We will be taking off for the Canadian Maritimes in a few days. Our path will be to cut across Maine to Calais to explore the Bay of Fundy, followed by a ride across the bridge to Prince Edward Island, and then on to Nova Scotia! I will be writing and posting updates to our trip and the wonderful things we discover along the way.
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On Dallas St., the main drag in Talihina, Oklahoma, there is this antique shop, named Ursa Minor Curiosities. Talihina could be easily misconstrued as a ghost town. But when you open the shop’s door, you enter into an amazing learning center where you can discover many historic and scientific unknowns of nature and wildlife right here in America.
Where else can you find megalodon teeth or Texas lone stars!
The megalodon was the biggest shark in the world roaming the oceans millions of years ago. Their teeth are everywhere if you know where to look. The amazing thing is that these are right here in America.
Former teachers, Wes and Kerry Kirpach, created this business to showcase many of the ancient findings they uncover in their travels around the world. Visit the shop. You can purchase all sorts of oddities, fossils, and crystals. Their website includes numerous videos, pictures, and announcements.
What kind of learning experience do you believe our young people (and older) want to experience in America today? Something like what these two people are offering – independent learning experiences?
Please send me information about the interesting learning sites you have visited indie@indieonetheroad.net.
If you’ve never been to Tombstone, Arizona, it is worth the trip, particularly if you, like me, grew up on a good ration of cowboy TV shows with gunslingers and bandits, gamblers, and heroes like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday. Personally, I am not usually interested in shopping, I’d rather look at the history and what remains of the town. However, in Tombstone, you can find whatever floats your boat.
Tombstone is loaded with historical and shopping opportunities. Walk through the old town and you will quickly get a good flavor of the wild West way of living back in the 1800s. There are many original buildings, a variety of tours, as well as shops for everything western you might want to purchase.
There are several people in period dress that hawk their wares or announce upcoming tours and events, such as The Bird Cage Theater (opened 1881), one of the local mines, and the Tombstone Court House.
There are also staged gunfights in the streets. Amazingly, along the boardwalk of one of the saloons the town lists the demise of many real-life gunfighters.
I stopped by the Epitaph Newspaper museum, which includes a lot of historical printing equipment and photos. The docent there provided interesting history about the paper and times. The Epitaph is the longest running newspaper in Arizona (they still publish a newspaper once a month to which you can subscribe to read historical accounts of one of the West’s wildest mining towns).
Stop by and experience some history of what the West was like over a century ago and send us your thoughts about this historical town. Or, tell us what’s your favorite Western factoid, or who you would’ve loved to meet and why?
If you’ve ever experienced a wintry Nor’easter in NewEngland, you can understand why so many people connected with the “Mamas and Papas” singing California Dreamin, “On a winter’s day I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.” Travelling through the state in our RV with our dog, we liked the warmer weather. But it wasn’t always that dreamy.
Things we liked were tempered with a few things we didn’t.
Like: Fun beaches for dog are accessible. Lots of socializing, chasing each other, and catching frizbees and tennis balls.
Dislike: Dog beaches often require walking further beyond the people-only beach for the privilege of frocklicking with your pet on the beach. They also include more rules, such picking up after your dog (understandable) and keeping the dog on a 6 ft. leash (more than half of the visitors ignore this one).
Like: There are lots of scenic roads with beautiful vistas and sites unseen if you don’t venture beyond the highways.
Dislike: Hairpin turns, ridiculous speed limits (mostly on the high side) and obnoxious drivers in lambroghinis honking mad at you for being cautious on the hairpins.
Like: Smooth highways.
Dislike: bumpy highways, narrow bridges, low bridges, and drivers who prefer to run you off the road rather than let you in.
RVing isn’t just about driving and viewing the sites. If you enjoy a round of golf, why not incorporate it into your travels.
During a recent Fall trip across the country we arranged to arrive at Harvest Host member Waubekka Golf Course in Williamtown, MA to play 9 holes at 4 PM and stay that night in our RV in their designated parking area. Unfortunately, on that day our journey was delayed so we couldn’t play. Although the weather report was not promising for the next day, we booked a next morning tee-time to play 9 holes before continuing on our journey.
Although, we woke to black clouds and wind, the 60-degree weather enticed us to play. We got out there and beat the storm. We played the back 9, which Eric, the resident pro, said had the best Fall seasonal views. We weren’t disappointed.
The course was in top shape with fantastic Fall colors. It was well worth it, and it was a good way to break up the long drive we would be on over the next several days.