Trouble with Blogger - a test

When Shan and Arlo were here, I wanted to add a blog post using Blog Touch. When I tried to publish it, I received a message that I needed to authenticate my account. I added my password but BloTouch said nope, not it. I knew that was it because it was written in my password book!  

So am trying to select another blog software. 

Test

 Very frustrated with Blogger. When I tried to blog over the weekend, it said I had to re-authenticate. I tried but kept giving me an error. So I deleted the app BlogTouch. When I tried to download it, there were at least 5 different ones to choose. None of them looked like the one I had been using. Selected one but when I tried to add a photo, it said I needed to pay a one-time fee.  I did that but apparently, it was a spam because I haven't been able to upload any photos yet.

I'm publishing this from my computer to see if it shows in any of the apps I downloaded. Geez .... this is frustrating. I have a ton of memories on my blog.  

June 12 - Riverbend, Marion, OH

LONG day of traveling. Indiana roads were the WORST ever. 

Not many campgrounds to select and I chose the WORST one ever

Are you getting the gist of this day. 

That’s it for today. Tomorrow hopefully will be in State College. 

June 11 - Hickory Hill Campground, Secor, IL

As we were driving east one of the rest stops had barn quilts on their building. 

East of Peoria is the tiny town of Secor. With only 2 campground options with electricity, we chose Hickory Hill. We took a walk around the campground and realized we were the only ones walking. Everyone else was driving golf carts. Definitely was a seasonal campground but they had several sites for overnights. 

High spot of our day was FaceTiming with Arlo and Shan. 

Tomorrow we’ll try to reach Upper Sandusky, Ohio. 

July 10 - Briggs Woods, Webster City, IA

Traveling east, it has been hot and humid. We’ve needed to use campgrounds with electricity so we could use AC. On the 2-lane roads we run, there aren’t many choices for campgrounds. 

We chose Briggs Road Campground in Webster City, IA. Large sites with FHU on the Boone River. 

Saw this red, white, and blue painted barn on Route 20. Thought it was creative. 

Iowa is definitely a corn state. Fields of corn mostly in tassel on both sides of the road. 

Tomorrow we’ll drive drive to Peoria, IL. 

July 9 - Valentine, NE

A travel day from South Dakota to Valentine, Nebraska. Drove mostly 2-land roads. Not many towns. 

We drove on the west side of the Badlands. These striking geological deposits contain one of the richest fossil beds. 

Tonight’s stay is on the Niobrara River, an older campground that needs a lot of work but a nice spot. 

Walked to the river before it started to storm. 

Can you believe I sat in a Huskers bench!!  It was really quiet and peaceful. 

After the storm

Tomorrow we drive into Iowa. 

July 8 - Bike George Mikelson Trail - Deadwood

Up early and on the road by 9 to catch the George Mikelson Rail to Trail staring in Deadwood. 

We road 20 miles one way. Most of it was uphill. We had decided to turn around when Bill’s battery showed 40%. Good thing it was downhill on the way back because when we pulled into the parking lot in Deadwood, Bill’s battery was at 8%. Phew. 

Along the trail we stopped to read a few interesting sites. 

Look at what is covering the building in the next 2 pics - Lids. In the mining days they used cyanide, which came in buckets. Frugal people in the Black Hills used the lids as shingles and siding on their buildings!!  




The building behind the sign was called the Bulk Dog Ranch. Historians says it had many reputations. It was a stagecoach station on the Custer to Deadwood line. 




Phew we finished, just in time - 42 miles. And it was starting to sprinkle. Lenny and Banjo wouldn’t have been happy. 




Now to find a beer and a burger!  

After our lunch, we stopped Belle Fourche to see the monument that depicted the GEO center of the US. It used to be Kansas until Alaska and Hawaii were added to the US. 

A good day.