Today, we took another trail that leads to falls, this time at “Judge C.R. Magney State Park”, where our RV is parked. This one had quite a bit more elevation change, some was just sloping terrain, but also Claudette counted that one section that had over 125 steps, close to the falls, themselves. The first… Continue reading More falls
A twofer day: Grand Portage State Park and Grand Portage National Monument
Today, we had two back-to-back activities. First we stopped at the Grand Portage State Park and did a short hike to the High Falls. A fun fact about that Park is that it is along the Pigeon River which also happens to be the international boundary between Canada and the USA. Below is a picture… Continue reading A twofer day: Grand Portage State Park and Grand Portage National Monument
Duluth, Minnesota
This is the second waypoint stop, on our way to Grand Portage National Monument, and hopefully as well, Isle Royale National Park. We got to add the second of 11 new state stickers on our maps planned for this trip. After setting up, we ventured out to visit the Lake Superior Maritime Museum. This was… Continue reading Duluth, Minnesota
Chippewa Falls, WI
Nothing special here other than this is our first waypoint stay that is a one-nighter. We try to avoid these, but sometimes we need to split-up the driving distance between two points we want to visit. Not much that is noteworthy, other than to mention that we were lucky to be able to book this,… Continue reading Chippewa Falls, WI
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin
We have been admirers of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural style, and have previously visited several properties that he designed. Turns out that Taliesin is where he worked most of his life, not Chicago as we thought. It is a huge property, and we took the 4-hour estate tour, with about half the time spent in… Continue reading Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin
Driving in Traffic
Sometimes the best-laid plans don’t go as intended. Our goal when we left Indiana Dunes National Park’s campground was to hit the road around 9:30 a.m., hoping to avoid Chicago traffic. Well, that didn’t happen. Our slide-outs wouldn’t close, and we couldn’t figure out why. The solar batteries were sitting around 40%, so we didn’t… Continue reading Driving in Traffic
Indiana Dunes N.P.
Well I guess we should have expected that on the east coast. Another National Park that is set in an urban environment…3 weird facts: there is also a State Park of the same name, and the National Park wraps around it; in between the N.P. campground where we stayed, and Lake Michigan, there is an… Continue reading Indiana Dunes N.P.
Dry Camping
We are at CG#4, inside N.P. #2 – Indiana Dunes National Park. This one is also in a urban environment, and a one-hour drive from Chicago, just along the southern end of Lake Michigan. National Park campgrounds typically have no hookups whatsoever, and this is one of them. Mostly tent campers and small RVs, but… Continue reading Dry Camping
Chateau Winery And Vineyard
Today, we are in the Toledo, OH area, but we already visited two years ago during our summer trip to Michigan. So this time, we decided to go to a nearby winery. We had a relaxing time. We “wine tasted” 8 of their wines, and then we purchased one bottle of the one we preferred,… Continue reading Chateau Winery And Vineyard
Planning, scenic route and bad luck
Any trip requires various phase of planning. The final phase is always route planning to our next destination. While the program I use chooses a route for me, and I use its estimates for the higher level planning, the night before we move on, I like to consider what my actual options are. Within an… Continue reading Planning, scenic route and bad luck