May 6, 2024 Sometimes we visit a place or see something interesting that is not part of one of our normal adventures. Often, we are just going about our routine business and spot an interesting landmark or historical marker. Other times we will explore a sideroad that we previously bypassed. So, we end up with… Continue reading Bits and Pieces
Tag: Railroads
Moscow, Locomotives, and a Rainbow
July 29, 2023 A lot of our adventures do not start out as adventures. Often, one or both of us will simply want to get out of the house and suggest going to lunch or getting a drink at Sonic. Then, inevitably, the question arises, “What do you want to do next?” Today was such… Continue reading Moscow, Locomotives, and a Rainbow
4-C Mill
July 22, 2023 For the past month or so we have been “cooped up” in the house dealing with the Three Ws again. Unable to bear another weekend sitting in front of the TV watching YouTube videos all day long, we decided to make an unplanned trip and just see where it would lead. Long… Continue reading 4-C Mill
Coal and C.O.U.S.
January 3, 2023 It’s been a while since we’ve been on a Dirt Road Adventure. Most of our recent travel has been the standard holiday style to visit our son, Bryan. Among that, work obligations, and unfavorable weather, we haven’t had time or opportunity to indulge in any exploration. Both of us took off from… Continue reading Coal and C.O.U.S.
Madisonville Branch
September 9, 2022 A KML file of this adventure is available here. Download and import it into your favorite mapping software. Today would have been Patrick’s birthday. His birthdays, and the days leading up to them, are tough. When we should be planning a celebration of his life and his turning another year older, we… Continue reading Madisonville Branch
Courthouses, Canyons, and Colorado (Part V)
Disappointment, then Royal Gorge, July 6 – 7, 2021 We arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 6, after a long drive through the Texas Panhandle, northern New Mexico, and nearly half of Colorado, and immediately proceeded to our hotel. The hotel, an Embassy Suites, was a major disappointment. It was FILTHY and outdated–a far… Continue reading Courthouses, Canyons, and Colorado (Part V)