We decided to "pump the brakes" a little on long distance travel as we suffered fuel pump sticker shock traveling to Michigan in May. We reconsidered our summer and fall travel plans for now, and are thankful we did a big western U.S. trip last fall. We will see what the rest of the year …
Time to get caught up! The end of our Florida winter stay is almost here and we will be heading north in mid April. Another nice season here with a few short trips sprinkled in and Siesta Bay feels like home. At the end of November, we ventured south to the Florida Keys for a …
On to Southern Utah, Arizona and New Mexico which I will detail below. However, I need to pause and pay tribute to Jim's father, Norman, who passed away October 19th. 90th Birthday ride While on this leg of the trip, we received word that his health was declining, so when we left New Mexico, we …
Happy to arrive in California after traveling more of the Pacific Coast Highway south from Yachats, Oregon. Our time in California took us to the cool, moist Redwood forests along the Pacific coast in the northwest corner of the state, the hot, dry Mojave Desert and Death Valley National Park to the south; and Yosemite …
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We have traveled about 2800 miles since leaving Michigan, not quite half way through our trip. Happy to say everything has gone very well and our advanced planning has paid off. Blackwell Island RV Park Moving on from Glacier National Park in Montana, we headed south from West Glacier along Highway 93 and met up …
West Glacier RV Park We arrived in West Glacier August 30th as planned and settled at our campsite in West Glacier RV Park, about 1 mile from the west entrance to Glacier National Park. Just being here and seeing the beauty around us was enough; everything else exceeded my expectations. St. Mary Lake Glacier is …
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It felt good to get on the road for our long awaited trip. Crossing the Mackinaw Bridge in the RV is interesting and it felt like we were really on our way! First stop is the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior in Munising. The National Parks Services began operating the lakeshore in 1972 …
Yes, it has been four years and hopefully many more to come. We are loving the lifestyle and feel very fortunate to be able to continue our travels. Maybe it's the accountant in me, I'm always interested in comparisons year-to-year and this blog is helping us track and remember places and timing - not so …
Another song reference as we leave Michigan today for our longest trip yet (two months - 7500 miles). We are so excited, have planned and looked forward to this for a long time. We are being reminded that we cannot out plan Mother Nature, so we are cautiously watching the wildfire situation in the west; …
If you know the song you'll be humming it for a while - sorry. Lots to love about Michigan summertime! A little cool when we arrived the first week of May, but it warmed up nicely and we have enjoyed our time here. Realizing we are more than mid way through our time in Michigan, …
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