The night before leaving Cumberland Falls, grammi and I perused through maps and clicked on websites looking for another adventure. “What about Niagara Falls?” grammi said with a slight upward inflection in her voice. Hmmmm…I wasn’t planning on going that far north but if she’s thinking about it…maybe. We have never been there and it … Continue reading Traveling Through Ohio
“What time is it?” grammi asked. “It’s almost midnight,” I said without hesitation. “Do you see anything? “ No, not yet,” I replied. Although gathered on a small platform below, I could see the silhouettes of dozens of people. From the overlooks above, was an occasional flash of light from a camera or cell phone … Continue reading Moonbow
We have been looking forward to these next few days since before we left on this adventure. We are going to Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee to meet up with our daughter Amber and her family. They are on a two week camping vacation and asked us to join them for a few … Continue reading Fall Creek Falls
The campground at Gun Creek was so nice we thought we would try our luck at another Army Corp of Engineer (ACE) campground. Tailwater Campground in Kentucky, is one of four ACE campgrounds around Barren River Lake. Once again we had a wonderful site. This time we were on a ledge overlooking the Barren River … Continue reading Bowling Green Baseball, Moonshine and a Sinkhole
Without a reservation but an idea as to where we were going we bounced our way down the Illinois highways. Bounced along because this state has the worst roads we’ve encounter so far. At one point a guy on a motorcycle pulled along side at a traffic light to tell me the door to the … Continue reading Rend Lake and Franklin County Historic Jail Museum
Scattered throughout the cornfields of central Illinois are a number of small towns. These towns are the center of commerce and education for the people who live and work in the area. Although grammi says her family moved around a lot when she was young, there is one town she considers to be her hometown, … Continue reading Grammi’s Homecoming
After considering our options, we chose our next campground for its proximity to Cincinnati. Indian Lakes is another Thousand Trails campground in southeastern Indiana less than a hours drive to the area where I grew up. It’s an opportunity to see the old neighborhood and visit family. We arrived at the campground by mid-afternoon. We … Continue reading Old Memories
The Adventures of Grammi and Grampa 