Winging It

Branson Trip 2013 – Part 1

April 16, 2013
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/ By tom

Instead of a short shakedown trip with our new travel trailer, we dove right into an 1100+ mile round trip to Branson, Mo. We had never been there so, when I found an opportunity to get RV driving instruction in Branson we decided to make a week out of it. There is a red barn […]

Smoky Mountain Thanksgiving – 2012

November 29, 2012
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/ By tom
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The day before Thanksgiving, Georgia and I left Illinois for the mountains of Tennessee. That first day we drove to Shelbyville, Kentucky where we spent the first night. There was plenty of traffic on that traditionally heavy travel day but no major backups so it was a pretty easy trip. Thanksgiving morning we got an […]

Trailer Shopping

November 19, 2012
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/ By tom
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Our tiny travel trailer is tucked away for the winter but camping is still on our minds. We have been spending time at RV dealers looking through every trailer on their lots. We haven’t definitely made up our minds to buy a new one but we are seriously considering it. When we bought our 15 […]

Our New Chevy Silverado

October 12, 2012
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/ By tom
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We did it! We bought a 2013 Chevy Silverado 2500HD pickup for more towing capacity. We tried to choose a vehicle that would not only meet our current needs, but would also accommodate a larger trailer if we buy one in the future. On the other hand, we didn’t want to go overboard with more […]

MSU vs ND

September 19, 2012
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/ By tom

Georgia is a Michigan State alumnus and she has been wanting to return to the MSU campus for a football game for a while now. This past weekend, the Spartans were playing Notre Dame so we decided to go. We made the drive to East Lansing on Friday for the game on Saturday. Saturday morning […]

Second Trip With New Trailer

September 6, 2012
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/ By tom

We took advantage of the long Labor Day Weekend to return to Lehman’s Lakeside RV Resort where we were seasonal campers for over 10 years. This time we were there as weekend campers but, at our request, were given an RV site in the seasonal area. It was good to meet up with old friends […]

Alaska 2012 – Part 5

August 11, 2012
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/ By tom
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Arctic Circle On Wednesday morning we were again up very early. We had to be at the Northern Alaska Tours office by 6 AM for a road trip to the arctic circle. It was too early to get breakfast so we each just grabbed a muffin by the front desk of the hotel. Then one […]

Alaska 2012 – Part 4

August 9, 2012
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/ By tom

Denali National Park We left Anchorage Sunday morning on our way to Denali National Park. We would be spending two nights there which was one of the main reasons we picked this particular cruise tour. After one stop at the Alaska Veterans Memorial, we arrived at the Denali Visitor Center in the late morning. Georgia […]

Alaska 2012 – Part 3

August 8, 2012
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/ By tom
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Hubbard Glacier Our last full day of the cruise portion of our cruisetour was a sea day with a stop at the Hubbard Glacier. We started out by watching the approach to the glacier from our balcony. The captain first turned the starboard side toward it so we were able to get a very good […]

Alaska 2012 – Part 2

August 7, 2012
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/ By tom

Icy Strait Point Icy Strait Point at Hoonah, Alaska was our second port of call and the only tender port of the cruise. We had a whale watching trip booked so, after an early breakfast, we went to the Aurora Theater to wait for our tender group to be called. The ship was anchored close […]

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