June 2nd, 2017. Day 2. Bozeman, MT. We have made it to the Rocky Mountains and on the way we saw some Pronghorn antelope. Dave had a hard time sleeping last night due to coffee and claustrophobia, but we were up at 6 and on the road by 7. On the road we saw a … Continue reading "S. A. T. W. P. Episode 40"

June 1st, 2017. Day 1. Recorded in Medina, ND. This is the first podcast from our first Spring Tour of 2017. We are in the back of a van which is rigged as a camper. Over the past week Dave has been adapting the back of our 1998 Toyota Sienna. We talk about the design … Continue reading "S. A. T. W. P. Episode 39"

June 13th, 2016. Day 38 Waite Park, MN. We are at home on the couch with our cat, Archie! We were up at about 5:30 a.m. and arrived home at 11:00 p.m. We started out in Sheridan, WY, and drove through with just a few stops, our first being a very early one for gas … Continue reading "S. A. T. W. P. Episode 38"

June 12th, 2016. Day 37 Recorded in Sheridan, WY, at the home of our friend, Julie. Dave lost at Scrabble last night, 333-195. His new strategy of falling asleep in the middle of the game didn’t work.  Tonight he lost by only a few points, which is a step in the right direction. Dave questions … Continue reading "S. A. T. W. P. Episode 37"

June 11th, 2016. Day 36 Recorded at the Big Horn Mountains KOA, Sheridan, WY. We had a great time today! Some early morning confusion when Stephanie disappeared so Dave made breakfast. Stephanie reappeared and it all worked out. Dave took care of some business at a local Starbucks (3/4 tiles) over lunch. We talked to Don, a … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 36"

June 10th, 2016. Day 35. Recorded in Sheridan, Wyoming, at the Sheridan / Big Horn Mountains KOA. First things first: Stephanie won by 40 points last night. Dave had all the “big” letters but Stephanie still won. Dave abused the tiles when we were done. You can hear Interstate 90 in the background; we traveled a … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 35"

June 9th, 2016. Day 34. Recorded at the West Yellowstone KOA, MT. Dave lost at Scrabble… by a lot. We were recording after hours so we were trying to be quiet. We woke up at Gros Ventre National Forest in the Tetons. There were awesome thunderstorms during the night. Stephanie got into a conversation with … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 34"

June 8th, 2016. Day 33. Recorded at Gros Ventre Campground, WY, part of the Bridger Tetons National Forest. This morning we were in Draper, UT. Dave woke up at 2:30 a.m. and got some eye shades out of the car since our tent was under a street light. Up at 6:30 and out by 7:45. Stephanie … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 33"

June 7th, 2016. Day 32. Draper, UT. Last night Dave lost at Scrabble by about 20 points. Our night’s sleep was interrupted by the noise of pile drivers. We drove to the town of Holladay and found that they were expecting us at 3 pm instead of at 11 am. So we had lunch at New … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 32"

June 6th 2016. Day 31. Recorded at Mountain Shadows RV Park, Draper, UT. We woke up at Givens Springs near Melba, ID, after a night of amazing storms. Not much sleep but a great show! Very hard rain and tremendous lightning and thunder. Our Coleman tent held up like a champ. No WiFi to get … Continue reading "Scrabbling Across The West Episode 31"