October 12, 2024 After a one-week break with no activities, we picked right back up the following weekend for a trip to southeastern Iowa for the Villages of Van Buren County Scenic Drive Festival with Craig and Sue.
Category: Trip Report
Albuquerque
September 15 – 29, 2024 Welp, this is it. After four months on the road, our Summer Tour winds down with a quick 12 days in Albuquerque, followed by three days’ drive home. Most of what we did in Albuquerque are the same things we always do, but I’ll go through them anyway, starting with…
Cave City, Kentucky
August 25 – September 13 After a wonderful day in Salem, Massachusetts, we made the rest of the lengthy drive to Cave City, Kentucky, through some of the most beautiful country we’d seen up until that point. And I sure did feel fall coming.
Rail Explorers, Bluegrass Division
September 8, 2024 Rail Explorers is a company that utilizes disused railroad lines, outfitting them with large, electric-motor-assisted pedal cars that can seat two or four. They have six locations throughout the US including in Cooperstown, New York, and Boone, Iowa. When I found out there was a location near our stay in Kentucky, I […]
Echo River Spring and Sinkhole Loop Trail, Mammoth Cave National Park
September 2, 2024 After a whirlwind start to the long, three day weekend, Ash and I woke up early on Labor Day and headed over to Mammoth Cave National Park for an early morning hike.
Lost River Cave Boat Tour and Nashville, Tennessee
August 31-September 1, 2024 I didn’t even know about the Lost River Cave until we passed a billboard advertising its presence on highway 70 on our way to the AirBnB in Kentucky.
Dixon Cave, Green River Bluffs, and River Styx Spring Loop
August 30, 2024 After two nights of terrible sleep, I finally got a full night of uninterrupted sleep. I woke up refreshed Friday morning so I decided to take Ash for a hike at Mammoth Cave National Park.
Salem, Massachusetts
August 23 Brandy and I had briefly discussed swinging through Salem, Massachusetts, on our way from Maine to Kentucky. The plan was to leave Maine on Friday, August 24 and spend maybe an afternoon in Salem before moving on. Well, between being bored and being uncomfortable in our AirBnB in Maine, we decided to leave […]
Acadia National Park
August 17, 2024 We only had two events worth posting about in our brief time in Maine. I will be covering our entire stay on this post, but the bulk of it will be spent talking about our trip to Acadia National Park.
Stockbridge, Vermont
July 7 – August 9 The next long-term stop on our massive Summer Tour saw us spend 33 days in Stockbridge, Vermont.