https://www.thingelstad.com/categories/big-cedar-lodge-2023/ en Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:34:36 -0500 https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/22/had-a-great.html Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:34:36 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/22/had-a-great.html <p>Had a great time at Big Cedar Lodge and driving home today. Departed at 6:40 am after being the first customers at Truman’s cafe for coffee. 9 hours of driving with a couple stops on the way. Final total of 1,338 miles in four days!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/a3a7e70d61.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Map showing a road trip route from Minnesota south through Iowa to Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri, with a midpoint stop marked in Kansas City"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/21/we-went-to.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:18:45 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/21/we-went-to.html <p>We went to <a href="https://thehaygoods.com">The Haygood’s</a> in Branson tonight.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/b825c81df5.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Theater audience seated before a red curtain stage with The Haygoods logo projected on it in glowing orange letters"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/f500a166fa.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Large indoor concert venue packed with hundreds of standing audience members facing a brightly lit stage with green and purple laser lights"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/21/dogwood-canyon-pasture.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 18:10:48 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/21/dogwood-canyon-pasture.html <p>Dogwood Canyon Pasture Raised Premier 32 oz Bison Tomahawk at Osage Restaurant. 🦬</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/img-8633.jpeg" width="600" height="449" alt="32 oz bison tomahawk steak on a cast iron sizzle plate with arugula salad and cherry tomatoes, served on a wood table" /> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/21/view-from-our.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 17:46:52 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/21/view-from-our.html <p>View from our table at Osage Restaurant at Top of the Rock, Big Cedar Lodge.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/397925d881.jpg" width="600" height="337" alt="Stone terrace at Top of the Rock overlooking Ozark forest and lake, with a bison sculpture, golf green, and American and Missouri flags."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/21/big-cedar-lodge.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 17:28:27 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/21/big-cedar-lodge.html <p>Big Cedar Lodge Signature Old Fashioned (Russell’s Reserve 10 yr). Osage Restaurant at Top of the Rock. 🥃</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/dabf7a06eb.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Old Fashioned cocktail in a ribbed rocks glass with ice, an orange peel, and a dark cherry, on a wooden table outdoors"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/21/we-successfully-finished.html Sat, 21 Oct 2023 17:27:14 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/21/we-successfully-finished.html <p>We successfully finished “<a href="https://www.escapecode.tv/games/">The Zeros</a>” escape room at <a href="https://www.escapecode.tv/">Escape Code</a> today with <strong>1 second</strong> on the clock! We missed one clue so had to make an informed guess at the time end, but it worked out! <a href="https://www.thingelstad.com/lists/escape-rooms/">Room 53</a>!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/97af444dc5.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Three people smiling together in front of The Shoppes at the Courtyard sign, flanked by industrial barrels with biohazard labels."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/20/afternoon-shuffleboard-and.html Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:59:05 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/20/afternoon-shuffleboard-and.html <p>Afternoon shuffleboard and pickleball!</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/f0c51069aa.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Shuffleboard court with yellow and black pucks resting on scored zones marked 10, 8, 7, and negative 10."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/d090478df0.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Woman holding a pickleball paddle standing on a green outdoor pickleball court on a sunny day surrounded by trees."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/20/155704.html Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:57:04 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/20/155704.html <p>We had a great fall cruise on the <a href="https://bigcedar.com/dining/lady-liberty-dinner-cruise/">Lady Liberty</a> at <a href="https://bigcedar.com">Big Cedar</a>. I live boat cruises. Fall colors are a little late this year. 🍂</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/9e07a1f410.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Bow of a wooden yacht gliding across a calm lake, three passengers at the rail under a clear blue sky, forested hills ahead."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/88a59b9b9a.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Limestone bluffs covered in early fall foliage rising above calm green lake water under a clear blue sky"> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/f506c4179e.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Three people smiling together on a boat deck with a lake and tree-covered hills behind them on a sunny fall day."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/d9773d6757.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="American flag flying from the stern of a boat cruising a lake with limestone bluffs and tree-covered hills under clear blue sky"> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/20/we-had-a.html Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:18:19 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/20/we-had-a.html <p>We had a fun round of mini golf this morning at <a href="https://bigcedar.com">Big Cedar</a>. Great course and the large bass was a nice signature hole! 🕳️</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/db1be05d85.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Miniature golf course at Big Cedar featuring a giant largemouth bass sculpture with an open mouth, a wooden bridge, and a rocky waterfall."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/d1983281d1.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="Three people making exaggerated open-mouth shocked faces in a selfie in front of a giant largemouth bass sculpture at a mini golf course."> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/8099985884.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Mini-golf scorecard for Big Bass Mini-Golf at Big Cedar Lodge showing 9 holes with scores for three players totaling 30, 23, and 29."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/19/giant-pretzel-from.html Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:39:57 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/19/giant-pretzel-from.html <p>Giant pretzel from Uncle Buck’s at <a href="https://bigcedar.com">Big Cedar</a>. 🥨😮</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/e2fbf97130.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="Giant salted pretzel on a metal stand with dipping sauce on an outdoor patio overlooking wooded hills and a glass of water nearby."> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/19/driving-through-springfield.html Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:40:18 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/19/driving-through-springfield.html <p>Driving through Springfield, MO and into the Ozarks so have to listen to <strong>Big Smith</strong> (<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/big-smith/1367192092">Apple Music</a>). Great Bluegrass music! 🎶</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/19/found-some-mathematically.html Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:58:07 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/19/found-some-mathematically.html <p>Found some mathematically significant road signs on our drive for <a href="https://www.roadsignmath.xyz">Road Sign Math</a>! 🤓 There were a few good ones I wasn’t able to get a photo for too. 😔</p> <p>(On micro.blog <a href="https://micro.blog/roadsignmath">@roadsignmath</a> and note the MathJax doesn’t render on the timeline.)</p> https://www.thingelstad.com/2023/10/19/on-our-way.html Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:16:07 -0500 http://jthingelstad.micro.blog/2023/10/19/on-our-way.html <p>On our way to <a href="https://bigcedar.com">Big Cedar Lodge</a> for MEA weekend. Departed at 6:07 am and will be driving for 9 hours with a lunch stop at Culver’s in Liberty, Missouri.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/890/2023/2f604c95af.png" width="600" height="225" alt="Apple CarPlay navigation screen showing I-35W S route with 644 miles remaining, 9:08 hours travel time, and 3:27 arrival, near Bryant Park in Minneapolis.">