Minnie-Cooper
Fortuna, 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…
Read MoreFort Casey, December 2022
There was still 4 or 5 inches of snow on the ground when we left our home on December 5th, headed to Fort Casey for the third time. We had 7 inches on Tuesday, November 29th, then 3 more inches on Friday, December 2nd. Not much had melted since we had sub-freezing temperatures most of…
Read MoreKalaloch Campground, Fall 2022
Ed and Betty invited us to join them for a trip to the coast, so we made our first trip to Kalaloch Campground and hope that it won’t be the last. What a beautiful place! We arrived on a Sunday and stayed until Friday. No reservations this time of year, first come, first served. So…
Read MoreKite Festival, Long Beach, WA, 2022
Ed and Betty invited us to join them at Long Beach for the 2022 International Kite Festival. We stayed at Marv and Terri’s place, on a little inlet, about 20 – 25 minutes from where the festival is held. For Karen and I, it was the first time we experienced the Kite Festival, so many…
Read MoreT-Fest, 2022
Don and Ann invited us to join them once again at their annual T-Fest (Tequila Fest) event at Nine Mile, WA. It’s a family reunion of sorts. Karen dropped me off at Moses Lake, where I joined Don and Jim to play golf at Moses Pointe. Always a fun course to play. And it happened…
Read MoreHome Again!
After nearly 7 weeks on the road, we arrived back home on the 4th of July. What a trip! We saw so many new places and made so many new memories. We traveled 8,218 miles, spent $3,588 in gas and crossed 22 states: Washington Idaho Montana Utah Arizona New Mexico Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia…
Read MoreNine Mile Falls, WA
Our last stop on our 2022 cross country trip was where we began on May 20th, at Nine Mile Falls, WA with Don and Ann. Again, we arrived during a thunderstorm, and got set up. We parked in the same spot as last time and got level quickly. Ann was there to greet us and…
Read MoreGrass Valley Farms – Missoula, MT
After staying at the golf course in Billings, Montana, we drove to Grass Valley Farms in Missoula, a Harvest Host location. We arrived amidst a thunder storm and it took a while to find a level spot, but there was a large open field from which to choose from. Two trailers were already there. We…
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