Travel Blog
We had a peaceful drive through Kansas farmland and small towns on Highway 54. Meade state park was a beautiful little park with a lake about the size of Green Lake. We took the 2 1/2 mile hike around the lake, then sat underneath the awning and played two games of cribbage. The mosquitoes were…
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We left Melissa and Mark’s family with heavy hearts, but knowing we had a wonderful stay. Our first stop on the way home was Fuller Farms near Eureka, Kansas, a Harvest Host location. We felt right at home with their free range chickens, geese, dogs, cats, sheep and a giant thunderstorm that blew in right…
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We took the short one-hour drive from Bennett Springs State Park to Melissa & Mark’s Missouri farm, stopping for some groceries at Walmart along the way. Having only seen the farm in pictures, the excitement was building as we took the final dirt roads that led to their 120 acre homestead. We were greeted by…
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Our last travel day before arriving at Melissa and Mark’s, was sunny and hot, 90+. It was our second time staying in Missouri, after staying at a KOA in west St. Louis last summer. Bennett Springs State Park was absolutely beautiful! The camp sites were spacious, with paved parking pads, grassy surroundings, mature trees and…
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We left Colorado early Sunday morning and listened to Mass as we drove through the countryside, a beautiful, bright blue day in what would be our first stay in Kansas. This day was all about the drive. We deviated from our original plan of taking HWY 70 and staying at a Harvest Host golf course…
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We woke up at 6am and were on the road by 7am. Karen took the reigns for the first four hours of the dark and gloomy drive. However, the clouds broke and the rest of the drive was decent, all the way to Colorado Springs. We stayed at a brand new KOA campground in…
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Day three of our journey was a “no alarm” day. We woke up to sunshine that quickly warmed the temps from the low 40’s to mid-50’s by 9am. We drove over beautiful rolling hills in eastern Montana and northern Wyoming. It was the first time Karen and I had been to Wyoming. The elevation in…
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We woke up to sunny skies, ready for our next destination, a Harvest Host location called Greycliff Mill in Montana. Our drive was long, 400 miles, 7.5 hours, through Idaho’s and Montana’s Rockies. But the weather and scenery were outstanding! Beautiful forests, green rolling hills and interesting rock formations. We drove past a historical monument,…
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We got on the road at 6:30am and the drive was pretty great all the way to Kellog. Mostly sunny and blue skies with poofy white clouds. We got some rain once we hit Idaho, but nothing major. We nursed our gas tank all the way to Post Falls so we could fill up on…
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We left for Steamboat Rock State Park on a Friday and rain was in the forecast for the next few days. It was raining hard when we left, but as soon as we crossed over the cascades into Eastern Washington it was dry and it stayed that way for the rest of the trip. Steamboat…
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