Category Archives: Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Want to go to Florida?

Posted on April 7, 2017 by gizmogoeswest

On March 20th we were camping at Falling Waters State Park in Florida and experiencing some of the best weather we had had all year.  It had been a wet and somewhat cool winter in Southern California.  Wet enough to … Continue reading →

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Cedar Creek Falls and a Bonus Waterfall

Posted on February 6, 2017 by gizmogoeswest

One of the things I miss the most right now is a good internet connection.  We are camping at Pio Pico RV resort in Jamul, California.  It is a great location because it is out in the country in the … Continue reading →

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6 Months on the Road- A Dog’s View

Posted on April 8, 2016 by gizmogoeswest

This past October my human parents decided to take me on a cross-country trip in our RV.  Of course I had no idea what that meant.  To me my whole world was home, the RV and some long weekends in … Continue reading →

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One month- What we have learned…

Posted on November 2, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

This is definitely a new experience for both John and I.  We are really glad we both had years of camping under our belts before we started this adventure.  That really helped us figure out what we wanted in an … Continue reading →

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Lee Vining, CA- I-395- lots to do!

Posted on October 26, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

It was about 2 months ago that I found a great article in Sunset Magazine about traveling scenic I-395 in California.  This is how we decided to take this route and we are really glad we did. We arrived in … Continue reading →

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What’s that sound?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Monday morning Gizmo was feeling better and we were ready to get on the road again.  We were planning to break the upcoming 1100 mile journey into 4 days with the first stop in Rock Springs, WY.

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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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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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