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Lodi, CA
The “atmospheric river” that hit central and southern California had made it over to Palm Springs by the time we left for the next leg of our trip home, towards Sacramento. We left early and drove through some torrential rains until we got north of LA, which took about 3 hours due to the heavy…
Read MorePalm Springs KOA, Again!
Our wonderful stay with Ellen and Bernie came to an end and we headed for Palm Springs, again! The KOA we stayed at had a pool and three hot tubs fed by underground hot springs. The pool was 88 degrees and the hot tubs were 98, 100 and 104. The sign said that the water…
Read MoreEllen & Bernie’s, March 2023
We made the short 16 mile drive from west Phoenix to Mesa, AZ and spent the next 9 days with Ellen and Bernie. During the time we were there, the weather warmed up to the 70s and 80s. It felt so good! Here are some of the fun things we did with Ellen and Bernie…
Read MorePhoenix, AZ, AirBNB
We made the short drive from Quartzsite to Phoenix and met up with Ashley, Tim and family. We stayed at a wonderful AirBNB that Ashley and Tim found. It had 4 BRs, 3 BAs, a huge open concept great room/kitchen, a pool and an RV garage big enough to house our truck and trailer! We…
Read MoreQuartzsite, AZ
We left Palm Springs early so we could arrive in Quartzsite well ahead of the predicted wind storm. We pulled into the Holiday Palms RV Resort at 1pm and quickly got set up. We were comfortably nestled between two large RV’s, a perfect place to ride out the wind storm. We had just enough time…
Read MorePalm Springs KOA
It was suppose to be a shorter drive, but one look at the weather report changed all that. We had Harvest Host reservations at Slash X Ranch Cafe in Barstow, CA for Monday night and Joshua Tree for two days beginning Tuesday. I looked at the weather report and to our surprise, it had changed. …
Read MoreVista Ranch Winery, Merced, CA
We woke up early, before the alarm, to begin what we knew would be a long travel day. We started out in heavy fog, which lifted as the morning progressed. We crossed several mountain passes, but the scenery was great. There were several more enormous Redwoods along our route, as well as beautiful lakes and…
Read MoreFortuna, CA
After daybreak, we left Honeyman State Park, headed for Riverwalk RV Park in Fortuna, CA. It was a beautiful drive, lots of sunshine along the way. Karen navigated through a lot of construction on HWY 101 along the coast and through the Redwoods. We ate lunch while we looked at Paul Bunyan and his ox…
Read MoreHoneyman State Park, Oregon
Forty-five years ago, Karen and I tent camped at Honeyman State Park near Florence, OR before we were married. It was the first stop on our way to Disneyland and San Diego in my 1977 Toyota Celica. And, we hadn’t been back since, until now! Our drive down was cold with heavy rain until we…
Read MoreFort Casey, January 2023
Fort Casey again? Yes, two months in a row! With our Senior Winter Pass, it’s only $10/day for a site with electrical through April 30, so we’re taking advantage. We stayed three nights, Sunday – Wednesday. This time we went with Ed & Betty, and two of their long-time friends, Jim and Deb. We were…
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