The Adventures of Myron and Dorcas

Today is the first anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. On August 1, 2007, at 6:05 PM, the bridge carrying eight lanes...

One thing I have observed while traveling in Minnesota is that folks here are the nicest folks I have ever met. Strangers are always polite,...

We were in St. Paul a few weeks ago for the FMCA convention, but were so busy convening, we didn't get to see any of the Twin Cities. E...

Today we paddled on the St. Croix National Scenic River . We put in at Riverside Landing and paddled to Yellow River Landing near Danbury, ...

A few days ago we paddled on the Kettle River , putting in at the MN 48 bridge and paddling upstream. Today we put in at the same place, bu...

I don't know... this image just kinda grabbed me. I guess you don't have to be a big dog to run with the big dogs. We know a few fol...

This afternoon we put in on the Kettle River . The Kettle crosses MN 48 only 3 miles from our camp. Since it was Matilda's first ride in...

Our original plan from before we ever left home was to spend some time camping in St. Croix State Park , which is along the St. Croix Nation...

We have a winner in the guess-the-quote contest. The correct Benjamin Franklin quote is "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us t...

As I write this message, we are listening to Willie Nelson. Not the music, but the dried-up old hippie himself, live and in person. For fr...

Two times a year the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) holds an "International Convention", somewhere in the US. FMCA's 8...

This guy was parked next to us in Amana at the Country Coach rally. As you can see, some folks invest a lot into the appearance of their ri...

We have now completed the second of our three back-to-back RV rallies. This rally was sponsored by Country Coach, Inc. , the maker of our mo...

OK, you are not seeing double. Matilda found a friend who is very similar in color and size. Actually "Bear" is a fully grown ...

In 1843 a group of Germans, motivated by religious persecution and economic depression in their homeland, departed for America. They intial...

We are still parked at Amana Colonies RV Park, Amana, IA. We have just completed the first leg of our Summer Rally-Fest Triathlon July 2008...

Yesterday afternoon we reluctantly departed Thousand Trails Horseshoe Lakes and within 5 minutes had left Indiana and were in Illinois ...

We are camped at Thousand Trails Horseshoe Lakes about 15 miles north of Terra Haute , IN, in the heart of the Wabash River valley. We had...

Dorcas and I are leaving this morning on our next great adventure, "Upper Midwest Summer 2008". We will spend tonight on the road ...

It's a slow news week here on the home front. Dorcas and I are trying to beat the heat and keep Matilda from eating us out of house and...