For several days on our Road Trip home to West Virginia we’d been having trouble finding Hilton brand hotels (that we could pay for with our HH points) that had an electric outlet outside for our freezer full of elk meat, and while we eventually found one each night, it Read more…
The other night I made the #Kansas Cocktail that was created for me by the owner of Casey’s Cowtown Steakhouse and Club in Dodge City, Kansas, with those AbFab, historic “Prickly Ash Bitters” from Boot Hill Distillery! When we arrived at Casey’s, I asked the owner if he had any Read more…
Today (12/11/20), on our wonderful 3-week long Road Trip from WV to Colorado and back, was Gold Mine Day, and we drove to the historic (since 1875!) and operational Phoenix Gold Mine: https://www.phoenixgoldmine.com/, where we got a tour of the mine from Dave, the mine’s owner and operator, and I Read more…
Our next stop on our Road Trip back home to West Virginia was infamous Dodge City, Kansas, where we checked into the Dodge City Hampton Inn https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ddctyhx-hampton-suites-dodge-city/, again on our Hilton Honors points 🙂 When we asked about nearby restaurants, the check-in clerk suggested Casey’s Cow Town Club: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g38668-d458713-Reviews-Casey_s_Cowtown_Club-Dodge_City_Kansas.html for Read more…
Shortly before we left on our Road Trip from West Virginia to Colorado, I won Dan a pair of Woodies Sunglasses, and they arrived literally as we were getting in the truck! So he looked spiffy, indeed! 🙂 As I detailed in my previous “Trip Tips” post, I use mapquest.com Read more…
Punjab The Camel! Levi Shinn Log House, Shinnston West Virginia is open for business and #vacation #travel fun! Come on down! NOTE: Due to possible COVID-19 restrictions, which seem to be changing daily, before you travel or book Anything, CALL every place you want to go and make SURE they are open Read more…
We set out on our “Civil War Road Trip” this spring heading from home- the Elkhorn Inn– to Memphis, to begin our American Queen Paddlewheel Cruise down the Mississippi. Our first stop was Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which is about four hours from the Elkhorn Inn. In planning our road trips I Read more…