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About Serene

Former full time RVers, transitioned to homeowners and travelers. We've still got a map to finish! Home is the Phoenix area desert and a small cabin in the White Mountains of Arizona.

Independence: Truman and Trails

We were here for the Mariners-Royals baseball game and the RV park in Independence was the closest to the stadium. We knew a little about Independence. Most western migration left from Independence and Harry Truman was from here but we … Continue reading

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Missouri Oops!

Randy named the blog this time because he (we) had a pretty big Oops!   More on that later… As we prepared to cross the western border leaving Illinois, I saw an interesting situation on the map.  We left Illinois, … Continue reading

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Lincoln: Play Dixie For Me

We rolled into the Land of Lincoln and to the campground at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The grounds are massive and it has been interesting to walk around and see the preparations for the fair beginning August 10. This is … Continue reading

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Indiana One Nighters

We had a frenzy of one nighters in Indiana! Our fist night was spent at Indiana Dunes State Park on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Indiana Dunes is the most visited state park in Indiana and it surely qualified … Continue reading

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Iowa Sticker: Earned and Enjoyed

Our map has had an empty spot where Iowa should be for almost a year. When we met Rick and Diana in Arizona, they invited us to come visit them in Iowa and earn our sticker. So we did! We … Continue reading

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Ordinary Americana – Worth the Trip

Like the pioneers of western migration, we are traversing the Great Platt River Road but we are doing it in reverse, going east instead of west, and on Interstate 80 instead of a flat river plain.  At an interstate rest … Continue reading

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Nebraska: The Good Life

We were glad to get moving again after our truck problem but the last day in Wyoming was still stressful. Randy was concerned enough about our tires on the trailer to change one out for the spare and rotate the … Continue reading

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Diverted and Delayed

As you can tell from the title, we have had an unexpected adventure. The situation is resolved as I write, but l’ll tell the tale chronologically. Before we left Boise we had an intermittent noise in the truck engine and … Continue reading

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From Penalty Box to Blessing Box

Cancer treatments be damned – We have had a great time visiting our old lives in Boise. Our stay here turned from penalty box to blessing box. Our “peeps” in Boise have turned on the support for us in a … Continue reading

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The Penalty Box

Randy’s bladder has us in the penalty box. We were suppose to be on a road trip this month but are back in Boise for Randy’s cancer treatments. Even though we enjoyed living in Boise for many years, we don’t … Continue reading

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