Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Today we drove and drove and drove. We went through South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. We got in very late and stayed with Sarah Franklin, part of our chosen family. We saw corn, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, also corn, corn, corn, Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 16 – South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa
Today we went to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum. At the museum and air base we saw B-1 and B-52 bombers, FB-111 and A-7 bombers, KC-135 tankers, B-25 and B-26 and A-20 bombers, and T-38, T-33, F-84, F-86, Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 15 – South Dakota
Today we left Yellowstone and drove to South Dakota. We saw deer by the side of the road. The Bikers were in Sturgis for a convention, so we had to drive to Philip for a place to stay. We saw Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 14 – Wyoming, South Dakota
We spent the day in Yellowstone, and saw white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and buffalo. Mommy saw black spots and took pictures of them. Daddy took pictures of buffalo. We saw a duck go down the 190 foot high Upper Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 13 – Montana, Wyoming
Today we traveled through the Grand Tetons. We saw a buffalo herd on a plain in front of the mountains that make up the Continental Divide. We spent half a day in Yellowstone, looking at mud pots and geysers, including Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 12 – Montana, Wyoming
Today we saw Great Uncle LeRoy in Pocatello. We stopped at Craters of the Moon National Monument and saw different lava formations. We got to look inside a volcano. The rocks were all different colors: brown, red, blue, green, rust, and Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 11 – Idaho
We went to Touchet to have lunch with Great Great Aunt Joyce and great Great Uncle Virgil. Then we went to Great Great Uncle Virgil’s home and saw leaf cutter bees which pollinate alfalfa. In the evening we went to Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 10 – Washington
We traveled back to Port Orchard after visiting Aunt Jane and Uncle Jack, and I got to feel the baby move and see a videotape of the ultra sound of the baby sucking its thumb. We stopped in Seattle to Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 8 – Washington
We traveled to Yakima for a family reunion with Uncle Ken, Aunt Becky, cousins Kristina and Michelle, Uncle Terry and Uncle Harry, Aunt Jane and Uncle Jack. Aunt Jane’s best friend Michelle Everett and her daughter Nicole also came. We Continue reading San Diego to Columbia, Part 7 – Washington