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Slash X Ranch – Barstow, CA

March 21, 2024 | Comments Off on Slash X Ranch – Barstow, CA

The drive down HWY 99 was shared with lots of big trucks.  We made a couple of stops along the way to dump the gray and black tanks and fill the propane. We only needed two gallons of propane. We arrived at Slash X Ranch, another Harvest Host location, and found that the restaurant is…

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Vista Ranch, Merced, CA

March 20, 2024 | Comments Off on Vista Ranch, Merced, CA

With the Siskyous in our rearview mirror, we drove for five hours on mostly level terrain, braving the trucks and heavily worn pavement.  We stopped at two gas stations along the way, paying $4.59 a gallon, California prices, making our way to Vista Ranch. After arriving we bought a nice bottle of wine, sat in…

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Gold Hills Golf Course, Redding, California

March 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Gold Hills Golf Course, Redding, California

We woke up in thick fog which quickly burned off to provide another beautiful day for a drive over Grant’s Pass and the Siskiyous, including a drive by Mount Shasta. When we arrived at the Gold Hills golf course, a Harvest Host location, in the early afternoon, about 2pm.  We quickly set up and Steve…

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Melrose Vineyards, Roseburg, Oregon

March 18, 2024 | Comments Off on Melrose Vineyards, Roseburg, Oregon

We left in the dark at 6am in order to avoid Seattle traffic.  It worked great and we even avoided rush hour traffic in Tacoma and Olympia. Nice! While at a rest stop we discovered an oversight in our plan. The vineyard we were going to stay at could not accommodate anything larger than 30…

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Fort Casey – February 2024

March 9, 2024 | Comments Off on Fort Casey – February 2024

We spent four days at Fort Casey, Feb 25 – 29, 2024.  There were 16 of us in all including Ed & Betty, their family and friends and Kirk and Lynda. The story of the weekend was the “heavy weather”.  Sunday the wind was blowing so hard they had to shut down ferry. Monday was…

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Quarry Pond/Deception Pass – 2023

November 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Quarry Pond/Deception Pass – 2023

Back to where it all began three years ago, Quarry Pond.  We had our first shake-down camping trip at Quarry Pond in December of 2020 with our T@b Trailer named Baby Ruth. So, after two cross-country trips to North Carolina, one to Missouri and several to California and Arizona, we’ve come full circle. This time…

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McMinnville, OR – MacKenzie’s Wedding

October 8, 2023 | Comments Off on McMinnville, OR – MacKenzie’s Wedding

We got up before sunrise on the day of MacKenzie’s wedding and drove the 260 miles from Pasco to McMinnville, arriving about 12 noon, in plenty of time for the 4pm wedding. Olde Stone Village RV park was a first-rate place to stay!  Extremely clean, well-managed and located right next door to the Evergreen Aviation…

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Pasco KOA III

October 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Pasco KOA III

We stopped for a quick overnight stay in Pasco, on our way to McKenzie’s wedding in McMinnville, OR. It was our third stay at this KOA and it really helped to cut down the drive to Oregon the next morning, which commenced at the crack of dawn on Saturday, October 7th.

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Spokane, WA – Uncle Lee’s Rosary and Funeral

October 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Spokane, WA – Uncle Lee’s Rosary and Funeral

We left for Uncle Lee’s Rosary and Funeral on Thursday, October 5th.  The  morning was foggy until the top of the pass, then it rapidly cleared and became a beautiful sunny drive. We arrived at noon and they allowed us to check in early at the Spokane Valley KOA.  We quickly got set up and…

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Ocean City State Park, Ocean Shores

September 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Ocean City State Park, Ocean Shores

Sam and Theresa invited us to join them at Ocean Shores.  They stayed at the Quinalt Casino while we stayed at the Ocean City Campground, within walking distance.  In fact, we walked down the beach with Sam and Theresa and with the help of GPS, found the trail that led to our campsite. In addition…

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