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One Magical Summer

http://www.publishamerica.net/product87963.html The first time I traveled across the country from California to Ontario, Canada, was 1956. My sister and I slept in the back seat and . . .
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Family Vacations

Many family vacations in the late sixties and early seventies were spent camping in state parks. Mom, Dad, four kids under ten, and an old . . .
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Bear Spotted in Yellowstone Campground

My story is a quick one which started when my family and another couple went out west from our home in Wisconsin. It was summer . . .
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And to think it was by accident!

When all three children were still quite young, we were headed to a more typical family vacation, visiting extended family in Missouri. But The Lord . . .
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My Mom and the Bears

We were in Yellowstone National Park and the bears were still begging food from the cars. We had to stop because all the other cars . . .
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Across the US in 1964

In 1963 my father bought a travel trailer. It was the start of many adventures for my family. At first we visited may historical sights . . .
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The Parks: A life changing experience

My first visits to the great parks of the west came in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Growing up in southern California made camping . . .
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My First of Many Helicopter Rides Occurred at Mt. Rushmore in 1966

Photo by: Joe Nelson The first time I ever rode in a helicopter was on a vacation to Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1966. . .
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Bears at Snake River as told to Kendall Tarwater

When we left for our trip, we were very excited. When we first got there, many people were begging for food. We set up a . . .
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