Lisa
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Moving on to Virginia
Thomas, West Virginia Driving through the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia is a visual treat. The smaller highways are tree-lined and the leaves are just starting to change on some trees. We couldn’t get a campsite at Blackwater Falls State Park, but stopping to see a popular waterfall there was along our travel route to…
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Hiking All Over Hocking Hills
A five-plus mile hike before breakfast? Who does that? Retired people staying in a beautiful state park with lots of lovely trails, that’s who! The Cedar Falls trail has an access trail from the campground allowing us to leave the van in our shady site. A deer family crossed our path at one point. We…
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From Buckeye Lake to Hocking Hills
Buckeye Lake Harvest Hosts with nearby places to walk are always our favorites because we can start the day right. Buckeye Lake has a wide bike path that we could access by crossing the road from Hereinafter Cocktail Tavern. There are many lovely homes along this path that get a lakefront view, but our favorite…
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The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad I-70 drive day
A quick morning walk before leaving Forest Glen Preserve took us to the very green lake and a covered bridge. Our journey on I-70 today was very hectic. There were miles and miles of construction between Indianapolis, Dayton, and Columbus. It is being made into three lanes each way, which is clearly needed, but the…
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Forest Glen County Preserve
First thing Monday morning, we arrived at the Mercedes dealer in Davenport. We had made an appointment online, but we had to wait to get “squeezed” into the Sprinter technician’s already full schedule. They were super kind and worked us in pretty quickly. It probably helped when we moved the kitties into the waiting area…
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Goodbye to Door County
After 6 delightful days in Door County it was time to head back home for more doctor appointments, ugh! Once again, we had to pull over and wait out a thunderstorm during our drive back to Iowa. Visibility was low, as we were constantly reminded by Google Maps all morning, and finally when we ran…
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Door County — Day 6
Cana Island Lighthouse Our final Door County lighthouse was the best one. Visitors have the option of riding in a wagon pulled by a tractor across the at-the-moment dry causeway to the Cana Island Lighthouse. A recent storm with strong wind took down some trees, so the woodland trails were closed, but we were able…
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Door County — Day 5
Eagle Tower The distance from our Tennison Bay campground in Peninsula State Park to Eagle Tower is exactly two miles along park roads – a perfect four-mile morning power walk. This is an impressive tower with a very long, gently sloped walkway through the trees that eventually turns back to the road. Everyone gets to…
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Door County — Day 4
Morning Walk Walking for exercise every morning is something we do at home and have continued on this trip. This morning we used a combination of the Shore Road and trails. Trails are definitely nicer, but after the second time I tripped over a root, we used the road. Trails are great for leisure, but…
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Door County — Day 3
Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouses After a morning power walk along Shoreline Road we left Potawatomi State Park to explore sites between here and Peninsula State Park, our home base for the next two days. As we drove toward Egg Harbor, we saw signs leading us to the lighthouses at the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. Sturgeon…