Hello again from Scott and Susan. When you last heard from us we were just heading into the Twin Cities of Minnesota. We can’t believe the whole summer has gone by. We are sad to leave friends and family, and excited for our next big adventure. Beginning Labor Day we headed . . . → Read More: Movin’ & Groovin’]]>

Hello again from Scott and Susan. When you last heard from us we were just heading into the Twin Cities of Minnesota. We can’t believe the whole summer has gone by. We are sad to leave friends and family, and excited for our next big adventure. Beginning Labor Day we headed towards California. This week we begin a leadership program offered by the coaching school we received our training from. This program has a retreat in California every three months so we’ll be sticking around California and Arizona for most of the next year. Another compelling reason to decrease our travel is the price of gas these days.

Travel – For most of the summer we stayed in the same campground, more because of its central location than its wonderful view of the mobile homes next to us. The RV did venture out a few times. We traveled all the way to Apple Valley for a few weeks to experience a little more pleasing atmosphere that wasn’t so urban. (For those of you not from the Twin Cities, Apple Valley is really not much of a jaunt. It is suburb of St. Paul.) However, we did travel to Lanesboro, a lovely small town about 2 hours south of the Twin Cities. We biked and went shopping and bought some local wine (yumm…cranberry wine!) and got to enjoy the peacefulness of small city life.

Fun – We went to Valleyfair, an amusement park full of wet and wild rides. Susan loved it. Scott loved watching Susan love it. We also visited a labyrinth in the shape of a butterfly found in the backyard of our new friend, Jackie Levin. To find out more click here. August went so fast for us. Some of the reason for that is that it was our birthday month. With both of our birthdays occurring in the same week it seemed like one event after another. We enjoyed Michael Monroe’s stirring harmonies at the Lake Harriet band shell on a pleasant evening. With our family and friends we went to Buca’s for dinner and filled ourselves with scrumptious chicken cacciatore, garlic mashed potatoes, tasty pasta dishes and other delectables. We’re salivating just thinking about it. We sat at the infamous “pope’s table”, which has on it a bust of the pope on a lazy Susan (not to be confused with our Susan).

Whew! There is lots more we could have shared. We’ll tell you more next time about our travels from Minnesota to California. In the meantime, if you would like to know more, feel free to give us a call (hint, hint).

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In the next month we are planning to be in Santa Rosa, CA and Sedona, AZ. If you’re around them parts, give us a call and stop in.

Hello again from Scott and Susan. We left off last month getting our butts out of Butte, Montana heading east after three inches of snow fell on us. The pictures above are from adventures we described in our last newsletter, our trip to the Gorge near Portland and our plane ride to . . . → Read More: Movin’ & Groovin’]]>

Hello again from Scott and Susan. We left off last month getting our butts out of Butte, Montana heading east after three inches of snow fell on us. The pictures above are from adventures we described in our last newsletter, our trip to the Gorge near Portland and our plane ride to have dinner in another town with Dave and Stacy.

Mount Rushmore, SD – What a rush to visit Mount Rushmore! Because the presidents look different depending on the angle of the sun, we chose to visit Mount Rushmore at different times of the day. While we watched the sun rise on their wise faces, we were greeted by some deer offering tours right on the veranda. (You can see them in the picture at the bottom.) We saw the presidents lit up at night. We even had a late breakfast there one morning and did some coaching calls under their expansive gaze.

It was also very cool to see the sites in the vicinity of Mount Rushmore. The Crazy Horse Memorial, even bigger than Mount Rushmore, won’t be finished for decades. So far they have completed Crazy Horses head, and are beginning the enormous task of cutting away the rock to form the horse he sits on. We also went to the National Presidential Wax Museum,, which was educational and fun. There was a display for each of the presidents, many of them in the context of what they were known for. Scott was bemused that Bush, Jr.’s display showed him at “Ground Zero” on top of the rubble with a fireman. That’s not the legacy most presidents would want to be remembered for. Hasn’t he done anything more noteworthy!? Next, we drove along a scenic byway which includes 2 tunnels which have a view of Mount Rushmore as you drive through them, rocks which look like needles sticking out of the ground, and animals roaming free such as wild turkeys, bison, and hairy goats. We also got an extended cave tour after our original cave tour was “affected” by a school group.

Twin Cities, MN – Ahhh, it’s wonderful to be back after being gone for ten months. We’re staying at a mobile home park in St. Anthony Village, mostly because of its central location. We’re certainly not here because of the view of mobile homes. We came back in May in order to celebrate the baptism of Susan’s nephew, Andrew. We welcome his sweet soul to make a difference in this world!

Whew! There is lots more we could have talked about including donkey drool on our car window, a wet trunk and an out of control awning. So, if you would like to know more details, feel free to give us a call (hint, hint).

See Scott and Susan in person:
Except for a few weekend jaunts, we are staying put in the Twin Cities until sometime around Labor Day. Give us a call if you would like to get together. Also, we will be informally celebrating Susan and Scott’s birthday at a performance by Scott’s favorite musician, Michael Monroe on August 13, 7:30pm at the Lake Harriet Band Shell. Save the date!