Garden of the Gods At some point in Earth’s geological past, the land in Colorado was as flat as the Great Plains are in the east and a great inland sea ran through the middle of what is now the central
Capulin Volcano The Rocky Mountain formation begins in New Mexico, continues north into Colorado and up into Canada where it merges with the Alaska Range. However, many years ago, this land was not as mountainous as we see it today. If
Dorothy’s House and The Land of Oz When in Kansas, you can’t miss a visit to Dorothy’s house, right? Well, maybe this one you could. While the house itself seemed like a good replica and the tour was interesting, the rest
Strataca Salt Mine Who knew that there was a salt mine in the middle of Kansas? Well, if you look at maps from the time of the dinosaurs, you would see that there was an inland ocean that once ran through
The 2024 Total Eclipse Upon hearing about the eclipse late last year, we decided to make a detour in our route to be in the path of totality for the 2024 eclipse. That detour took us to a little spot out
Gathering Place Tulsa has one of the best city parks in the country, IMHO. Known simply as Gathering Place, it boasts a 5 acre adventure playground, that all ages can enjoy. Zip lines, climbing nets, water play, 3-story slides, mirror
Laura Ingalls Wilder The young Laura Ingalls Wilder was part of the last generation of Americans to experience frontier life as we read about in her books. Later in life, she saw children growing up in a more technologically fueled, urban
Crater of Diamonds State Park Deep in rural Arkansas, there’s a state park that allows visitors to bring their buckets, wagons, sifters, and shovels, and spend their day mining for diamonds. After paying an entrance fee to the park, any gems
We’re Texans now! Since we started this trip in summer 2022, we have been to the southern half and eastern half of the United States, comprising 39 out of 49 states we can travel to with the fifth wheel. (We can’t
Rock City Gardens Rock City Gardens was a neat little spot made up of natural rock features and incorporated into a garden adventure/walking park. I’m actually not quite sure how to describe this place. There were walkways with narrow slots
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