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Counting Down To Blast Off (AKA: Escaping the 3rd World Tyranny That Is Kalifornia)
This will be a short post due to our “limbo” status but beware—-many pictures of grandkids to follow! So, despite the absolute fiasco of the China virus shutdown, apparently Glacier Nat’l Park has reopened (with limited services, of course) and … Continue reading
Family Medical Issues Put the Stall On Our Travels
With Big Bend Nat’l Park in our rearview mirror it was “California here we come.” First stop was for a few days at the Las Cruces Elk’s Lodge for some big city shopping for supplies and stuff. This Elk’s Lodge … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Atascadero, California, New Mexico
Tagged Basque Brewing Co., Bernalillo KOA, Elks Lodge, Flanagan Trail, fulltimeRV, Get Outside, getoutside, Gorving, Kaktus Brewing Co, Livingthedream, Motorhome Life, RV Living, RVers Rock!, rvnomads, Shasta Lake, Superstition Meadery, Tavour, Tiffin Motorhomes
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Southwest Texas in the Wintertime
Having left El Paso, TX, we wanted to head up to Guadalupe Mountains N.P. for a little ‘splorin’ & boondocking. However, after conducting some due diligent weather checking, we discovered the forecast highs for the next few days was to … Continue reading
Posted in Texas
Tagged Alpine TX, Big Bend N P, Big Bend Resort & Adventures, Boquillas Canyon, Brick Vault Brewery & BBQ, Chisos Basin, Ernst Tinaja, fulltimeRV, getoutside, La Kiva, Lajitas TX, Life on the Road, Lights of Marfa, Livingthedream, Marathon TX, Marfa TX, Motorhome Life, Outdoorlife, Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, RV Living, rvnomads, Santa Elena Canyon, Terlingua Ghost Town, Terlingua TX, The Window, Tiffin Motorhomes, Van Horn TX, Wild West RV Park
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Southwest Follies in 2020
Jeanne found us a spot to do a little boondocking just outside the Valley of Fire S.P. near Vegas, at lat/long 36.444454 – 114.675583. It was on a nice & wide/level gravel road on BLM land with ample numbers of … Continue reading
Posted in Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
Tagged Desert Diamond Casino, Dream Catcher SKP, Dripping Springs Natural Area, El Charro Cafe, Full time RV, Get Outside, Gorving, Granite Mountain Hotshots, La Mesilla, La Posta de Mesilla, Latitude 33, Livingthedream, Motorhome Life, North Ranch SKP, RV Living, rvnomads, Scenic Drive Park, Sentinel Peak Brewing, Sierra Vista Campground, Tiffin Motorhomes, Truth or Consequences Brewing, Valley of Fire SP, Xochis Book Store
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Headed Back To Prescott AZ
Since Jeanne and I were not going to be with our kids for the end of the holidays, we had a nice family get-together for Thanksgiving/XMAS/Max’s birthday in Atascadero. Jenn, Gus, & Max drove down for the T-Giving weekend to … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Atascadero, California, Nevada, Utah
Tagged Chapel of the Holy Cross, Crown King AZ, fulltimeRV, Get Outside, Grand Canyon, Jerome AZ, Life on the Road, Livingthedream, Montezuma's Castle, Motorhome Life, outdoors, Palace Station AZ, Point of Rocks RV Park, Prescott AZ, Prescott Elks Lodge, Prescott Fairgrounds, Roadtriplife, RV Living, rvnomads, Sedona, Tiffin Motorhomes, Watson Lake
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More Family Time in Kalifornia
I know, it’s been a while since my last post. So, for all of you non-family member readers, this is about to be one of the all-time boring-est blog posts you could imagine (hint/warning: many photos of grandkids to follow). … Continue reading
Posted in Atascadero, California, Santa Rosa, CA
Tagged Alvarado Street Brewing Co, Atascadero Elks, Castle Lake, Cava Robles RV Resort, Full time RV, Hops Bounce House, Livingthedream, Martin Hveem Restoration & Coaches, Mighty Munchkins Play Zone, Motorhome Life, Pumpkin Nights, RV Living, rvnomads, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Solvang Brewing Co, The Backroom, Tiffin Motorhomes, Untappd, Win-River Casino
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A Stopover in Vancouver
Jeanne had found out about a lot of stuff to do in and around Vancouver/WA & Portland/OR (both pretty much the same city, just divided by the Columbia River), so we set our sights on the Vancouver Elks Lodge for … Continue reading
Time Well Spent at Olympic National Park
Forks, WA was our chosen base camp for the west side of the Olympic Peninsula. We found space at the Forks 101 RV Park, right in the middle of town along Hwy. 101. The RV park was a grass field … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Washington State
Tagged Bunch Falls, Cape Flattery, Forks 101 RV Park, Full time RV, Get Outside, Hall of Mosses Trail, Hoh Rainforest, Hoh River Trail, Hole in the Wall Rialto Beach, La Push, Lake Quinault Loop, Life on the Road, Livingthedream, Merryman Falls, Motorhome Life, Olympic National Park, outdoors, Rialto Beach, Roadtriplife, Ruby Beach, RV Living, rvnomads, Salmon Cascade, Sol Duc Falls, Spruce Trail, Tatoosh Island, Tiffin Motorhomes
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Our Time in Port Townsend, WA
We caught the ferry from Coupeville (Ft. Casey) to Port Townsend. It was our first experience loading our 16 ton bus towing the Jeep onto a ferry boat which I was a little apprehensive about. But all was well, after … Continue reading
Our Time in Anacortes
Pioneer Trails RV Park was our chosen home for about a week in beautiful downtown Anacortes. The park was nice and spread out in the hills and trees and a good base to work out of. Our site was level … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State
Tagged Anacortes, Bellingham Beer Garden, Cap Sante Park, Coupeville WA, Deception Pass, Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, Friday Harbor, fulltimeRV, La Conner, Livingthedream, Motorhome Life, Mt. Erie, Nasty Jacks, Oak Harbor, Pioneer Trails RV Park, Rosario Beach, RV Living, rvnomads, San Juan Island Brewery, Tiffin Motorhomes, Twin Sisters Brewing, Whidbey Island
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