Photos

Parking at Sam's Club in Niagara Falls, Barb on the upper Hudson River in the Adirondaks.

Bill at Niagara Falls, the crowd in our blue bags on the Maid of the Mist approaching Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls.


Pogo and me at Niagara Falls, Barb and Scott Belknap at the start of the Masabi Trail in Grand Rapids, MN, and new friends Ray and Linda St. Clair at Van Wert, OH.
O.K., here are some photos from our past week...

Beautiful New York State

Here we are in beautiful Lake George, NY! The day started out badly - we boondocked on the grass at a boat ramp access site and it rained most of the night. You guessed it - we couldn't even get out of the mud in 4-wheel drive - AAAARRGGGHHH! A tow truck came to the rescue and we were off, if a bit later than we planned. The skies have cleared and the rest of the day has been great! We toured the Sarasota National Historic Park and saw battle sites from the revolutionary war. Beautiful scenery and a history lesson, to boot.
Yesterday, we spent the afternoon at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown - fascinating stuff for an old baseball fan like me! If you have never been and you are even a "sort-of" baseball fan, it is worth the time. The town is full of beautifully restored and maintained homes and stores. The Otesega Hotel and clubhouse at the Leatherstocking Golf Club is stunning! A beautiful 4-storey brick mansion with over 100 rooms.
Prior to that, we spent a day and evening at Niagara Falls and were very glad we did - the ride on the "Maid of the Mist" was awesome! They take you right to the base of Horseshoe Falls; the falls are on three sides of the boat and it feels as though you are nearly under the water. Very wet ride, but spectacular! We had a New York-style deli lunch, that even my New York-born brother-in-law would have approved! MMMMMmmm! We waited and waited for them to illuminate the falls in the evening and it was worth the wait - very dramatic!
Tomorrow we will drive into the Adirondack State Park before heading to Vermont and New Hampshire. Will post photos when we locate the card reader ;(

Escapade

Greetings from Van Wert, OH! Where?!? We are at an Escapee's rally called an Escapade and we were relieved to learn that we are NOT the youngest ones here. We are attending seminars on many useful topic such as "Improving your WiFi Experience" and "RVing in Alaska" and "Solar Panels and Electrical Circuits", etc., etc. We have experienced our first rain since we started our tri on 9/1. Otherwise, we are having a great time and learning a lot. We have met some fun folks and have seem some eople who can barely walk, yet they are full-time RVing !!! We will be here until Monday morning and will then be headed to Niagara Falls, searching that part of the country for Lebanon bologna. Hope that all is well with you...

We're back in the USA after a wonderful trip to Canadian parks and the Royal Tyrell Museum. The museum has an elaborate display of dinosaur skeletons and a tremendous amount of information about paleontology - we spent three hours there and could have spent even longer, but info overload took effect! We are currently visiting a former Missoula All-Maggot friend of mine, Scott Belknap and his wife Jeanne in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Having a wonderful visit and remembering our misspent youth. Beautiful part of Minnesota - everyone lives on a lake or across the street from one. Here are some photos from Jasper and Banff parks and one of Bill and T. rex -

Canadian Travels

Greetings from Jasper National Park! What can we say - incredible, spectacular mountains all around!! We heard the elk bugling from our camp site last night and saw "mouflons sur la route" (bighorn sheep on the road) today. Bill spotted a big, fat black bear eating grain under the rail cars in the town of Jasper.
We spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Wells Gray Provincial Park in B.C. We watched chinook salmon jumping in the falls and waled to several towering waterfalls. We camped by the river and enjoyed the sound of the water as we slept.
So far, the weather has been beautiful and tomorrow we are heading to Lake Louise and Banff National Park. I can't believe we don't have to go back to work next week!!
Love to you all - Barb and Bill