Before I share what I learned about the underground tunnels in Portland and other gritty details of the early days, I must share how I got myself to Portland on the day of the tour. I’m quite impressed with myself. Portland’s Public Transportation I arrived at the previous two Portland tours—the food truck tour and […]
This post is about the Columbia River Highway but I want to start by sharing information about the RV park where I stayed as requested by readers. I found an RV park just off the Columbia River Highway which was convenient despite the fact I wasn’t a big fan of the park itself. Where I […]
Last week I shared my discovery of a few fantastic free adventures in Dubuque. This week I want to share my visits to two Dubuque museums. As best I can tell, I visited half the museums in Dubuque, a community of 60,000. Mathias Ham Historic Site It’ll be no surprise to longtime readers that I […]
One of the things I love about the RV life and traveling is the way it breaks my own stereotypes and preconceived notions about a place. I mentioned this in my visit to Texas. I expected one stereotypical thing, but found a much richer, fuller, more nuanced place. Texas, it turns out, isn’t all cowboys […]
Last week I shared the history of the Battle of Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin, as well as my visit to the battlefield at Spring Hill and the Rippavilla Mansion. If you haven’t read that, click here to do so. It’ll put today’s post in context because today is about my visit to […]
During my time in Middle Tennessee, I visited three different historical sites that were historical because of their role in one of the fiercest battles of the American Civil War. The Battle of Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin were part of a series of battles between September 18 and December 27, 1864 called […]