Author Archives: Phoenix 2552
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
The War of 1812 had not been going well for the Americans. Securing and controlling the border between the United States and Canada was a key strategic goal and Lake Erie was the linchpin. Control of Lake Erie would guarantee … Continue reading
Arrrggghhh – There be Pirates
June 25, 2018 There WERE Pirates… But we missed them… or at least most of them. We planned to take Chloe to the Admiral Perry International Peace Memorial site for her Junior Ranger Badge last year but it was closed … Continue reading
Family Time
June 22-25, 2018 – Ohio Our first stop was to visit my Dad and other family members in Ohio. (Hi Dad!) We had a great time visiting and hanging out and it was a smooth start to our trip. For … Continue reading
2018 Awesome Summer Adventure
June 22 – August 11, 2018 We spent 7 truly awesome weeks on the road with our granddaughter. We hit National Parks where she earned Junior Ranger Badges galore, State Parks, museums, zoos, lakes, woods and trails.
Disclaimer
As always with our blog, the entries will get posted when they get posted. We have accepted the fact we will never be up to date, we will never post on everything we would like to and our entries will … Continue reading
On the road Again
June 22, 2018 – Maryland Finally on the road again. What we expected to be a one year break from full time in the RV stretched out to over 3 years. We raced back to Maryland to help with our … Continue reading
Edible Science
June 21, 2018 Earth and Space Science Lab, Frederick MD While we were based in Maryland our favorite volunteer job was at the ESSL. https://education.fcps.org/essl/home Frederick County Public Schools has a seriously awesome science lab that is open to the … Continue reading
Flight 93 National Memorial
When you think of 9/11, does it evoke images of the World Trade Centers collapsing and the Pentagon burning? Absolutely. Does it evoke images of Flight 93? Sadly, for me it did not. At least not until I visited the … Continue reading
Critter Alert
So, here we are, temporarily grounded in Maryland watching it rain ice balls. We’ve been to our Phoenix once already to push more than ten inches of snow and ice off the roof. Belly crawling on the roof in freezing … Continue reading
What a time it’s been
People are wondering where we have been. Well, we were very happily settled on the most northwest corner of Oregon getting ready to enjoy some wicked winter storms and check out the area that so many people told us fits … Continue reading
Spirit of the Woods 