We stayed in Green River, Utah so that we could have access to Moab with Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park and also go to Goblin Valley State Park. Green River No room at Moab — at least for us. We considered boon-docking in Moab but wanted to look the area over and get …
Wind Whistle is 26 miles north of Monticello and one thousand feet lower in elevation. It is to the west of Highway 191 and near the south end of Canyonlands National Park. Because it is at 6000 feet it is cooler than the temperatures at Moab but warmer than Monticello. It is still windy, as …
After departing Sand Island, we drove north to Monticello, Utah. Cold weather was arriving and electricity is available at the RV Park, in town and we again had cell service. The picture is looking west from Monticello, Utah at part of Bears Ears National Monument at a mountain cluster, at the Manti Sal National Forest …
Bears Ears National Monument is north of Bluff, Utah, and west of Cortez, Colorado. Overall it is bigger than many small states. Bluff, Utah After seeing my brother and driving back from Albuquerque, we spent one more night at Navajo Dam. Yesterday we moved about 140 miles to Bluff Utah. It is hard to find …
We made it to New Mexico and are staying at Navajo Lake State Park on the San Juan River. Nice campground, with cell service and electricity. The first picture is one of the many thousand-year-old ruins nearby between here and Farmington. I had hoped for a picture of the river, or of the reservoir, but …
While camping in Cortez, Colorado we visited Mesa Verde National Park and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. We are still in Cortez Colorado and even though these three last posts were three days in a row, they cover almost two weeks of travel. The difficulty was that we didn’t have any internet and were …
We departed Wahweap on March 29 heading to the Navajo National Monument. Our route and target destination was Cortez Colorado (made it) with a stop at the Navajo National Monument. It is a risky move to plan on camping at Navajo National Monument. The campground is small, tight and free. If a person knows about …
Lake Powell is wonderful, even in early April. Navajo Reservation We lost cell phone service 20 miles west of Page, Arizona. (Thank you ATT) and didn’t get it back until we got to Colorado. At Page, I stopped at a Walmart to get some advice from locals. It seems that Verizon is the only carrier …
Brrrr, yes that is snow from last night in the mountains just north of us. We’re near Zion National Park. Camping at Sand Hollow, a state park near Saint George Utah. Saint George is just north of the Utah/Arizona border and March may be a little early to visit. It is surrounded by mountains and …
We have electricity, and water, no sewer, no cell phone coverage, and no computers. We do have a view. We are at Valley of Fire for the rest of the week. The view from our front window. Our friends Patti and Joel are in the RV in front of us. In the summer — Hot! …
Vegas — Baby Traveling to Las Vegas along the Colorado River was just what we needed. We just arrived in Vegas after spending the week in Laughlin/Bullhead City. Not much to see there. The big view was the casinos in Laughlin. It was very windy — most of the time. We did go to Oatman …
A million-dollar view and we own it Joshua Tree National Park is a wonderland. We have no electricity, no water, no sewer, no cell phone coverage, and no computers. It sounds like the introduction theme to Gilligan’s Island. We do have a view. Wow-what a view out our window. You can’t buy such a view, …
Campsite Review: San Onofre Beach Campground is on Camp Pendelton, along the beach south of San Clemente. This is a military-only campground. The nearest city with services is San Clemente. The campsite has 118 campsites for RVs and tents. To get to the campground, the primary way (and usually the only way) is to enter …
Fiddlers Cove We traded our spot on the beach for three weeks overlooking San Diego bay. Our new digs are Fiddlers Cove Marina and RV Park, operated by the Navy on the Silver Strand, south of Coronado Island. I’m hoping from the picture of Fiddlers Cove, that you will agree that this is a very …
Campsite Review: Lake O’Neill Campground is on Camp Pendelton, on the north side of Lake O’Neill. This is a military-only campground. The full name is Lake O’Neill Recreation Park which includes the campground, lake, and other recreation facilities intended for use by military personnel. The nearest city with services is Oceanside. The campsite has 40 …
Surfing on New Years Day in San Diego (Alas, we don’t surf) Camping at Camp Pendleton this December and January has been interesting. In mid-December, we moved north from our campground at Admiral Baker in Mission Valley San Diego to Lake O’Neill in Camp Pendleton (spared by the Lilac Fire). Mission Valley was great but …
Tiffin Open Road 34 TGA Our RV is a Tiffin 34 TGA. There are lots of choices for size and type of RV for full-time travel. I think we were lucky to find one that fits our lifestyle. There is also a huge variation in price. You don’t need the most expensive or the biggest …
(I promise this will not turn into an hour by hour blog.) On our first night, we have a problem. First, there was a loud knock on the door and the neighbors are screaming fire. Who could make this up? Indeed there was a brush fire, racing up the hill directly across from the campground. …
On our first day, as full-time RVers, we weren’t going to go very far. Towing the toad On our trip to Idaho, we towed our car. It hardly seemed worthwhile to hook and the car up for twelve miles on our first day, so instead, I drove the car behind the RV as Tami drove …
This is our first-day damage control story. Wildfires With our hotel stay extended and our RV not in the direct path of the fire we are set for one more day. I got reservations starting on the next day, December 9th at a different military campground in San Diego named Admiral Baker thirty miles from …
Gumby Style means, be flexible. On our first day of RV living full-time, we are cancelled before our arrival at our first campground because of a wild fire.
Horseshoe Bend – Bad Roads for RVs is located on Idaho Highway 55 north of Boise and goes through Horseshoe Bend. This road is steep. This section of ID-55 is the primary route from Boise to McCall and is busy especially on weekends. Departing Eagle northbound, the road climbs to Spring Valley Summit and then descends …
The Path of the Total Solar Eclipse I have seen many partial eclipses and knew that a total solar eclipse was better, but I didn’t know how much better. How much better — a total solar eclipse is way better. Our life was busy and we knew a slowdown was in order and this trip …
Campsite Review: Oasis Las Vegas Campground is located in south Las Vegas at the corner of Interstate 15 and just south of Blue Diamond Road. From Blue Diamond Road turn south on Parvin street which turns into West Windmill Lane. Do not attempt to gain entrance from the south or east of the Resort, use …
