9/23/15 to 10/6/15   (17,200 miles)       Our visit to Aunt Yvonne and part of her family was good, as always. We had dinner with Jeff and Marilyn, joined by Abbi, Noah and Kate. Evan was ill, so he and Ryan stayed home. We enjoyed dinner and visiting with the family. It was our … More And Home Again

9/12/15 – 9/22/15 (15,422 miles) Gus is recovering from the departure of Viky, although he has stopped sleeping in our bedroom and begun sleeping under the breakfast table that converted into a bed for Viky. We drove from Breckenridge to Greenwood, Nebraska, on September 12. This was an unremarkable trip except that Stephen banged his … More Chicago

9/1/15 to 9/11/15 (13,300 miles) On September 1, we left Colter Bay to drive to Rock Springs, WY. This was a long drive through unremarkable landscapes. Stephen drove and everyone else read or napped. On Wednesday we stopped at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area on the Green River. It is spectacular scenery, and we were … More Engaging with the English

8/24/15 – 8/31/15 (12,027 miles) We arrived at the Sunrise Campground in Bozeman on Monday and were immediately made comfortable with both the campground and with the city. Maryjo, our host at the campground, answered question after question and provided coupons for various stores where we needed things. She told us about the Tuesday evening … More Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

8/19/15 to 8/24/15 (11,217 miles) The next few days were all about driving a long way with not so much to see. Much of the scenery was wheat or grass fields, but sometimes one must just deal with whatever to get from point A to point B. Whitehorse, our first stop, is the capital of … More Back to the Lower Forty-eight

8/10/15 – 8/19/15 (8,760 miles) Returning from Anchorage along our now familiar trail, we stayed again at Tolsona Wilderness RV and Tok RV parks. We noticed the shortening of daylight hours. This close to the pole summer days are longer than in Dallas and winter days are shorter, so it should have been intuitively obvious … More The Klondike

8/7/15 – 8/10/15 (8,260 miles)   We departed Fairbanks for Tok and stopped at an old-fashioned drive-in for lunch. The parking lot was gravel, so the carhops were not wearing roller skates, but Vladimir was fascinated with eating in one’s car with a food tray dangling from the window. We couldn’t get our lengthy vehicle … More And Back to Anchorage

8/2/15 -8/6/15 (7,334 miles) Having given up on seeing The Tall One, we drove northward to Fairbanks. Fairbanks, along with the Yukon River and Nome, was a major gold-mining area. Gold is still mined here, but the operations are much more limited and controlled than in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We started … More Fairbanks

7/28/15 – 8/1/15 (7,095 miles) Tuesday we spent most of the day in the car, driving from Soldotna to Talkeetna. Like Homer, Talkeetna is a weird small town, inhabited by artists and adventurers. Most of the attempts to climb Mt. McKinley depart from here, and the Ranger Station that approves the climbs is here. In … More The Tall One in the Clouds

7/31/15 Back to “sometimes we are the bug.” Today we managed to lock ourselves out of the trailer. We were cooking potatoes on the stove, and Gustav was in the trailer, when we arrived back from a ten minute foray to the campground office to find 1) the door locked, and 2) the trailer keys … More Breaking Bad