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How-To Clean The Ice Machine

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Today, we are cleaning our ice machine! Since we’ve had it for a while now and used it a lot, we noticed that it had started to get really dirty. Not sure if it was stuff from the air or if stuff had started growing in the machine from the water.

Anyway, we had to take it apart. We took many different approaches, but must of them didn’t end up working. In the end we finally figured it out and it was actually simpler than expected. The longest part was trying to take the machine apart, since we didn’t exactly know what we were doing.

But, all in all, we got it apart and it was dirtier than we expected! We used vinegar water to clean it because we didn’t want to use soap, just in case some soap got left behind. Who would want to use soapy ice? NOT ME!

Then we had to put it all back together which was rather quick! For safe measures we ran some vinegar water through the machine to get any dirt or potential mold out of the pipes. Took about 3 to 4 batches of ice to get ride of all the vinegar water, but we did and now the ice machine looks and acts brand new!

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Shoshone Ice Caves

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Welcome to Shoshone Ice Caves.

This ice cave is really cool and historical place to see.

A young boy discovered this ice cave.

In the 1880s, the cave was an ice source for the town of Shoshone.
They shipped the ice out west. Inside the ice cave it has a slick wet board “bridge” to get down to the back of the cave.

The cave has about 5 feet of ice below you so you can’t break it.

It was about $32 for Dad, Amber, Elizabeth, and me Kaylla to get in there. It was really fun to explore.

Shoshone Ice Caves
1561 State Hwy 75
Shoshone, ID 83352
http://www.shoshoneicecaves.com/

 

Stokes State Park New Jersey

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Today we are visiting Stokes State Park in New Jersey! This park had free artisan water and some hiking trails, I think. The trees were amazing! They twisted and turned and grew out of each other, it was like something you would see in a movie! It was an amazing trip and definitely worth it!

Stokes State Park
1 Coursen Rd.
Branchville, NJ 07826
GPS coordinates: 41.185348, -74.796163

 

Watkins Glen Sate Park

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Today, we are visiting Watkins Glen State Park! It’s a gorge FULL of natural waterfalls. You take a long trail to see all these waterfalls, its a mild/rough rating and some parts of the trails are slick due to water from the waterfalls splashing on the trail. You can walk behind some of these waterfalls, which is super cool! Definitely great for taking those aesthetic pictures for Instagram, am I right? LOL! This place was really beautiful and definitely worth visiting, one of the best parts is that it is FREE! That’s right, it’s free entry! I recommend you visit if you can!

Watkins Glen Sate Park
1009 N Franklin St.
Watkins Glen, NY 14891
https://parks.ny.gov/parks/142/
GPS coordinates: 42.375958, -76.871255

 

Staining The Picnic Table

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Today was a different day. We stained our picnic table.

The color Amber chose was Chestnut brown. It kinda went on as a chocolate brown though.

We first sanded the table and then put some older clothes on and stained it.

We only stained the top, the sides, and the seats. We didn’t stain under the table.

 

Empty Sky 911 Memorial

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Today, we are visiting the Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial. This memorial was two long steel walls with names written on them. The names were the people who had connections with New Jersey who died when the Twin Towers came down. It had two metal beams that actually came from the fallen towers. This place was right across the river from New York City. It was very beautiful and we enjoyed our time there.

Empty Sky Memorial
1 Audrey Zapp Dr.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
GPS coordinates: 40.708199, -74.034564

 

HOW-TO Replace/Install Your RV Toilet

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Today, Amber and Dad replaced the RV toilet.

The toilet flusher was getting stuck due to that being stuck after we flushed. We needed to lift the lever back up and that was getting hard so with a swing of a magic wand we fixed the bathroom toilet.

The original toilet cut out in the floor wasn’t even round. The manufacturers “don’t know how to cut a round hole”.

The new toilet is much better than the old one. It has many different spots that the water comes out of around the toilet.

I really like this new toilet

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Niagara Falls – Maid of the Mist

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Today, we have the honor of seeing America’s gem, Niagara Falls! The water was super cool, and there was much to see and do. You can do a trolley tour or a boat tour “Maid Of The Mist”! The boat actually takes you right up next to the falls! You can also do the Cave Of The Winds self tour, which allows you to walk right next to the Bridal Falls on the American side. You can go to the “Hurricane Deck” and stand partly UNDERNEATH the Bridal Falls. A little expensive, as to be expected, but totally worth it.

Maid of the Mist Boat Tour
1 Prospect St.
Niagara Falls, NY 14303
GPS coordinates: 43.086466, -79.068020

 

HOW-TO Build A Truck Bed Platform

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Today, we build a truck bed platform.

The Raptor coating attracted butterflies. The Raptor started chipping away after 2-3 months. We built this platform for totes to go under and the ATV to go on top of the platform.

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NIAGARA FALLS – Cave Of The Winds

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Today, we visited Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls.

Up on the platforms, there was probably 3 inches of water on the wood.

My favorite part of Cave of the Winds was the hurricane deck. On the hurricane deck it felt like ice was hitting your face. Amber and I went to the corner where part of the water fall was coming down and we could feel the water from the falls on our backs and shoulders.

Although the water was cold, we had fun. What I can tell you though is that you might want a extra pair of clothes, we did not and we regretted it. Ponchos were provided with the tour.

The platforms beside the falls get taken down every year and then put back up in the spring.

Cave of the Winds
24 Buffalo Ave.
Niagara Falls, New York 14303
GPS coordinates: 43.082376, -79.071029