http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mullibear/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Mullibear en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:58:27 +0000 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:58:27 +0000 We have friends that have found RVing 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Verde-Valley/blog-455173.html 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 d http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Canyon-de-Chelly-National-Monument/blog-454269.html 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 ldquoOwnerrsquos campground.rdquo Very nice. Off to hike in Arches National Park.Water ice extreme temperatures and underground salt movement continue to sculpture http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Utah/Moab/blog-440881.html Iffy phone service and no internet. I''m technologicallychallenged 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 w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Rock-Springs/blog-440271.html 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 Tetonrsquos. 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 floorvertical displacement http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Grand-Teton-National-Park/blog-439121.html 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 glaciertopped mountains is too breathtaking to describe. First day we hiked through the park to Avalanche http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/West-Yellowstone/blog-435033.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/Big-Sky/blog-431464.html Four weeks without phone or internet and I survivedWe 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. Nonstop 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 qu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/South-Dakota/Badlands/blog-426335.html 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. Playe http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Indiana/Indianapolis/blog-415232.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Ohio/Akron/blog-407372.html Entering Ohio we stopped at Wilmington Ohio Thousand Trails on our way to Akron OH for grandson James' high school graduation. What a treat to meet up with Bruce and Kathy new friends and new fulltime RVers. We had introduced them to pickleball while in South Carolina. They were so excited about life and so excited about each other. What a treat friends Ted and Karen were also in Wilmingt http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Ohio/Cincinnati/blog-405690.html After traveling in rain for several days we stopped in South Carolina for a quick fix with family. Sherri John and granddaughter Sarah welcomed us. We watched 812 year old Sarah do swimming lessons at the McLeod Hospital Fitness Center. Then strawberry pickin'. Finale of the day was grilling outside of deer burgers and deer sausage shot by their friend Bubba Of course we can't leave out t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/South-Carolina/Columbia/blog-399812.html Our close knit family of Winter Texans has started migrating North. We headed to the Hill Country near San Antonio. Although the landscape was painted with blooming Blue Bonnets a fiveday rain made us decide to move towards Dallas. But not before visiting San Antonio. We went to the IMAX A Fight For Freedom story of the Alamo across from the Alamo and lunched at the River Walk. At Lake http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Waco/blog-386514.html double click on pictures to enlargeOur visit to the Rio Grande Valley has been rich in the Mexican and Spanish heritage of the people. Our trip to Mexico gave us a better understanding of the Border Patrol. That is because Tom was detained for 112 hours He had a nuclear stress test 4 days before and apparently was still HOT I could have told the Feds that. Yes he set off the nuclear ra http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Rio-Grande-Valley/Los-Fresnos/blog-372100.html On our way towards the TEXASMEXICO border we stopped to camp on the beach at Port Aransas. We enjoyed a beautiful wide white beach. We could watch freighters come in and go out with dolphins playing in their wake. For January what could be better http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Corpus-Christi/blog-371052.html So happy to have moved out of the expensive New England area this summer we headed to New Orleans On the way Tom injured his shoulder rotator cuff playing pickle ball. So he learned to play lefthanded. While in NC I sprained my back. Found a great doctor in Conroe TX and am now back to my old self. We've met up with friends from last winter in several Thousand Trails campground. Hav http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Houston/blog-361623.html We did the Freedom Walk in Boston tracing the steps of Paul Revere and visiting where Benjamin Franklin lived. Topped the weekend off at the USS Consitituion Old Ironsides. Took time In Quincy Square to see the streetsights. America is so blessed. Let's not be ambivalent http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-299369.html Thanks to supreme surgeons and everyones' prayers our 6 yearold Megan came through her recovery in record breaking time. We anticipated a 3 week recovery in Boston. No way Megan could blow bubbles better than before her surgery. Her back is straight and lungs have room to grow. She will return for back adjustment surgery periodically until she's done growing . Right now she just wants to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-294478.html Megan and family members met in Boston. Megan loved the swimming pool at the hotel. Daddy ate raw oysters at the Salty Dog in Boston to amuse her. We walked around the Haymarket where there were street jugglers and musicians. Build a Bear was a winner that Aunt Sherri found. took the subway. Adventures Surgery was tough on all. June 18 Megan is out of ICU and smiled. Tomorrow chest tu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-289090.html Met super people Capt Paul Airforce and wife Janet while in NJ. Then we headed to Maine Boondocked at LLBean in Freeport Maine. Did some shopping. Then off to the Acadia National Forest. Bar Harbor had lobster pounds along side the road where you could steam lobster at a picnic table. Bar Harbor where the New England rich folks hang out is a unique seaport. Wish we could whale wat http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Maine/Bangor/blog-285218.html