mountains it seems a little redundant for us to go stay in a remote Ozark Mountain cabin. But that's just what we did this past weekend.

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    Route 66, Missouri: Part 1

    Exactly two years ago, we traversed the Illinois portion of historic Route 66 westbound from Chicago to St. Louis. We decided to cover the Kansas and Missouri sections this weekend, traveling eastbound.

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    Mammoth Spring and more

    Our latest adventure took us to Mammoth Spring State Park. Not only is it a very scenic state park, it is also special to Lyle and me because it was a place we liked to go back in our dating days...

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    Little Rock Adventure

    Last Saturday, we took a day trip to the Territorial Fair at the Historic Arkansas Museum in downtown Little Rock. We also visited the nearby Old State House Museum. Our “tour guide” was our friend Janet who met up with us for the day’s adventures. She even dressed the part in an old-fashioned schoolmarm outfit. Neither Lyle nor I had…