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November 26, 2017
When we drove to Vancouver we were surprised to learn that the Canada border guards were not so kind. We then drove to our hotel. Nothing much happened, but we did go to the pool and watch TV as well as, like always, do homework. That night we had very good Asian food. The next […]
November 24, 2017
In Hilo, Hawaii, on “The Big Island” we went to a national park called Hawaii Volcanoes, we went and saw the volcano from an observatory overlooking the crater. We got Junior Ranger badges there, we had to work hard for those badges as they were our last ones! We got to see a movie about how […]
November 2, 2017
We house-sat for a family house on Whidbey Island while the owners went on vacation. The owners actually built their house with their friends. One of the owners is a painter and a car repairman. They have a dog named Sophie – we loved her. We took her for long walks along Grandpa Tree Trail […]
September 25, 2017
The house on Harstine Island, WA was awesome! We discovered there were Nerf guns in the closet and many many many stuffed animals, I’d say about one-hundred, some were even home made which was cool. The house also had sooooo many rooms: a huge living room, two bathrooms, three bedrooms a hammock and a porch […]
September 18, 2017
Craters of the Moon was a very interesting place. We went to a visitor center that offered another “junior ranger” badge. To earn one you must complete various activities in a book. We already have six of them and one patch, so technically seven. One of the things we had to do to get our […]
September 18, 2017
After leaving Little America, we were driving north to Wilson, WY where we were staying near Grand Teton National Park. When we were at the University of Wyoming Geological Museum in Laramie, a local had mentioned to me that there was a great stop on the way called Fossil Butte National Monument. So we added this […]
September 18, 2017
We arrived at Little America, WY (pop 68) after a moderate in from drive from Boulder, CO. We added the Boulder stop as Kyle and I needed a travel vaccination booster and I decided to get us all vaccinated for Japanese Encephalitis. It is extremely pricey but I just decided the risk would prey on […]
September 11, 2017
Southwest Wyoming and Utah were very interesting, we saw many great sights, for example we saw Flaming Gorge Dam and what was cool about that was there was red rock and sand caused by iron. We got to see a video on how the dam was built: it took five years and it was very […]
September 7, 2017
After a brief stop in Boulder, we headed west. On a recommendation from friend and colleague Tobi Anderson, who grew up in Wyoming, we booked a few nights in Little America, WY (population 68). I had said I wanted “Americana and kitsch”, so that was the target! It’s also near an amazing natural area just […]