Merle has enjoyed traveling and experiencing new opportunities throughout her life. During the first years of Merle and Wayne's married life they did a lot of camping and visiting National Parks. While they were running the dairy farms, there was only traveling to visit relatives.
Merle and Wayne would resume their travels when the farm was sold and Wayne earned many expense paid trips through his insurance business. Trips would usually include visiting family and seeing family history sites of interest along the way.