One of the can’t-miss features of Crooked River Ranch is Crooked River Canyon. I say can’t-miss because nearly everywhere on the ranch the canyon wall is obvious. There are multiple lookout locations with established overlooks. At least two paths to hike to the bottom and of course. As you already know from our arrival picture, […]
There are basically two ways to cross Oregon (east-west) and the title of this post is appropriate for both routes. More cattle than people. After leaving Boise the first shift in scenery was from city to farm. The Snake River provides ample water to both Idaho and Oregon farms in the surrounding area. The Snake
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Campsite Review: Grant County Campground is at the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 395-south in the city of John Day, Oregon. John Day (the city, not to be confused with other locations in Oregon named John Day) is a small town. To the east of John Day is surrounded on three sides by National
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Dixie Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is on the John Day Highway (U.S. Highway 26) east of Prairie City Oregon. This is a steep windy road and should be avoided in the winter. Of course, you could say that RVs should avoid traveling in the winter, in the middle of eastern Oregon, and I
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Campsite Review: Sparks Marina Campground is located just north of Interstate 80 and west of Sparks Boulevard. It is just north of the Marina. The very best way to get here from the east is to exit Interstate 80 and then north on Sparks Boulevard, then west on Lincon Way. Lincoln Way has two very
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Sparks Marina Lake Park Campground. The RV Park we are staying at in Reno (actually Sparks) may be the nicest RV Park we have ever been to. This is the Sparks Marina RV Park; right across the street from a Sparks Marina Lake Park where the water floods out of the ground at over 2
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For the second time in two and a half years, while traveling full-time, we were unable to depart on schedule. This time, the starter battery was dead; the previous time, it was a dead starter. I am starting to notice a trend. As for the battery, we drained it, not knowing that it was draining.
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Campsite Review: Topaz Lodge Campground is located on Highway 395 just to the north of the California -Nevada Border (on the Nevada side). It is northwest of Topaz Lake and part of the Topaz Casino. Carson City is forty miles north and South Lake Tahoe is forty miles northwest. The road however to South Lake
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Campsite Review: Tonopah Banc Club Casino “Campground” (closed during our stay overnight, gravel parking lot). Tonopah Nevada, to avoid confusion. The Banc Club is located just north of Highway 95 just north of the downtown area in Tonopah. The Banc Club offers truck and RV parking in their dirt lot without charge. Tonopah Nevada is
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Still in Las Vegas at Nellis Air Force Base. We have not been here since Ground Hog Day, but rather every day feels like Ground Hog Day, same day — different date. Just like the entire world, we are still hiding from the virus. We are grateful that we had a place to stay during
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While we are staying in Las Vegas we made a day trip to visit Valley of Fire Nevada State Park which was one of our very first campgrounds. We camped here in March of 2018. Everyone knows that travel is very restricted and that campsites are valuable in this time of the pandemic. Several friends
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So how do we like our new RV? There were so many unexpected nice things about our new RV. Our new RV is actually older than the RV we sold. Our new RV is a luxury RV. Since we converted from an upgraded camper (I thought of it as a school bus) to an older
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Did we get what we wanted? We have been living in our new RV exactly one week and we have already gained some insights into what we have purchased. This post outlines what we wanted and did we get what we wanted. Of course, the timeline of the blog is compressed and all of this
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A friend said the hardest move he ever made — was across the street. We didn’t have a street to cross, still, it was plenty difficult. To set up the move we picked up our new (2008) RV and on Wednesday about 2 pm and parked it right across the patio mat – door to
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Campsite Review: Escapees North Ranch Campground is northwest of Phonex and Wickenburg Arizona in Congress Arizona. The location is just to the east of State Route 89, south of Congress. We were traveling to Las Vegas, from Phoenix on State Route 93 and detoured slightly towards Congress Arizona to stay at Escapees North Ranch Escapees
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Campsite Review: Pleasant Harbor Campground is located southeast of Lake Pleasant about twenty miles northwest of Phoenix Arizona. This is not a review of the normal RV park or the sites on the edge of the lake. We didn’t do anything like normal camping. The white marker on the satellite view marks the location of
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We found our new RV. This post is a follow up to our changing from one RV to another. What did we find when shopping and what made this one a winner? First, this is a 2008 Tiffin Bus. We had very knowledgable friends recommend this model. Our friends are also on board for lots
When looking at RVs that might be more suitable for our full-time adventure we, like anyone who looks at RVs, were overwhelmed by choices. All this took a little soul searching to define what it was that we really wanted. Like most RVers we have been looking at other RVs for a long time on
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This post describes how we went about selling our RV. It was shockingly easy because we had a popular RV in very good condition with low mileage. We were also in the right place at the right time and connected with a buyer that was specifically looking for our RV, the same year, model and
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We have many friends that think our RV is the Taj Mahal. (The Taj Mahal is a palace built for a princess in India.) Why would we want a different RV? We also think that our RV has the right balance between travel and camping. Why would we want a different RV? Our RV is
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Campsite Review: Seal Beach Campground is a military-only campground located on the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station California. It is an extremely nice campground. Ignore directions from Google maps and GPS units. These devices will take you a much longer way through the congestion of Seal Beach. From Interstate 405 exit on Seal Beach Boulevard
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Campsite Review Quartzsite Plomosa Road “Campground” is north of the town of Quartzsite and to the east of Highway 95. Hundreds of campsites are available on both sides of the road. Quartzsite is located on Interstate 10 west of Phoneix on the way to California. Exit I-10 north on Highway 95 then east on Plomosa
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What kind of RV? We are very sold on our travel style and our RV fits our travel style so the easy answer is — It works, why would we change from a Class A RV (bus) to a different kind of RV? There are other considerations but none of them really tilted the needle
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From Yuma to Phoenix and now going back to California We are now going back to California. We stopped at the General Patton Museum near Indio and are now camping on March Air Force Base in Riverside. Yuma & Gila Bend At Yuma, where we had a great time looking through telescopes and relaxing in
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Campsite Review: Chiriaco Summit Campground is located north of Interstate 10 halfway between Palm Springs and the Arizona border. To get there take Interstate 10 east or west to Summit Road and turn north. As you are traveling north turn east on Chiriaco Road and you will observe the General Patton Museum parking lot on
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Campsite Review Ehrenberg Campground is a small town on the Arizona side of the Colorado River on the border of California. The “campground” is on BLM land. It is very rustic. From Interstate 10, east of the Colorado River and Blythe California turn south on the exit for Juneau Avenue and at the “roundy-round” turn east
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Telegraph Pass – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Interstate 8 East of Yuma Arizona. This road is steep but the steep section is short. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are two lanes in each direction. Since this steep section is short there are no dedicated slow lanes. Many trucks go slow
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Campsite Review: Leaf Verde Campground is located in Buckeye Arizona just south of Interstate 10 and west of Yuma Road southwest of Phoenix. The easiest way to get to Leaf Verde RV is to exit Interstate 10 and go south on Miller Road then turn east on Durango Road. Follow Durango Road around the curve
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We are in Yuma and have some great news to share. Everything is fine and we are moving along in a seemingly random manner. There is a method but without knowing the reasons it may seem like we don’t have a plan. Since you may not know our great news yet you may think we
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Campsite Review: American Girl Mine “Campground” is near an evaporated town on the California side of the Colorado River on the border of near Arizona. In my understanding, it is not subject to BLM rules but rather is private property. My guess is that it may be abandoned property. Any remnant of the town of
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Campsite Review: Palm Oasis is a military-only campground located on NAF El Centro, west of the city of El Centro and north of Interstate 8. It is a very nice place. From Interstate 8, take Drew Road northbound. Past the train tracks turn right on W. Evan Hewes Highway. After the Highway turns slightly right
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Campsite Review: Westwind Campground is named the Westwind RV & Golf Resort and is located in Yuma Arizona. It is a very nice first-class place. It is just south of Interstate 8 and east of old town Yuma along the highway. So far, this is my number one RV park in Yuma. Actually it is
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I’ll get right to the point, why is Quartzsite such an attraction? Well for us it is friends. Each day we meet new friends. Every day we have seen old friends. Even with all the distractions of the Big Tent and an even bigger swap meet outside. Everything here is for sale. There are multiple
Going to Quartzsite: I have often said that I didn’t understand the attraction of going to Quartzsite. Half a million people descend on Quartzsite every January for what has to be the biggest RV event in the country. It seems to me that it wasn’t planned that way, but instead, it just happened, and grew,
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Campsite Review: River Island Campground located just to the north of US Highway 95 south of Lake Havasu. It is a very nice campground. At the campground, there are 37 well-spaced sites with water and electricity. Sites numbers 30 – 37 are very short, but they are also facing the water. Ten of the larger
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Bash Solar Test Data Analysis / Observations. At the Xcapers 2020 BASH we took the opportunity to gather user inputs for our Solar Test Data Analysis. There were 400 RVs and no hookups for more than a week. These are the lessons learned. We gathered results from the Bash(ers), usually on a daily basis to
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Xcapers Bash Solar Data Collection and analysis. As you know, the Xcapers Bash is 100% off-grid. Many RVs have solar to recharge RV batteries, some only have generators. This represents a huge opportunity to get same-day, same-weather, day-by-day electric data from hundreds of RV battery users – with and without solar recharging. Thanks for contributing
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Laguna Summit – Bad Roads for RVs, is on Interstate 8 west of San Diego and Ocotillo CA. The road is steep and often has high crosswinds especially as you get near the descent into the desert. Since this is an Interstate Highway, there are at least two lanes in each direction and the curves
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Campsite Review: Del Mar Beach Campground is on Camp Pendelton, along the beach north of Oceanside California. This is a military-only campground. The nearest city with services is Oceanside. The campsite has about 120 campsites for RVs and tents. Here is a post when we stayed at Del Mar Beach Details Website: Del Mar Beach
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Snippet: Travel Slowly (and Stop for a while). So far we have visited every cowboy state (except Kansas and Oklahoma) mostly by secondary highways and back roads. Instead of dashing across the country covering hundreds of miles a day (or so), typically we move every four days. We stop every hundred miles (or so) on
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2019 Review Snippet: Our 2019 Loop is complete. This is a quick review of what where we went, what we saw, and what we did in 2019. The route formed one big box, starting in San Diego and ending again in San Diego. We clipped the corner of Texas, then north all the way to
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We are California dreaming, currently camped on the sand, right on the beach at Camp Pendleton. Sand, surf, and traffic.
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Our Anniversary Yesterday was our anniversary of living in an RV full-time for two years; tomorrow will be our wedding anniversary. Comparing the two would be a fool’s errand. Most importantly let me stay upfront how lucky I am that Tami married me. I am very lucky. Travels However, this is a travel blog and
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Campsite Review: Point Mugu Campground is a military-only campground located on the NAS Point Mugu California. It is an extremely nice location but not a good campground. This review is for the campground right on the beach at NAS Point Mugu, it is not for Point Mugu State Park, which is not on the beach
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Campsite Review: Vandenberg Campground is a military-only campground located on the Vandenberg Air Force Base west of Santa Barbara. The location is west of US Highway 1, south of Santa Maria, and west of Santa Barbara. All RVs must use the Lompoc gate. Depart US Highway 1 on Santa Lucia Canyon Road then northwest on
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Snippet: Another Surprise Win… Published again. We love sharing our success with our friends the places we visit are wonderful. We got a surprise today, we were published again. Tami got an email today, from one of our traveling friends, that said our picture of Bishops Castle was selected as a winner in the travel
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Campsite Review: San Luis Obispo Campground is a military-only campground located on Camp San Luis Obispo just west of US Highway 1. The location is between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. All RVs must use the Main Gate — stay to the right, this is the truck lane. The guards will open the gate.
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Happy Thanksgiving Thanksgiving came late in the month this year. We haven’t waited to be thankful. Just like last year, this year has been wonderful. We are currently in a small Army National Guard Post, between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Thankful for You The first and most important thing that we are thankful
Big Sur and Pebble Beach. We were warned that Big Sur and Pebble Beach is not RV country and I don’t disagree, but given our drives, it is not as bad as I was led to believe. We have gone down many roads that are worse, especially in Oregon, where we shared the roads with
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Mud Baths and Gold Camp Calistoga to Calaveras County. Last weekend, we were in Calistoga at the north end of Napa Valley, known for grapes and hot springs. The only easy access to Calistoga is via Napa north along Highway 128. Well for us it made for an easy departure (our trip to Calistoga southbound
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