Date of Trip June 28th – July 6th
Trips between CO and MN
On the way to Minnesota, we stayed at the Fairfield Marriott in Lincoln, NE. Then, on the way home we camped at Mormon Island State Recreation Center near Grand Island, Nebraska. Camping instead of hoteling saved us about the [...]
Date of Trip December 22nd – 31st, 2007
We spent the holidays at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s House with 6 cousins, aunts, uncles, and all our family.
Adventures included:
Building snow people.
Ice skating across from Valentine Lake.
Sledding at Valentine Hills School.
Sledding behind Mounds View High School.
Playing table tennis with the robot at the holiday camp.
Meeting table [...]
Date of Trip: July 1st – July 8th, 2007
Pharos’ Nest Suite in Lincoln, Nebraska
This trip, we drove Sunday July 1st to Lincoln, Nebraska. Originally, we had planned to camp, so we didn’t make a reservation early enough to stay at the Fairfield Inn as usual. Instead, we had reservations at [...]
March 24 – April 1st, 2007
Returning to Colorado: On the Road Again
As we leave Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house it is a cloudy, rainy day and the windshield wipers are working overtime. Cars whiz by splashing water everywhere as we head South on Highway 35W. I recognize the exits as I remember the [...]
Date of Trip: August 12 – 20, 2006
Getting Started: A False Start
Our plan was to drive half way to Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house in Minnesota, camp overnight at a KOA, and finish our drive the next day. The van had been packed the night before. So, our goals for the morning were to [...]