Bob and Gena left the campground early this morning, heading for Wupatki and Sunset Crater, two parks we’ve already seen. They ended up going to Walnut Canyon, also. We dawdled around and left the campground around our usual time of 9:00 and went into the Canyon Village to mail some postcards and buy some more. We stopped at McDonald’s in Tusayan, outside the park gates, for breakfast. Those rip-off artists charge in-park prices, more than $14 for 2 McGriddles and a large Iced tea. They’d make more money if they charged regular prices; people would flock in for cheap food. The wind blew strongly all night and continued all day. The dust blew everywhere, further blurring the mountain views. At Flagstaff we stopped at Black Bart’s RV and Steak Joint, as agreed upon last night with ... read more

We closed up the campers and left Bob and Gena’s rig and our camper at the campground in Glendale while we drove to Cedar Breaks National Monument. The road was a constant climb to over 10,000’. At the visitor center we got our first glimpse; a condensed version of Bryce Canyon, with hoodoos, wonderful colors and layers and great vistas of surrounding mountain ranges and valleys. The visitor center and overlook were at 10,350’, which left me feeling a little breathless. After taking tons of pictures and listening to a ranger tell us about the geology of Cedar Breaks, we drove back to get our campers and move on. We drove south to Kanab then on to Jacob Lake, first through lush green canyons, then high desert. After setting up at the campground at Camper Village, ... read more

Wed, 30 May We took the day off from traveling, as we were all tired of the road and setting up and taking down campers. The four of us had a big breakfast together, thank you Bob and Gena for that. Then I spent the morning doing laundry. Afterwards, Kerry and I went to Gardnerville, NV, to visit his cousin Jerry and his wife, Barbara. It was a pretty drive down to their house and they have wonderful vistas from all windows. We had a nice visit and a delicious lunch. When we got back to the campground, we picked up Gena and went to Walmart to do some shopping. Afterwards Gena stayed with Milo and Bob walked over the casino next door with Kerry and me. We played a few slots, then got two of ... read more

It was overcast and damp when we left Troutdale this morning. We found Hwy 26 and made our way toward the Mt. Hood recreational areas. There was a good bit of traffic heading that way, lots of cars with snow boards on the roof. As we climbed higher we could see there was still plenty of snow in the higher elevations. We climbed into the clouds and realized we might not get to see Mt. Hood, but you sure can’t control the weather. After Blue Box Pass, elevation 4,024’, we descended into the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. First we drove through thick woods, then beautiful pastures with many horses grazing, then up into high desert and rocky mesas. What wonderful vistas. Off to the west we could snow-covered Mt. Jefferson at 10,497’. At some point we ... read more

Thurs, 24 May It rained overnight and most of the morning. We had just about decided to stay at our campground in Hoquiam another night when the sun came out. We quickly broke camp and got back on Hwy 101, which pretty much loops the Olympic Peninsula, circling the Olympic National Park. Our first stop was the ranger station at Kalaloch, on the west coast of Washington, but the ranger was out to lunch, so we drove to the picnic/day use area instead. There we walked down to the beautiful beach and took a few pictures. We drove next to Ruby Beach, just a few miles north. Another spectacular beach with postcard scenery. We then turned inland and found the road to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center in Olympic National Park. The road runs along ... read more