We embark on an expedition vehicle build for a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. You could call it an "overland build" or an "expedition build". We will follow the entire build from interior to all the additions and modifications. We don't expect to modify the stock build much as this vehicle is [...]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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We emerged onto a wooded trail labeled, “The Prayer Path,” after parking the Jeep. The birch leaves rustled in the breeze. Birds called to one another as if they were making observations about these humans invading their forest. Da Viking had read about the Stavkirke church built by volunteers on […]
The clank of metal rods chimed a greeting as we walked into the steamy air of the glass making studio at “Glassworks and Printing” in New Orleans. The roaring furnaces spewed out immense heat. We were about to learn the secrets of blowing glass! Seeing the Halloween foot hanging out […]
We ride the SS Badger from Ludington, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin 60 miles across Lake Michigan. Join us as we ride the last coal fired steamship in the United States. We tour the ship, watch the loading and unloading, tour our stateroom, play games and more. The SS Badger is [...]
The Badger’s motto is “BIG SHIP! MORE FUN!” We made memories on our voyage across Lake Michigan from Ludington to Manitowoc and then on our return trip several days later. The Badger Car Ferry is the last coal-fired passenger steamship in operation in the United States. My first trip aboard […]
We embark on an expedition vehicle build for a 2021 Jeep Gladiator. You could call it an "overland build" or an "expedition build". We will follow the entire build from interior to all the additions and modifications. We don't expect to modify the stock build much as this vehicle is [...]
For twenty-five minutes we drove across the high desert of Arizona into The Painted Desert/Petrified Forest area. We were heading toward our friend’s apocalyptic camping group. Just so you know, I am one who prefers comforts: air conditioning (or heat) and drinks with umbrellas. Needless to say, this adventure was […]
I had the opportunity to train on the Friends Good Will in anticipation of becoming part of her crew. The Friends Good Will sails out of South Haven, Michigan at the Michigan Maritime Museum. Each year, there is a training program sponsored by the museum to add qualified crew to [...]
50,000 years ago a 150 foot asteroid blasted into Earth’s atmosphere. Most of which burned before landing in what is now Arizona. The meteor has left an impression, so to say, on our land and in our studies of our universe. We are able to observe it and take tours […]
There’s said to be a centuries-long curse at Two Guns and Diablo Canyon, so we needed to check it out! The legends and stories from the area were rich with an extended history. We left Interstate 40 at Exit 230 in Arizona as we headed west following along Route 66. […]