Ah – the beautiful and historic bathhouses of Hot Springs, now a National Park Service managed area. It would be exactly 40 years ago that this area used to be my stomping grounds. As a 20 year old, I was stationed to Little Rock AFB back in 1978-1979 as my first duty station out of […]
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In retrospect, only spending a week each in Nashville and Memphis was probably short sighted as there is so much to see in these two great cities. Also, waiting until I visited both of them to write this blog was also probably a mistake as I’ve got tons of pictures and stories to share. So, […]
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Though I was technically staying in the small town of Charlestown, IN, I was a short distance north and just across the Ohio River away from Louisville, KY. It would be Louisville that was my ultimate tourist destination, but I did find some interesting things to see and do in the Charlestown and surrounding area […]
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Welcome to the RV Capital of the World! Elkhart County, comprised predominantly by the towns of Elkhart, Goshen, and Middlebury, account for 80% of all RVs manufactured in North America. That is a staggering number of RVs produced in this rural and otherwise farming community. But, given my love of RVs and the RV lifestyle, […]
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What a summer it was – spending almost two months in Michigan. Though I had never been to this state before in my life, I have certainly quickly and fully fallen in love with it. The weather was magnificent, and the sites and adventures were plentiful – including the terrific lakefront bike trail pictured above. […]
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As I work my way down the west side of Michigan, I continue to find spectacular evidence of summertime paradise. Lake Michigan is magnificent, and is as vast and enjoyable as any coastal ocean beach. Above is a view of Grand Haven State Park, on the coast of Lake Michigan and which also includes beach […]
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Alas my first two weeks visit to the north/west side of Michigan is now in the record books. There sure was a lot to see and do in this area, and its beauty and splendor was most certainly seen and appreciated. This truly is a summer wonderland with outdoor recreation a plenty. I’m glad I […]
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This would be my first trip ever to Michigan – so expectations were high. I’m certainly familiar with its reputation during the winter months as having brutally cold temperatures, and an annual snowfall more commonly measured in feet than in inches. But it is in the summer months that this place really stands out. When […]
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After departing from the the paradise that was Dandridge, TN, my next notable destination was to be Michigan. I’ll spend the better part of the summer in this state – two week on the east coast, followed by 6 weeks on the west coast. To get there from TN, I had planned two stopovers – […]
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A moon lit night as the sun falls for the day. Wow – what can I say. I’ve been looking forward to spending time at this RV resort since I made the reservations some 14 months ago. It was everything all have said about it, and more. Truly one of the best, if not THE […]
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