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Lee Vining, CA- I-395- lots to do!
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
What to do in Winnemucca?
We made the decision to stay the extra night in Winnemucca so on Wednesday we had to figure out what we could do in Winnemucca, NV. Our first stop was at the bureau of land management office just down the … Continue reading
Posted in Sightseeing, The journey west
Tagged BLM, Geodes, Midas, rockhounding, Winnemucca
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What’s that sound?
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.
Posted in Lessons Learned the Hard Way, The journey west
Tagged Garmin, Good Sams, New Frontier RV Park, passport america, Tioga Pass
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Garden of the Gods
On Saturday we decided to make the 2+ hour drive down to Colorado Springs. We had heard that CSU in Boulder and Fort Collins were having their home comings over the weekend. We decided we wanted to stay away from … Continue reading
Posted in Sightseeing, The journey west
Tagged Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, garden of the gods, pikes peak, red rocks
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Chipmunk Whisperer
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
Posted in Sightseeing, The journey west
Tagged chipmunks, elk, Pumpkin People, pumpkinfest, rocky mountain national park
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Brews and Views
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
Posted in Hikes, Sightseeing, The journey west
Tagged Horse Tooth Mountain, Mountain Goats, New Belgium, The Devil's Backbone
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Got Air?
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
Met a nice state trooper…last name of Allen…
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
Indiana…Trying to keep active
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.
Posted in The journey west
Tagged Amishville, covered bridges, Hoosier Hill, State High Point, Summit Lake State Park
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Indiana Sand Dunes State Park
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