June 2-3, 2018 Billings, with a current population of about 110,000 is the largest city in the Montana and only city with a population over 100,000. Dave and his family lived in Billings from 1953 to 1956. His sister Susan was born in Billings in 1953 when the city’s population Read more…
May 31 – June 2, 2018 Casper is a city in central Wyoming, the second largest city in the state. It is nicknamed “The Oil City” and has a long history as an oil boomtown and cowboy center. Dave’s father was a petroleum geologist and when he worked for Conoco Read more…
May 20, 2018 In some ways, we’re still RV newbies, but we’ve finished our first year on the road. 10,870 total miles 51 moves 20 states, 2 provinces Easternmost point: Fort Pierce, Florida; Westernmost point: Denver, Colorado; Northernmost point: Regina, Saskatchewan; Southernmost point: Harlingen, Texas [Nuevo Progresso, Mexico without the Read more…
May 10-31, 2018 We loved our view at our campground in Denver. Mother’s Day Mother’s Day was full of love! Elizabeth and Brett introduced us to a delicious Thai restaurant. That evening Jane’s goddaughter’s husband Peter was playing at a club downtown and Dave, Jane, Elizabeth, and Brett surprised him and goddaughter Read more…
May 9, 2018 We planned our route from Oklahoma City to Denver so we could explore two things that interested us: The Fick Fossil Museum and the Mingo Geocache. We learned about Monument Rocks, about 20 miles away, and went there, too. Fick Fossil Museum Ernest and Vi Fick began Read more…
May 8, 2018 The Kansas Aviation Museum is housed in the former Wichita Municipal Airport terminal. Wichita was named the Air Capital of the World on August 12, 1927, as it had become a hub of U.S. aircraft production and design. Early manufacturers included Beechcraft, Cessna, and Stearman Aircraft. Examples Read more…
May 7, 2018 Dr. Jon Kardatzke started collecting coins when he was 16. His hobby grew and he and his wife Lorna traveled and broadened the collection. They established the Museum of World Treasures in 2001 to share and preserve the items they had acquired. Today visitors to the museum Read more…