TRAVELING AGAIN!

Minny and I have been traveling this past month.  Yes, Minny went we me on this trip!  I was so happy to have her travel with me.

Minny and I with my "adopted mom" and her hubby and grandson, Ronnie, went to North Carolina.  Minny was happy to have someone younger to travel with.  Ronnie is 10 years old.  And with Minny being 4 years old, Ronnie was like her big brother!

We went to some cool places in North Carolina.  The last time I was in North Carolina we went to the Train Museum in Spencer.  We went again this time so Ronnie and Minny could see the trains.  They both loved riding on the train and see all the big trains.

 Minny just had to sneak in this picture!

This was a beautiful red caboose!

We went to the Daniel Boone Park located on the Yadkin River.  We had to walk down this trail through the woods to get to the cave that Daniel Boone lived in.  Minny and I didn't mind it, but Ronnie and "Mom" kept getting attacked by mosquitoes and other little bugs! Bugs don't bother us!

In front of the cave Daniel Boone lived in.  Notice how Minny poses the same way?

The Yadkin River sure is muddy!  

We also went to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro.  What a beautiful zoo and it is so big.  It is divided into two sections.  There is an entrance on the North America side and there is an entrance on the Africa side.  We went to the Africa side first where we saw giraffes, gorillas, rhinoceros and many more animals.  

 Beautiful giraffes.

A mama gorilla and her new baby all curled up in a ball.

We even went to Dinosaur Land.  They were huge!!  Thank goodness they weren't real!! Minny was a little scared of them!  She would not pose in the picture with Ronnie below the biggest dinosaur.

Minny was too scared to get near this huge dinosaur!

We then took a tram to go to the North America entrance which was a mile away!  We saw polar bears, alligators, and more animals. 

 These alligators were sleeping, thank goodness!

Isn't she or he just beautiful?

If you walk the whole zoo, it is five miles of trails. That is a lot of walking!  If you are ever near Asheboro, North Carolina, you should stop at this zoo.  You will not regret it.  

After a stay in North Carolina, it was onto Florida.  Minny and I are not fond of Florida in the summer.  It is too hot and humid.  But we visited for a while and I went with "Mom" and her daughter to see the Coke Zero 400 Nascar race at the Daytona International Speedway. 

Opening ceremony before the Coke Zero 400.

Remember, I went to the Daytona 500 and loved it.  It was hot for this race, but I have to say once we got to our seats up in the stands we had our own air conditioner.  A nice wind was blowing out of the southeast so the heat was tolerable.  The race was awesome and very exciting!  "Mom's" guy didn't win (Dale Jr.) and neither did her daughter's guy win (Tony Stewart).  I didn't have a favorite driver, so I didn't care who won. And a great fireworks show ended the night.  A good time was had by all!!!

Now Minny and I are back home in New Hampshire.  It is always good to go away, but it is GREAT to get back home!

Enjoy your summer!  Until next time.............................

Moose Mills

HEEEERRRRE'S MINNY!

Isn't my little daughter so adorable?  I am one proud father on today of all days, Father's Day!!  Yeah, I know, it is my day to relax.  But I have to share this adorable picture of Minny with you!  And share the exciting news with you!

I want to introduce a brand new product in the Moose Mills Products line and that is Minny's new Baby Sunscreen Lotion.  It is a Broad Spectrum SPF 50 that is water resistant up to 80 minutes.  It hypoallergenic with UVA/UVB protection.  Just what you need to help protect your child from the sun.

You can buy it at www.moosemills.com.  

Even though Minny is only 4 years old, she is so excited that we made a product for children with her picture on it.  She wants to go to the next show with me to help sell it. She is too young, but I won't tell her that yet.

Back to celebrating my day with my daughter.  She was so cute this morning.  She served me breakfast in bed.  What?  You don't think we moose have beds?  Well we do.  Not like humans' beds, but we do have beds.  

Have a wonderful week!  Until we meet again.................................

   Moose Mills

COOL TRIP!!

I just got back from a trip to North Carolina!  What a trip!  I have been there before, but went again with my "adopted mom" and her hubby.

They have a place up near Winston-Salem.  It is not very far from the Blue Ridge mountains.  So I got to roam those mountains.

The day we all went up to the mountains was a cloudy day and we ran into some rain.  We stopped at one of the lookouts on the Blue Ridge Parkway to see Stone Mountain.

Description and notes about Stone Mountain at the overlook stop.

Stone Mountain

Can you see Stone Mountain in the second picture?  No?  Look again.  Look real hard. Rub your eyes and look once more.  Can't see it?  Well, neither could we.  That high up had a lot of fog.  Bummer!  Oh well, next time maybe we will be able to see Stone Mountain.

We also went to visit Tiger World in Rockwell, North Carolina.  Tiger World is a non profit animal conservation  and educational center dedicated to rescue, rehabilitation, and preservation of exotic animals.

These two bears were cute.  

This lion was "talking" to us.  More like growling to us!

This beautiful guy was just laying on the store window ledge.

If you ever get up to North Carolina, make a point to stop and see these beautiful animals. There a lot more animals to see.  Rockwell is located off of I-85, about 20 minutes northeast of Charlotte.

We also went to visit some race shops.  Since "mom" is a Nascar nut, race shops are always on the itinerary.    Mom's daughter was visiting and she is a die hard Tony Stewart fan.  She knows someone who works on Danica Patrick's race crew, so we got to tour Stewart-Haas Racing.  

Here I am standing by Tony's car.

And, of course, a trip to North Carolina race shops would not be complete without stopping by Junior Motorsports.  Mom is a die hard Dale Jr. fan.  They give tours on Thursdays and Fridays, so we got to tour his shop.

Here I am by the car Dale Jr. won in at Daytona!

We also visited the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.  Wow!  It was HUGE!!  We even rode a train around the 56 acres.  This was a NEAT museum.  Another stop you need to make when in North Carolina.  Spencer is just up the road on I-85 northeast of Tiger World.

This was one of the buildings at the museum.  We saw trains, planes, automobiles and more!!

One of the restored trains.  Awesome!

Another restored train.  Beautiful!

We saw a lot on this trip.  My favorite was the mountains.  I love to roam the mountains. I know I will be going back to those Blue Ridge Mountains!

Well, I am back in Florida.  I am overseeing the production of Minny Moose's new sunscreen.  It is set to ship out in another week.  Minny is so excited to have her own product. Children need sunscreen on when outside in any weather.  Sunshine or cloudy weather.

Until next time..........................

Moose Mills