Yesterday we chose to drive Renee’s rental car to Sedona and back, a trip of about 250 miles. Our plan was to get an early start, take the scenic route and have lunch in Sedona. Return via Interstate 17 and Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle National Monuments. Here is the story of the trip from three different points of view. Read More
Sedona-Three Tales
April 17, 2011
I-5 South
January 3, 2010
We are headed for a Family Motor Coach Rally in Indeo California this week. As much as I boast that we take the slower senic route, today we made an exception and turned onto I-5 Southbound. We were cruising along watching the press of cars about us. Perhaps a half hour into our drive a pair of Alpine coaches just like ours merged into traffic just ahead of us. For an hour and a half we followed in their wake. They were going exactly the speed I prefer to go so we just tagged along. Read More
The Creole Trail:
January 28, 2009
We finally moved on to Texas today. Now we could have hopped on I-10 in Lake Charles and about 70 miles later we would have been in Beaumont Texas looking for our exit to Village Creek State Park. Our philosophy, however, is to avoid Interstates if at all possible. Another philosophy is if something is a little out of the way while we are way over here, go ahead and take the side trip. It would be a whole lot further to come all the way back just to see that one thing.
Natchez Trace, Then and Now:
January 9, 2009
For four days now we have been traveling the Natchez Trace, a trail that served the “Old Southwest” from about 1775 to 1820 or so. It was declared a National Post Road in 1800 and many improvements were made to it by the US Army and civilian contractors. With the coming of the steam paddlewheel river boats on the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers the Natchez Trace fell into disuse and slowly melted back into the undergrowth.
We’re Back!
August 23, 2007
We crossed back into “The Lower 48″ on Tuesday August 21st at Sumas Washington. I thought I would bore you with some statistics about our trip. Read More
The Columbia Gorge:
June 6, 2006
We spent the day exploring the scenic Columbia Gorge with my two sisters today. Sister Holly drove over from Newman Lake in Eastern Wasington. Sister Cher joined us from Scappoose. Gary, Judy, Cher and Holly visited several of the spectacular water falls in the gorge and we hiked to the vista points on most of them. Read More
California Coast:
April 30, 2006
After a week packed like sardines in the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico we are once again on the road. For the next couple weeks we will be traveling with our friends from Washington, Henry and Judy Lahore. Read More
Twists and Turns:
February 13, 2006
Life itself can be a tortuous journey, so today’s blog is about how we have gotten to this place and this point in life. Read More
The Forest Loop Drive:
April 6, 2005
Hey Guys. Have you ever had your sweetie pick up a glossy travel flyer and say, “Hon’ look! There is this really neat loop drive through the forest along the Rogue River. Its only 30 miles long. You just get off at exit 61 and drive through the back country for a little ways and then you get right back on the Interstate at Wolf Creek. Its just a little way out of our way. You aren’t afraid to drive this little bitty ol’ motor home through the beautiful forest are you? Huh, sugar plum daddy, boop boop de boop!” Read More
Hiding Out in Joshua Tree National Monument
January 18, 2005
We are sitting here in Cottonwood Springs Campground and outside our front door a spectacular sunset is playing itself out. We started out this morning in Joshua Tree California. We spent a couple hours in 29 Palms riding our bicycle around town looking at the murals painted on their buildings. Read More
