Heading to the Ferry Sunday was another beautiful day for a four-hour drive to the ferry at Mackinaw. We completed the trip, including lunch, with time to spare. We saw the cruise ship Hanseatic Inspiration on Lake Michigan and dinosaurs! Click the image to enlarge. ESC to exit. Grand Hotel After stepping off the 4:30 […]
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See the images we have captured over the last few days. We are now at Green Bay, MI and still in central time. We have managed to book a room for a couple of night at a 25% discount at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI. I have updated the Timetable page. On the road
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Billings, MT As we had modified our schedule by adding Bozeman to the plans, the trip to Billings was short; therefore, we took the back roads again. On-the-road photos We came across Prong Horn Antelopes, where Karen had to stomp on the brakes to let them cross the road. The video below of them is
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Twin Falls Today we drove to Twin Falls, Idaho. Another new state ticked off for us both. Once we checked into the hotel, we found some food as the weather was not conducive to sightseeing. We can highly recommend Jasmine, Thai Cuisine. This restaurant is a family restaurant and not from a large chain. The
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Check it off our bucket list. ✅ Friday, Yesterday was Yellowstone National Park Day. The park and Old Faithful did not disappoint. We drove and entered the park from West Yellowstone and left the park on a different route, North through Gardiner, MT to get a different perspective. Unfortunately, we did not see any Bears
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On the road for a few days We left Gig Harbor on Wednesday, today being Friday we are in Bozeman, Montana, positioned to visit Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park tomorrow. Wednesday (Gig Harbor to Spokane both in Washington State) and Thursday (Spokane, WA to Butte, Montana) were long driving days. We did have the
Being on the road After leaving Park City, Utah we had a couple of driving days of four hours or so. We have been in four states (Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) in four days. It’s amazing how the landscape changes and you can see this in our photographs. Considering the amount of snow these
Sunrise Lodge As we mentioned in the previous post, we are using our points of various types. This is an HGV property and has an elevation of 6900 feet. Karen, thankfully, is not suffering from altitude sickness here. This slide show has photographs from around the Ski Resort. Even though the place is closed for
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A Ski Resort (Out of Season) You may think that Brian Head in Utah, a ski resort and lodges, is a strange choice of location, especially for those of you that know Karen, who hates the cold and loves the sun! On this road trip, we are trying to be frugal and not spend $’s
Catchup As we mentioned in the last blog, family (Sister-in-law and brother-in-law) joined us this week so it was a busy time since they had not been to Las Vegas or the Grand Canyon. So, what did we do? Capo’s This was a really cool restaurant and speakeasy. The building itself on the outside had
