Are you tired of words and ready to actually see the Smokey Mountains? We are. Join us as we view the beauty. This is the only national park we’ve been […]
Travel With Us — At Your Pace

We’re a couple in our 70’s who love to travel and find new and interesting places. Come with us and experience places you may have visited, places you never knew existed, and places you’d love to go to, At Your Pace.
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Now we’re in Montana following the Corps of Discovery as they go upstream on the Missouri River. We’re starting at Discovery Point where the captains have to choose which river to follow. As they go paddle through the Missouri Breaks, which we would only have been able to see if we were on a few days boat ride, they go past the town of Fort Benton where we spent a number of days. We spent some time along the 5 great falls and then enjoyed spending time in the Great Falls Interpretive Center. We had been told that this was the best interpretive center so far along the Missouri River, and we agreed.
As mentioned in part 1 of our southeast swing, this past summer Hallmark Channel filmed a movie in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Some of it was filmed in […]
The “Gem Capital of the World” is actually right here in Franklin, NC. The hills and mountains around here are filled with all kinds of gem stones from quartz to […]
We had planned on staying in Franklin for 4 days, but with problems with the toilet and the sink, we were here for 7 days. Ants started joining us as […]
Visits with Susan in Raleigh are always a delight. (She was my roommate before I met Barney.) Again we stayed at the state fairgrounds campground, but had to leave by […]
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I did not realize his (JD) home was intact after Katrina.
I learn a lot from you.
Thank you.
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Does that map mean you have never been to Nebraska or Idaho?!? Praying for safe travels…
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Wonderful that you’re “back on the road” and seeing so many places that show our rich history in the USA. We are blessed to live in such an amazing land.
We also love touring and have recently been to the Great Lakes area around Montreal and Northern NY. Perhaps we’ll see Door County WI in September. You definitely inspire us!!
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