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Our Visit to the Grand Canyon
So… you remember how back in the 1950s Great-aunt Thelma would invite all the neighbors over to look at the hundreds of slides that she had taken on her trip to the Grand Canyon? Yeah, me neither. I did have a Great-aunt Thelma. And she did take slide pictures on vacation. But the 1950s were before my time. And I…
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Road Trip Tallies and Stats
We are back from our anniversary road trip. We had a lovely low-key time. Four days just wasn’t long enough. We traveled southwest from here (Denver) through the mountains down into Arizona. We visited the Grand Canyon and then came home a different route through the mountains. It’s what you call “taking the scenic route”… and it was definitely scenic. I…
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Traveling with Kids
Learning is a lifestyle in our family... and the learning doesn't stop even on vacation. Some of our best memories as a family involve cross-country road trips. It surprises me a little when I see people wince or shudder at the idea of traveling with their children. I've always looked forward to it.
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Weekend Road Trip
We spent all day Friday and Sunday driving so we could be in Nampa, Idaho for my parents’ 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday. It took us just over 13 hours to get there. We averaged 66 mph with 5 stops on Friday, so it was a long day in the car. Lyle did all the driving. The girls were content…
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And Back Again
It was a lovely weekend with lots of driving, which is the way we like it! We drove from St. Louis to Fort Wayne on Friday, stopping for a bit in Greenfield, Indiana where I have relatives. I knew I wouldn’t have much time to visit, but I had hoped to at least have a chance to say hi. As…
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A 3-State Day
We traveled from Denver to St. Louis yesterday with a small detour to Rolla, Missouri to visit Lyle’s mom for a few minutes. We left home at 3:00 a.m. and traveled a total of 17 hours, including stops. Mostly we were on the interstate with not much “scope for the imagination” or interesting tallies. We were off the main road…
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Road Trip to Indiana
Lyle and I are headed to Indiana this weekend to host the Sonlight booth at the Fort Wayne Area Homeschool Resource Expo this Saturday, May 16. We’ll be driving to this event. Maybe I can post some pictures along the way, though we won’t have a lot of time for sight-seeing.I know! I can keep tallies! That’s always fun. I don’t know…
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Outside of Fairbanks
For our day off today, we drove out into the country. Our first stop was the Alaska Pipeline. I learned that the reason it is above ground is because the oil is warm (about 100 degrees F) as it flows through the pipe. The ground, however, is frozen permafrost. If the pipeline were buried it would thaw the ground and…
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Denali Viewpoint South
The second “sight-seeing” stop of yesterday’s road trip was at the Denali Viewpoint South. It involved a short uphill hike for the best view. I wasn’t too sure where it would take us, so I asked some ladies coming down if the hike was worth the view. They assured me that it definitely was, and that I was almost there.…
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Talkeetna, Alaska
On our road trip today we enjoyed a detour to the little town of Talkeetna. Tourists that we are, we decided that it was a quintessential Alaskan town. We walked down the street lined with authentic log cabins… …whimsical buildings… …and even a yurt! I would have liked to try this coffee shop, but it didn’t seem to be open…
