So… Bill dragged me kicking and screaming to our next stop…Vegas.  Wow!!  We were both amazed at the absolute beauty surrounding Las Vegas.  We were fortunate to be staying about 30 minutes outside of the city at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.  We stayed right in the park, which is hard to believe that there is a bonafide RV park within an area run by the National Park Service. …

We loved this place so much last year that we came back again in 2019. The major upgrade was the addition of our long-time friends the Bakers and the Marschiloks. This was the first time that the six of us had been together in 25 years and it was a blast. One minor surprise was the weather – the night after we arrived it started snowing and didn’t stop until…

Our “winter” began with our arrival in Red Bay, Alabama at the end of November. It’s a small town not too for from Birmingham that is dominated by Tiffin, it’s largest employer and the manufacturer of our RV. The reason to got there was to get some work done that they could only do at the factory. We stayed in their campground/parking lot for several days while we waited our…

For the purpose of this discussion, Fall consists of mid-September through early December and covers a potpourri of activities.  We didn’t spend much time in the 1000 Islands this fall for a couple of reasons: (1) September is the best time of year to travel in the northern part of the country and (2) we had a number of commitments. It’s difficult to avoid writing a “how I spent my…

Just before Labor Day weekend, we traveled to Bozeman, MT by plane with our travel buddies Sue and Dean Hereford and stayed in a townhouse in West Yellowstone.  This is a small town that is halfway between an Alaskan outpost and a tourist mecca.  It is located at the west park entrance and gets you to the key attractions relatively quickly. The park itself is enormous and it takes an…

We decided to take a break after 7 consecutive days of driving from northern California in Nashville, Tennessee.  And boy are we glad we did!  We had several fun-filled days and  realized Nashville is a really hopping town.  We ate delicious BBQ, took a lovely hike in the springtime woods and hills of TN, and listened to some live country western music in  downtown Nashville on Broadway street, with some…

For those of you who know us, you know how much we love visiting this area of California.  Despite California’s reputation for high cost of living, horrendous traffic, earthquakes, wildfires and other natural disasters, who could not be enchanted by this area of the “Golden State”. What fun we had here as were joined by Phee and Lyle Rosnick and later by family…Susie and Dean, Jack and Christina.  We also…

We initially had made reservations for a week near Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon but since it was snowing and overly chilly, we elected to extend our stay in central California, specifically in the Salinas Valley.  We discovered the smallish but very cool Pinnacles National Park.  We spent a fair amount of time hiking on the trails and I even braved the “cave” sections of several trails.  Being slightly…