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Dinosaurs, Deadwood & Dog Walks

The big city of Rapid City (population of about 80,000) provided us with a few good day adventures. Aside from the convenient WaldoMart...

Kay Helberg

Jun 17, 20213 min read

"My Hometown..." (sing it Bruce!)

Our final stay in Nebraska before heading into our "new home state" was a two night stay at Chadron State Park. Even though I am waaaayyy...

Kay Helberg

Jun 17, 20215 min read

No Man is an Island

5/18 Typing while driving from Valentine, NE to Chadron, NE and changed from the Central time zone to Mountain time zone. My brain is...

Kay Helberg

Jun 7, 20212 min read

My Catch Up (not ketchup) Post

Ok, I am really sorry for having fallen so far behind. I finally beat the damn computer/wifi/hot spot/photo/incompetence bug that was...

Kay Helberg

Jun 7, 20213 min read

The Happy Visit

So once I was able to comprehend that my beloved sister and my beloved friend (and former roommate) had DRIVEN across the country in a...

Kay Helberg

May 31, 20213 min read

The Birthday SHOCKER!!

On May 7th we settled into Lewis & Clark State Park in Onawa, IA. As most of our reservations were made in March, we had chosen a park...

Kay Helberg

May 30, 20213 min read

The Farming Life

May 6, 2021 (continued...) We left the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa thinking that this state had provided me with my one perfect...

Kay Helberg

May 24, 20213 min read

WooHoo...IOWA!!

I couldn't believe how excited I was to cross route 20 into IOWA!!! This was a state I had NEVER been to before and I was giddy with...

Kay Helberg

May 20, 20212 min read

An Eye-Opening Experience!

5/4/21 Today was travel day. We got thrown off of Rte 20 in the Gary, IN area due to a detour where the police blocked off the road and...

Kay Helberg

May 8, 20212 min read

Back in the day...

5/3/21 Today we visited the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, IN. This was one of those token stops where we were going to be in...

Kay Helberg

May 8, 20212 min read

Bigfoot & new family

5/2/21 We left our beautiful state park and drove west on Rte 20 to our first KOA campground, Hogback Lake in Angola, IN. A very large...

Kay Helberg

May 8, 20212 min read

"Whatever You Want!..." (i.e., I'm a lucky girl)

4/26/21 Those were my hubby'w words when making breakfast this morning. This on-the-road-thing has pretty much elicited that response...

Kay Helberg

May 2, 20212 min read

A little Wine and a Song!

The weekend of 4/23/21 landed us in Vineyard lands! Two Harvest Host stays: one highlighted by a wonderful blues singer and another by a...

Kay Helberg

Apr 28, 20213 min read

Niagara Falls & the English Language

4/22/21 So - retirement is apparently inspiring a whole new language! Yesterday, while driving along Rte 20 in New York, I made up a new...

Kay Helberg

Apr 27, 20212 min read

"We're not in Kansas anymore Toto"

4/20/21 Nothing earth shattering, but I did in fact say that out loud when we had to be careful to avoid a woodchuck running across the...

Kay Helberg

Apr 26, 20212 min read

Wine, beer & baseball (and relaxation)

4/20/21 Just had a wonderful 2 night stay at The Rustic Ridge Winery in Burlington Flats, NY. Their wine label is made nearby at a local...

Kay Helberg

Apr 26, 20212 min read

Off we go adventuring...

4/17/21 First we stopped by for more hugs at Karl's sister's house, where Gwen & George tried to sneak in the truck to accompany us! And...

Kay Helberg

Apr 17, 20211 min read

In "your own backyard"

4/16/21 We couldn't start our Rte 20 adventure without taking in a landmark that I had never visited before - The Naismith Memorial...

Kay Helberg

Apr 16, 20211 min read

"Only in New England"

4/16/2021 So last Saturday, April 10th, our beloved and wonderful neighbors threw an outdoor (socially distanced) farewell party for us....

Kay Helberg

Apr 16, 20212 min read

First Adventure = Rte 20 across the country

BECAUSE WE CAN!! U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) goes from Kenmore Sq. in Boston, Massachusetts all the way to Newport, Oregon....

Kay Helberg

Apr 14, 20211 min read