May 23, 2018 - The Side of History We All Should Be On!

This is what our country should stand for! This is what WILL make the U. S. great again! Jets chairman Christopher Johnson says he'll pay any anthem-related fines for Jets players Despite the institution of a new policy requiring players to stand during the national anthem and imposing fines for any that don't, no New York Jets players will be paying any fines. Team chairman Christopher Johnson, who is acting as the owner while his brother, Woody Johnson, serves as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, told Newsday on...

May 23, 2018 - AT Hike Days 94 - 98. Duncannon - Hamburg PA 70.7 miles

5/19. Stealth. 1165.7 17.8 5/20. Stealth. 1184.6. 18.9 5/21. Stealth. 1204. 19.4 5/22. Port Clinton 1218.6. 14.6 5/23. zero Hamburg This section was notable for the crappy trail conditions. We expected rocks in PA - and got them - small rocks, jagged rocks, rocks that apparently were planted with their sharpest edges sticking up just to hurt hikers feet, boulders, unstable rocking rocks, etc. BUT, unluckily for us, the incessant rain also created rivers of mud mixed with the rocks. For 4 solid hiking days, a miserable trail. The icing on...

May 23, 2018 - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

We are on the road again. We originally planned on leaving after Memorial Day. We decided to leave early and spend Memorial Day Weekend in Ohio with my cousin. John starts the day with a doctor’s appointment. He gets an A+++. His weight is again down and his bloodwork is perfect. We are good to go. We take our time making last minute preparations, hooking up the trailer and talking with our tenant and neighbors. We are on the road by 11:00. Circling Philadelphia is my least favorite part of the trip. The roads are terrible and there is...

May 23, 2018 - Mackinaw City, MI

Tuesday Night, May 22nd 11 pm International Dark Sky Park - Headlands of Mackinaw City Dark sky parks are places where you go at night to see the stars more clearly as there is no white light all around the area. You park away from the viewing area and walk to it without any white light. We arrived at 11:15 pm and after a few minutes we had our night vision and the stars just popped out! There was a half moon overhead which cast enough lights to see shadows, but we were happy to view 2 planets and a plethora of stars by sitting with our...

May 23, 2018 - WE are ok!!

Thanks for all of your messages of concern! We have simply been way up in the mountains out of range of cell service and of course WiFi! We crossed out 3 passes and I am really tired tonight! Having a day of rest tomorrow so will fill iin all the blanks!! Lots of reading ahead! Thanks again everyone! I am still amazed at how so many are enjoying our trip as well! Thanks for your support! I love you all!

May 23, 2018 - Leaving Claxton

We have been here in Claxton for almost 8 weeks. We are still waiting for construction to start on our house in Fort Mohave, AZ. The county permits are still processing and might be ready the first part of June. But in the meantime I found out that I have a bone spur and a piece of wire embedded in my big toe on my right foot. So surgery has been scheduled for this Friday May 25 in Woodstock, GA. We will be departing for Adairsville, GA in the morning and will be staying at Harvest Moon RV Park. I have us schedule there for two weeks for...

May 23, 2018 - Moving Out

Considering all of the running around the last couple of days, I feel lucky we left home at about noon. The big drama today was Ringo. He knows where we getting ready to move back into the rolling house and makes himself scarce. We looked in all the usual places but no Ringo. We brought out his food, but that still wasn't enough to bring him out. I got out the flashlight and started to look in the nooks and crannies around the house and finally spotted him under a chair in the downstairs bedroom or junk room. As I started moving boxes to...

May 23, 2018 - East Glacier

Another beautiful day greeted us as we arose Wednesday morning. After a breakfast of shrimp and scrambled eggs we set off on a day of sightseeing. Since we had viewed much of the West Glacier area we decided to venture east and see what the East Glacier area had to offer. Our guides on the boat last night had indicated that the east side got more snow and was some cooler. We agreed with him. It was almost as if there was an invisible line between the two sides. Spring was well on its way in the West and winter was just beginning to lose its...

May 23, 2018 - Orientation for all at 4H

Date: May 23, 2018 Weather: rain mostly all day Temperature: start 40º High 52º Wildlife count: Year List: 321 Birds: We obtained and prepared refreshments for the orientation today at the 4H building downtown. The morning was mostly discussion from our biologist, refuge manager, and law enforcement. A group of us had lunch at the New York Sub shop and walked around the block in the drizzle. The afternoon was reports from various partners of the refuge, including a delightful presentation by Becky of the Teton Raptor Center. We were...

May 23, 2018 - Last of the scheduled Doctors appointments

Tuesday morning was my time at Arkansas Urology. Appointment at 8:30 a.m. Standing in line we discovered we were standing by our favorite Aqua Hot tech..Lloyd. We started to visit and SHAZAM...it was our turn to check in. Then back to our pod to wait. We got back to a room faster than we expected. I got to see Iris, since Dr. Mooney was not available. He has not been available for 10 years. But, I like the PA's better anyhow. Check up, X-rays and ultra sound and we were done. Then off to breakfast. LaMadelines was waiting for us to show...

May 22, 2018 - The Night Before

This has been a hectic week in preparation for our trip. Winnie has been at the shop getting some repairs including replacing the exhaust headers, a new windshield wiper motor, oil leak repairs, and a few other odds and ends to get ready for the trip. The last time Winnie was in the shop in late March, a rear body panel was damaged when one of the mechanics was sweeping snow off the roof before bring it into the shop. He was on an aluminum step ladder that collapsed and took out the body panel around the rear wheels. Fortunately the guy...

May 22, 2018 - Uniform pick-up and Fish Hatchery

Date: May 22, 2018 Weather: some sun, some rain Temperature: start 38º High 64º Wildlife count: Year List: 321 Birds: Today was our first day of orientation. We helped Natalie with preparation of both paperwork and uniforms as the volunteers came in to sign forms and pick up their uniforms – it all went well. After lunch, we enjoyed a tour of the FWS Fish Hatchery, learning lots – we toured with the biologist. We shopped for the refreshments for tomorrow’s orientation event at the 4H building here in town. Dinner was a green salad and...