It's Time To Connect Again

I guess the last time I really shared news was in  2017 when we spent the summer at Yellowstone and surrounding area.  To recap, we were snowed in at Yellowstone, I learned to drive the coach, broke my elbow, we were in the path of totality for August 21, 2017 eclipse and explored the surrounding area for 3 wonderful months. We still maintain contact with many wonderful people we met that summer. And we originally planned to stay a couple weeks but circumstances dictated otherwise.

I want to share a few more photos from that summer before I move on. My prior posts are more detailed for some of the places we explored.

We spent the summer at Yellowstone Golf Resort at Aspen Acres campground about an hour outside of Yellowstone. We traveled and explored the area extensively.  

We visited St. Anthony Sand Dunes  
https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/natural-attractions/st-anthony-sand-dunes/  
We drove for miles and it was so fascinating! Desert where it shouldn't be.  

  

Our campground was in that grove in the distance. You can see the Grand Tetons in the first photo but the smoke from the fires later in the summer obliterated our view.

We absolutely enjoyed our stay in Idaho. We experienced winter, summer and early fall and never had a boring day.

Snow-berries in Idaho. 

Ha, I remember popping them as a kid in Ohio.

Next up: Idaho Barns, my (ahem) artistic side.

Off We Go to Ohio

July 29 - August 12, 2016
Grand Lake St Marys State Park

After our packed stay in Butler PA we headed onward to Lake St. Marys State Park in west central Ohio where we stayed for 2 weeks.  My first choice was East Harbor State Park on Lake Erie where I lived as a child, but they were full. I fully understand as it is quite a gem, so maybe next year.

We pretty much just chilled out.  Unfortunately the lake was too full of algae so there was no swimming and very little boating allowed.

The weeks were pretty quiet but weekends were filled with families, kids and cookouts.  By Sunday afternoon, almost everyone was gone.

We took a few trips around the area and the nearest town was Celina OH.  It was a lovely old town out of the 50s - very quaint, clean and very small town-ish.  

And around the lake..

  

  

The final night gave us a stunning display as if to say 

"don't go".   

But we did....go.

Maybe we'll be back, or maybe we'll just remember.

So many places, so little time.

 

I'll remember this place...always. 

  

On to Kentucky.

Port Mansfield TX

February 4, 2015
We were really excited to move on to Port Mansfield after a month at Hummingbird Cove.  We had been there to fish on the pier and loved the feel of a small fishing village. 

This was the store where we shopped - bait, milk, snacks.  The nearest real store and gas stations were in Raymondville, 25 miles away.

  

Yes, that little red spot is our car.  

  

Here are some pictures around Port Mansfield

This was our view when we fished

in the river going out to the Laguna Madre. 

      

Is this really legal??

There are probably more deer than people living here.

   

Our rig.  

It was usually too windy to fish and sitting outside was not an option.  Going to town was a 25 mile ride.  There were no activities and going to the laundromat was a treat because I usually met someone I could talk to.  We passed the time as best we could.  Not the owners' fault as they were responsive and kept the place nice.  

There just wasn't anything to do and the wind was relentless!  

Goodbye.

The Beach

Today I finally checked out Santa Rosa Beach, about ¾ mile from the campsite. Even though I had my left hip replaced last March (and also stopped smoking), I still have some arthritis and soreness in my knees sometimes, so I decided to take the tram.  So I spent an hour checking out the beach and trust me, I’ll be spending some time there this week.  I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

First view of the Gulf

Endless

The Gulf 

As far as the eye can see

Lots of bikes

Beauty...More to come, promise..