Back Home

After 6,969 miles in the coach and untold miles touring in the truck, and after 81 days, we’re back home in Rome, bringing our trip to a conclusion. And what a trip it’s been! Looking back over the trip, it’s been a saga of scenery – mountains, waterfalls, coasts, and canyons; of thoroughfares – highways, byways, and railroads; national parks, state parks, and historical sites – punctuated by hiking, dining, entertainment, and meeting fellow travelers. In addition, it was a great history lesson; we learned a lot about the Lewis and Clark Corp of Discovery and the Oregon Trail pioneers. And we have a great deal of appreciation for the courage and determination of these explorers and pioneers. George lists these places and events as his “best of trip” winners: Country Coach and Boeing factory tours, the volcanic features in Sisters and Bend, OR, the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City, OR, Golden Spike National Historical Site in Promontory Point, UT; the Canadian railroads and the Fraser and Thompson Canyons, Mt. Revelstoke, and Yoho National Park in British Columbia (especially hiking the Hoodoos Trail and our gorgeous comp site on the river – now the main photo of our blog); Glacier National Park with the Highline Trail hike, and visiting the Minuteman Missile Historical Site and the Clinton Presidential Library. Didn’t leave out many places, did he? And I guess that about sums it up: we enjoyed every place we visited, and we appreciate having the good health and circumstances to be able to make a trip such as this. We especially appreciate our friends who were interested in following our trip on our blog.