Summertime: Girls' Trips and Family Gatherings

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Summertime: Girls' Trips and Family Gatherings

After we returned home from camp, I had almost a week in Pittsburgh before I headed out again for a girl’s trip with my sister Brenda and sister’s in law, Carol and Val. We have started an annual winery and shopping trip. This is the second year for the girl’s trip and we went closer to Val’s home since she had to travel the most last year. We decided to rent a cabin near Lewisburg, PA. Since Val was familiar with the area, she had a list of wineries, antique stores and artist shops to visit.

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Celebrating America's 250th

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Celebrating America's 250th

When we arrived back home in mid June, we were pretty tired from our long trip and just wanted to relax for some time at home. Well, that certainly did not last long, because we had a family trip planned for the 4th of July. For many years when our kids were growing up, we spent first week of July with Tim’s family at the camp both he and his father were members of: Baker Run Hunting and Fishing Club. It is located in Potter County, PA, i.e. “God’s Country”. This is a beautiful area in north central Pennsylvania filled with woods, streams, rolling hills and mountains and many small towns. Definitely a place to get away from it all and relax.

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Visiting the Land of Abraham Lincoln

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Visiting the Land of Abraham Lincoln

Springfield, IL has been on my bucket list since we started traveling and we finally made it there on our trip back home to PA. After an overnight stop in Davenport, IA, we headed to Springfield, IL and arrived late morning. Plenty of time to tour “all things” Lincoln, and believe me, there is quite a bit to see.

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Visiting the Land of Teddy Roosevelt

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Visiting the Land of Teddy Roosevelt

We enjoyed our time in South Dakota and didn’t really want to leave this magical place. So we decided to head northwest to North Dakota and visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This way we were staying in the Dakotas and Badlands. It was a beautiful day for a drive although it was probably the windiest day that we experienced on the trip. I was happy that the van was not a high top van during this drive. The wind was really pushing me but I was able to maintain it and enjoy the drive.

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Amazing South Dakota, part 2

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Amazing South Dakota, part 2

After 2 days of touring near Rapid City, SD, Tim needed a break. He decided to stay at the campground for a day with Trent and relax. Well, he did catch up on our laundry so it wasn’t total relaxation for him. While he did that, I decided to drive Needles Highway through Custer State Park. I knew that Tim would not like this drive with the tight hairpin turns, rock tunnels and lots of steep drop offs. I told him afterwards that the drive through Badlands National Park was kiddie land compared to this drive. Needles Highway is not for the faint of heart!

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Fun Times in the Wild West

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Fun Times in the Wild West

We had a great time visiting Deadwood and Sturgis over the Memorial Day weekend. Deadwood was very busy when we arrived early Saturday afternoon; filled with a mix of families, gamblers and many who just wanted to party. Definitely a great place to people watch.

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