Travel Blog
After Noel & Mike’s, our next stop was John Schneider’s Studio, a Harvest Host location in Louisiana. John Schneider is the blonde actor from Dukes of Hazzard. His studio is a movie set, but they also have concerts, an outdoor movie theatre and various events there, in addition to having a campground. It was a…
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We made the relatively short drive from Austin, Texas to Noel and Mike’s home in Humble, TX, which is close to Houston. We made several stops along the way, including our first trip to Buc-ee’s where they sell a lot more than just gas. It’s definitely an experience. It was super hot in Texas, 100…
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We stayed two nights at a beautiful KOA camp 20 minutes from downtown Austin. Amazing to be so close to downtown, yet you we were out in the country. In fact, there were some massive Texas Long-horn steers in the field next to the campground. This KOA was pretty new, had full hookups, a friendly…
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We stayed at the Hilltop RV Park in Fort Stockton, TX for the second time in the past two years. It is a convenient location, right off of HWY 10, and yes, it was hot, 107 degrees when we arrived. We had full hookups and as soon as we got settled we headed for the…
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We arrived in Las Cruces around 4pm, and of course, it was hot! We stayed at the Rio Grand Winery, a Harvest Host location. There was a great jazz band playing when we pulled in. We enjoyed their music for a couple of hours, drank some wine and had a delicious meal from the food…
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We arrived at mid-day on a Thursday, 105 degrees, unloaded the trailer and jumped in the pool. Then we got ready for dinner, one of those Asian restaurants, like Benihana’s, where they put on a show and cook in front of you. There were 13 of us, with Leonard’s family and friends in town for…
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When we arrived at Sandy Hollow, there was a huge RV in our campsite. The people were nice and told us that their site was double-booked, so they parked in the next closest site and went down to the office to sort it out. In the end, we became friends with them, as they lived…
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We stayed at Schneiter’s Bluff Golf Course in West Point, Utah. It was a Harvest Host location. The staff was friendly and our camp site was level. Being a golf course, it was busy from dawn til dusk, but after the sun went down, it was peaceful and quiet. I hit a large bucket of…
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We left 9 mile at 6am in the morning fog, headed to Butte, Montana. The fog lifted just after we crossed into Idaho and we enjoyed a peaceful drive, interrupted only by a surprise snow shower as we got close to our destination. We enjoyed driving alongside a train for a period of time and…
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In out first outing with Cooper we traveled to 9 Mile, just north of Spokane, WA. Don and Ann hosted us on their family property. Cooper kept us warm during this unseasonably cool spring. We woke up to 38 degrees on Saturday and I don’t think it ever got above 55 degrees. Don and I…
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