Our long awaited trip to Lake Powell…: Sallie’s best friend from high school, Ruth, joined us at Lake Powell for an amazing weekend. Luckily, she was a trooper and endured massive airline delays and cancellations and a … Continue Reading →
South Carolina, Georgia and our “Snowbird” destination Florida
Continuing our journey south, we passed through a small town and campground nestled near the Smokey Mountains called Pickens in South Carolina. We camped there so Sue could visit with … Continue Reading →
Back in the USA & heading South
We really enjoyed our time in Canada and can’t wait to return, hopefully next year. Our goal is to do all the Provinces East to West. We made a planned … Continue Reading →
Quebec & Ontario Canada
Bonjour! There are not too many freeways to travel from Bar Harbor Maine to Montreal. The backroads of Quebec were very scenic. French was the language of choice for the … Continue Reading →
New England
After our busy and hurried week in NYC, we were ready for a bit slower pace and some nature. As we headed over the George Washington Bridge, we realized life … Continue Reading →
A week in the “Big Apple”…
We drove from the Atlantic City area to Liberty Harbor RV Park in Jersey City and hit NYC full speed ahead. Our first afternoon in the city we negotiated the … Continue Reading →
Philadelphia & Atlantic City
After Washington DC, our next National Landmark city was Philadelphia. We did a walking tour of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and the Betsy Ross House. While in Philly, Sallie’s … Continue Reading →
Savannah, Myrtle Beach, Virginia Beach & Washington D.C.
Savannah Georgia… such a beautiful city! All the huge oak trees and Spanish moss shading everything. This was our second visit and Ellie’s first. We stayed at the Red Gate … Continue Reading →
Walt Disney World
After excitedly waiting for many months, the time had finally come for the arrival of our surrogate daughter Ellie (Sallie’s cousin Kris’ daughter… and our daughter too :)). She just … Continue Reading →
The South once again…
We had a good week in H-Town (Houston), staying again at our favorite RV Park, Lakeview. We spent time with Sallie’s H.S. friends, Keith, Andrew and with Ruth and her … Continue Reading →
Big Bend National Park
Ever since we got the RV we each had a different stop in the itinerary that we wanted to make. Last year we finally made it to Carlsbad Caverns for … Continue Reading →
Our New Great Adventure…
Well, we did it… sold the house, traded in Sue’s car for a new towable Jeep and have started our full time adventure in OUR HALE. As mentioned earlier in … Continue Reading →
California here we come . . .
Our first destination back in California consisted of 2 relaxing weeks in Palm Desert. Of course our visit included a hike of the Big Split Rock Slot Canyon located in … Continue Reading →
New Mexico & Arizona
We finally made it to Carlsbad Cavern’s. The Kings Palace Tour is 750 feet down into the earth for the most amazing caves we have ever seen. Stalagmites and stalactites … Continue Reading →
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
We were lucky to get an RV spot on a bluff right above the launch field for the “Spirit of the Winds” annual balloon fiesta in Albuquerque New Mexico. Each … Continue Reading →
Sedona… hike, hike, hike!
Ahhhhh! The beautiful red rocks of Sedona… so easy on the eyes! Our first night, we were driving back to the RV after dinner when a storm started to brew. … Continue Reading →
The Glorious Grand Canyon
We entered the Canyon on the East Side, but stayed in Tusayan just south of the South Rim Village. We spent a week having lots of time to do all … Continue Reading →
Our long awaited trip to Lake Powell…
Sallie’s best friend from high school, Ruth, joined us at Lake Powell for an amazing weekend. Luckily, she was a trooper and endured massive airline delays and cancellations and a … Continue Reading →
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Before we got to Best Friends in Kanab Utah, we explored the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park and were in awe of the massive sand dunes and overlooks. It … Continue Reading →
The Mighty 5… #5 Zion N.P.
On our way to the magnificent Zion National Park, we wanted to experience the often missed Cedar Breaks National Monument. It is a singular red canyon at the top of … Continue Reading →
The Grand Staircase – Escalante
We took the bike off the lift in Bryce and drove Highway 12 on the Harley. A road we have been wanting to ride for years. It is one of … Continue Reading →
The Mighty 5… #4 Bryce N.P.
Bryce National Park… one of our all time favorite parks. The hoodoo’s are so unique, we almost felt like we were on another planet. The 20 mile drive and scenic … Continue Reading →
The Mighty 5… #3 Capital Reef N.P.
On our way from Durango Colorado to Torrey Utah (Capital Reef), we drove by the northeast side of Lake Powell (Bullfrog) over the Colorado River canyon. It was obvious we … Continue Reading →
Detour to Western Colorado… Gunnison, Ouray & Durango
We took a detour from “The Mighty 5” and spent some time in Colorado. High in the Western Rocky Mountains is a town called Gunnison, famous for the Black Canyon … Continue Reading →
The Mighty 5… #2 Canyonlands N.P.
One of our favorite arches is located in Canyonlands N.P. It is the famous Mesa Arch. Standing on top of the arch and looking at the floor below, makes one … Continue Reading →
The Mighty 5… #1 Arches N.P.
We made it back to the beautiful red rocks, Moab Utah… home of Arches N.P. and Canyonlands N.P. We’ve been wanting to return for some time, and repeat hikes we … Continue Reading →
The Grand Teton Area
The town of Jackson Wyoming was a quaint old cowboy town south of the Grand Tetons. It is now a shopping hub for all the tourists visiting Grand Teton National … Continue Reading →
A Favorite Repeat… Yellowstone NP
Yellowstone NP was our first destination as a legally married couple (haha). Eleven years ago we visited Yellowstone with our friend Darlene, on a whirlwind motorcycle trip to Milwaukee for … Continue Reading →
HITCHED! And we don’t mean our car…
After 15 years to the exact day that we met, we decided it was time to make it official. We parked the RV in Missoula Montana, left the cats for … Continue Reading →
Montana’s Glacier National Park
After 6 glorious weeks in Canada, we are now back in the United States. Waterton/Glacier National Peace Parks are the only parks where the U.S. and Canada share a national … Continue Reading →
Southern Alberta Canada . . .
Welcome to Calgary Alberta… home of the Calgary Stampede. It is one of the largest rodeos and livestock shows in Northern America, second to the Houston Rodeo. We were able … Continue Reading →