I was a Girl Scout since the 4th grade. I loved the outdoors and followed the traditions in everything from merit badges to the country outings. I thrived with them. In the 11th grade my troop flew from Cleveland to Bismarck ND. My first plane trip! We drove from there to Ten Sleep WY. It was our version of a Boy Scout Jamboree. It was the highlight of my life up and till leaving home for good! I was the bugler for the whole campsite which covered many, many acres.What an honor for me to represent this way. I’ve played the trumpet since the 4th grade.
I left at 18 for the Air Force. My 2nd of many more years of flying. After all of my basic training and training for the field I would be working in, I ended up FAR from my desired destination I was sent to North Dakota for 20 years. I met my husband who was also in the AF. On our travels we spent a lot of time in the mountains in the western US. We especially loved the mountains of The Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole WY. We loved it and hoped we could live there forever. However that’s not how life goes. We moved to Kentucky to live a reasonable distance from our families but close enough to get to them in a day or less. We were exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning 5 years ago which we are feeling blessed and grateful to be alive. It left us with serious mobility issues and other health issues. Now our reality is to st home. Not complaining, just saying. Wow, I blabbed on and on. Oops.
Not blabbing at all, @Gayle B.! Thank you for sharing—I genuinely love reading your stories, it's always full of life and love, and plenty of adventures!
 
I like the mountains better. Like nature and walking or hiking.
I am not much of a beach person. Sand in my bathing suit gets very uncomfortable. I have very fair skin and burn fast.
Haha the sand struggle is real! I once found sand on my bag weeks after going back home.
 
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