http://www.findingamerica.tv Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're back on the road - well Murphy our 90 pound lab and I are on the road. The girls, Kamrin and Keltin, are joining us in a few days after the hard driving is done. We are going to be hitting up the states in New England and then off ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2009/07/03/were-back/ Today was a work day for me. With business to attend to and some web updates to post I stayed and kept Kodi company while Kam went off with the camera take a tour of the Hershey Factory. I wasn’t jealous until I started smelling the chocolate wafting ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/10/20/day-83-kam-tours-the-hershey-chocolate-factory-and-her-first-solo-video-post/ Luke came in and woke us up this morning. Little boys serve as wonderful jumping alarm clocks. We got up and found Sophie asleep on her bathroom rug. LOL – somewhere between getting ready for school and going downstairs she thought a quick nap was in order. ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/10/20/day-82-heading-to-hershey-pennsylvania/ In the middle of the night, in the middle of suburban Wilmette, we were startled awake by the cries of a coyote. Kamrin thought it was a screaming baby or some other distressed animal, but I had heard the cry before. A little Googling once we got up ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/08/30/day-81-goodbye-wilmette/ We took off this morning heading towards Chicago. Actually our goal was to make it just north of Chicago and to the town of Willamette. Kamrin’s Mom grew up in Willamette on the north shore of Lake Michigan. The house is slated to be sold and we ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/08/16/day-80-german-haus-wi-willamette-il-and-last-bbq/ Day 79 – Saturday I drove a few blocks from the rv park this morning to get cup of coffee and a newspaper from a shop nearby that was having their grand opening. After a bit of breakfast back at the ranch Kam and I wandered over to Gander Mountain, ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/08/10/day-79-doing-st-paul-with-friends/ Day 78 – Friday Oops! I forgot to mention our little side trip yesterday to the Mitchell, SD Corn Palace. About a mile off the freeway lies this amazing corn clad edifice. Check out the pics and video they can speak for themselves. We didn’t unhook Kodi last night ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/08/07/day-78-corn-palace-jolly-green-giant-and-a-border-crossing/ Day 77 Thursday Pulled out of the Rushmore KOA around 8:30. The morning was crisp and clear morning and the drive up to the monument was really nice. Check out the video of our Rushmore adventure below. The drive down from Rushmore was really steep ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/08/06/day-77-mount-rushmore-badlands-south-dakota/ Day 76 Wednesday With the Siren’s call of the road luring us again, we got up early, hooked Kodi up to the Fox and pulled out of the campsite. A block north of Jackson’s Square is a nice parking lot that could accommodate all 50 feet of our traveling home ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/07/25/day-76-east-from-jackson-through-wy-and-into-sd/ I got my hair cut this morning near the downtown square in Jackson. Kam decided she’d treat herself to a little manicure action so I went and picked up a coffe and a chai for us from Jackson Roasters. Once we were all beautified we drove into the ... http://www.findingamerica.tv/2007/07/24/day-75-lake-taggart-hidden-falls-jenny-lake-grand-teton-national-park/