Waiting again

I have been ask what camera I use. I have a Nikon D50. I sometimes use Photoshop to adjust the color in the pics but not all are changed. We are now waiting for a part for the rv again. The vacuum pump that operates the dash air has been giving us trouble for a long time. I took it in today to get it fixed and of coarse it is not a stock item. It is suppose to be here the first of the week. We will remain at Rachel and Benji's house till the part gets here. We are not in a hurry anyway. Planning on going to Cincinnati Thusday for a couple of days to visit Stacy. Had to get new tires for the motorhome yesterday. We didn't need that expense but the Alaska trip put a hurt on them. One of them had a big chunk out of it and the others were pretty bad, so I replaced them all...OUCH!!!!! on the bank account. $2600 later we are good to go.. I spent the weekend at the blacksmith conference in Troy, had a great time there.

Till next time
Duane and Louise

Still in Troy

We have had a great time visiting with friends and family during our stay in Troy. Visiting our old stomping grounds can be rather heckic, trying to see as many friends as we can in a short amount of time. I will go to the blacksmith convention this weekend, then we will be on the move again. Our daughter Rachel and her husband Benji have been nice to let us park the MH in their yard for the last couple of weeks. I have to take the MH to get the oil changed tomorrow. Then I will go to the grounds where the conventions is held to help in the setting up for it. I always have a great time there learning and visiting with old friends. Tuesday we take the MH in to get the dash air fixed. We plan to go to Cincinnati next to visit our daughter Stacy, then move on south. My good camera had to be sent in for repairs after the fall from the dash so I haven't been taking many pictures lately. I have no idea how long it will take to get it back but have a backup camera I can use. I sure do miss the Nikon.....

Till next time
Duane and Louise

Resting in Troy, Ohio

The birthday girl...Madeleine 3 years old
Allie 2 1/2 years old

Grandma Louise, Simon and Jack... about 3 months.... 2 weeks apart

We are now in Troy, Ohio. Saturday we celebrated the 3rd birthday of our oldest granddaughter Madeleine. We were forunate to have all the grandbabies here for the occasion. One traveled from Texas the other from California. It is great being able to visit with the kids for a while. With three in Texas, one in California and and two in Ohio it's hard to get two together at the same time let alone 3 of them. All the grand kids we have were there. The two youngest were born when we were in Alaska so we got to see them for the first time. Traveling is great, but seeing the kids is always nice. We will be in Troy til the end of September then head south.

Till next time

Duane and Louise

Nearing Ohio

Tonight we are in Des Moines, Iowa. Since we left Yellowstone, Louise has been in a hurry to see the new grandbabies so we have driven more miles then we would have normally. We are stopping at Louise's brother's house in Normal, IL tomorrow before heading on to Ohio. Should be in Ohio Tuesday or Wednesday. Last night Louise pierced her thumb with an ice pick. She was breaking up ice with the pick and her thumb got in the way. She ran the pick through her thumb along side the nail. I told her she should put a ring in it and start a new fad. She didn't think that was a funny as I did....LOL She's doing fine except when she buttons her pants....lol The other news is my good camera broke. It is now my bad camera. It seems it was left on the dash when I went to take off. On the floor it went!! Now it won't work. When we get to Ohio I will take it to the camera shop to get it fixed. Till then I still have my old camera, but it isn't as much fun to use.

Till next time
Duane and Louise

Yellowstone Day 2

Hello



Tower Falls
River at Upper Falls

Upper Falls
Deer

Upper Falls

Bison blocking the road
Tree hanging on for dear life
At the canyon
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Good bye

We spent 2 days driving around and enjoying Yellowstone. I hope we can return someday to spend some time hiking and seeing some of the sites we had to miss because of time. We saw a BUNCH of bison in the park and out the park when we were leaving. They get in the road and in no hurry to get out of your way. They would cause long delays in the traffic some times. The falls in the park are beautiful. There are so many hot springs we didn't take time to see them all. We are in Cody, WY right now at the Buffalo Bill Museum. Will head on east in the morning.

Till next time

Duane and Louise

Views of Yellowstone

These are a few of our first day pictures from Yellowstone. We don't have internet at the camp site so I had to go down the road to connect. Will have lots more tomorrow.

Duane and Louise

On the move again

Deer watching us geocache

Smoke on the mountians

We have spent the last few days in Missoula, Montana waiting for our braking unit for the jeep. It arrived today, I installed it and we hit the road. In Boseman, Mt tonight in a Walmart. Tomorrow we are going to Yellowstone for 2 days then to Cody, WY for a couple of days, I think. I will have to do the math on miles and time so we are sure to be in Troy, Ohio by the 7th. We went geocaching in Missoula . We found it but couldn't figure out the password to get in it. There are fires all over this part of the country. You can see smoke rising from the hills all over the place. We keep driving through areas of smoke. We are on the interstate highway now so can't take as many pics. When we get to Yellowstone I will post a bunch.

Till neat time

Duane and Louise

Out of Canada and back in the lower 48

Roadside lake in Canada
Wheat fields in Washington State
Bear Glacier near Stewart, BC
Grand Coulee Dam in Washington
Worlds largest fly rod
Worlds largest Skies

We are back in the lower 48... After our trip to Hyder, Alaska we headed south. Didn't really expect to get here this fast but just kept driving, so here we are. Tonight we are in Spokane, Washington. We didn't know Washington grew this much wheat. We drove for 60 miles through nothing but wheat. Tomorrow we are going to Missoula, Montana where we will spend the weekend. We are having a new brake unit for the jeep sent there. The one we have went out on us. I called the manufacturer and they are sending it to a dealer there for us to pick up...FREE. Now that's service!!. We are planning to be in Ohio by the 7 of September. Going to stop at Yellowstone Park on the way if we have time. It's still a long way from here to Ohio, about 2000 miles. I hope we can get the stops in we want and still make it on time.

Till next time

Duane and Louise

More bears

Eat you heart out Stacy. I have never seen so many long lens on cameras as I did today. I was almost ashamed to pull my little lens out....lol I really need a longer lens...lol We saw a total of 8 different bears today. This place is pretty cool.. I should have taken a pic of all the people that were there. Every time a bear would show up everybody would run to get a spot on the rail to take pictures. Had a great time. Tomorrow we head on down the road.

Till next time

Duane and Louise