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Yellowstone National Park Day 3
Yellowstone National Park, WY, May 2025 We’ve had quite an experience between last night and today. Unfortunately, it does not involve wild animals. Last night, the surge protector turned off our electricity twice due to low power. We decided to talk to the folks in the office who said it was because too much power…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 2
Yellowstone National Park, WY, May 2025 This morning, we woke up to a winter wonderland. Temperature was 30 F and beautiful snow. We are fortunate for the large pines around the campground which protects us from wind. The first priority was taking a shower and then going to the store or visitor center to see…
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Yellowstone National Park Day 1
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Campfires & Wind
Cedar Bluff State Park, Kansas, April 2025 Home of the never-ending wind… Cedar Bluff is a beautiful park that is dry and windy. The ground has just started to turn green, and the reservoir water level is low. Having a campfire required waiting for a less windy (still windy though) day. Well at least for…
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Tornado Selfies Are Trending
Salina Campground, KS, April 2025 Around 10 pm on Tuesday, April 1st, our phones went nuts with a tornado warning. I would have expected a tornado watch first, but no, just the warning. Shortly afterwards, it started to pour rain from the sky with pea sized hail. It was windy, but not tornado windy. The…
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Wind, Sand and Sunsets. Oh My..
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The Amazing Oklahoma Ice Storm
Beggs, OK, February 2025 Even though we are done getting John’s Mom’s house ready for sale, we scheduled extra weeks in Oklahoma at various parks before starting our trek north to Yellowstone. Most of Oklahoma was covered in Ice and Snow as a result of the Arctic Blast. Today, I spent 30 minutes cleaning off…