HappyTrails

Flanagan very much at home in PA

Sports car rallyists

In the 60's my parents were enthusiasts. Here they are in a winners photo.

Anyone love caves?

I saw this post on the National Parks blog about a special tour (for free) at Mammoth Caves in Kentucky.  I thought I'd share.  I find some great information at the National Parks blog. (sometimes I disagree with their posted "point of view."   In any case, this opportunity is available if you happen to be in that part of the country.

Mammoth Cave free tour day

In other news, we will be leaving the Yellowstone area soon and I must admit I'm ready.  The weather has been good but it's starting to feel like fall.  We will head on over to the west coast for DRs appointments and that pesky last storage unit issue.  

I must admit that as much as I love my many months in the RV traveling like a vagabond,  I'm kind of missing the Florida house....well, the patio.  The pups love it too.

The BEFORE

 
 The REDO

The NEW 

 
  Clancy and Gracie LOVE to hang out on the screened patio.

Where ever you are or are traveling we hope you're having a great time.  

Happy Trails! 

He's ready to hit the road

Update on our travels to the National Parks

My posting has been spotty due to poor (or no) internet. Last I posted we were in West Yellowstone at the most expensive park we've ever booked.  Besides having a slanted site that was unsuitable to sitting outside and the WiFi was horrible.  The place was full so it's unlikely they will adjust their rates anytime soon.  

We received a message from our dear friends Fran and Howard that they were within 10 miles of our park. They were staying at an Escapees discounted park on the Idaho side of the border, just 7 miles from us in W Yellowstone.  We drove over to visit a bit and to see what their camp area was like.  We will be returning to Yellowstone in August if the fishing is good.  The Idaho location is very close to Henry's Fork of the Snake River and Jack would love do some fishing.

After enjoying some lovely views and animal sightings in Yellowstone we headed north to Kalispell, MT.  The drive was beautiful and we have enjoyed the park here as it is level and a much better cost.  We only had three nights at the RV park so we did some very extensive touring over three long days in the car with our friend Larry.  Now the story of why it was just touring with Larry and not both Pam and Larry (our friends from California - and now Florida) is the bad news of our trip.  I'll just say that Pam developed a medical issue and had to be admitted to the hospital for several days.  Fortunately, the condition is resolving itself now but Pam missed seeing Glacier Park. This is her favorite so we are very disappointed that she wasn't with us.  I now have four new stamps in my NPS Passport.  It is the centennial for Glacier National Park so there's a new stamp to commemorate the milestone.  

Here's a photo I took of Jack standing atop one of the rock walls that drop down the sheer cliffs of Glacier.  I was not amused.  

  We are now parked at the Elks Lodge in Kalispell.  It is quite a savings and they even have a pool, though we won't use it during our short stay.  We'll head north again to Calgary where we will not have any internet service due to the limitations of our cellphone plans.  The level of service probably isn't very good anyway as Canada does not have even as little service as we've had here in Wyoming and Montana.  In fact, most of our last two weeks we have not been able to receive or make phone calls on our AT&T service.  I can get email though through WiFi on the phone, computer and now my iPad.  

We have a campground reservation in Cochrane, AB and Lake Louise.  

Happy Trails!

The BoSquad

Here they are together.  Gracie has the tropical pink collar with the blue tags and Clancy has the guyish Boston Red Sox collar with the yellow chip tag.  They are looking to the heavens....for a treat.   Life is certainly very easy for these little pups.  They are now almost 14 months old and they have lots of puppy fun together.  We are delighted that they are not excessive barkers nor do they become obsessive about birds and squirrels.  They enjoy the RV lifestyle which is good because that's the way they travel.  

We are excited to get to some warmer (but not too hot) weather in South Florida.  Right now the temperatures are unpredictable and we've been having rain anywhere from 20 to 60% likely for a number of days.  

It's just another day in the gypsy lifestyle.  Happy Trails!
 

Sarah and her Dad

We have been enjoying visits with family and attending the memorial at Arlington Cemetery for Jack's Dad. I will be posting some photos of this incredible honoring of a WW II veteran.  We all just thought it would have pleased John so much to see the ceremony.  More on the ceremony later.

Clancy is growing up

He's eight months old this month

Another cat & puppy pic

I've discovered a new method for posting to the blog from my iPhone and I'm hoping it is an improvement.

Clancy & Flanagan

Here they are, the odd couple. They seem to like each other. Flanagan taunts Clancy and usually Clancy tries to initiate play with the cat. We try to keep an eye on these shananigans to avoid possible injuries. So far, so good!

We're getting started on the big job here and we'll be sticking to it for the next few weeks. We will make a quick trip over to Medford for some annual checkup appointments but then it's back to the house.