When I started my last post looking back at all the door photos I’ve taken over the years, I was surprised that I hadn’t posted anything since arriving back in Raleigh last October after a couple years out west! Since that time, I’ve been to Florida and back and to West Virginia and back. I …
In downtown Wall, South Dakota, The thing I liked the most was the grain elevator at the end of the street. I was not impressed enough with Wall Drugs to even take a photo. it’s just an over hyped, over priced shopping destination. I stopped into Mitchell, South Dakota to see the famous Corn Palace. …
I rode the 1880 train from Hill City to Keystone in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I didn’t take any photos on the train but shot lots of video later. I will add a link to the final video in a couple days. The engine you see here can pull 7 cars up the …
Before leaving Glacier NP for Yellowstone, I went to see the Hungry Horse Dam on Montana’s Flathead River. The local residents are very proud of the dam and 30 mile long reservoir which creates a recreation mecca for camping, fishing, and boating. I spent the night at Lake Alva Forest Service Campground on the first …
With directions from a local and some google satellite scouting, I drove out 25 miles of dirt roads from Winchester Idaho to a point overlooking Hells Canyon. I stayed at Winchester Lake State Park about 35 miles SE of Lewiston. I went into town and got caught in a hail storm! Once I arrived in …
I haven’t enjoyed a drive lately as much as I enjoyed the drive from Boise, Idaho to Lewiston, ID. Leaving Boise on ID-55, almost immediately you are into the mountains, driving along the Payette River. You start at 2500 feet and climb to a plateau at 5500 feet where I camped at Cascade Lake. Headed …
While staying in Provo, I took the FrontRunner Commuter Train to Ogden, Utah for their Golden Spike celebration. Check out my video here https://youtu.be/pVVcSpyiZxU.