We are in Lander, Wyoming and we decided to check out Sinks Canyon State Park. The Popo Agie River flows through the park and it is quite turbulent! I was a little nervous walking over it on this suspension bridge: James enjoyed the bridge …

I was sad to read about the passing of Franco Dragone. So many of my favorite shows in Vegas were Dragone shows! My absolute favorite was the Wynn's Le Rêve (The Dream). I attended a conference alone in Vegas a few years ago and went to thi…

We love visiting hot springs! We decided to drive over to Saratoga, Wyoming to enjoy the Saratoga Hobo Hot Springs. These hot spring pools are free and open 24 hours a day 365 days a year! Since we were visiting in the summer, it was nice t…

James loves finding dog toys when we walk or visit dog parks. These "found" toys end up being his favorite toys! In Georgetown, James would love to walk past the tennis courts and collect any stray te…

When we are on the East Coast of the United States, I don't seem to have any allergies. But as soon as we arrive in dry states like Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah, I tend to start sneezing! And the…

I know it's hard to believe, but James really is a lap dog. You have to get past the 65 pounds of squirming poodle and the long legs flailing in all directions but after that he's pretty cuddly. If yo…

We are back at one of our favorite places in South Dakota - Angostura! It is really hard to get a waterfront spot at Angostura but we managed to get a waterfront spot and an end spot! We really love looking out over the lake. We had a cute …

We love camping at Vermillion Lake in South Dakota! There is a large campground at the main entrance to the park. But if you head to the east side of the lake, there is a smaller campground with quite a few waterfront sites. And the waterfr…

Sioux Falls has so many public spaces that we love. One morning we decided to go walk around Falls Park on the north side of downtown. Then we headed to another park just south of downtown to see the David statue replica. James has also see…

We hit 222,222 miles on the FJ. And it's running great still. I ran into an FJ fan at a Costco gas station recently and he couldn't stop talking about how Toyota makes a 1,000,000 mile engine. Well I guess we're going to find out. 😁 It was …

I had a 1979 Scout and it was great. Funny that it's such a classic car now but of course none of us knew it back then. It was the first to market for what we now refer to as SUVs. It was followed by the Chevy Blazer and the Ford Bronco wit…

In the middle of South Dakota along I-90 is a place called 1880 town. It is a fun breaking point along the long windy drive across the state. We decided to check it out! There is a large indoor area with lots of props from Dances With Wolve…

It was a cold and windy summer day in South Dakota and we decided to drive around Badlands National Park. The boondocking area in Badlands is really amazing! You pull up to the edge and that is your spot! You can spot two RVs on the left: Y…

The grounds at the capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota are beautiful! There is a large pond with a walking path around it and a few different garden areas. This was a water feature at the Veteran…

We decided to take a road trip to Pierre to see the capitol building. Our GPS told us to take some paved two lane roads but I was looking at the map and decided a dirt road would be much more fun! We drove through miles and miles of farmlan…

Isn't that the craziest set of clouds and a rainbow? I'm so glad I had my phone while we were walking James so I could take this photo! While in Belvidere, South Dakota, we saw rainbows every night. And usually they were double rainbows! It…

It is another beautiful summer day in the Black Hills of South Dakota so we are driving the Custer Wildlife Loop! Time to get back in the car - we see buffaloes! We found a lot of buffaloes in Custer during this drive around the Custer Wild…

I really enjoy swimming and soaking in natural springs - especially when they are hot! I saw there was a mineral spa in South Dakota called Moccasin Springs. It is in the town of Hot Springs so we decided to go and check it out! This is the…

It's amazing what you can order online now. I guess I always thought you needed to go into a tire shop and just take what they had in stock when you needed new tires. But not anymore, and it was a great experience! Let me walk you through i…

We love Custer State Park - the mountains, the forests, the lakes, the scenic drives and the wildlife! Custer has one of the world's largest publicly owned bison herds (bison/buffalo - I tend to call …