Travel Blog
After driving through heavy rain all day, it was a pleasure to reach our destination. Champoeg State Park near Portland is a beautiful park that features lots of trails, a river, and a frisbee golf course. In addition to campsites, they also have yurts and cabins available to rent. After we got settled, we went…
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We got another early start, about 6:30 am, heading over the Siskiyous Pass while the weather was still favorable. High temps were suppose to be in the 60s and lows above freezing with a slim chance of precip. Snow was in the forecast the next night, so we didn’t want to dally. In fact, our…
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We left Palm Springs at dawn, headed for Patterson, CA, just south of Sacramento. About an hour into the drive, a truck driver alerted us to a problem with the landing gear on the trailer, the front wheel under the hitch had come loose from the bumpy roads and dropped down. The wheel was sheared…
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After our wonderful stay in Arizona, we headed west on HWY 10 towards Palm Springs. We spent Karen’s birthday at the Palm Springs Joshua Tree RV Park. It featured three hot tubs fed by hot springs, 98, 101 and 104 degrees. The pool was extra warm also. We met some nice neighbors at the campground. …
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On Thursday, February 10th, we made the relatively short drive from Joshua Tree, CA to Mesa, AZ, where Bernie and Ellen graciously hosted us for two weeks. We were met with fantastic weather, 80s+, and not a cloud in the sky. In fact, we didn’t see a single cloud in the sky for the first…
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We arrived in Joshua tree as the sun was going down, but had plenty of time to set up our campsite before dark. Surprisingly, our tent attachment fit, but we had to park our truck parallel to the road instead of in the campsite. It worked fine. After we got set up and had a…
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We left Riverwalk RV Park and headed towards our Harvest Host stop for the night on our way to Joshua Tree, Vista Ranch in Merced, CA. We drove through fog and the giant redwoods for several hours. We also drove through Ukiah, which reminded me of the Doobie Brothers song. So, of course we had…
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After our wonderful drive down the Oregon and California coast on 101, Riverwalk RV Park in Fortuna, CA was a pleasant surprise. The weather was sunny and 60 degrees when we arrived. We arrived at 4pm and were quickly able to set up, have dinner and take a hot shower. The park was immaculately kept…
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We left Mapleton, OR around 8am, shrouded in fog. Driving along the Oregon coast, we were in and out of a dense foggy forest for a couple of hours before breaking free to glorious blue skies, sunshine and ocean views. Along the road was Honeyman State Park, one of the first places we ever camped…
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We departed from Copalis and the incessant cold rain in search of sunshine. And, we found it! Driving down I-5 in Central Oregon the clouds parted and the skies turned blue. It warmed up to 54 degrees, but it seemed alot warmer after four days at the ocean. We spent the night in a Harvest…
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