10/9
10-09-08 Texas Our Texas
El Paso was our gateway back into Texas. How welcome it was to see the sign that we had arrived back home. But we were so exhausted from the Albuqu... |
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10/9
10-8-08 Balloon Fiesta
Once every year Albuquerque, NM hosts the Balloon Fiesta. What an exciting event. We heard about the timing of the event while we were at the Grand... |
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10/9
10-6-08 Grand Canyon
It is not possible to take a bad picture at the Grand Canyon. We had sunshine, clouds, rain, sunsets and all the pictures are fabulous. Even in Oc... |
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10/5
10-3 Yosemite
10-05-08 Blog
The last week we have spent most days traveling and capturing images and stories as we hurry our way back to Texas. We visited Yose... |
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9/29
9-29-08 Three Deer In the Road
On the same nighttime trip though the mountains we turned a hairpin curve and saw three black tail deer in the road about 50 feet ahead of us. I ga... |
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9/28
9-28-08 Lodi, CA on the way to Yosemite
On Friday we woke in Lodi, CA ready to hit the road for Yosemite. When we checked our car taillights we had no response. We have had nothing but tr... |
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9/26
9-26-08 On the Road
9-26-08 Blog
We spent the night in Oregon at a roadside park. During the night we were awaken to someone talking loudly outside our RV to the tr... |
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9/21
9-21-08 The Great Strait Sale
The first annual Great Strait Sale along scenic Hwy 112 was great fun. Hwy 112 runs from Port Angeles to Neah Bay with views of the Strait of Juan d... |
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9/19
9-18-08 Port Angeles, WA
Driving to Port Angeles, WA yesterday we saw elk and black tail deer. The weather was rainy and overcast with low-lying clouds covering the tops of... |
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9/17
9-17-08 Forks, WA
Last night I was kept awake by a herd of mice running through the engine. Anyway that is what it sounded like. Not sure what a group of mice are c... |
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9/16
09-16-08 Hoh River RV Park
Got up early this morning to make coffee and work on the computer and BOOM 7:30 am the electricity goes off. Jim got up and went outside to see if w... |
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9/15
9-15-08 Hoh River Rain Forest
We are parked at the Hoh River Resort. It is $25 per night with water, electricity, WIFI and sewer. Camping in the National Park is $14 to $18 with... |
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9/14
9-14-08 News from Houston
We heard from our neighbors in Conroe, TX today. This is the first day they have had phone service after Hurricane Ike. We have minimal damage to ... |
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9/12
9-12-08 Hurricane Ike
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all our friends and neighbors in the Houston vicinity concerning the approaching Hurricane Ike. We have been in ... |
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9/6
Current location on Route Map
We are back in Conore, Texas. |
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9/3
9-3-08- Labor Day
We remained at the fish camp for Labor Day. Oregon Highway Department suspended all repair on highways for the holiday but we decided we would wait ... |
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8/11
8-11 Portland OR
We were glued to the TV for the Olympics opening ceremony and every night since. Wasn’t it fabulous! Jim and I seem to be addicted to the nigh... |
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8/7
8-7-08 The Oregon Coast
Florence, OR is a town of less than 10,000 but surprisingly has 6 veternarian locations and three pet groomers. This is definitely a pet friendly t... |
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8/3
8-3-08 Dune Fest
This weekend is the Dune Fest in Florence, OR. Beach buggies, ATV’s and motorcycles descend from all over the US to campout and ride the dunes.
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8/2
8-1 Florence
Lazy days of summer, how wonderful it has been this week to just relax and take it easy. The weather her has been very WONDERFUL! There is always ... |
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7/30
7-29 Florence OR
Arrived at our fishing camp last night on the Siuslaw River near Florence, OR. It is so nice to have the still quite of river, mountain and grass me... |
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7/30
7-30 Siuslaw River
Got the fishing license and we’re ready to start fishing. Last night we built a big fire and BBQ steaks. There was a light mist rain. Up and dow... |
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7/28
7-28 Mt. Hood River Fruit Loop
7-28-08 Blog
The Hood River Fruit Loop was a good place to find fresh fruit. We purchased some Boysenberries and ate them on the way up to Mount ... |
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7/23
7-23 Idaho on Hwy 90
We have left Montana and crossed into Idaho on Hwy 90. We spent the night on the side of the road at Kellogg, Idaho at the Crystal Gold Mine. You c... |
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7/22
7-22 Missoula, Mt
Missoula, MT lies in a mountain forest setting where five valleys converge. It is 140 miles from Glacier National Park and 270 miles from Yellowsto... |
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7/21
7-21 Leaving Glacier National Park
Today we are leaving Glacier National Park. We plan to take our time today and explore some of Flathead Lake and then head on back to Missoula, MT.... |
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7/20
7-20 Glacier National Park-Going to the Sun
The Going-to-the-Sun Road was such a beautiful experience we went back today for early morning light. We were not disappointed. The summer of 2008... |
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7/19
7-19 Glacier National Park
Today marks a full month on the road for us. We spent last night boon docked on the side of the road by Connie’s Country Kitchen half way to Glaci... |
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7/18
7-18 Travel To Glacier State Park
Yesterday and today are travel days. We stopped in Butte, MT at Wal Mart and replenished our groceries. That is always an ordeal. What a nice sto... |
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7/16
7-16 Our Last Day at Yellowstone
Today is our last day in Yellowstone. It is a little sad to be leaving such a beautiful place. Yesterday we took the south entrance all the way dow... |
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7/15
7-15 Yellowstone
Happy Birthday wishes to my cousin, Patty Morgan, who lives in San Antonio, TX. She and I along with my three brothers grew up together in San Anto... |
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7/14
7-14-08 Yellowstone
We spent the whole day in Yellowstone National Park. We wanted to find the wolf pack but no luck. We did, however, find a grizzly bear sleeping in... |
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7/13
7-13-08 Yellowstone
We found the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and Artist Point. How magnificent and awe-inspiring WOW it is Grand! We got there a little before dusk an... |
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7/12
7-12-08 Yellowstone
There is so much to see in Yellowstone. We were thinking a week would be enough time but every turn in the road there is another beautiful landscape ... |
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7/11
7-11-08 Yellowstone
We arrived in West Yellowstone WY. For the first time since we left on our trip we got mail. It was so exciting to get that junk mail! But also m... |
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7/10
7-10 West Yellowstone
We arrived in Yellowstone National Park last night. We got settled in for a week’s stay. One thing I will say is that coming to Yellowstone is th... |
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7/9
7-9 Little Big Horn
Little Big Horn National Monument in Montana is an awesome site. I never really understood the whole battle of Little Big Horn except that it was Cus... |
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7/8
7-8 Devils Tower WY
7-8-08 Devil’s Tower, WY
Devils Tower was our nation’s first national monument. The tower is a unique feature within the Black Hills and is s... |
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7/7
7-6 and 7-7 South Dakota
July 6 and 7
South Dakota has beautiful grasslands. Jim and I are amazed at the beauty of this tall waving grass. The buffalo seem to thrive on... |
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7/4
7-3 & 4 Mt. Rushmore, SD
We have been racing to get to Mt. Rushmore for July 4 fireworks. Guess what? They only have fireworks on July 3 so that put us a day short on time... |
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7/2
7-2 Sinclair, WY
We have had a few questions about the blog not being updated timely. The problems are: no time, and then Internet connections. The RV parks adverti... |
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7/1
7-1 Salt Lake
We left Salt Lake City, Utah yesterday but not after a stressful day of repairs. Yes, repairs. We left Houston, TX with no brakes on our tow vehicl... |
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6/30
6-30 Salt Lake
We spend the weekend enjoying our daughter and grandson, Braxton. They live in Tooele, UT, settled in 1849 and located 35 miles southwest of Salt La... |
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6/27
6-27-08 Moab UT
Moab, UT is a green oasis in a desert of rocks. It sits on the Colorado River and is the starting point for exploring Arches and Canyonlands. We s... |
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6/26
6-26-08 New Mexico Travels
As Jim and I were driving through New Mexico today we saw a huge cloud in the distance. It appeared to me as a large thunderstorm but with a mushroom... |
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6/25
Truth or Consequences, NM 06-25-08
Our first estimate of mileage in the RV is 10.633 mpg pulling the Saturn Vue. That’s better than we expected since we’re driving a 1995 Airstream... |
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6/24
Balmorhea State Park- 6-23-08
We spent the night at Balmorhea, pronounced BAL-mo-ray State Park.
Campgrounds cater to both RV and tent campers. We inched our way into the icy... |
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6/23
We are on the Road... San Antonio
We arrived in San Antonio, TX on Friday, 6-21-08. Hot and very dry. We spent the night at Alamo KOA camp located at 602 Gembler Road, San Antonio, T... |
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6/17
Everyone should have a Squeek
What is grey and white, fuzzy and spunky? His name is “Squeek,” a stray cat that came into our lives 5 plus years ago. Little did we know what w... |
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6/16
First Delay!
We were planning to get away today but the RV and towing package weren't working properly. Have to take the RV and Saturn back to installer for the u... |
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6/12
We are Packing...
Checking all systems and trying to think of the things we will need in our home on the road. Here are a two photos of the coach. |
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5/15
Depart 16th June See TRIP MAP
Still working on getting every thing ready, and loaded. We are getting the final checks on our Land Yacht, I detected a drain on the main cranking ba... |
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6/23
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