Described in the park website as, “a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush”, Craters of the Moon National Monument was established by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. “This lunar landscape was thought to resemble that of the Moon and was described as, ‘a weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself’.”
Read MoreWe’re happy to report Blanche is home from the hospital and we’re off on this year’s road trip. Destination? Maritime Canada. We will head north through northern Nevada, Idaho and Montana crossing into British Columbia at Roosville. Right now, we’re still trying to get out of Nevada.
Read MoreAbout two weeks ago, we were driving around town and Blanche began making an odd noise. So much so that David pulled into a parking lot to check it out. He could see no apparent problem under the hood, so we continued on. We made it another few blocks and the noise increased and then the transmission started slipping. She only has 87K miles, but it appeared there was a transmission problem and it needed immediate attention.
Hi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
