Today was spent visiting the Martin Harris Farm, the Peter Whitmer Farm, the Grandin Book Store, and one last visit to the Sacred Grove Martin Harris Home Peter Whitmer home where the Church was officially organized on April 6, 1830. … Continue reading →
Today I attended Church services here in Palmyra. Half of the congregation were visitors, filling up the chapel and halfway into the cultural hall. They were great meetings. Afterwards I toured the Smith cabin, framed house and the Sacred Grove. … Continue reading →
My destination today was Palmyra, New York, a short jaunt of about 300 miles. It was suppose to rain most of the way there, but I really only got a few drops. Again, the weather was tempered for my behalf. … Continue reading →
Pulled away at around 9:00 AM this morning and needed to make two stops before hitting the road. The first stop was to a local Mac store. Last night when I went to plug in my AC adapter for my … Continue reading →
Last night I decided to check my bank account online and noticed that I had two identical charges of $95.57 for two consecutive gas stops. At first I thought that someone had stolen my card number some how and charged … Continue reading →
When I checked the weather forecast last night and again this morning, it looked like I was going to be driving in rain for most of the day. So I thought to myself, “Well Brad, how strong is your faith?” … Continue reading →
I traveled only 343 miles today through some beautiful country side, between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, and crossed the northern border into Canada. Upon reaching the Canadian Customs window, the officer asked me a ba-gellion questions. I think I … Continue reading →
After my free Super 8 motel continental breakfast of two slices of french toast, three glasses of orange juice, two chocolate donuts and two cinnamon rolls, I headed straight north for the beautiful state of Minnesota, traveling a total of … Continue reading →
Got up this morning with good intentions of attending Church. I discovered the meeting didn’t start until 10:00 AM, and check out from my motel was 11:00. So I thought, I’ll just check with the front desk and ask if … Continue reading →
I left this morning at 8:00 AM and decided to change my route and took I-80 heading east through Wyoming, instead of I-15 north to Bozeman, Montana. That was a good decision because I was talking to a couple who … Continue reading →
I left this morning on my Canadian/Northeastern US Trip. I will be posting my daily travels at this blog site: http://canadianmainetrip.blogspot.com/ Thanks for visiting!
Continue reading →I’ll be leaving in the morning. I have changed my route a little bit to avoid rain/snow. I was planning on going up through West Yellowstone and into Montana, and then over the upper portion of the US. But because … Continue reading →
Well, I’m a week away from taking off on a 6,000 mile journey across the upper midwest, up into Canada, down through Maine and heading west to return home. I’ve been checking the 10 day forecast and it looks like … Continue reading →
I have less than two weeks before leaving on my 6,000+ mile trip up into Canada, down into Maine and home again. With the lingering cooler weather, I’m hoping it will clear up and warm up in the next two … Continue reading →
As the weather in Salt Lake City finally hints of spring, I’m getting ready for another cross-country trip across this beautiful land of spacious skies, amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties. This is a grand land, peopled with … Continue reading →
It was a beautiful Monday–Skies were clear, temperatures were warming. I had a meeting in Provo, so I decided to ride my motorcycle down from Sandy. Upon my trip home, traveling in the I-15 HOV lane in Utah Country, I … Continue reading →
Friday, my son-in-law Jared Ogden and I, rode our motorcycles to the shores of the Great Salt Lake. The temperatures were in the mid 30’s, but we dressed warm. I have heated clothing that plugs right into the battery of … Continue reading →
Finally made it home safe from my California Motorcycle Trip. The ride down was uneventful. Left Salt Lake at 6:00 AM on Wednesday, and rolled into Anaheim around 5:00 PM. Had a great time with Penny, Teresa, and Jennica. The … Continue reading →
My wife, Penny, and two of our daughters, Jennica (Still living at home, and unmarried) and Teresa (Married with a cute little boy), have planned a trip down to Anaheim (Disneyland) from Nov 11th to the 14th. They asked if … Continue reading →
In March 2009, I journeyed from Salt Lake City to Daytona Beach, Florida. Given the time of year, I actually had pretty good weather. It was cold until I got down into Texas. I did travel through a few rain … Continue reading →
