I spent an unnatural amount of time this week watching the Hurricane Flo attack on NC as presented by The Weather Channel.  Therefore, this 1880 Train post will be brief.  I am heartsick at the flood damage done to New Bern.  This exquisite town and the many kind friends that we made there last winter […]

Starving from our lunch-free afternoon at the Reptile Gardens, we arrive early for the Ft. Hays Chuckwagon Dinner and Show.  Ignoring our rumbling stomachs, we kill some time perusing the old timey village here.  A South Dakota mystery perplexing Storm and I since we took the back road to Roughlock Falls is finally solved in […]

For a fun Saturday night diversion, Sherry signs us up for the Fort Hays Chuckwagon Dinner and Show near Rapid City.  We have an afternoon to kill before the show so we decide to visit the Reptile Gardens.  I have very few close reptile friends and have mixed feelings about this touristy and popular attraction. […]

The fake waterfalls in the animal viewing areas at Bear Country make me pine for a few plummeting cascades au naturel.  The scenic drive along Spearfish Canyon offers trails to several such falls.  Ready for an adventure, we pack a lunch and take a dusty dirt back road to Roughlock Falls.  While a lovely display […]

Our friend Michelle recommended that we visit Bear Country, U.S.A. while in the area.  Our VIP passes equate to free admission so we have nothing to lose but a few retirement hours.  As we begin our first Jeep “safari”, signs posted along the zoo driveway warn us to keep our windows up.  I assume wild […]

I love that in Spearfish almost everything is within walking distance of our RV.  In fact the Shriner’s parade this Saturday comes within a block or so of passing in front of the RV.  Storm and I are fans of Shriner’s parades, but we learn from this one that not all Shriner Parades are alike.  […]