Monthly Archives: July 2017

Through

Posted on July 28, 2017 by merlinjr01

Debbie Smyth at Travel With Intent posted the One Word Challenge: “Through” for this week. Below is my offering.

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Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge

Posted on July 28, 2017 by merlinjr01

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge National and State Parks offer many options as to which way to go–or even “if to go!”

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Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Anything with Numbers on It

Posted on July 27, 2017 by merlinjr01

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Numbers: Anything with Numbers on It The following images are in response to Cee’s challenge. Traveling is a good way to accumulate numbers. Here are several encountered on a recent trip. This is the … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week – Pony Express Rider

Posted on July 26, 2017 by merlinjr01

The “Photo of the Week” is back…at least for a while. There are several Pony Express Rider silhouettes along US 36 through Missouri. This highway roughly follows the route of Pony Express riders. Between April 1860 and October 1861, the … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Encounters

Posted on July 23, 2017 by merlinjr01

Animals we saw on our trip. Special to: Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be One of the things I was looking forward to on our trip was seeing, and hopefully photographing wild creatures. There were limited spotting opportunities … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Photo Challenge – Yellow

Posted on July 20, 2017 by merlinjr01

Posted in response to Cee’s Photo Challenge – Yellow. Photos were taken at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky during the very first day of our 21-day trip to Utah and Wyoming and back. This was our very … Continue reading →

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Our Final Day of Pop-Up Adventures

Posted on July 18, 2017 by merlinjr01

Wall Drug, The Badlands National Park, and the Minuteman Missile Historic Site Day 19 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be Visiting the Badlands of South Dakota was never on our “radar.” Chatting with neighboring campers at the … Continue reading →

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Mount Rushmore National Monument

Posted on July 17, 2017 by merlinjr01

Day 18 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be In addition to Devils Tower, I also insisted that we include Mount Rushmore in our return itinerary—another place I had never been. Getting There I had done some research, … Continue reading →

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To Devils Tower National Monument, and Beyond

Posted on July 16, 2017 by merlinjr01

“Beyond” is Custer, South Dakota Day 17 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be Ever since I first saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind, I have wanted to visit Devils Tower in Wyoming. So, when we were … Continue reading →

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Cody to Moorcroft, Wyoming – A Travel Day with Discoveries

Posted on July 14, 2017 by merlinjr01

Day 16 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be Throughout our trip, we planned our daily distance goal to allow for contingencies—weather, traffic, or distractions (really attractions!). Moorcroft was selected as today’s destination for two reason: (1) it … Continue reading →

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