Bill and Suzanne's life on the road
Big Bend is not an easy place to get to as it’s tucked in the southwest corner of Texas. We were already deep in Texas on South Padre Island and it took us two days to get there. Big Bend is a combination of desert, mountain, and river vistas that cover more land than Rhode Island. Like many of the National Parks, it was established in the 1930’s and the…
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South Padre Island was recommended to us by some RV friends and was our first stop on “winter tour”. It’s at southern-most point of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico and bordered on the south by Mexico. By my account, it looks and feels just like Florida. SPI is a barrier island that is only a half mile or so wide, but about 40 miles long. Most of it is…
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Suzanne and I spent just over two weeks in Portugal in the second half of September. The time was split evenly with the Bakers (Marv and Laurie) and the Herefords (Dean and Sue). While we visited eight cities, took five guided tours, and traveled a fair amount of the country side, it feels like we just scratched the surface. The country is rich in history and culture, and is filled…
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We had another great summer on Wellesley Island in 2019. We were blessed to have several good friends join us for a few days including the Barones, the Bakers, the Marschiloks, and Alan Callaghan. It was a great time with all of them and a chance to catch up. Simultaneously, we had the 3rd edition of G2 (Grandma/Grandpa) Camp. In addition to the 5 “grands” and Pete from previous years,…
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This was our final stop before heading back to the 1000 Islands for the summer. We had been told by many people the that Antelope Canyon was a must-see if we were in the region. Not only was this totally true, but there was a bonus: Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. The day before our Canyon tour, we visited The Glen Canyon Dam and drove around Lake Powell….
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In March, I passed the two year anniversary of my retirement. This milestone seemed to be the right time to write down my thoughts – long enough to gain perspective and short enough to still have vivid memories. My professional life can be broken into 3 chapters: a year and a half at Kaman Sciences in Colorado Springs, two years at General Railway Signal (GRS) in Rochester, and the remaining…
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We thought after Zion, that Bryce NP would be “just” another canyon with great vistas, but this was not the case. It was very different and quite mesmerizing with it’s hoodoos, multi-colored cliff sides, and natural arches. We arrived in early April thinking spring would be well in progress, but Bryce had 9 feet of snow in February alone and as you can see from the photos, there was lingering…
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Over the last couple of years we met multiple RVers who raved about the beauty of Zion NP and encouraged us to make this a “must do” stop in the course of travels. They were absolutely correct and we were not disappointed. There are no words really to describe the beauty and stunning vistas of this park. We spent a week just outside Zion NP, in Virgin UT, which was…
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Death Valley National Park is just inside California about 150 west of Las Vegas and is the largest National Park in the lower 48 states. It also boasts the lowest elevation in North America and makes claim to be the hottest place on Earth. Our plan was to get there in late March to see it when it was comfortable. Having said that, we still needed to hydrate frequently and…
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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. …
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