On April 7th, Kris and Ed joined us at Willow Beach Campground which is located in Arizona , just over the border from Boulder City, Nevada. The campground is a striking one with spires raising up from a high desert floor. The beach part of the name refers to the shoreline of the Colorado River which flows out of Black Canyon. The campsites are a steep 7/10 of a mile up from the river. We had three days packed with adventure. Day one was a visit and tour of the Hoover Dam. This is an amazing structure. The base of the dam is 600+ feet thick and narrows to 45' at the top. If you visited the dam before 2010 there has been a major change. The road across the dam is not used for through ... read more

March 1st will always be remembered as the day we spotted the Elegant Trogon our 432nd life bird, and what a terrific bird it was. We had just arrived at Patagonia State Park on Patagonia Lake in the town of Patagonia , AZ, and decided to walk the birding trail. Folks coming off the trail were telling us to hurry because the trogon had been spotted. We had tried to find this elusive bird in 2006 but we always just missed it. We hustled down the trail and saw 2 people who waved us over, and there he was!!!! We watched him for such a long time, in fact we left before the trogon did. A few days later we joined a birding group and when the trogon was spotted the group became the stereotypical bird ... read more

Yaaay! Our long underwear is packed away - probably too personal - but it is nice to have some warm weather. We made our way across Texas and New Mexico and arrived in Arizona on January 30th and are currently staying at Desert Trails RV Resort. We actually have an address here since we are staying until February 28. Ron or Tam Milostan, Desert Trail RV Resort, 3551 S. San Joaquin Rd, Tucson, AZ 85735 I know the word resort is in the address, but that word is used VERY loosely at this 'Resort'. The campsites are very close together and the views from our camper are not what we are used to. But on the positive side the folks here are very friendly and if you sit outside you will be sure to have one ... read more

Happy New Year to every one of you and your families. We also hope you had a very merry Christmas. Being on the road at Christmas is difficult, one of us was kinda weepy, but avoiding the snow storms in the north has its advantages. At Christmas we were still at Gulf State Park in Alabama. We really like this park and might stay here for a month next winter as this state park allows extended stays during the winter months. We did have some scary weather, but the weather man kept saying how unusual it all was - we hope he is right if we come back for a longer time. From our site we were able to push aside some cattails and launch our kayaks . On our paddle we watched as an osprey ... read more

Hey there everyone, we're on the road again. This year we're not doing any volunteer work. We loved the experience last year ( the blog entries for that trip start inDecember 2011) but the volunteer situation we were accepted for this year involved cleaning public bathrooms and that is just not part of our retirement plan. Ron told them that when they hired professional cleaning crews we would apply again. We left Brighton on November 25, Sunday at about 9 and pulled into Levi Jackson State Park near Corbin, KY around 6pm. A great little park and perfect as a park to organize all the stuff we just threw into the camper before we left. Somewhere along the way one of the rear panels fell off the camper!! It's like losing a back panel off a ... read more