Today we came from a different direction. We could see Mount Lassen rising above the horizon from even further away today. As you get closer to Lassen Volcanic National Park, the scenery seems serene. Our first hike today was on the Bumpass Hell Trail. It is a fairly steep passage. The views on the hike […]
August 21, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 5 – Lassen Volcanic National Park Read More »
Today we are going to tour a more active volcano site. You can see the volcano from miles away. Especially when you are driving on straight roads again. We arrived at the park with no traffic. That is, until we got to the entry gate. We waited almost six minutes for the first car to
August 20, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 4 – Lassen Volcanic National Park Read More »
Driving in the west is different from driving in the east. Straight roads are everywhere in the west. You would think that would make it easier to drive. It does not. Straight roads can be hypnotizing. You really need to maintain your focus. We did not have any particular problems driving. It is just different
August 19, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 3 – Crater Lake National Park Read More »
On our flight to Portland, we sat next to a very nice lady who had previously lived in Portland. She was headed home to visit with her family. She had recommended a breakfast restaurant called Gravy. We followed her advice. We had a great breakfast. The servings were so large, we were glad we only
August 18, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 2 – Salem, Oregon and Some Driving Read More »
This trip began either very late at night or very early in the morning depending upon your view of time. It is about 3:45 am. We are waiting for our taxi to show up for our early morning flight to Portland Oregon. No matter how well you plan, things do not always work out. Our
August 17, 2022 : Trip 7, Day 1 – Flying to Portland Read More »
We spent the night in Frankfort Kentucky. We will not visit the capitol today because it is closed on Sunday. We will instead enjoy a drive through the mountains of Kentucky. Mountains means a different thing east of the Mississippi. The trees and the mountains are still fun to observe. We got to use some
June 19, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 37 – The Drive Home Read More »
Our final capitol tour for this trip was the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. The carvings on the outside of the Capitol wrap around the building. In front of the Capitol is a statue of Thomas Jefferson. The man for whom the city is named. The inside of the dome is very ornate. The artwork
June 18, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 36 – Jefferson City, Missouri and Some Driving Read More »
We visited the Capitol in Lincoln Nebraska this morning. It is very different from all the capitols we have seen so far. The Capitol in Baton Rouge is also a tower. Still the Nebraska Capitol is quite unique. The base of the building is a large rectangle. It is filled with long hallways that have
June 17, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 35 – Lincoln, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas and Driving All Day Read More »
Most of today was spent in the car on the road. We drove half way across Colorado and most of the way across Nebraska to get from Denver to Lincoln. Much of the travel looked something like this. We continued to see wind turbines as we crossed both states. We also saw lots of cattle
June 16, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 34 – Drive to Lincoln, Nebraska Read More »
Today is our last day at Rocky Mountain National Park. It is also our last national park on this trip. Today we will be driving across the top of the Park from east to west. Then we will head east toward home. Our first stop on the cross park tour is the Horseshoe Overlook. The
June 15, 2022 : Trip 6, Day 33 – Rocky Mountain National Park and Denver Colorado Read More »