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Canada, Nature, Parks & Historic VillagesLeave a comment

On The Road Canada – Day 11 -13: St. Lawrence River, New Brunswick

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 RJ Walters

Day 11 I watched the sun come up this morning over the St. Lawrence River. It was 5:00am here when that event occurred.  It turns out that the bed in our little motel room just proved to be too hard … Continue reading On The Road Canada – Day 11 -13: St. Lawrence River, New Brunswick

Canada, Cities, On-The-Road Reports1 Comment

On-The-Road Canada: Day 4-7 Ottawa

February 18, 2021March 4, 2021 RJ Walters

Day 4 We went to the Canada Science and Technology Museum before trying to check into our hotel. They had a lot of neat exhibits there and a wall of fame that had about thirty pictures and related bios there. … Continue reading On-The-Road Canada: Day 4-7 Ottawa

Northeast, Rural/Small Towns, Unique Places & ThingsLeave a comment

Nantucket

January 21, 2021February 11, 2021 RJ Walters

Nantucket is a tiny island off the coast of Cape Cod Massachusetts. It takes about two hours by ferry to get to the island. While we were living in New Jersey for four years we visited the island because my … Continue reading Nantucket

Creativity, Rural/Small Towns, Something Else, Unique Places & Things, WestLeave a comment

Antonito Colorado – Cano’s Castle

January 7, 2021February 3, 2021 RJ Walters

Let me say up front that Colorado and New Mexico are two of my favorite States to visit. They have so much history including Santa Fe, Fort Bent’s Historic site, Ouray, and Mesa Verde National park. I have been to … Continue reading Antonito Colorado – Cano’s Castle

Historical, Midwest, Parks & Historic Villages, Rural/Small Towns, Something ElseLeave a comment

Bishop Hill – IL

December 31, 2020January 7, 2021 RJ Walters

Bishop Hill, IL – A Lutheran Community Bishop Hill, which is located in central Illinois between Peoria IL and Davenport IA. It is a small community of about 200 people but has well preserved history as a once thriving Lutheran … Continue reading Bishop Hill – IL

Books & Other Travel Srcs, Camping & RV Travel, Famous People, My Heroes, Something ElseLeave a comment

Travels With Charlie

December 31, 2020January 7, 2021 RJ Walters

By featuring this book as its own post I think I have made it abundantly clear how it has influenced me during my traveling life. I originally read this book in 1962, soon after it was published and have re-read … Continue reading Travels With Charlie

folk art, My Heroes, RJs Favorite Places, SouthLeave a comment

Woody Guthrie Center – Tulsa OK

December 26, 2020March 4, 2021 RJ Walters

Woody Guthrie has been a hero of mine since the 1960s when I fell in love with folk music. Woody was one of the original performers in that genre. He became popular during the Great Depression of the 1930s. I … Continue reading Woody Guthrie Center – Tulsa OK

Midwest, MuseumsLeave a comment

National Railroad Museum

December 17, 2020January 30, 2021 RJ Walters

I was definitely impressed with the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay Wisconsin a few years ago. My in-laws are in that part of the country so I have been to the area many times. I don’t know how I … Continue reading National Railroad Museum

Historical, Reenactments, West1 Comment

Rendezvous – Fort Bridger Wyoming

November 19, 2020March 4, 2021 RJ Walters

Even as a young kid I imagined that I once lived as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains. No, I’m not a Shirley MacLaine type who remembers all my previous lives, it was more about the fascination of living … Continue reading Rendezvous – Fort Bridger Wyoming

Historical, Midwest, Reenactments, Special InterestsLeave a comment

Mississinewa 1812

September 28, 2020March 11, 2022 RJ Walters

I spent much of 2019 traveling around the country to reenactments. It was surprising to see the best one of that year within 200 miles of my home. The Battle of Mississinewa took place in 1812. This was a time … Continue reading Mississinewa 1812

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