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The Millennium Falcon is Off to See the Wizard in Wamego, KS… 10/01/16

December 22, 2017, 10:06 am

Folks, I make a good, sturdy TinMan, don’t I? My big head fits the role so well… And here’s my Dorothy… I wish we had a toto for this picture… Oh there he is and he seems to love Mexican food… Who...

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Day 1: National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour- Dodge City… 10/02/16

December 23, 2017, 9:38 am

Oh yeah folks!!! It’s #NationalLampoonsVacationTour Day!!! We camped in a really nice, very large #FortZarahRestStop in #GreatBend,KS… It was more like a park where you could stay overnight… It was a...

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Day 2: National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour- Cousin Eddie’s House, A Trump...

December 24, 2017, 11:49 am

National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour Day 2, folks! We parked #TheMillenniumFalcon on a county road in #RockyFord,CO for the night… It was quite the rough ride to get out here… We were supposed to turn off...

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Day 3: National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour- Sandwich scene- rest stop, Kamp...

December 27, 2017, 10:12 am

National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour Day 3 folks… We stayed at a truck stop which was behind a #Love’sGasStation… Nothing special… Very noisy with all kinds of trucks pulling in and out… We were soon on...

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Day 4: National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour- The Four Points, Car Jump Location &...

December 30, 2017, 9:35 am

National Lampoons Vacation Tour Day Four folks… We woke up to a beautiful site this morning… It was an impressive #RestArea which honored #TheSleepingUteMountain… Now I thought this was the sleeping...

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Day 5: National Lampoon’s Vacation Tour- A Trip to the Grand Canyon Hotel...

January 1, 2018, 11:37 am

National Lampoons Vacation Tour Day 5… And the final day of the tour folks! We woke up in a beautiful rest area… With the #NavajoIndians selling their trinkets and just yards away from some huge hole...

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Heading back to Death Valley Reality… 10/07- 10/17/16

January 7, 2018, 10:44 am

Well, it wasn’t a good end to the trip… We parked at the last location, behind the gas station where #ClarkGriswold rips his own license plate off… We arrived late at night, so I figured we would take...

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A Halloween in Death Valley (Coming to a blog near you)… 10/20- 10/31/16

January 8, 2018, 12:22 pm

Well folks, we settled into our new/old job pretty quickly… And Halloween was right around the corner… #TheTravelingMac and Tracey have already been to a horror double feature at the Drive-in and we...

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Christmas Lights in the Desert… 12/09/16

January 10, 2018, 9:26 am

Well folks, being a huge fan of the #ChristmasHolidays, I can’t resist showing you a few houses in #Parhump,Nevada that were extra special… I of course was also driving around doing a little research…...

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The Millennium Falcon is in the Christmas Light Competition!!! 12/24/16

January 11, 2018, 11:10 am

Folks, there is nothing that can catapult #TheTravelingMac into the #HolidaySpirit more than a #ChristmasLightingCompetition! It’s the perfect scenario! If we win, we have all of our #decorations paid...

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Merry Christmas from the Desert!!! 12/25/16

January 12, 2018, 10:23 am

A pretty damn festive picture for the desert, don’t you think? I can’t believe I am in 60 degree weather, in #TheMillenniumFalcon and looking at snow on Christmas morning… I would have never imagined I...

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A Desert Storm in a Ghost Town Called Ballart… 01/10/17

January 14, 2018, 1:04 pm

Folks, what’s more exciting to see in #DeathValley than a #GhostTown? These little towns popped up where gold or precious ores were found… Enough #miners would show up in one area for the #GoldRush,...

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The Path of the Raven’s Spirit at Sidewinder Canyon… 01/16/17

January 18, 2018, 1:00 pm

It was one of those days folks… It didn’t’ start out good when I woke up late and was supposed to go on a hike with Trey… Also, I wasn’t feeling too great… I almost canceled all together… But it was...

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A Hike to the Bad Lands through Zabriskie Point in Death Valley… 03/09/17

January 21, 2018, 3:47 pm

There was this little rain drop named ‘loofy’ who lived up in the clouds, with no worry in mind… He was content and he had many friends… For there was no fighting or conflicts allowed up in the...

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Leaving Death Valley and Heading to Disney Land… 04/02- 04/14/17

January 24, 2018, 10:26 am

Well folks, I tried to get a good picture of this little fellow who was one of #TheTravelingMac’s best friends at #StovepipeWellsVillage…. I had never heard of a #ChickenHawk before… And for good...

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Alaska Trip Day 1: A Day at Disney then on to Alaska… 04/14- 04/16/17

January 25, 2018, 11:23 am

Well, here we are folks!! At #DisneyLand,California… And these ducks were one of the first things you see when you enter the park… So cute… After 2 years on the road, #TheTravelingMac was finally...

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Alaska Trip Day 2: A Trip to Solvang (A Little Holland in California)… 04/16/17

January 28, 2018, 1:01 pm

Well folks, #DeathValley is a great place to go for the winter if you like warm dry weather… But every paradise has its set backs… The #Desert’s set back is definitely #SandStorms…. Tracey and I gave...

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Alaska Trip day 3: A Rainy Day passing thru Monterey… 04/17/17

January 29, 2018, 12:01 pm

So we woke up to see this pretty impressive rest stop… It was a gloomy day… Tracey checked the weather report and it looked like we were going to see rain for the next week of #travels… That’s why I...

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Alaska Trip Day 4: A Peaceful Walk Thru San Fransisco… 04/18/17

January 31, 2018, 12:01 pm

We woke up in #Hollister,CA to a gloomy yet gorgeous morning… At least it wasn’t raining out… We could have stayed at the #RVResort a few yards down the road but on a trip where any number of things...

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Alaska Trip Day 5: Waking up with the Golden Gate Bridge in my Backyard…...

February 2, 2018, 12:24 pm

How can you not be happy waking up to this above? I mean really… It was a gorgeous morning… A nice breeze blowing, sun shining… We did expect rain today, so we were happy to wake up to this… Tracey...

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Alaska Trip Day 6: The Redwood National Forest Detour!!! 04/20/17

February 4, 2018, 10:59 am

Another gorgeous morning as #TheTravelingMac woke up in the pretty #MossCoveRestArea to the sound of a mighty #creek… I sleep so amazingly when I park next to a river or creek… And after a long day of...

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Alaska Trip Day 7 & 8: Houston We Have a Problem and a Landslide… 04/21-...

February 5, 2018, 12:32 pm

So we stayed at the #SacrementoRiverRVResort… It took me a while to get to working on #TheMillenniumFalcon… I was just so exhausted and confused by our new predicament… The reason we stayed at the...

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Alaska Trip Day 9: Back Up the Coast of California, Elk Everywhere… 04/23/17

February 6, 2018, 12:00 pm

We woke up at the #FrancisBMathewsRestArea… Say that three times fast… We dumped and then refilled the 40 gallon water tank… Tracey had to hold the water button down… What a great #RestArea… It had...

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Alaska Trip Day 10: A Rainy Redwoods National Forest while Entering Oregon…...

February 9, 2018, 10:32 am

Wow! What a storm last night! We were rocking and swaying… And it was because of the wind folks… lol… That’s the great thing about #TheMillenniumFalcon… When it’s windy out, you don’t have to do any...

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Alaska Trip Day 11: A Beautiful Drive Thru Rainy Oregon… 04/25/17

February 10, 2018, 12:13 pm

So we woke up for the first time in #Oregon… I have always wanted to live in Oregon… It just seems like the type of state I would like to reside in… We stayed at #RockyPointCountyPark in...

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Alaska Trip Day 12: Sea Lions &“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” Shoot...

February 12, 2018, 11:57 am

Well folks, today started out pretty badly… The water would not drain from the shower, indicating there was a clog somewhere… It took me about 4 hours to figure out the whole problem… The water was...

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Alaska Trip Day 12: The Goonies Film Locations and Tuna Fish & Chips Straight...

February 14, 2018, 12:36 pm

So last night was an eventful one folks… We found a place to park for the night in #CannonBeach,Oregon at the #WaysideStateParkRestArea… We were completely passed out when I woke up to someone...

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Alaska Trip Day 13 & 14: A Mega Star Wars Store in Seattle & A Broken Water...

February 18, 2018, 11:22 am

Folks, remember when I stated that “when it rains out, it pours?” Well, its pouring! Literally and Figuratively… Tracey and I woke up in the #Walmart parking lot in #Aberdeen,Washington… We went in...

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Alaska Trip Day 15: A Trip to Seattle and it’s Famous Aquarium… 04/30/17

February 21, 2018, 11:24 am

So, we woke up in the #SeaTacRestArea on #I-5North with a new water heater and an unclogged drain… We were ready to hit the road once again… We had quite a bit of time to make up but after spending...

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Alaska Trip Day 16 & 17: Crossing the Border into British Columbia, Canada…...

February 22, 2018, 12:15 pm

We stayed at the #SmokeyPointRestArea,Washington…. It is about a few hours from the #CanadianBorder… So, today was all about getting to that border… #TheTravelingMac was naturally worried about them...

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Alaska Trip Day 18 & 19: Millennium Falcon Oil Change & Trucking Through...

February 23, 2018, 11:37 am

So, for the first time in The Traveling Mac’s and Tracey’s life, we woke up in Canada… If you look above, you will see the new water heating system mounted to the outside of The Millennium Falcon… I...

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Alaska Trip Day 20: The Traveling Mac’s first Black Bear and Totem Poles in...

February 28, 2018, 10:12 am

So, it was a wet one, once again and we were well into the #wilderness by now folks… We woke up in a #turn-off near #Topley,BC in #BritishColumbia,Canada… We planned on driving through BC all day...

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Alaska Trip Day 21: Trucking thru B.C. to Experience Our First Moose...

March 8, 2018, 12:32 pm

Folks, we are definitely in the middle of the #wilderness now… And what a great morning to wake up to… We stayed at a #turn-out by a pond 100 miles before #Iskuit,BC… There was a nip in the air but no...

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Alaska Trip Day 22: An Angry Porcupine in the Yukon… 05/07/17

March 11, 2018, 4:44 pm

Folks, are you ready to feel really small? I mean tiny… Well, here ya go… This is what #TheTravelingMac woke up to… Look at #TheMillenniumFalcon sitting humbly before that mighty mountain… Wow! I...

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Alaska Trip Day 23: Dall Sheep, Moose and a Bear Sighting in the Yukon… 05/08/17

March 13, 2018, 12:35 pm

Are you ready for a day full of magic and beauty, folks? After Tracey and I got all of our chores done, we hit the road… We went for a quick grocery shop and filled the tank with gas… The next gas...

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Alaska Trip Day 24: A Nights Stay at Beaver Creek RV Park in Canada… 05/09/17

March 14, 2018, 11:34 am

Well folks, its going to be hard to match yesterday’s #inspirational #travels… This #RestStop we woke up to was a good start… It was raining out this morning but the sky soon started to clear… We had...

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Alaska Trip Day 25: Crossing the Alaskan Border into a Town called Tok… 05/10/17

March 15, 2018, 12:12 pm

After a great meal last night… Thanks to #TheTravelingMac’s #campfire cooking skills… lol… and a good nights rest… We were ready to make the leap across the #Alaskan/CanadianBorder…...

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Alaska Trip Final Days: On the Way to Anchorage with a Moose Sighting… 05/11...

March 18, 2018, 3:37 pm

So #TheTravelingMac, Tracey and #TheMillenniumFalcon woke up in #Alaska for the first time in our lives! And boy did it feel good! We immediately hit the #Tok,Alaska gift shop to check out the Husky...

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Our New Home as Camp Hosts in Talkeetna, AK… 05/14- 05/17

March 21, 2018, 1:29 pm

Well folks, sorry to do a flash forward on you… I lost some of my #JournalisticIntegrity due to stress and uncertainness… lol.. When we arrived in #Talkeetna,AK we had no where to live… So, Tracey and...

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A Feline Mayor Named Stubbs and a Special Election…. 04/15/17- 09/01/17

March 24, 2018, 4:23 pm

Just follow the signs folks and you will be lead to where the Mayor lives! One of the most original mayors in the history of this world! First there was the horse that #Caligula appointed to his...

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How to be a Camp Host in Talkeetna, Alaska… 04/15- 09/01/17

March 25, 2018, 2:28 pm

So, the sign spelling mix up was addressed right away… And when June came around, Tracey and I were ready to tackle the #CampHostJob… We requested a sign stating the quiet hours just so everyone...

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A River Runs Through My Backyard in Alaska… 04/15- 09/01/17

March 28, 2018, 1:09 pm

So, we are all set up at our new #CampHost job… We started our jobs at #TheDenaliBrewingCompany which is also known as the #TwisterCreekPub… We only have to walk 5 minutes to work… We have a place to...

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Few Minor Fixes For the The Millennium Falcon After the ALCAN… 06/01/17

March 31, 2018, 1:00 pm

So folks, after settling into our new home for the #summer, #TheTravelingMac had a few minor fixes he had to perform on #TheMillenniumFalcon… I immediately hit amazon and ordered a new #ComputerBoard...

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Landing on a Glacier on Mount Denali With a Grizzly Sighitng From the Air…...

April 5, 2018, 2:18 pm

Folks, let me warn you… This is going to be a really long post… I have so many amazing pictures, it was so hard to throw any aside… If you look above you will see how popular #TheDenaliBrewingCompany...

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Flood Scare in Talkeetna Alaska… 06/24/17

April 9, 2018, 1:26 pm

When it rains, it pours up here folks… Even when it’s #Summer in #Talkeetna, the #borough still has to deal with #ErraticWeather… Especially when it starts #raining for a couple of days… Yet there are...

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Belle’s Interpretive Trail with Free Campsites Along the River…. 06/22/17

April 23, 2018, 12:10 pm

So folks, we have already walked up the river, to the bridge that crosses where the #TalkeetnaRiver and #SustinaRiver meet… Thank god for the internet because I wouldn’t remember all of this stuff…...

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Floating Down the River, That’s the Life for Me… 07/05/17

May 30, 2018, 1:10 pm

Well folks, I am going to prove to you the healing power of #MotherNature today… Tracey and I were not having a very agreeable day… then we were invited on a #RiverRaftTour with #TalkeetnaRiverTours…...

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Four Wheelen in the Alaskan Widerness… 07/07/17

June 7, 2018, 12:56 pm

Well folks, welcome to #TheTravelingMac’s first #FourWheelingAdventure… I have been on a dirt bike before, when I was a kid… But I had never been four wheeling for a whole afternoon… Lets just say, I...

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Zip-lining Trip Interrupted by a Storm… 07/13/17

June 15, 2018, 1:08 pm

Here we go folks! My shortest post ever! Tracey and I got a free invitation to go zip lining… As I have mentioned before, a lot of the #TourCompanies give us free tickets hoping we will send guests...

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The Importance of Learning Science During the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 24, 2020, 7:33 am

Listen folks, I haven’t posted in a long while. I don’t like to post about disasters like the coronavirus just to get blog hits. It just seems unethical to me. Yet I just previously finished writing a...

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