Author Archives: Marsha Brecht

Custer, Rushmore, and Crazy Horse

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

I have upgraded my blog editing program, so now you should not be seeing any advertisements and I should be able to insert little videos.  Let’s see how well this works. Up at the crack of dawn, we were off … Continue reading →

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The Badlands of South Dakota

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Leaving Al’s Oasis this morning we continue west, leaving Central Time Zone and entering Mountain Time.  South Dakota is a very flat state. The eastern half is mostly cropland. We some big corn fields, and some sunflower fields. Now as … Continue reading →

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Al’s Oasis, South Dakota

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

After a quiet night in Worthington, Minnesota, we continued our trek west into South Dakota. It warmed up to around 80 degrees and was sunny most of the day, a good day for a drive. We drove 200 miles. The … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again!

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Beginning our third year of living full-time in our RV! The majority of our summer was spent parked on old family farm property in Minnesota. Since most of our relatives are from this area there were several family gatherings to … Continue reading →

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We’re Back!!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Back to our home state, that is.  Good old Minnesota, where we will spend the summer. I most likely will not be blogging (almost) daily throughout the summer unless we do something really cool. For the most part we will … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Bound

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We have left New Hampshire and have been heading toward Minnesota for the last few days. It’s been very windy, and we’ve had periods of rain, and road construction. Sight seeing is not on our agenda this time, just heading … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire and Maine

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

It’s too early for most RV parks and campgrounds in New Hampshire to be open for the season. However, there are a few that have seasonal customers who have been here all winter. Circle 9 Campground is one, and it is only … Continue reading →

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Mohegan Sun Casino

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We’re still kickin’.  I did say this is an “almost” daily diary. Last weekend was spent visiting our daughter, Teresa, in New Haven, Connecticut. Almost all RV parks in CT are not yet open for the season. But we were … Continue reading →

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Hersheys Chocolate

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Done with Washington DC for now (we will be back) we left Greenbelt Park and drove north to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Patty, a high school classmate of mine from Jackson, Minnesota, who lives here now, came out say hello. Talk about … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossom Parade

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Back again to Washington DC for the Cherry Blossom Parade. Getting there was easy enough on the train and we only had to walk a few blocks to get there. The first thing we saw was some cherry blossom inflatables. … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossoms in DC

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

The last few days have been windy and cool and rainy. But today was to be a beautiful sunny day, and it did not disappoint. We went to Greenbelt Station and took the Green Line into DC. We got off … Continue reading →

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Washington DC

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We took the Metro train into Washington DC today to visit the nation’s capitol. We have been here a few times before but it’s so interesting and there is so much to see we’re going back for more. Our first … Continue reading →

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Move to Greenbelt

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Since Cracker Barrel was kind enough to allow us to stay the night in their parking lot the least we could do is go in for a good breakfast before we hit the road. Apparently many of the Canadians in … Continue reading →

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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Our plans are to stay in the Walmart parking lot in Front Royal, Virginia, tonight. They told us we had to park in the far back lot but that was filled with commercial 18-wheelers so we went to the Cracker … Continue reading →

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Moving North

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Still slowly creeping north on our way to Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms. We’ve heard about how beautiful it is there at bloom time and we want to witness it for ourselves. Because of the harsh winter weather … Continue reading →

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Hungry Mother State Park, Virginia

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

It’s been raining the last few days so we haven’t done much at all, just drive a little, wait a little, drive, and wait. Today was much less rain and we have now crossed the Tennessee border into Virginia. Tonight … Continue reading →

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Nashville, TN

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

I guess we came too far north too soon! Our plan was to explore Nashville today, and we gave it a good try. It snowed, and it blowed, and it was cold. The high temp today was 35-40 degrees and … Continue reading →

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Natchez Trace Parkway. Done!

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

We’re almost finished with the Natchez Trace Parkway. Our first stop this morning was at the grave site of Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark explorers. This is the location where he died and where he is buried. Next … Continue reading →

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Natchez Trace Parkway

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

Our trek up the Natchez Trace Parkway continues. Milepost 308.4 Cave Spring. A natural cave. A sign there talks about how sink holes are formed. Milepost 308.8 Bear Creek Mound. Another Indian mound. This one was built between 1400 and 1600. … Continue reading →

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Tishomingo State Park, MS

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Marsha Brecht

I would not call this a sunny day; the sun came and went all day long. But the temperature did reach 72 degrees, which was nice. Tomorrow is supposed to bring some rain and storms so today was our day … Continue reading →

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