From Death Valley we stopped briefly at Zion National Park to take the hike we missed there a few years back. It is named "Angel's Landing" since those who don't make it fall to their death and (hopefully) become angels. While holding onto chains and locating the smallest crack to stabilize my feet I was sure my time was up. It was terrifying. Thankfully Terry was in front showing me how to survive. Again, I owe him my life! We continued our trip to Montrose, CO to visit our long-time friends Marie and Richard who moved there from Grand Rapids, MI. [View Full Entry]

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We need not remind ourselves that every day of RVing is an adventure. Some are more welcome adventures than others. That was so true driving up the mountain north of Redding, CA to visit friends we had met last year in Jasper NP. The exciting part was wondering if we would fall off the side of the mountain before we finally arrived. It was dark when we traveled back down, so having a professional driver (Terry) at the wheel made all the difference. Other "adventures" were dealing with mice, a bat, and more recently ants inside our home on wheels. Not [View Full Entry]

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As promised, Terry and I returned to the head rock with pedestrian tunnel in Oceanside, OR. And yes we both made it through, as the photo testifies. We enjoyed the private beach at the end of the tunnel. Our thanks to the Rosenberg family who started digging it in 1926 just so they could enjoy that beach! On our road trip by car we discovered the Sea Lion Caves between Florence and Newport. We descended 200 feet by elevator to watch what appeared to be 200 sea lions on a rock roaring loud enough to be heard a mile away. We [View Full Entry]

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We toured the west side of the Olympic Mountains from LaPush, WA, Lonesome Creek Campground , located right on the ocean. The beach was strewn with great logs gathered there over time, and protected by the Quileute Indian Tribe who own the property. It was impressive. We hiked to the beach from several trail heads and took the bike to the Hoh Rain Forrest. There we saw gorgeous vegetation, the ground covered with ferns, and huge trees hung with moss including Sitka spruce, red cedar and western hemlock. We learned about the "nurse log" where new trees take hold when the [View Full Entry]

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Alaskans have been referring to us as being from "down below." So we assume they think they're from "up above." How does that make you feel?? Yes, me too! So we're leaving and going "down below." We left the bears in Hyder, AK to cross British Columbia on the Yellowstone Highway, heading toward Jasper National Park. We held up in Prince George longer than expected to avoid the crowds celebrating the BC summer holiday at Jasper. Actually there was not a campground to be found there. We enjoyed having wi-fi provided by the park and looked forward to having amenities like [View Full Entry]

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From Valdez we drove the Richardson Highway to Paxson, where we turned west to explore the Denali Highway. The first 20 miles are paved and we found the Tangle Lake BLM campground just before the gravel began. It was free and very nice. Although the weather remained cloudy and rainy, we decided to take on the bumpy gravel road and hike with Wendy and Jeff Bailey through the tundra in the wilderness. We were in search of wildlife and were not disappointed when two caribou sighted us about 300 feet away. They kept their eye on us while running a circle [View Full Entry]

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Arriving in Homer is a spectacular sight to behold and no picture can do it justice. The land mass that projects 5 miles into the Kachemak Bay is called the “Spit,” and Homer is known as “the end of the road.” It is also known as the Halibut Fishing Capital of the World, although there are also a variety of salmon and other fish. Again, we were not in the right place at the time the Chinook and the reds were running. However, we did have success catching Halibut from a charter. We caught 6 fish together and could keep 2 [View Full Entry]

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We were happy to leave Anchorage and the flu bug that got me down there. UGH! Too bad we can't leave behind the yucky stuff when we're on "vacation." I did feel sorry for myself that I was so far away from home and sick. I guess I was "homesick." The highway to Seward began along Turnagain Arm and was an estuary for all kinds of interesting birds. Then the scenery changed to rugged snow-capped mountains. Another WOW! Seward is the only town along the eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula. We dry camped in a city lot along the water, [View Full Entry]

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We were able to stay in Denali National Park at Riley Creek Campground, and with our senior status, at $10 per night. This lovely campground in the forest required that we “dry camp.” Our experience without hookups had been limited to just a few days at a time so we had to learn the real meaning of “conserving.” Located by the restroom with an outdoor water source, we were able to fill containeres and save our water tank for showers, etc. and use the restroom when possible. Well it worked and we still had water and room in waste tanks when [View Full Entry]

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We took an unplanned trip from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK, and Haines, then back north to Haines Junction, and the Alaska Highway, called the Klondike Loop. Several folks we met raved about the beauty of the landscape driving there and ocean inlet upon which both of these charming villages sit. And they were right about all of it. This would be our only exposure to the Inside Passage. We rate the Klondike Highway views as the best we've seen to date. And the photo does not do it justice. At Emerald Lake along the highway we ran into our friends [View Full Entry]

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