In 2016 Iowa ranked first in the US for corn production with Iowa farmers harvesting 13.5 million acres of corn (2.7 billion bushels). So even though it was our first time in this state, it was no surprise to us …
Over the past few years, our boating season has been getting shorter and our RV season is getting longer. And this year was no exception! While we are torn about leaving New England early and missing out on the best …
Yes, yes, this post is way past due! Here we are back in RI and I’m still writing about what we did during the last leg of our trip back in April! If I remember correctly, I had the same …
Not leaving quite as rich as we hoped from our diamond digging experience at Crater of Diamonds State Park, we continued our journey. Since we had already been to both Hot Springs and Memphis (see Memphis Part 1 & Part II posts) on our way …
Diggin’ for diamonds? Can’t say that that activity has ever been on our bucket list of things to do! But when our friends, Nancy and Betsy (RV-A-GoGo) suggested that we meet up with them at Crater of Diamonds State Park in …
Did you know that Texas has a “Grand Canyon”? If you didn’t, you are not alone – we didn’t either until we arrived in Amarillo! Located in Canyon, TX, Palo Duro Canyon State Park was about a 40 minute drive from the Oasis …
Taking I-25 from Route 66 RV Resort in Albuquerque to Santa Fe would be the shortest and most direct route. But that didn’t sound like much fun! Instead, based on the recommendation of an Old Town Visitor Center staff member, …
So where did Route 66 take us after we left Holbrook? Why, to New Mexico – Albuquerque to be exact, a city that has been on our bucket list for some time now, primarily because of the International Balloon Fiesta which …
The Wigwam Motel, quirky rock shops and cement dinosaurs. Yep, these are a few of the former Route 66 landmarks at our next stop near Holbrook, AZ, another town bypassed when I-40 was constructed. One of these landmarks gained renewed …
“I’m a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, and such a fine sight to see.It’s a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin’ down to take a look at me” Do those lyrics ring a bell? If they do, …
