Author: ChasOnDaFly

After our extended stay at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque for over three months, Deb and I were chomping at the bit to get back on the road. Our plans to see more of New Mexico were put on hold as the COVID pandemic still had many state parks and ACOE (Army Corps of Engineer) campgrounds…

Deb and I were back on the road on the 8th of March, destination Alamogordo New Mexico so I could connect with an old friend and shipmate, Bob Conklin to participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March. Our trip to Holloman AFB was dampened by on and off showers. We arrived late in the day…

Arizona Blog It has been a long winter, Deb and I are back on the road, I guess it would be appropriate to bring you up to date on our extended stay in Tucson. We arrived in early October and did not get back on the road until early March. Davis Monthan Air Force Base…

Since Deb and I left Virginia in 2017 we have traveled 27,202 miles, traveled in 36 States and visited over 60 locations managed by the National Parks System, not to mention the 20 or 30 National Forests we meandered through. We have revisited some of these majestic places and some we have simply crossed off…

Our time in Oregon was pretty spectacular.  It always great to see new territory and visit with family, friends and shipmates. The journey through eastern Oregon was magnificent. Scenic route US Hwy 26 was a spectacular drive. Our first stop in Idaho was Mountain Home AFB FamCamp. Unfortunately, the park was full, but the camp…

Our Washington adventure is now a thing of the past, we were heading down I-5, still in hopes of seeing a glimpse of Mount Rainier as we were southbound for Oregon. We passed the exit for Mount St Helens and it wasn’t long before we saw another mountain peak in the eastern skies, Mount Hood!…

With Glacier National Park and Kootenai Falls fading in the rear-view mirror, Deb and I were off to Washington State. The drive on US HWY 93 from the Whitefish/Kalispell area followed the shores of Flathead Lake to Poison then down to Interstate 90, through St. Regis and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho before reaching the Spokane valley.…

We hated to leave Yellowstone National Park and the nearby Livingston, Montana area. Debbie and I have concluded that no matter how long you stay, its never enough time to do all the things that you want to do and see what you want to see. For those that are planning to visit, allow yourself…

Our stay in South Dakota was stimulating, Deb and I both agreed that it’s an area we could easily comeback to and spend more time adventuring in the Black Hills, Custer State Park and the Rapid City area. First stop in Wyoming was Devils Tower National Park. Only a short distance off I-90, we rolled…

As we left the Chicago metropolitan area, we quickly discovered the impact that all the spring rains had on the farmers. Miles and miles of fields unplanted because of all the flooding.  Just after Memorial Day, less than 30% of the corn crop was planted in western Illinois and the eastern parts of Iowa at…