We have friends that have found RV-ing a good transition from boating. If you are thinking of a boat, check this one out. Bob and Janet, who own this boat, are meticuous in care and maintenace of their RV so we can only expect this boat is top notch. Check out their blog and pass it on. the boat is in storage right now. Lake Wiley in SC might be too tempid for this boat, but it is definitely an inter coastal cruiser. http://shoebox28.blogspot.com/ (None of us are on face book, so hope this blog can get the word out.) [View Full Entry]

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The remnants of the Cliff Dwellers pepper the landscape as we move through Arizona. It is October and we experience a different kind of Fall. Canyon de Chelly (Canyon de Sha') in the Navajo Reservation is a place Tom has wanted to see since he was a little boy. So we camped on the reservation for a couple of days. We were fortunate to hike through some of the ruins and encounter Navajo's who dated back to 1400 AD. In fact they had the same surname as the artist that did the petroglyphs on the walls of the cliff dwellers. From [View Full Entry]

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The end of September. We are camping at OK RV in Moab, Utah. It is a Passport America membership campground. Very friendly owner here but the sand spurs keep Princess from walking outside. Sandy and Bruce are camped at an “Owner’s campground.” Very nice. Off to hike in Arches National Park. Water, ice, extreme temperatures and underground salt movement continue to sculpture the rocky scenery in Arches National Park . We hiked through Devils Garden, Delicate Arch and Sand Dune Arch. We were nearly blasted away by the wind at Sand Dune Arch. Hiking at 5,000 ft limit [View Full Entry]

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Iffy phone service and no internet. I''m technologically-challenged! Sitting in a Superwalmart now and YES!!!!! INTERNET! We are trying to get South before the snow. First stop was Flaming Gorge National Park located both in Wyoming and Utah. We camped on the lake and had a million dollar view. Sandy and Bruce put their kayaks in and saw another view....water so clear they saw the canyon walls beneath them. The antelope are migrating too. We kept some distance as the bucks started dividing up the herd of cows. We continued down switch-back roads with 9-12% grades through canyon wa [View Full Entry]

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We next camped at Colter Bay Campground in the Grand Tetons National Park. We had 26 miles of dirt road (construction) to get out of Yellowstone! Colter Bay was surrounded by the Teton’s. It was a magical, spiritual experience. Beginning 10 million years ago, movement on the Teton fault caused massive earthquakes, pushing the mountains up and dropping the valley floor--vertical displacement of 30,000 ft. Even a panorama picture cannot capture the majestic Tetons! A morning walk with our friends Bruce & Sandy was special fun for doggy Taggert; as he tried to take Sandy swimming in [View Full Entry]

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We have had marginal phone and internet service for six weeks. I guess that's the price we pay for the mountain views. We checked in to an RV Resort very close to Glacier National Park. We met up with friends Sandy and Bruce who travel in their 42' Holiday Rambler. The panorama view of glacier-topped mountains is too breath-taking to describe. First day we hiked through the park to Avalanche Lake. The hike had a 500 ft. elevation, starting at 7,000 ft. We found that hiking 4 miles at this elevation was a real wake-up call. Need more oxygen. The next [View Full Entry]

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We headed to Montana to find a city we could have our mail sent to and catch up with the world. We found White Sulfur Springs, MT. 40 miles from the nearest stop light! No phone service. Lots of horses in Montana. While there we took a day and drove to the capital, Helena, just 75 miles around the mountain. The population of Montana is less than a million people. The capital building has a statue of Senator Mike Mansfield (under President Johnson.) Today he would be a Blue Dog Democrat. There are spectacular sunsets in Montana. Guess that's why they [View Full Entry]

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Four weeks without phone or internet and I survived! We spent a few weeks in Iowa at a Winnebago Rally. 1400 rigs. Each state was represented. There was a military chapter and they played the bugle at 7 am and 10 pm. Non-stop bands entertaining and suppliers set up to give your rig a once over. We found out we are not "rally" people. But had to go to one, once. So we set out for peace and quiet in the Badlands of South Dakota. This is as far as the two of us have been together, driving. We camped in [View Full Entry]

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Our membership campgrounds through "Thousand Trails" give us a feeling of "home." They are located throughout the U.S. We stopped at "Indian Lakes Thousand Trails" in Indiana on our way to a Winnebago Rally in July. It was just 50 miles from daughter Kathy so this was a bonus for us. We got reconnected with her and grandkids Taylor and Megan. We met up again with friends Kathy and Bruce. Played some pickleball and then Kathy cooked us a great dinner before they pulled out. Tom is getting major dental work done. He's had 3 appointments and looks forward to a [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Akron Ohio for grandson James' graduation from Ellet High School. You would think it easy to get a picture of a 6'5" grandson. Not so during busy graduation week. We did meet his girlfriend Dani. Sweet young lady. We approve. We congratulated our daughter for a job well done...getting him through High School. Now, we anticipate great things from James. He wants to be a music teacher (okay, we bought him his first guitar so what can we say?) He'll get his Microsoft certification (he hopes) this summer. Computer job should fund Akron U. It's up to him [View Full Entry]

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