In Columbus Junction, Iowa, you can walk along a swinging bridge that is 262 feet above a dark ravine shrouded in a jungle-like forest. This was a roadside stop we made on a trip to…
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Summer Fun at the YMCA Trout Lodge
A weekend at the YMCA Trout Lodge in the Ozarks includes my son riding a pony, swishing down a waterslide, and making a tie-die shirt. YMCA Trout Lodge is about two hours south of St….
See a Two-Headed Snake in Cape Girardeau
See a two-headed black rat snake and explore the woods at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center in southeast Missouri. Located on the north side of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and has numerous short hiking trails…
See Dinosaurs at Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center
Check out dinosaur fossils and explore the oldest town in Missouri as part of a day in Ste. Genevieve, which is about an hour south of St. Louis. The Story of Missouri Dinosaurs Dinosaur bones…
Touring Topeka and the Brown V. Board of Education Site
In Topeka, Kans., you can learn the history of segregated schools firsthand, a zoo with a tropical rain forest, and tour the state capitol. We had a full weekend of adventures while visiting friends. Supreme…
Going to the Highest Point in Ohio
Marker for the military installation
Indiana’s High Point: Hoosier Hill
Indiana’s high point is Hoosier Hill located 13 miles north of Richmond, Ind., and our stop on our drive along Interstate 70 going east. It is not that high, and you won’t get altitude sickness,…
See Scotts Bluff National Monument
Eight hundred feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff was a landmark for Native Americans as well as emigrants on the Oregon Trail.
Fossil Hunting at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Find fossils of Ancient American rhinos, gazelle-camels, and a huge meat-eating pig at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in the Nebraska panhandle. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to the Dakotas and Mount…
Seeing a Shoot-Out and Waterfalls in South Dakota
We drove through the scenic Spearfish Canyon from Spearfish, South Dakota, to Deadwood, South Dakota, which has casinos, shops, and for us an Old West shootout. This included a short hike to the bottom of…
