Author: mcole1625

   Darlene and I left our base in Reno and headed south going to Bridgeport, California via Carson City, the capitol of Nevada. The drive was a short 30 mile trek south.    We stopped for brunch at a unique place called Eve’s Eatery. It was laid out and decorated in a manner that reminded…

   Darlene and I left Reno and drove west 32 miles to Truckee, California. My wife got to scratch another state off her list of those which she has visited.    The drive higher into the Sierra Nevada Mountains was very scenic following the Truckee River and snow capped peaks. We both noticed this west…

   Welcome back to our trip. Reno, Nevada is our base for the first part of our trip. If you enjoy history and legends, then take the short drives out of town and explore. The first town up on our list was Virginia City, Nevada.    Darlene and I left Reno and drove east 27…

   Hello and welcome back to my blog. I have not written in a while, but we finally got to travel again. My wife Darlene and I enjoy traveling and sharing our trips and how you can also go on vacations without breaking the bank. Those of you who have followed this blog, from Maine…

   The wife and I love a quick trip to the mountains or the coast just to get away and relax. Since she still works, we went fir a quick four days during Spring Break. Biloxi is always a good choice because of the freebies we have available to us. We get two free nights…

   One of the good things about living in Trussville, Alabama is the close proximity of places for a quick weekend get away. We are 4 hours going north to Gatlinburg and The Great Smoky Mountains (a favorite get away of ours), 4 hours going south to the gulf beaches, 2 hours east to catch…

   Welcome back to finish our last day and night in the Badlands of South Dakota. Darlene and I said goodbye to Deadwood and headed southeast on I 90 to Sturgis, South Dakota. It was only about 15 miles so we waited for coffee and got it there. We got lucky with a good coffee…

   We got up and headed 65 miles northwest into Montana. Darlene and I got to scratch off another state visited. There is very little in Alzada, Montana; a post office, a church and an old biker bar and grill…Stoneville Saloon. I can only imagine the stories these walls could tell if they could talk.…

   My wife and I left the Keystone area of South Dakota and headed the 60 miles northwest to historic Deadwood, South Dakota. We stopped in Hill City for coffee and a roll at Perky Pines Cafe. This little place had some really neat,  old decor. I thought it was worth the time to stop…

   Darlene and I woke up to a misty rain and chilly temps at our cabin. We don’t and can’t control the weather, so it is off to Mount Rushmore. We got there and a dense fog had set in the upper elevation of Keystone which includes Mount Rushmore. We had this trip planned for…