Category: August September 2023

With our border crossing delay yesterday, we had to find an alternative stop for the night. We belong to an organization called “Boondockers Welcome” which is now part of Harvest Hosts. For a small yearly membership (less than a night of camping) we have access to a network of individuals who have opened their property to campers travelling the country. We’ve been members now for about 8 years and have had some memorable hosts. While last night’s host was only a km off the interstate, his property was a couple hundred feet of heavy bush from the road. However, with windows closed, we had a good night’s sleep and after a brief tour this morning of some of the work he’s done to his property, we were back on the road. Today is a trip through Chicago so we pray for safe travels as we head into Iowa for the night.

We plan to leave the beginning of August, travelling along I80 across to the home of one of Paul’s cousins in Beatrice near Lincoln, Nebraska where we plan to spend a few days visiting with them and some of the others from Kansas. After that, we will continue across I80 until we get close to Wyoming when we’ll leave the interstate and plan to head northwest on secondary roads. We’ll spend time east of Yellowstone in a number of State Forest Campgrounds before heading through Yellowstone to camp on the west side while we tour through the magnificent park. After a week or so in Yellowstone, we’ll head south to tour around Grand Teton National Park. This is an area we haven’t travelled before and are looking forward to seeing the huge peaks. As we leave the Teton’s we will head northeast and by September hope to be in South Dakota and then North Dakota. The badlands and Theodore Roosevelt Parks hold some great wonders and it’s been many years since we were able to travel through that area. Current plans will see us follow US Hwy 2 across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan before returning home. We’ll see how the fall foliage is by the end of September!