Never Too Late To RV

27/06/2024

Today's laugh: You have been awarded "Financial Aid"

$13,240.00 in "Loans" is NOT Financial Aid! I need 10 more credit hours for my B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice. I am 78 years old. I have been paying taxes that support educational institutions for over 50 years. I am carrying a 3.9 G.P.A.

I realize investing in someone of my age is not the best use of educational funds but come on! At least be honest.

27/05/2024

I will say "Thoughtful Memorial Day" as a greeting today. Always remember "Freedom is Not Free"

17/05/2024

The trip from High School (17 years old) to recently was a long one. I'm hoping to get past my COVID and glide into the remainder with grace. Working on my B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice with 10 credits left to complete. Should finish with the 3.8 G.P.A. I am currently carrying. It's never too late to improve your life.

12/05/2024

Happy Mothers Day to the woman who gave me life and the woman who shared her life raising me. Both are gone but not forgotten. Happy Mothers Day to the women in my life who are also Mothers. It's the most important job in the world. Have a wonderful Day........

10/04/2024

I wish I still knew as much as I did way back when I graduated High School. I still marvel at the experiences I've had over the 60 plus years since the one on the right! The people I have known, loved, (step)fathered, let-go-of, kept. They have all taught me things. If you are one of them, thanks for the journey. If you are not, there is still time :-)

31/03/2024

Dang! The only sweet thing I found this morning is Tina! That's O.K. Bunny..... That's all I need :-)

07/02/2024

Who has made 78 trips around the sun? This guy has! So grateful to those around me who have helped me through some rough times. It is hard to grasp that number. Youth slips away with a whisper. Glad to still be here.

23/06/2023

Good info!

Skip the crowded parks and go backpacking on these lesser-traveled trails instead.

12/06/2023

Great info!

09/06/2023

Great info!!

With more free time and warm weather, many travelers set out to national parks in the summer. Here are the best national parks to visit during the season.

22/04/2023

Absolutely brilliant idea!

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24/11/2022

Happy Thanksgiving , God bless you all!

06/10/2022

LOVE ARIZONA!!!

Daydreaming. 🏜
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22/08/2022

Yes!

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” - John Muir

11/08/2022

WOW!

Early camper van, with Chris Dibbin.

09/08/2022

Love Arizona!!

Daydreaming. 🏜

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09/08/2022

Back in the day....

Roadside camping (with a great auto-tent), 1920.

03/08/2022

23/07/2022

Good info

As a public service, I offer an easy ID point that I learned in college. It’s amazing how many people don’t know how to identify poison ivy on their property and differentiate from other benign species.
Please see three leaves, central one is serrated or jagged. On both edges. Two adjacent leaves are smooth facing central leaf and serrated only on outer edge. That’s your dead giveaway.

22/07/2022

17/07/2022

What's for dinner?

Recipe Here: https://therecipecritic.com/hobo-dinner/
These delicious filled hobo dinners are perfect for cooking a mixture of carrots, potatoes and your meat all in a foil packet. It is fun to make and an easy dinner option for the summertime!

14/07/2022

The Going-to-the-Sun Road opened Wednesday morning for 2022 summer visitation. Visitors will need a $2 pass to access the road.

07/07/2022

Moraine Lake, Canada 🇨🇦 🍁

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29/06/2022

(Heads Up!) Beartooth Highway (US-212) partially reopened with nighttime closures

After repairing damage caused by the recent record-breaking flood event, the Beartooth Highway (US-212), located east of the park’s Northeast Entrance between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, partially reopened June 28.

This partial reopening includes 23 miles of the Beartooth Highway beginning at the US-212/WY-296 junction to the Beartooth Ski Hill parking lot.

Travelers will need to turn around at the ski hill parking lot due to flood damage on the remainder of the highway.

The towns of Cooke City, Montana, and Silver Gate, Montana, remain open for visitor travel.

Temporary road closures due to winter weather can occur any time on the highway given its high elevation. Stay informed about local weather conditions.

Plan ahead. Nighttime closures will resume within this partially reopened roadway at the Pilot Index Overlook east to Beartooth Lake Campground.
- Closures will be in effect from 7.p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Thursday. There will be no closures Friday through Sunday.
- This is a hard closure and traffic will not be allowed to pass through during these times.
- Closures will be in effect through mid-October and are necessary to allow for ongoing highway construction.

Check the Montana (https://www.511mt.net/) and Wyoming (https://map.wyoroad.info/wtimap/index.html) departments of transportation websites for road updates and status throughout the summer.

29/06/2022

(Heads Up!) Man gored by bison in Yellowstone; Always stay more than 25 yards (23 m) away from bison

A 34-year-old male from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was gored by a bull bison near Giant Geyser at Old Faithful on June 27.

The male was walking with his family on a boardwalk when a bull bison charged the group.

Family members did not leave the area, and the bull bison continued to charge and gored the male.

The male sustained an injury to his arm and was transported by ambulance to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.

This incident remains under investigation, and there is no additional information to share.

Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild and can be dangerous when approached! When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give it space. Stay more than 25 yards (23 m) away from all large animals - bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes - and at least 100 yards (91 m) away from bears and wolves. If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in proximity.

This is the second reported incident in 2022 of a visitor getting too close to the animal and the bison responding to the perceived threat by goring the individual. Bison are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans.

Learn more about safety in the park, including how to behave around wildlife: https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm

Photo: Bison and visitors using the boardwalk at Fountain Paintpots (this photo is not of the specific incident described above).

25/06/2022

After evaluating Going to the Sun Road this week, park officials have determined the road will not fully open by the 4th of July holiday.

Unprecedented winter snows and late spring snow storms slowed plowing progress on Going to the Sun Road this spring. Park officials are working to determine a new "no sooner than date" to help visitors plan. Until the full length of Going to the Sun Road is plowed and open to traffic, the west side vehicle closure will remain at Avalanche Creek and the east side at Jackson Glacier Overlook. Plow crew progress updates are available on the park's website: http://ow.ly/x3f250JH5Q8

23/06/2022