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About gizmogoeswest

I just "pre-tired" from my job of over 30 years as a nurse. John, my husband and Gizmo and Sierra our Shih Tzus are embarking on our 3rd cross country RV adventure. We are searching for awesome dog friendly hikes and adventures

Chipmunk Whisperer

Posted on October 18, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Friday was a car touring day.  We decided to drive way up into the mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was another beautiful weather day.  We are hearing from the locals that this weather is much warmer than normal.  We … Continue reading →

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Brews and Views

Posted on October 16, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

It has been great to take some time off from moving down the road and enjoy an area.  Colorado was just what we needed.  We have taken in a couple of great hikes right close to where we are staying … Continue reading →

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Got Air?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

On Monday we made the decision to turn south into Colorado from I-80.  The soonest appointment we could get at Camping World was one week out.  We booked a campground with our Passport America membership and we were pleased we … Continue reading →

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Met a nice state trooper…last name of Allen…

Posted on October 11, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

We were very surprised that everything on our list for Fleetwood was completed by Friday afternoon.  It was down to the wire on getting the last things checked off the list or we would have had to stay through the … Continue reading →

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Indiana…Trying to keep active

Posted on October 8, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

For those of you who know the 3 of us, you know we like to stay active. This is becoming challenging in this area of Indiana.

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Indiana Sand Dunes State Park

Posted on October 7, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Wow- what a beautiful location. We decided to take the long trek (2.5 hours each way) from Decatur to Indiana Sand Dunes state park while our RV started it’s first full day of warranty work.  We arrived at the visitors center … Continue reading →

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Posted on October 4, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Today was a beautiful day with partly cloudy skies and temperatures approaching 70 degrees. We headed into Cuyahoga Valley National Park in the morning to give us plenty of time to explore.  The park was only 15 minutes from our … Continue reading →

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Hard Lesson #1

Posted on October 4, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Yesterday was the first day we have driven the RV in rain.  We were a little nervous but everything went fine.  In fact we were pretty pleased that we were spending the cold (40’s) and rainy day driving because we certainly … Continue reading →

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Watkins Glen State Park- Wow!

Posted on October 3, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Today we drove about 160 miles in the RV, a short day, but we wanted to spend the afternoon at Watkins Glen state park.  It is one the of the top 10 state parks in the U.S. and it did not … Continue reading →

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It’s Becoming Real

Posted on October 2, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

The past 36 hours have been a whirlwind. On 9/30 I finished my last day of work as the nurse director of the emergency department at Midcoast Hospital. This has been an amazing place to work for over 29 years. … Continue reading →

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