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6/21/2014

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Mark Wittick

6/21/2014 04:55:11 am

I love the tour so far. Can't get enough photos. Earl is so good at it. Thanks Nan!

Linda McAteer

6/24/2014 10:54:15 pm

The photographs come across beautifully on the web site.

Harlan Steinle

6/29/2014 03:28:01 am

Some of the best, if not THE best, pictures I've ever seen. So Professional, clean, clear, and crisp. GREAT photo job Earl.

LeeAnn Jones

6/30/2014 09:19:46 am

We moved from Florissant, CO in 2008 to Queen Creek and then to SSV in 2010. Loved your writing and pictures of Colorado Springs, Florrisant, & Divide. Spent 2 yrs in CO and then needed to go someplace warm.....we decided on AZ. Thanks so much for your words and beautiful pictures. Keep them coming.

Cindy DeVore

7/4/2014 07:58:46 am

I've really been enjoying the photos and writings from Colorado, my home state. Looking forward to seeing and reading more of your work. Great job!

Laura Thornhill

7/4/2014 10:48:24 am

I, too, am enjoying your trip. Keep up the good writing.

Mark Wittick

7/8/2014 03:44:39 am

Merry Christmas. Love the photo of Santa and the two little ones.

Lois Meyer

7/24/2014 12:29:15 am

Thank you for helping us "live and love" your travels in Colorado. I've enjoyed your writing style and selection of descriptive words. Keep up the good work! Downtown Ft. Collins does resemble downtown Disneyland. Amazing!

Dick Lund link

8/1/2014 01:30:22 am

Very nice, and Earls images are great. Nan's writing skills are superb.

Dick Lund

8/15/2014 11:52:40 am

Thank you for an interesting article on Pikes peak and the railroad.
We drove the road in 1967 in a Volkswagen bus with seven children

Pat Simmon

8/17/2014 07:09:08 am

Thanks for all the interesting stories and beautiful photos as you travel through Colorado. Can hardly wait for the next chapter.

Excellent writing ,Nan and also I love the photos , Earl .

8/25/2014 04:17:44 am

Shirley and Gene Cate

8/25/2014 04:19:53 am

Excellent writing , Nan and also great photos , Earl

Dick lund link

9/28/2014 01:20:21 pm

Absolutely great information and descriptive writing and images

Ken Brown

9/29/2014 07:15:44 am

Greatly enjoyed meeting the two of you in LaVita last week. Now were all home (I hope) and trying to catch up. I anxiously await the article about the train ride.

Dick lund

11/26/2014 12:05:07 am

Very interesting and informative on Leadville

Dee Jannereth

12/15/2014 06:12:08 pm

I'm so glad I met you today at the Senior Advantage Christmas party. I love your site...brings back wonderful memories of our time in CO.. and really makes me want to get back to the mountains (Woodland Park area). Thank you for all the great information.

Dick lund

12/15/2014 11:38:22 pm

Reading of your articles make me feel as I am there.
Below: I would be interested in how this couple could buy all of this for only $10.
In December 1987, a Leadville family, Ken and Stephanie Olsen purchased for $10 from Burlington Northern 11-1/2 miles of track, two locomotives, eight flat beds, four boxcars, and five cabooses.

Tasha Crouse

4/3/2015 10:28:39 am

Thanks so much for your page about Michael Garman. In high school in the '80s, myself and all my friends used to go there after school and just stand in awe watching and examining all the detail (at the time, admission was free). I'm so happy his gallery and museum are still there.

Dick Lund

6/3/2015 04:42:18 am

Thank you for the update. Central Oregon is a great place.
Drive carefully and be safe

Dick lund

6/19/2015 11:38:04 am

I have been to both of those falls while driving on the road the goes along river.
I never went on the paddle wheeler though, looks like it was a great trip up and downthe river

Mark Wittick

6/28/2015 12:41:33 am

The Spruce Goose! What an incredible story. Great photos Earl. The Air& Space Museum looks fantastic. You could really spend some time there. Thanks for the tour.

Tom Reed

6/28/2015 02:17:17 am

I saw the Spruce Goose when it was in Long Beach, California, and am glad to know it has a good home. More than that, I had no idea that a museum in Oregon has such an incredible collection of aircraft. Thanks, Nan, for bringing it our attention. and to Earl for the wonderful photos.

Dick lund

7/10/2015 12:24:31 pm

Great and informative article many things I was not aware of about frank loyld wright and this particular area of Oregon. Also great images showing the areas that were written.

Dick

Mary Ellen Rahjes

7/25/2015 03:40:12 am

Hi Nan & Earl,
I am really enjoying your OR trip. Learning things I didn't know in 50 yrs. living there. I will have some things to look forward to seeing on my next trip "home". Can't wait to see what you report on at the beach.
Mary Ellen

Don Waltz

7/26/2015 12:17:52 pm

Hi Nan & Earl,
I guess I'm finally leaving a comment the way I should have been all along. I think you folks have done a fantastic job documenting your summer travels. I feel most fortunate to be able to share highlights of your trip!
Your friend,
Don

Dick lund

7/30/2015 11:30:00 pm

Great writting and images. I have been to Salem mad never took the time to go thru the museum. It would be very informative to have some of your travels and images put together in aresentation for the photo club

Dick

Dick lund

8/7/2015 11:42:24 pm

Another great article and images. Many articles on Oregon I was never aware. I have been to all of the Rv manufactures in Oregon before purchasing my beaver. Have you been to the Marathon facility?
Thank you for all the info you have published.

Dick

Dick lund

8/21/2015 12:03:30 am

Again what a great article and information on Oregon city I was never aware of.
For you and Earl to take the time to share your travels with us is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Dick

Anna hughes

8/25/2015 09:45:40 am

Hi nan and earl- we sat next to you in Salem kaiser stadium. Boy were we waiting for that walk off home run too! Love the pictures of the Capitol. They are all the things I remember from touring the Capitol in elementary school. Good luck to you.

Dick lumd

9/10/2015 09:00:07 pm

Great article on the alpacas and covered bridges. Will you do a program for the SSV camera club for November?

Dick

Elaine Reed

9/27/2015 09:58:14 am

LOVED the article on the Marathon manufacturer and the King Estate Winery. Thanks so much for writing and photographing these places and telling us about the people such as Miki. This is a great blog!

Elaine Reed

10/25/2015 02:29:16 pm

You two have now topped yourselves with the Albany Carousel article and photos! What wonderful animals and carvings and painting. Thanks for helping to promote an idea for bringing activity back to a downtown area.

Kirk Bowden

10/31/2015 01:44:23 pm

I love the website Nan!!!

Mark Anderson

11/10/2015 02:22:46 am

I enjoyed seeing a pic of Tusko in the museum. I haven't been able to actually go there myself and gaze once more upon him. As a kid, I used to wonder what it would be like to have actually seen it working in the family field as I sat in the seat.

Elaine Reed

11/13/2015 10:00:50 am

My new favorite of your articles is the one on Wildlife Safari Village. I learned so much about the animals on your two drive-throughs. Loved the photo of the Animals Watching the Drivers, and the pic of the Barbary Sheep is priceless!

Dallas Boyer

11/13/2015 11:22:32 am

What a great tour of my home state of Oregon! I learned a lot of stuff I didn't know. Thank you for the detailed account of all the places you visited. Great information. And Earl, your pictures are fantastic! I especially liked the ones of the animals at the Safari Park. It is sometimes difficult to get good pictures of animals as they often will just not pose in the right lighting. Lol. Thanks to both of you for a trip down memory lane.

Elaine Reed

11/14/2015 09:34:31 am

I now love Raina the best, though it is a tough decision because all these cats are so interesting to read about and so cute to look at!

Elaine Reed

2/22/2016 10:12:37 am

What a neat historic town of Jacksonville Oregon! Loved the part about your trolley tour. What I didn't know was the info on the smokejumpers and all the balloons the Japanese sent over in WWII!

Dick lund link

4/2/2016 08:40:12 pm

Oregon coast a great place and your articles and Earls images are superb

Don Waltz

4/3/2016 04:54:40 am

Have a Great Trip!

Dick Lund

4/13/2016 07:30:18 am

I have driven and photographed the Oregon coast a few times. And have also went down into the Devils churn. I found the article on the bridges very informative and did not know all the history about the bridges. Thank you Nan and Earl

Dick

Dick lund

5/17/2016 04:13:15 pm

Great history on Astoria, enjoyed the article and images

Gayle Green

6/13/2016 06:57:52 pm

It was great to meet you on our journey to & thru Alaska. Hope you are still journeying safely. We are back home and enjoyed the opportunity to be in Alaska. Look forward to reading what you have to share.

Elaine Reed

8/5/2016 08:53:37 am

I just finished the first article on Alaska and great info on the Celebrity Cruise. I loved the fact that they have an Apple Store on board!

Dick lund

8/5/2016 01:12:32 pm

Mary and I have been using celibrity on our last two cruises and will be going to Bermuda next year with our family. We do use aqua class and are concierge.

Dick lund

8/5/2016 01:21:43 pm

We have taken the Alaska cruise but have not done all the excursions you have listed.

Elaine Reed

8/6/2016 06:39:24 pm

I liked the part you wrote about the Bering Crab Fishing Tour the best! And the photo where Earl showed how many eagles there were in the trees. Good to see you two in the photo at the end, along with Jack and Terry. That box crab you were holding Nan--did it feel scratchy?

Dick lund

8/9/2016 06:58:08 pm

Skagway brings back memories. We have road the railroad to the summit and I have images of the detorieating steel bridge

Tom Reed

8/11/2016 08:13:20 am

I liked the story about the White Pass and Yukon railroad, and what was involved in building it. The historical notes on the mile markers was especially interesting. And Earl's photos were great!

Elaine Reed

8/18/2016 07:13:20 am

Loved this one! It reminded me of my working trips to Anchorage before I retired. Your writings about Alyeska Resort and Tramway and the Wildlife Conservation Center made me wish I had gone there, but I consoled myself with Earl's photos.

Dick lund

8/23/2016 06:52:18 pm

Thourghly enjoyed the Seaward to Anchorage

Dick

Dick lund

8/27/2016 05:10:49 pm

I never realized there so many different tribes in Alaska. Earl your images are great. And the whole experience of reading about anchorage it was like being there.

Dick

Dick Lund

9/4/2016 06:37:13 am

Another interesting article by Nan. I enjoyed the Barrow article and info. People are missing out if they don't read these. I think you should do some presentations in our community. have a safe trip to Ohio.

Dick

Charles Baudo

10/23/2016 01:39:39 pm

Smuckers has great writing and outstanding photos. Also has value as a historical study of many companies. Thanks to Nan and Earl.

Dick lund

11/20/2016 05:15:31 pm

Now I know lot more about the animals in Alaska

Dick

Joe & Bernadette Murphy

12/10/2016 02:30:05 pm

We appreciate your work here. It's great to find out about interesting places without ads in the way. Thank you and great job. We currently live in Delaware and I am retiring in a couple months so we can see the USA and Canada. You are helping us to plan our itinerary as we love smaller interesting places. Keep up the good work, you make a great pair. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both.

Dick lund

12/18/2016 09:11:09 pm

Well all I can say I never realized all the info on Talkeenta. Thank you for the great writing as I would have never known about Talkeenta.

Dick lund

Michael Greenwood

1/2/2017 07:13:34 pm

just a fellow motorhome traveler wanting to say hi and that we enjoy stories of travel

Dick Lund

1/6/2017 11:07:26 am

Wonderful information and images on your writing of Denali.
What great way to se Alaska via the troops up the trails by bus.

Dick Lund

1/29/2017 08:03:58 am

Well I feel I have learned a lot about Fairbanks. I wish I had been there with you and Earl. When are you going to do a presentation of some of these writing along with Earls images????

Dick

Dick lund

2/27/2017 07:05:08 pm

Enjoyed the article on the museums and history of Vadez.
I am looking forward to your next on, the Alaska pipe line

Jim Palfini

4/25/2017 09:51:00 pm

Great job both writing and your photo's.
Have a great trip this season, looking forward to your next serries of articles.

Dick lund

8/1/2017 02:15:13 pm

Very inspiring article on the museum and all the dinosaur informed.

Bruce Byler

9/3/2017 08:34:39 am

Hi, Bruce here, the bass player at the Amish Country Theater in Walnut Creek Ohio. Was good to see Earl and you there, and I look forward to going through all your travel photos. What a wonderful service you have here! Awesome writing and photos!

Dick lund

11/24/2017 05:15:35 pm

I find reading Nan's articles is as informative as actually visiting these areas. I have to say I get more out of the articles than I have when visiting some of these places.

Dick lund

2/8/2018 04:55:48 pm

Another wonderful article. I wish I could be made small and travel with you folks. Anyways I feel as I have been there after reading your articles and viewing Earls images. The Erie Canal and Rosco vllage were great.

Dick Lund

Dick lund

5/2/2018 05:55:20 pm

I never realized that trolls were so popular

Dick Simmon

5/10/2018 09:50:14 am

It Is and looks great. Please don’t go to London,Ohio (where I was raised.} and ask about me. Bad news.

Dick lund

7/16/2018 04:24:26 pm

The 4th was quite interesting and it sounds larger by your writings

Vance Nelson

11/2/2018 11:05:00 pm

Thanks for your visit to Ogallala, and your article on the Mansion on the Hill, along with the other attractions here. Don't be a stranger, as we always welcome visitors!

Lund Dick

11/11/2018 09:52:22 am

Thank you, what interesting article from small towns I would love to go there. It shows you don’t need to go to the advertised areas with all the crowds. In reading the article I could hardly wait to see the images that Earl Shot.

Dick

Dallas Boyer

12/3/2018 01:14:17 pm

Just finished reading about the museum over I-80. It was a very interesting article and it made me want to visit the museum!! If I ever find myself in that area, I will have to stop by. Thank you for all the information and photos.

Dick lund

6/20/2019 01:48:35 pm

Very inspiring on Boys Town. I believe most Americans have heard of Boys Town. The article and description is very touching. I remember playing marbles as a kid and if you a agate as a shooter you were revered by the other kids. Marbles have most likely have never been played by kids in the last 50 years.
Thank you Nan for the inspiration.
Dick lund

Sharon Hoblit

6/27/2019 10:15:39 am

Love your coverage of Nebr. I must spend more time in Omaha the next time we go. So gland that Earl is better.

Dick lund

7/4/2019 09:50:41 am

Interesting and Earls photos are great

Elaine Reed

7/28/2019 07:34:16 pm

Your history of the Homestead Act was very interesting. I had known about homesteading in Ohio, but I had no clue that there was some in Florida as well! I also liked Earl’S photo of the Freeman School interior. I had a desk just like those in my early primary grades—that dates me for sure. Thanks for all the work on this piece, you two.

Dick lund

8/9/2019 12:34:06 pm

So many interesting things about Nebraska love those apples

Dick lund

8/20/2019 04:12:31 pm

Wall drug bring back memories.i pulled in there with the motor home and tow vehicle. I met another motorhomer who having trouble and I help him getting underway.

Dick lund

11/8/2019 03:43:03 pm

My cousin lives in Rapid City and the next time I go there I’m definitely going to go to that museum thank you again Nan for all the good information

Sharon Hoblit

2/15/2020 11:24:24 am

Wonderful information and pictures.

Dick lund

2/18/2020 11:45:09 am

I think I may go there this summer

Well, our trip is underway.

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