So Busy, it gets hard to find time.

 Hi all

Almost 2 weeks since I posted and we have been busy.

Friends, family, well you know the story.

We left Minnesota and made our way to Beaver Dam, WI 

to spend time with long time friends and their family.

They had a great place to stay, on a farmstead just behind their daughters home.

Made visiting real easy and comfortable.

A little drinking, a lot of eating and some great times with them.

Finally met some of their grandkids, such a wonderful time.

Visited wineries, distillery and just some general sight seeing.

Mostly just relaxed and enjoyed the company.

From there we went up to Door County for the week, Monday thru Friday.

Wineries, breweries, food and hiking. 

Makes everything seem perfect and the crowds were tolerable. 

Tried a couple of wineries.

A brewery and a "fish boil".

Good show and the fish was pretty good too!

And lots of good views along Lake Michigan.

The hiking trails to some of the viewpoints were interesting on their own.

Our Door County campsite, lots of good isolation until our last night, then a few neighbors.

After Door County we moved on to Millie's Niece's family on a dairy farm.

So nice out in the country with family.

Kids are great with lots of activity and just fun to be around.

Roasted hotdogs, made smores and learned a bit about dairy operation.

Aaron even found time to take me out to shoot a few targets.

Saturday afternoon they took us out to the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.

Click and learn a little here. Horicon NWR

Fun with the family.

Watching each other's back!

Pretties in the marsh.

Nice walk on a floating boardwalk out into the marsh,

saw a few birds, waterfowl and very few other people.

Great scenic views.

Ended the day with grilled steaks and potatoes.

Wonderful day and loved getting to know the kids.

Make your day great

Tom and Millie

Back On the Road Again

 Hi All

Well 2020 has provided us with many new challenges, among them figuring out how to travel in our RV. We have decided to not get too far from home and visit some areas we have not been before. We hope to be able to call this the Autumn Changing Leaf Tour. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota then home, maybe even before the snow flies.

Of course this means we may have to spend much more of Winter at home. It will be fun to have more time watching Josephine grow and help the kids out with home projects. We will have to make the most of it until we can, hopefully, head out again later in the Winter.

So on with the travel.

First stop is Maple Springs Campground near Preston, MN and meet up with my "cousins" Ken and Muriel for a few days. We have been sightseeing, checking out brewery's and enjoying some local cuisine.

Sightseeing is fun with Ken, he knows all the great attractions that are not in the tourist brochures. Everything from Chimney Rocks to the Spotted House and the Drive Through Barn.

The old bridge at Chimney Rocks.

Dunning Springs.

Dunning Spring.

Saturday night in Spring Valley.

Drive Through Barn.

We also spent time at Maple Springs around the campfire, lunch with cousin Joanne and a walk along Forestville Creek.

So far it has been a great start to our 2020 Fall Big Adventure. 

Stay tuned for more to come, and enjoy joining us on our travels. 

See you Round the Bend!

Tom. Millie, Pancho and Lefty

Home and self isolating!

Hi all
We made it home!
From Johnstown we drove to Gibbon, NE
and stayed at a State Recreation Area.
First night we had a neighbor, couldn't see them, but they were there.
Second night was all ours.
We stayed the two nights due to wind and rain.
Second morning we had a great sunrise and the Sand Hill Cranes.

Migration time and thousands stop there on the way north.

Millie challenged me to do 6 more great photos on our trip home.
OK, they are photos, great not so much, and 2 are after we got home.
I hope she will be OK with my slacking off.

One more night on the way home and that was a truck stop.
Nice and quiet for a good nights sleep.
Monday home and on a beautiful day.

Couple of nice days here at home,

then Ma Nature decided it wasn't spring yet.

So now we are just waiting for the snow to melt
and spring to really arrive.

Make your day great and stay well.
Tom and Millie

Johnstown, CO

Hi all
We are here, safe and sound, self isolating
and "moochcamping" at my sister's place.
Colorado just issued a Stay at Home order starting 3/26.
We are leaving 3/27, because of weather timing, and hope to be out of Colorado by that afternoon.
Only advantage I can see is the order is for Colorado residents.
Which we are not,
so we hope to continue going home and spend our quarantine there.

No photos today and may not get many between now and home.
We will check in as we proceed.

Stay home, stay healthy and practice social distance.
Tom and Millie

John Martin Reservoir, Colorado

Hi all
I have been lazy and enjoying the sunshine, and walks with my lady
and the Boyz, of course.
This is a great site to do the social distancing.
There is about 20+ campers here and maybe 100+ campsites.

All by reservation and it looks like we all planned to do some distancing.
Mostly even spaced around the park.
Everybody is friendly with a wave and a "How ya doing".
All from a distance.

Families with kids and all look like they know how to enjoy the outdoors.
No virus passing here, except maybe among your own family.

On the trip here from the Amarillo area
we stopped at a rest area with these babies.
There were no others visible in the area and not sure the geology.

Checking out the dam and reservoir area yesterday.
And the storm that just grazed us with a little rain overnight.

The sunset and abandon buildings this evening.

Great place to "hole up" for a few days or more.
I also would bet it is a busy place during the summer season.

Stay safe, keep your distance
and make your day great.
Tom and Millie