Reveling and Reckoning

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  • Bye Katie!

  • Reunited and heading to Portland.

    Had a couple great days with my sister and her family. Picked up Katie in Seattle at her nephew’s and headed to Portland to be with my daughters Jessica and Morgan. Katie leaves tomorrow for San Francisco to visit her son Bradley. The end of our journey together! Amazing! Thanks, Katie for being such a…

  • Eastern Washington State

  • Making Tracks for Seattle!

    Got an early start to make it to Seattle so Katie could visit with her nephews. Dropped her off in Bothell on my way to see my sister Eileen in Stanwood, Washington. I can’t believe we made it to the West Coast in one piece and still great friends! Bailey handled it well, a stellar…

  • Travels for Foodies

  • Heading West!

    Had a great 4 days in Bozeman. On to Butte Mt for some Irish food. Why? Because it’s an iconic town for St pattys. Also, why not? Need to prep for my trip to Ireland in a couple days.Katie had a Guinness and I had an Irish cider with fish and chips. All in a…

  • Visiting My Sister Caroline in Bozeman, MT July 19,2025

    After a 2 Hour Dr. from Chico, we arrived in Bozeman Montana. My sister, Caroline, her husband, Dennis, and children Meghan and Cullen live there. My family‘s been traveling there for years. My mother used to live here in a memory care unit for nearly 7 years. We arrived on the anniversary of her death…

  • Chico Hot Springs, Paradise Valley Montana, July 18,2025

     After seven days in the car, we decided to stop at a historic Hot Springs Hotel in Montana. Established in 1900 as a place to.”take the waters”  for healing purposes. It is now a low-key resort located in the gorgeous mountains of Montana. We got the last room in the historic Lodge. We…

  • Entering Big Sky Country July 18

    Nice to get a change of topography. The rock formations are amazing. Stopped at Devils Tower, but sadly when we got to the base of it, they didn’t allow dogs on the trail. Members of the Kiowa tribe were doing a Friendship dance at the Ranger station, and Katie joined in. When the group was…

  • Martinis in Keystone, SD, Protest in Rapid City then Haute Cuisine in Spearfish, not a bad couple days.

    Decided to get off of 90 and stay somewhere that didn’t have the free, all yellow breakfast. found a motel with cabins, Powder Lodge. Bailey loved the space and we loved sitting at a restaurant that served a decent martini. Next morning headed to hike in the Black Hills. Had a great 5 mile hike…