From Reveille to Raindrops

Morning starts early at Cheyenne Mountain – since it’s a military installation, they have reveille at some early hour that was either 6:30 or 7:00 – I was still asleep, so I’m not quite sure.  After the standard parade of dogs went by (always true in RV campsites), we embarked on a hike on some

On the road again, in RVG and on bikes

We finally pried ourselves out of the house and into RVG.  We’re a bit out of practice, so it took some time to get organized and get her provisioned.  But we’re off on our next adventure.  Of course, before we left, Liz had to go on a bike ride (a mere 16 miles) and I

Boston to Boulder in December 2021

After Liz’s experience driving home alone with Tristan last year (when he wailed much of the way across the country), it was clear that reinforcements were needed, so we planned to travel together, leaving as soon after Christmas day as the weather allowed.  (RVG behaves like an elephant on rollerblades on slick pavement.) We packed

Recapping the last several months before we hit the road again!

We left Minneapolis midday on August 29 after Andee and Joan walked around nearby Lake Harriet and Liz scoured town for a Sunday New York Times, then made the short trip to Big Cedar Lake, Wisconsin, to stay with our friends the Rushers (Cindy Rusher being one of Liz’s Olympic teammates). We tucked ourselves into

Back through Nebraska, from West to East

We’re on our way back to Boston, the van full of cats (both Izzie and Tristan), Colorado gin and peaches (to deliver to friends along the way), and everything Liz needs for the fall.  We timed our departure to avoid rush hour in Boulder, which meant there was enough time in the morning to pick

Rest, restoration and a premature return home

The next morning was my first opportunity to indulge my “find a cool coffee shop in a remote town” habit.  The nearest town to Lake Mac is Ogallala, Nebraska, home to “Slow Lane Coffee Shop,” a woman-owned business.  Indeed, it was just what I was looking for – a sweet little place with good lattes

The Pontoon Boat Adventure: Up the lake without a ladder

Our pontoon boat didn’t actually arrive at our campsite until 8AM, thank goodness.  We hadn’t quite realized how big the boat was, but you’ll see in the picture below that it dwarfed our van.  Clearly we were supposed to have at least 4 people and multiple dogs in the boat, and we felt a little

The redneck Riviera

Monday we lazed around, had a leisurely breakfast, read the Sunday funnies (see image of Liz lazing below) and finally took off from Cowpoke Rd. in the late morning.  Our destination for the first two days of our trip was Lake McConaughy  (the last syllable is pronounced “HAY”), a huge reservoir in northwest Nebraska, not

From Van Gogh to cowpokes

Our vacation started with a trip to the immersive Van Gogh exhibit that seems to be traveling everywhere this summer.  Actually, I think there are two such exhibits dueling their way across the country, confusing everyone.  At any rate, the one we experienced was in an old airplane hangar at the Stanley Marketplace in Denver. 

“Breathe”ing in Hayes – and getting home

While we could have stayed in Salina for my work call, we realized that would waste several hours of driving time and at this point, we were really eager to get home to Boulder.  So I searched for a town about 1-2 hours west of Salina that would be likely to have a coffee shop