FLASHBACK'S

places and events from before Karen and Lee became
The Two RV Gypsies

This is a work in progress so lots of sites are being added asap, so check back often. Some Flashbacks have links to more recent trips to the same place so it is fun to see the differences. Also, many recent pages have flashbacks attached to them that may not be listed here. At the very bottom of this page, there is a link to the complete, main menu for this very large website.

1/2 midgets racetrack in California and Karen as a teenager racing and winning a trophy (at bottom of Dragway page).

Aruba in 1992 - backcountry jeep tour, caves, parasailing and more - two pages

Atlantic City NJ - 1969, 1984 and 2014

Bear Country U.S.A. in South Dakota - 1987 and 2016

Branson, Missouri - March 2006 - Timeshare, scenery, Duck Ride

Bridal Veil Falls in Nantahala National Forest, Highlands NC in 2005 and 2019

Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia in 2002

Buttermilk Falls in Terryville, Connectifut in 1984 and 2008 with MaryAnn Houle - plus their Terryville, CT house

Carrick Creek Falls in Table Rock State Park, Pickens, SC with the Dickersons - July 2007

CMA Awards 1988-10-10 plus the Opryland Hotel in 1988 and meeting the STARS (and 2014)

CRUISES - a multiple site menu

Destin Florida and the painted horses in 2002 and a link to Destin in 2016

Dickersons - Karen's friends since her U.S. Navy days - a menu of several dates

Dollywood 1993 and 2005 flashback and a link at the bottom of the page to Dollywood in 2022

Empire State Building in 1975, 1984, and 2002

England (London) in 1984 with Brian Duquette

Europe 1984 - London, Paris, Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Ouchy), Italian Alps, and Rome (with Brian Duquette) - MENU

Fort Worth, Texas - 2006- trip was part of Lee Duquette's Electrical Seminar - Billy Bob's and more

Franconia State Park and The Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire - 1984

Geneve, Switzerland - 1984 with Brian Duquette

Golfing with the Dickersons at Table Rock Resort timeshare and golf course - July 2007

Grand Canyon flashback - 1987 - Airline Certificate, Hopi Point, rafting to waterfall and more

Graveyard Fields Falls (2004 and 2005) & a link to the Blue Ridge Mountains (bypassing the waterfall) in 2020 and 2021

Green Creek Falls in Table Rock State Park, Pickens, SC - 2007

Hawaii - (the big island) Karen and some of her Navy friends hiked Devastation Trail, the volcano, & Black Sands Beach

Hollywood Beach, Florida with The Dickersons - January 2007

Hollywood, California - the Hollywood sign, Beverly Hills sign, the Walk of Fame and more in 2006

Homosassa Springs, Florida and manatees - August, 2007

Hot Air Balloon experience in 1991 and a link to the Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Festival

Italian and Swiss Alps - 1984

Kennedy Space Center - 1975, 1981, 2003, 2007 plus Jerry Carr and the Space Shuttle

Lausanne and Ouchy, Switzerland with Brian Duquette in 1984

London, England in 1984 with Brian Duquette

Luray Caverns in Luray Virginia, 2001

Mardi Gras World in New Orleans 2001

Meteor Crater in Arizona - 1987 link is at the bottom of the page Meteor Crater in 2022- it really grew

Military celebrations - Waves Anniversary Party and Marine Corps. Ball in 1965 - Karen and Lee's first dates

Morganton, GA in 1986 with friends at a cabin by a lake

Mount Washington, NH and The Cog Railway- 1984 and 2000

Mystic Seaport with Renee and Brian Duquette - May 1976 (shown at the bottom of Mystic Seaport 2008)

New Orleans, Louisiana - Electrical Seminar 2001

NYC - Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Rockefeller Plaza, and more - 1975, 1984, and 2002 - many pages

Niagara Falls in 1968, plus a link to Niagara Falls in 2011 with their grandson.

Paradise Island and Spanish Wells in the Bahamas - an airplane flight, touching dolphins, and more- December 25, 1985

Paris, France in 1984 with Brian Duquette - 2 pages

Rome Italy with Brian Duquette in 1984

Rosie Rumpe's Dinner Theater in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2002

Sandia Peak Aerial Tram in Albuquerque, NM - 1987 with a link to the same place in 2012

South of the Border with Renee and Brian Duquette in 1975

St Augustine FL with their son Brian Duquette in 2007 - road trip to Castillo De San Marcos Fort 2 pages

Switzerland - Geneve - 1984 with Brian Duquette

Switzerland, Lausanne and Ouchy with Brian Duquette in 1984

Tallulah Falls Georgia - Wallenda walked on a high wire - Flashback to 2005

Twin Falls in Sunset, SC with the Dickersons - a 2007 Flashback added below the 2022 and 2023 visits to Twin Falls

USS Naval Ships- USS Mass, USS Wisconsin, Battleship Texas, San Jacinto Battleground

Vermont - Smugglers Notch, Mount Mansfield, covered bridges and more - 1984 and September 2000

Washington DC - 1984 - 2019 - a multi-choice site

Wave Barracks at Pearl Harbor Naval Station - 1965

Wedding of Sandra Boyd and Steve Trostad in Connecticut - August 24, 1968 - Karen Duquette was a bridesmaid

Whitewater Falls (Upper and Lower) in NC - a 2005 flashback

WIMSA - Women in Military Service for America Memorial (2000 and 2014 visits)