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August 20, 2017

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packing up and almost ready to go 8/11/2017

Here we go, this is a first, both the trip out west and blogging. We are hoping we can keep this record going and keep it interesting along the way. We encourage all to be interact with the Blog! Suggestions welcome.. Randy and Cindy's epic adventure begins now! Home sweet home will be ready for us when we return.

Yellowstone closed part of the park while we were there. We thought there might have been an accident or a similar type of incident. Later we found out that it was due to too many visitors and the park could no longer accommodate the crowds. Yikes! I came here to see nature not crowds! there must be other beautiful places to see, and we can try Yellowstone agin after the Eclipse crowd thins out. For our third day in Idaho we decided to strike off and see the Idaho country side. Good choice. We wanted to head in the direction of Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. Off we go following the less traveled side roads. The first 30 plus miles took us through rolling hills with sage brush and accompanying us on the route were about 500 bikers. They were in all shapes and sizes pedaling their way across the country side. It looked like a well organized fund raising event. When we finally came to a stop sign we realized we had taken ourselves probably 40 mile away from the dire...

Traveling notes

Wednesay, August 23, 2017 The trip has been a lot of driving to reach destinations. The car is filled with snacks and beverages to fill our boredom hunger pains. But with indulging in snacks and beverages pit stops are required. The best part of pit stops are the people. The people who live and work in all the small towns we have traveled through. While on a dock on the shore of Lake Huron in Canada we met a couple who had spent their life raising a family while he worked in the mines. In Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario we asked the keeper of the locks about the fee for the various boat traffic which travels through the lock. He replied that people had paid enough for their boats so the trip through the lock was free. In Marquette, Michigan we talked with a local family that had stayed in Bath, Maine durning their 2017 summer vacation. They chose Bath to be a central location for visiting areas in Maine. Gray hair also opens a lot of conversation with other retirees. A couple at the...

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