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  • Albert Lea Austin KOA, MN to Pine View Campground, WI

    The total drive is about 149 miles. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • Pine View Campground, WI to Prairie Flower Campground, IA

    Prairie Flower Campground, IA, October 2025 The total drive is about 300 miles. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • Pine View Campground, WI: Information

    Pine View Campground, WI, September 2025 Park Information The campground is open from about May to November. (Cabins are open year round.) Water is supposed to be available May to November, but sometimes they turn it off early. The park website is here. Warnings Poison Ivy: Yes Potholes: No Speed Bumps: No Narrow Roads: Yes…

  • Comlara Park, IL to Pine View Campground, WI

    Fort McCoy, WI, Sept 2024 The total drive is about 293 miles Note: Need EZ Toll Pass Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • Pine View Campground, WI to Brushy Creek State Park, IA

    Brushy Creek State Park, IA, October 2024 Directions below would require 271 miles of driving. Driving Directions Rest Stops General Notes

  • Birds at Bob’s

    Sparta, WI, August 2025 We stopped at Kate’s dad’s house to visit and look at his computer. Windows 10 support was ending, and his internet service was saying he was going to need a PIN to get to his email. After looking into it, we found out that his computer had the operating system upgraded…

  • Spar Varnish and Its Many Uses

    Sparta, WI, August 2025 Earlier this year, mom asked if John and I could look at the front door. She was hoping we could rescue it from water damage. Ken (the handyman that helps mom) said the door only needed sanding and varnishing. Mom’s house was built in the mid 60s. All the doors are…

  • Dad Needed a Flue Shot?

    Sparta, WI, September 2025 Or maybe his Flue was just Shot! Pops used to have a wood burning stove to heat the house and separate one to heat the garage. A few years ago, Dad replaced the house furnace for a propane furnace with AC. The garage wood furnace was left in place. Dad called…

  • Paint once, then again, and hope for no streaks!

    Sparta, WI, Aug. & Sept 2025 While we were in Wisconsin, one of the many goals was to replace the seam caulk, scrape lose paint and paint 2 sides of Mom’s house. Originally, I was thinking the front and end of the house. (We did the other end in 2024.) Once we were home and…

  • Family Farm from Long Ago

    Sparta, WI, Month and Year unknown In 2024, John and I visited Helen. Helen has pictures of the family farm from before I was around. What I love is that the railroad tracks are still in the picture. In the second picture, you can see the rows of trees that line the driveway. The trees…