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Springfield MO
09-29-24 to 10-28-24 We had thought Columbia MO was a potential target for moving to. Everyone we talked to in Columbia pointed us to Springfield as having better weather and living conditions. While in Springfield we joined the YMCA. We used the rooms for practicing our dance, did laps in the pool, played racquetball and… Read more
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More Kitties too…
05-2024 to 09-2024 Doran and Nandi continue to teach us how to manage cats. They let us take them out on walks in local parks and spend all day keeping the humans active, which is tough on a nocturnal creature. Nandi has future plans for extending the ceiling platforms across various open spaces. Doran wants… Read more
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Columbia MO
09-22-24 to 09-29024 Columbia MO was a target of our travels as a potential place to live. Before getting to Columbia, we spoke with many native Missourians and learned that the weather is better in Springfield and it is a little bit bigger city. (Next travel post) While in Columbia, we biked 20 miles round… Read more
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Kansas City MO
08-22-24 to 09-22-24 Kansas City is always thought to be in Kansas, but is a split city, with the more modern half being in Missouri. We stayed in Lees Summit, a suburb of KC, just east of it. We drove across Kansas in a single day, and had a blowout just miles from the Missouri… Read more
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Rocky Mountain National Park
08-15-24 We spent a day driving and hiking in Rocky Mtn Natl park. The vistas are breathtaking and awe inspiring. Rocky Mtn Park covers 265,897 acres with over 300 miles of hiking trails. We drove the 50 mile Trail Ridge Road from Estes Park to Grand Lake and back. We hiked a variety of trails,… Read more
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Loveland Sculptures
08-09-24 Loveland is famous for having over 350 sculptures around the town. 178 of them are in the Benson Sculpture garden. This all started when Robert Benson donated a large portion of his estate to the city for use as a wild life refuge. In 1984 a group of 5 sculptors and other citizens developed… Read more