If you know us or have been reading this blog for a long time, you know Kevin and I have a homebase. We lived for many years in northern Utah. During the time we started camping back in 2020 (camping 180+ days in 16 months) we decided we wanted a change. Not only to travel... Continue Reading →
Jerome, AZ
The day after Thanksgiving we were still camping with our friends, Wendi and Bob, and his parents at Clarkdale, Arizona. We all loaded up in Wendi’s car around 10:15 a.m. and went to Jerome, Arizona. Kevin and I had been here before, back in 2022. What a fun place. Jerome is an old mining town... Continue Reading →
Train & Thanksgiving Week, Clarkdale, Arizona
Thanksgiving Week we had the privilege of camping with our friends, Wendi and Bob, and his parents. What a treat for us, as they are very fun people. Rain Spirit RV, in Clarkdale, Arizona, is where they picked. We were able to camp in sites next to each other so going back and forth to... Continue Reading →
Lost Dutchman, AZ & Being The Only Deaf Person At Mini Sewing Retreat
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 →
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 →
Custer’s Last Stand & My Funny Mistake, Montana
On our Travel Day to Garryowen, Montana, I read out loud to Kevin the book I am reading, “The Summer of 1876” by Chris Wimmer. Excellent book! The cool thing is, right where I was in the book it is talking about the details of the battle at Little Bighorn. Kevin said “WE ARE DRIVING... 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 →
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND, Part 1
We crossed the Continental Divide and we were shocked! What? We thought that ran through WY and CO. This was in North Dakota. Hum, must learn more and I did. This one is the Laurentian Divide, although the sign just said Continental Divide. Landscape Changing to Rolling Hills, New Salem, ND 08/25 Continuing on our... Continue Reading →