Water Irrigating Canal, San Luis, AZ 02/25 Colorado River State Historic Park in historic downtown Yuma, Arizona. The admission to the museum was $10.00 each. The ranger was very nice, gave good instructions to Kevin with a map, and then went to check if the films were captioned. Yes! This place gets an A. We... Continue Reading →
Xscapers Bash, Lake Havasu, AZ
Travel Day: to S.A.R.A. (Special Activities Recreation Area) Park on the other side of Lake Havasu, AZ, 6 miles from where we were. HA The event this week was “Bash.” We are members of an RV club called Escapees. Escapees has a group called Xscapers. Xscapers is usually a younger group who work remotely. With... Continue Reading →
Balloon Festival, Lake Havasu, Arizona
This is is the 14th year of the Lake Havasu Balloon Festival 2025 with over 80 balloons. This is a charity event - we didn’t know this before - and last year they raised $250,000 for charities, organizations and non-profits right here in Lake Havasu. That is amazing! All Set Up For Dry Camping With... Continue Reading →
Off To Prison We Go! Yuma, AZ
We went to prison! Well, to Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. It is the most visited place in this area. We got there right as it opened. We paid $10.00 each to get in. The prison was built in 1875. First we saw the Guard Tower. It was built on top of the water... Continue Reading →
Where Are U.S. Leafy Veggies Grown For Winter Eating?
Travel Day to Yuma, Arizona. We were surprised there wasn’t a lot of traffic. We thought we would see a ton of RVs heading south. Just south of Quartzsite was all new area to us. It was fun to see the BLM where people are boondocking. (Boondocking is camping with no hook ups to water,... Continue Reading →
How Much Money On Those Walls?
Kevin was on the phone the next morning to find someone to come look at the bedroom slide on HOWE (footnote 1) and see what needed to be done to fix it. (That story was posted last Friday.) He found one that could come that day. The guy did and Kevin felt he is knowledgable... Continue Reading →
A Quick Overnight In Arkansas & Camping With Friends In Texas
Travel Day: We got up at 6:00 a.m. and headed out from Seven Points Campground, Hermitage, TN, as soon as we were ready. We knew there was construction on West I-40 around Nashville downtown. Every time we went that way, the traffic would be stopped, no matter what time. Even early on Saturday morning and... Continue Reading →
Visiting Friends & Cousins In Nashville, TN
We had done and seen all we wanted to in the entire area of Knoxville and Great Smoky Mountains National Park and we still had a full Saturday to spend. Well, I thought the other day, we should hop on over to Kentucky, you know, so we can get the state sticker for our map.... Continue Reading →
Great Smoky Mountain NP & 3D Printed Willys!
(This is the week of 10/04/24 in my travel journal.) Parts of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina were completely washed away from Hurricane Helene. As in, the road is totally gone. So it will take a while to get that rebuilt. Through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the highway 441 is now open.... Continue Reading →
Dodging A Hurricane – WV, VA, & TN
Hurricane Helene hit the west side of Florida bad. Then it continued north and has devastated parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and western North Carolina. Bridges and roads have been completely washed away. It hit land Thursday night and continued north on Friday. Even some dams are cresting and evacuations are happening below for fear... Continue Reading →