Our Time in Davenport, Iowa | Through Hiking the Hennepin Canal Trail | March-April 2026 This was our third year of coming to the Quad Cities in the spring, and just like the other years, it was one of the better outages that Curtis worked. We enjoy the hotel where we stay, the nearby restaurants,…
A Month in Davenport, IA | Hiking around Credit Island | Duck Creek Trail | Downtown Davenport Riverfront Trail | March 2025 Just like last year, we spent almost the entire month of March in Davenport, IA. For the most part, it was just as enjoyable as we remembered it being last year. Curtis worked…
Hiking in Effigy Mounds National Monument | Pikes Peak State Park | May 2024 After a peaceful night in Minnesota, it was time to return to our home state once again. And we could think of no better way to enter than by taking highway 26, following the Mississippi River, which we think is one…
Hiking in Mississippi Palisades State Park | Savanna, IL | March 2024 For our time in the Quad Cities, one of our main goals was to go out and find a park or place to hike along the Mississippi River. When we think of the best/most scenic areas to hike in Iowa, they mostly revolve…
Visiting Black Hawk State Historic Site | Rock Island, IL | March 2024 With the change of plant from La Salle to the Quad Cities came a change of pace. We would be here longer, but I would also be working less: I had two weekends off and a couple of fatigue days during our…
Driving from Pendleton, AR to Vicksburg, MS | Visiting Poverty Point World Heritage Site | January 2024 After enjoying a beautiful and warm sunny day in Arkansas the day before, the clouds moved back in today, bringing the big storms we had been hearing about for a few days now. We were glad to be…