Let's see how this goes.

A is for airline; Dean and I started our summer by flying down to southern Missouri to visit my brother and his wife.

B is for Bass Pro Shops -- like the LL Bean of the midwest, only bigger. Much, much bigger.

C is for cavern -- we drove to Fifty-Six, Arkansas (yup, that's the name of the town -- and we had to drive through Flippin, Arkansas, to get there -- seriously) to visit
Blanchard Springs Caverns. One of the most staggeringly beautiful places I have ever seen in my life. If you ever get the chance, go.
And so onward we go.