Lost Dutchman State Park Campground, Apache Junction, Arizona - I was so excited to go there. We drove through the campground back in 2021 when we flew down here to look for a homebase. I have tried to get reservations but they are always filled up. Finally, 6 months ago when the booking window opened,... Continue Reading →
We’ll Be Back!!!
Travel Day Apple Valley, UT, to Cottonwood, AZ. We set the alarm for 7:00 a.m. but it was still dark outside. So we slept 1/2 hour more and it was at least light out. We headed out just before 8:00 a.m. and were glad we didn’t leave any earlier as the sun was straight in... Continue Reading →
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, Plus, Check Out The Food Rating
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, was our next place to stay. We got to Lava Campground (as opposed to KOA Lava Campground that comes up on google) at check in time, 3:00 p.m. The email instructions said to go straight to our site. The trees on the mountains are gorgeous! You have the green pine trees... Continue Reading →
Relaxing Surrounded By Beauty In Idaho
As we left Manhattan, Montana, thankfully it wasn’t foggy but we could see our breath outside. Time to move SOUTH, we said! HA We got into a little rain in Blackfoot, Idaho, but it didn’t slow traffic down at all. We got to Massacre Rocks State Park campground in American Falls, Idaho, and didn’t see... Continue Reading →
Wind, Packages, Missouri River Headwaters, & Bozeman, Montana
We headed on I-90 West for this Travel Day from Garryowen, MT to Manhattan, MT, near Bozeman. The landscape was very dry; we don’t know if it is always that way or just the end of summer. Even the grazing grass was dry. In Hartley, MT we started getting into much bigger ups and downs... Continue Reading →
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Part 2
Kevin and I, along with our friends Richard & Bridget, went sunset-chasing, again, in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. This time we had plenty of time and enjoyed watching from our camp chairs. (See last post for how we barely caught a sunset.) Chateau De Mores State Historic Site, Medora, ND, is just a few miles... Continue Reading →
Our 49th State Visited! And, Another National Park
The scenery is the same as we have seen all around the past few states. Lots of trees, occasionally a view past trees that have been removed, no farming at all on our way to Ray, Minnesota. Ray is unincorporated and we see a church and the Boondocks Bar and Grill. Nothing else around. We... Continue Reading →
Cousin Joins Us Near Pictured Rocks, Michigan
Travel Day: Sault Ste Marie, Michigan to Munising, Michigan. As we came to Munising, we said there are probably more tourist here than people who live here. 😃 In the town we saw advertising for pasties and also whitefish. We had some good views of the bay and Grand Island. It is funny, we are... Continue Reading →
Freighters, Views, & Locks At Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan)
Well, check out at Tiki RV Campground, Ignace, Michigan, was by 11:00 a.m. Check in at Aune Osborn Campground, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is after 3:00 p.m. The drive? 52 miles. HAHA What do we do with 3 extra hours? We looked up maps and areas we could park with HOWE (footnote 1) since truck... Continue Reading →
Just A Rambling Week :)
Dan & Betty, Big Cypress National Preserve, FL 02/24 Dan & Betty, MO 04/25 Our campground was in St Peters, Missouri, northwest part of the metro St Louis. How did we come to this place? Well, over a year ago Betty and I found out we would be in this area the same time. She... Continue Reading →