This Adventure Called Retirement
The travels of David and Mary.
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- Day 37: Tuesday 29 April 2025 – Cincinnati OH to Outerbanks NC
- Day 36: Monday 28 April 2025 – Merrillville IN to Cincinnati OH
- Day 35: Sunday 27 April 2025 – La Crosse MI to Merrillville ID via the U-505 National Historical Landmark
- Day 34: Saturday 26 April 2025 – Rapid City SD to La Crosse WI
- Day 33: Friday 25 April 2025 – Miles City MT to Rapid City SD via North Dakota
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Having been on the road for over 5 weeks, we decided to make the 701 mile trip from Cincinnati to home in one day. The weather was perfect for driving, with warm weather and partial sunny skies. We set out on our drive through Ohio into West Virginia. The landscape changed from the rolling farmland…
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After a long and busy Sunday we took an easy drive from Merrillville IN to Cincinnati OH to visit with my second oldest, Astrid, and our grandchildren, Ash, Killian, and James. After seeing their new home and talking for a while, we went to dinner at Texas de Brazil. Killian had seen it several times…
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We woke up early Sunday morning to get to an early Mass and continue our drive East. We went to Mass at Saint Patrick’s Parish in Mauston WI which was on our route. A beautiful church build in the 1850s. Following Mass we resumed our drive from Wisconsin to Chicago through the rolling hills and…
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We considered a possible attempt to see Mount Rushmore before starting our drive, but the weather Saturday morning was worse than Friday night – fog, rain, and dark clouds. Reluctantly we set out for a long drive east on Interstate I-90. The winds in South Dakota were high and buffeting, proving to be a challenge.…
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We finally made it to North Dakota! In all of our travels together over the past nearly 48 years this is the first time we have stepped foot in North Dakota, the last of the 50 United States for us to visit. We did intentionally make a route north from Wyoming into Montana and then…
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This was our day to see the magnificent Grand Tetons! Despite criss-crossing the country many times on military moves we never made it to this particular National Park. In the morning from our hotel it appeared that the day was partly sunny with some clouds, but we could not see the Teton Range from Jackson.…
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We departed La Grande OR under clear blue skies. About 25 minutes south we passed a sign on the road that stated “45th Parallel – halfway between the Equator and North Pole”. This is the first time I’ve seen a sign like this though I know I have crossed that parallel several times in my…
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We originally planned to leave Salem early Tuesday morning to begin our trip back to North Carolina. However, we altered our plans when AJ and Soyer asked us to join them on a hike at Silver Falls State Park about 30 minutes east of Salem. Silver Falls is famous for the number of astonishing falls…
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We have two children living in Oregon: Emily recently moved to Salem while AJ and Soyer have been living in Portland for about six months. We planned to meet with both of them, but AJ was not available on Saturday so we spent the day with Emily exploring Salem, the capitol of Oregon. We began…
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After a delicious breakfast with George and Kathleen we said our goodbyes and began our trek north to Oregon. Rather than fight the LA traffic we chose to take I-15 through Cahon Pass and then across the high desert through Palmdale to Bakersfield, then up through the San Joaquin Valley via Route 99. Once again,…
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