We're Donna and Durry, and this is our travel-blog and food-blog and genealogy-blog and a photo-blog and fiber arts blog. It's our on-line journal.
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Today we did nothing. Well…almost nothing. We did laundry, which we hadn’t done in some time and rearranged the underneath storage on the trailer. But the rest of the day, we sat around and watched fall come to southern Vermont.
This campground…Greenwood…just outside Bennington is just off the Appalachian Trail and is perhaps the best campground of [...]
Actually, I had hoped to do this more than weekly, but it was a week ago today we were in Oberlin, OH and that was the last post. We went to their farmer’s market (not so great) and then went in to Cleveland to have a look around. I’ve only been through a couple of [...]
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We’ve had good days, great days and bad days. The definition of each is sketchy. Donna’s bad day is my all right day. In fact, I have very few bad days. That day in Montana when I took a bad road on a whim and didn’t seem to concerned, and then Donna didn’t talk to [...]
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When we first started this trip there were a few places I wanted to visit, mainly for the purpose of following up on some genealogical questions I had. But what has happened is I’ve stumbled onto the genealogical mecca tour, quite by accident.
Our first stop on this magical genealogical tour was the ultimate repository, the [...]
I really expected to post more frequently than I have. Things get in the way. Some times we have no coverage…sometimes it gets late…sometimes I get lazy…a lot of times I get lazy…more often than not I get to planning the next day’s adventures and find that it’s time for bed. I could tell you [...]
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Okay – we are going to a Michigan Fish Fry. A little background and I say “little” because I know very little about what we might encounter.
When we first lived in Michigan 30 years ago, “white fish” was on the list of things to avoid. I think it was something about mercury or fertilizer, but [...]
We tend to think of cell coverage and wifi as being mostly ubiquitous. We’ve discovered over the past month (yes, we’ve now been on the road all of July) there are vast swaths of this country where neither cell nor internet is readily available. That’s happened to us a couple of times, most recently this [...]
Read more →In my mind, one of the reasons we’re on this trip is … to eat. Regional foods, unusual foods, different takes on old favorites, bad food done well, good food prepared poorly…I’m just pretty much into eating. Just before we left, Donna’s sister gave her the latest book by Road Fooders Jane and Michael Stern…500 [...]
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Lake Superior is the largest fresh water lake IN THE WORLD.
The sun rises and sets at different times depending on WHERE you are in the time zone. When we first crossed over into Wyoming we were in the most western section of the Mountain Time Zone and the sun was rising before 5am. We were [...]
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We came here because there was a National Park I wanted to visit, mainly because it was out of the way and relatively new (1975), Voyageurs.
I’d read a little about it, mainly concerning the timber wolves that roam the park’s islands and peninsula. I wasn’t prepared for the stunning beauty and the history associated with [...]
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September 1st |
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Shared Photographer David Zaitz.
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August 31st |
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Shared Who's The Idiot?.
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Shared 20 photos.
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August 30th |
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Shared 6 photos.
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August 29th |
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Williams College. Mya went to a nice school. [durryjones]
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Connecticut today, Long Island tomorrow and quite uncomfortable about moving into Earl's cone of uncertainty. [todayinarcata]
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Published Vermont.
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this post made my eyes wet. August 29, 2010: Jennifer Beio http://t.co/J0VOzHd via @the3six5 [todayinarcata]
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Shared 19 photos.
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August 27th |
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I believe that moose are like unicorns [todayinarcata]
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It was a four quilt night here in the mountains above Bennington.... [todayinarcata]
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Published Weekly Update.
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Shared 21 photos.
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RT @clayparkerjones: i hate to be gauche, but this is f*cking awesome. @donqrum, @bw, @buzzfeed: http://bit.ly/co6zt1 [todayinarcata]
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Donna camping in Vt http://twitpic.com/2ios78 [durryjones]
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so we're in a Bennington, Vermont ski area "camping" for the weekend...and it is a moose habitat. ha! [todayinarcata]
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August 26th |
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Shared World War II.
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Shared 20 photos.
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August 25th |
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Traveling down beside the Hudson River to get brkfst in Troy w/ @todayinarcata [durryjones]
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As of today....we've traveled about 8,000 miles and are in Mechanicville, NY. http://flic.kr/p/8vtHUu [todayinarcata]
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Shared 7 photos.
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We both just got of the camp swimming pool....over-looking the Hudson Valley. Upstate NY is knocking our socks off. [todayinarcata]
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August 24th |
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a good day for me? An excellent farm stand, seeing my 5th Great Lake, and g-chatting for a long time with Clay as he FLIES across the US. [todayinarcata]
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Shared 6 photos.
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Finger lakes region of NY. Pretty wow we Zow we, she said. [durryjones]
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August 23rd |
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Shared 29 photos.
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Niagara Falls is just fine....big, powerful, and quite interesting. [todayinarcata]
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Niagara Falls for the late afternoon and maybe evening. Will it be the ultimate tourists trap? [todayinarcata]
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August 22nd |
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Shared Seattlest Pix 23August10.
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In New York State -- "upstate" -- and on Lake Erie for the night. [todayinarcata]
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Shared 12 photos.
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Pennsylvania and sleeping in New York state tonight with @todayinarcata [durryjones]
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August 21st |
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Shared 21 photos.
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August 20th |
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And it is lake Erie and the heart of rock & roll is Cleveland with @todayinarcata [durryjones]
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Okay Oberlin is much better than @todayinarcata thought and a locally delicious breakfast to boot [durryjones]
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Published Good Days and Bad.
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trailer parked in the middle of strangeness outside Oberlin, Ohio. [todayinarcata]
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August 19th |
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Published Genealogy Meccas.
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Shared Shawl-ette blocking.
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August 18th |
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Walked 5 miles in 1 hour and 16 mins and felt great. It was nice to walk the return trip two minutes faster....plus ... http://bit.ly/9dvtOn [todayinarcata]
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cardinal, cicada and two spotted fawn on my walk [todayinarcata]
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#Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tell me the highlights. [todayinarcata]
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August 17th |
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Shared 7 photos.
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Indiana [durryjones]
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Half way through the Chicago freeway mess
Arrgh [durryjones]
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August 16th |
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Heading east and into the eastern time zone. Wish us luck avoiding the Chicago freeway traffic. Indiana is now on the horizon. [todayinarcata]
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