The main reason for my visit to Canada was to meet three men I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons Online with for the last 5+ years (HEY! do you play DDO? We’re on the Sarlona server. We’re all members of The Wulfepack). It’s not as …
During my recent trip to Canada, I spent a day in Toronto. With my friends, I took a train (I believe this may have been my very first train ride ever, isn’t that nuts?) that ended up at the Union Station. Upon exiting the station, …
I recently took a trip to Canada in order to meet some friends I’ve known online for several years, but never got a chance to meet in person. Don’t worry! We talk at least twice a week, we have video chatted, I’ve spoken with their …
Penguin Park is so called because of the huge fiberglass penguin that is featured prominently in the park. Local Kansas City radio station KCUR has posted an article with a wonderful history of the penguin, elephant, kangaroo, and other animals at the park, as well as the …
My family is currently based in St. Louis – we are a family of 4 – me, Brandi is the mom, and I’m 43. My husband, who we’ll refer to as P, is 51. We have a 15-year-old we’ll refer to as J, and a …
We took a short trip to Johnson’s Shut-Ins again, and camped one night. We stayed at the same ADA-accessible walk-in site as we used before. It was just too cold and rainy to stay two nights like we had planned, but the major complication was that the …
The Campground We visited Watkins Mill this weekend more for the purposes of saving money, rather than for camping. We were in the KC area to visit family and we were running low on funds, so we decided to camp out instead of getting a …
The Campground The campground at Johnson’s Shut-Ins is very large. There are five “loops” of campsites, of varying types. Loop 1 offers equestrian sites (but can also be reserved by those without horses). Loops 2, 3, and 4 offer electric, some offer water, and there …