Wanderers in Wonder

Driving through Wyoming today we stopped at the town of Kaycee, home of Chris Ledoux. Chris was born in Mississippi. His father was in the military. While still a tyke the family moved to Wyoming where Chris’s grandparents lived and where his parents were born and raised. Chris would always call Kaycee, WY home. This…

In this Valley of the Three Rivers, the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin Rivers converge to form the Mighty Missouri. The rivers names seemed odd to me…Jefferson, Madison and what should be next? Of course, Monroe. Well these three rivers were named by the Lewis and Clark expedition. James Madison, Secretary of State negotiated the Louisiana…

Riding our bikes from the Headwaters of the Mighty Missouri into the town of Three Forks from camp and we are treated to a whimsical world of art and birdhouses. It was early so I did not stop and ring the bell. On the way back I knocked on the door to the farmhouse behind…

I will let Glacier National Park’s beauty speak for itself. Do visit soon, the Glaciers are damn near gone. Moose. Trail of the Ancient Cedars. So peaceful in the early morning. Kids…just always finding a way to go off trail! Peace…Wanderers in Wonder.

Books…we read, a great many books. Such is life when one lives on the road without the staples of American life, TV and Radio. When we cross paths with civilization to restock the pantry and fridge, we make it a point to seek out thrift stores. The books we have read get donated and we…

Worlds longest floating boardwalk…3,300 feet long, 12 feet wide, 362 boat slips in the marina the boardwalk surrounds with a 60 foot tall bridge halfway around to accommodate taller sailing boats. Lake Coeur D’Alene is actually a reservoir. Beautiful Irish sweaters, flat caps, crystal and so much more. Including… Steph’s, a friend of the owner,…

Wandering through Missoula, MT and look what greets my eyes…Charley Pride and his son. Charley was born in Mississippi in 1934. He always had a silky smooth voice. His mom gave him his first guitar when he was fourteen, just like Country legend Don Williams of ‘Amanda’ fame. Well, Charley’s first love was baseball. Between…

Amasa ‘Peg-Leg’ Everrett settled along the Baker River in 1871. He named his settlement Minnehaha. Others moved to the area to farm and log the enormous stands of trees. The Baker River emptied into the Skagit River just outside of Minnehaha allowing for the logs to be sent down river on the Skagit to the…

Little darling, It’s been a long hot drought to bear, Little darling, It feels like years since rain’s been here… We were traveling to our next stop in Coeur D’Alene, ID when the skies darkened and the fear inducing smell of fire was in the air. I90 West closed abruptly. Fortunately we were going For…

The Grand Coulee Dam was a dream of dry land farmers in North Eastern Washington from 1916 onward. In 1933 construction was approved by the administration of FDR. Originally the dam was built to irrigate farmland. Today it is also the largest power plant in the United States. Since many more Americans have been to…