tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post2149183871570705845..comments2024-03-28T05:14:44.500-04:00Comments on Sightings Over Sixty: Trail WearyTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-89912701870952020742018-06-14T14:25:54.446-04:002018-06-14T14:25:54.446-04:00This series has really made me think of how incred...This series has really made me think of how incredibly hard they had it following the trail. I don't know if I would have done it. So glad you shared your travels with us. Barbarahttp://www.babybloggingboomer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-4879040143412734802018-06-13T12:29:05.935-04:002018-06-13T12:29:05.935-04:00I like your photos very much. Those photography c...I like your photos very much. Those photography classes did you a lot of good. Driving might be better than flying. You tend to see more when you drive.gigihawaiinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-84642656976389628672018-06-11T16:20:38.450-04:002018-06-11T16:20:38.450-04:00We tried to follow as much of the Oregon Trail rou...We tried to follow as much of the Oregon Trail route as we could by car on our way home from some time in Massachusetts. We stopped to explore each historic place we passed in Nebraska and Wyoming, but then we had to head south through Utah and its national parks to get back home to California. <br /><br />It was years later before we had a chance to see Walla Walla, now in Washington, which was where most of the books we read to our children (such as On to Oregon by Morrow) stopped. <br /><br />I would not have done well in a covered wagon. It's more likely I would have wanted to walk beside it as many did for part of the way. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-76701836665603856682018-06-11T14:53:27.904-04:002018-06-11T14:53:27.904-04:00Thanks for making history come alive. Those pione...Thanks for making history come alive. Those pioneers were rugged people to do all of that in wagons. Jennifer / Unfold And Beginhttps://unfoldandbegin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-50325221579739743812018-06-11T13:56:09.092-04:002018-06-11T13:56:09.092-04:00I'm enjoying all the photos. I'm not much ...I'm enjoying all the photos. I'm not much of a camper but love always seeing new things. I could probably keep going for a while as long as I didn't have to do my business in the woods. LOLRebecca Olkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136102257837831028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-6804154887234119052018-06-11T00:30:01.906-04:002018-06-11T00:30:01.906-04:00Traveling offers a different view of the world but...Traveling offers a different view of the world but I always come back to my home with a deeper appreciation for where I live. Your journey has been interesting. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-79748282464932069592018-06-10T23:44:50.562-04:002018-06-10T23:44:50.562-04:00It's an interesting point about being road wea...It's an interesting point about being road weary. I have 4 months of travelling coming up, to Asia and Australia, and I'm a little nervous about it. Will I like it, will I get weary of being on the road and moving from place to place?<br /><br />One of the reasons I'm doing it is because I have the chance to visit places and see things that I wouldn't, and I appreciate having that opportunity. Another reason is to challenge myself, to figure out how to overcome these nerves and to find out how to make the travelling work for me. Because I don't have the challenges of work anymore, I'm partly using my travel as a way to keep challenge in my early retired life.David @ iretiredyounghttps://www.iretiredyoung.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-61162981959698529652018-06-10T20:32:11.101-04:002018-06-10T20:32:11.101-04:00Hi, Tom - I've greatly enjoyed exploring the O...Hi, Tom - I've greatly enjoyed exploring the Oregon Trail with you. But I must confess, like some of your other readers I've been happy to do this virtually!retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-76562923725300540762018-06-10T19:29:42.688-04:002018-06-10T19:29:42.688-04:00Hi Tom! My husband Thom and I learned a long time...Hi Tom! My husband Thom and I learned a long time ago that we aren't RV people. We did it for 2-3 weeks exploring northern Washington, Vancouver Island and parts of B.C. Even though we had a nice 27' RV (it belonged to Thom's parents) it got really small after a short time and we got road weary too! I'm sure you are seeing some lovely places but I don't doubt you'll be happy to land for a while. Looking forward to hearing about that too~ KathyKathy @ SMART Living 365.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392736262783641661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-59186685239323651082018-06-10T17:07:28.473-04:002018-06-10T17:07:28.473-04:00I can't even imagine river crossings in a beat...I can't even imagine river crossings in a beat up wagon. Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-88473121426257203252018-06-10T17:07:15.509-04:002018-06-10T17:07:15.509-04:00Nice how thoroughly you followed the history of th...Nice how thoroughly you followed the history of the trail. Beautiful area and I hope I can see it sometime.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-8116057793936054862018-06-10T15:38:06.097-04:002018-06-10T15:38:06.097-04:00Oh my goodness, I was raised just over the hill fr...Oh my goodness, I was raised just over the hill from Farewell Bend in Huntington. I went to college in La Grande at EOSU and often had a picnic at Hillgarde State Park. It was so wonderful to see these pictures of home.<br /><br />I hope you are having a wonderful time. Oh and that park is a wonderful spot for the perfect Summer stay! The river than runs nearby is so beautiful and clear.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />b+b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-7342681040027720852018-06-09T22:55:56.219-04:002018-06-09T22:55:56.219-04:00No, it wouldn't be my first choice as a place ...No, it wouldn't be my first choice as a place to spend the summer. But I'm sure glad that some people like it. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-45504649798642757742018-06-09T22:15:19.283-04:002018-06-09T22:15:19.283-04:00I don't think I would have taken to covered wa...I don't think I would have taken to covered wagon travel and I don;t think I could remain sane while living year round in an RV. I guess I wouldn't know for sure unless I tried it, but l am kind of satisfied with my life just the way it is right now.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626594980028435818.post-39962681158131911502018-06-09T21:46:56.866-04:002018-06-09T21:46:56.866-04:00I've liked how you took the Oregon trail and w...I've liked how you took the Oregon trail and worked in the historical perspective/Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com