Peacock

The peacock seems a little out of place at the working 1920's-era farm at Prophetstown.

Not to mention the Ford F450.

It's like . . .

That moment when the car breaks down with exactly the same problem you paid the mechanic to fix the week before.

It's Always An Adventure

Safely arrived at Brown Co State Park on "The Limo's" Inaugural run. After various warning lights and a sudden loss of power, we spent two hours waiting for a Triple-A tow truck. Once he arrived things were quickly put right and we continued our journey.

"It's Always An Adventure" is the best motto. Just go with it. If we wanted complete uniformity and no risk of the unexpected, we'd be sitting on our couch at home instead of going on a trip.

The Origin Of Poetry

Matching Quote

"For poetry was all written before time was, and whenever we are so finely organized that we can penetrate into that region where the air is music, we hear those primal warblings, and attempt to write them down, but we lose ever and anon a word, a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Morning Swim

John, Emmalee and Lexi enjoy their morning swim.

Kayaks on Lake Michigan

The water was like glass at Indiana Dunes State Park when this group of kayakers rowed by.

Farewall to Jackson Hole

The decorative arch of antelope antlers is a symbol of Jackson Hole. Emmalee posed for a picture before we left town and headed for home.

Old Faithful

Only a few wisps of steam were emerging from the geyser when we arrived. 

Within a few minutes there were small fountains peaking above the rim.

Emmalee and I waited with anticipation for Old Faithful to erupt.

It wasn't until the eruption began to die down that it occurred to me to have Emmalee pose with the geyser in the background. 

Along The Road In Yellowstone

Sapphire Pool at Yellowstone

The Road To Yellowstone

The Grant Teton mountain range flanks the road north from Jackson to Yellowstone.

Scenes From Granite Creek

Granite Creek Ranch

Panorama of Granite Creek

Panorama of Granite Creek, the stream that flows by the ranch where we stayed.

Hot Springs

Hoback Junction

The road from Hoback Junction to Granite Creek Ranch. The last 3 miles are gravel and take 20 minutes.

The A-OK Corral

The three of us, plus our guide.

The View From The Saddle

We rode right up the mountainside.