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…

We have long awaited a visit to Paso Robles for the great wines that the region produces but were not prepared for how much we loved this area.  There were so many wineries (nearly 400) in a relatively small area in gorgeous, rolling green hills (we are here in their springtime) and the quality of the wine was astonishing.  Our campground, appropriately called Wine Country RV Resort, was another of…

After the city sight-seeing in San Diego, we moved on for several days to a place called Desert Hot Springs, a small town located in the desert close to Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park. It is also at the base of pretty spectacular snow-capped mountains directly to the west and a beautiful view from our campground with lots of sunshine and blue skies. We spent most of our…

On our way to San Diego, we stopped off in Yuma, Arizona for a couple of nights.  While we enjoyed cloudless skies, it was a bit cool which made the nicely heated pool and hot tub a place to hang out for a couple of days.  While I was pool lounging, Bill scouted out some RV parks for next winter and we booked a place for a month in  January…

It has been a number of years since we have been to Sedona, AZ but I guess I had forgotten how gorgeous it is and the stunning vistas that are visible from everywhere both in town and outside of it.  The reddest rocks and the bluest skies I think I have ever seen.  The weather was pretty cooperative with reasonably warm temperatures in the 60s and low 70s (by Rochester…