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Camp David, Labor Day Weekend

September 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Camp David, Labor Day Weekend

We spent an extended four day Labor Day weekend at David and Cathy’s near Belfair, WA.  We camped alongside their home, so we called it Camp David. They hosted a fun party with family and friends on Sunday, which included some delicious food and interesting conversation. Dick and I reminisced about the old Seattle Times…

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KOA, Pasco, WA – Again!

August 8, 2023 | Comments Off on KOA, Pasco, WA – Again!

We drove to Pasco to have our trailer worked on by Broadmoore RV, the place we purchased our rig from.  It was a quick overnight stay so they could handle the three recalls on our unit, the solar panels, the coupler and the spare tire assembly. The solar panels had screws that were backing out…

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Deception Pass, July 2023

July 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Deception Pass, July 2023

We camped at Deception Pass State Park, from Friday, 7/28 to Monday 7/31.  This campsite was strategically close to Anacortes where our nephew Eric and Taylor’s wedding took place on Saturday. When we arrived at the state park, we instantly donned our sweat shirts to handle the 67 degree weather!  It was refreshing after the…

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Home Sweet Home

July 25, 2023 | Comments Off on Home Sweet Home

For the last leg of our Missouri trip, we made the relatively short drive from Pasco, WA to our home in Edmonds. By the Numbers To summarize our trip, we left on June 19th and returned on July 25th, 37 days, a little over five weeks.  Eighteen days of that time was spent with Melissa…

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KOA, Pasco, WA

July 24, 2023 | Comments Off on KOA, Pasco, WA

We drove from West Point, Idaho to Pasco, Washington and stayed at a KOA campground right next-door to Broadmoor RV where we bought Minnie Cooper. We paid them a visit and we were enamored with a 21 foot version of our trailer that they had on sale as a manager’s special. It had a larger…

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Y Knot Winery, Glenns Ferry, ID

July 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Y Knot Winery, Glenns Ferry, ID

We traveled from Moab, UT to Glenns Ferry, ID and stayed at the Y Knot Winery.  It was a beautiful place, a Harvest Host location that also had a RV park and a golf course. We stayed in the RV park, which had a view of the golf course and full hook-ups. It was too…

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Schneiters Bluff Golf Course, West Point, Utah

July 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Schneiters Bluff Golf Course, West Point, Utah

We arrived at Schneiters Bluff golf course and were greeted with record breaking heat, 105°, our seventh day in a row of 100° plus.  This was our second time staying at this Harvest Host location, and for good reason.  This quaint little course has a family, friendly vibe, accentuated by the number of kids learning…

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Moab, Utah

July 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Moab, Utah

After two wonderful days in Aspen, we packed up and headed for Moab, Utah. All we can say is, HOT! 102°! This makes three days in a row of 100°+ weather, after several days of highs in the upper 90’s. After getting set up at the KOA, our first stop was the pool. We also…

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Aspen, Colorado

July 19, 2023 |

We took a picturesque drive from Canon City to Carbondale, Colorado, mostly through remote mountainous regions altitudes of 6,000 to 10,000 feet. We stayed at the Gateway RV Park in Carbondale and backed into our tight, but adequate, RV spot on a cliff above the Rio Grande river. We immediately noticed the signs that read,…

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The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, Cañon City, Colorado

July 17, 2023 | Comments Off on The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey, Cañon City, Colorado

We arrived at the winery in the mid-afternoon sun, 95 degrees plus!  Grasshoppers galore! It took a while to get level, but once we did, we walked over to the winery, found a spot in the shade and ordered a wine sampler and a charcuterie tray of prosciuto, mozzarella cheese, green olives and crackers. The…

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