Our long awaited trip to Lake Powell…: Sallie’s best friend from high school, Ruth, joined us at Lake Powell for an amazing weekend. Luckily, she was a trooper and endured massive airline delays and cancellations and a … Continue Reading →
“Glamping”: Everyday Life on the Road in a 40’ 2013 Thor Tuscany FX Motorhome
Many friends and family have asked what our life is like with this new “style of life” we have chosen. First off, we’d like to say we know how fortunate … Continue Reading →
Banff, Lake Louise and our favorite… Peyto Lake
This area is where we became mountain and lake lovers 10 years ago. The massive glaciers, beautiful silt blue lakes and mountains are beautiful here in the glorious rockies of … Continue Reading →
Jasper & the Magnificent Rockies
Our travels north to Jasper Alberta in the Canadian Rockies took us past Mount Robson, the tallest mountain in British Columbia. We arrived and had been dreaming of the baked spaghetti … Continue Reading →
Kelowna, Kamloops and the Kanadian Rockies
We made it to the beautiful Okanagan Valley and stayed at the Holiday Park Resort, a different kind of park that had timeshare condo’s, apartments, live in RV sites with … Continue Reading →
Finally back in Canada…
Well, we finally made it back to Canada after many years and a lot of planning. We are going to repeat some routes we did on a motorcycle trip back … Continue Reading →
The Pacific Northwest… Washington State
Our first stop into Washington State unfortunately consisted of rain and poor visibility. We drove to the Forest Visitor Center at Mount St. Helens and chatted with a woman who … Continue Reading →
To the Pacific Northwest… Oregon
As we continued our travels along the Pacific coast, we visited the Sea Lion Cave just north of Florence Oregon. This is considered America’s largest sea cave and is a … Continue Reading →
“It’s Just a Bunch of Trees”
After “glamping” with family, we headed north on Highway 101. We visited and hiked in the “Avenue of the Giants” which was our second visit and just as spectacular as … Continue Reading →
“Glamping” with Family
The start of our second RV road trip was at Olema Campground near Point Reyes California, where we enjoyed spending time with Ellie. We went on hikes, spent time at … Continue Reading →
The Ride Home . . .
Leaving Texas heading west on I-10 seemed like a long trek that would never end. We decided to spend the night at our second WalMart in what appeared to be … Continue Reading →
Heading West . . .
After 4 months and 1-1/2 weeks, we have now started to repeat states we visited earlier in our travels. And, of course, the first one would be Sallie’s home state … Continue Reading →
The Big Easy . . .
We traveled through Alabama and Mississippi on our way to New Orleans and it seemed like winter appeared out of no where. Just one week earlier, we were soaking up … Continue Reading →
Holiday Fun with Mickey !
While in Florida, Tampa was so close to Orlando, we could not refuse the opportunity to visit Mickey and friends at Walt Disney World, Epcot and Hollywood Studios, thanks to … Continue Reading →
Lions and Tigers and … Gators ? Oh, My !
We arrived in Tampa and were fortunate enough to camp on the beach once again. We enjoyed the sun, white sand beaches and many more beautiful sunsets. This part of … Continue Reading →
“Celebrate good times, come on”
The first week of November we took a side trip from the RV in Miami to celebrate Sue’s birthday in the Bahamas. We went to one of our favorite resorts, … Continue Reading →
“We’re in Miami Trick”
We arrived in Miami on a weekend and decided to really play tourist and spent Sunday at the ocean on the infamous South Beach. People watching definitely entertained us in … Continue Reading →
The Sunshine State
After 3 months on the road, we finally made it to Florida and our first stop was Jacksonville. We stayed at an RV park that was on a lake and … Continue Reading →
Welcome y’all… to the South!
We spent a couple of weeks in South Carolina and Georgia. We parked the RV at a resort in Myrtle Beach that was exactly 100 steps from our front door … Continue Reading →
The Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina has been a motorcycle destination we have wanted to ride for many years and we finally did it! We stayed at a KOA … Continue Reading →
Music City here we come . . .
But before that we stopped in Louisville for a couple of nights. First, we went to the Mega Cavern, a man-made cavern that spans under a number of roadways and is … Continue Reading →
On to the Birthplace of “Our Hale”. . . THOR
We had to take an unexpected detour in our travel plans and head North to Elkhart Indiana, the RV capital of the U.S. We had to change some pretty important … Continue Reading →
Rock Chalk Jayhawk… Go K.U.
It was great for Sallie to be able to go back to KU, her alma mater, to walk the campus with Sue and her college best friend Nora. We shopped … Continue Reading →
Austin Texas the State Capitol
We visited the State Capitol during our stay in Austin. Sallie flew to Anaheim to run her 1/2 marathon. Sue’s sister Sandy flew from San Francisco to spend time here … Continue Reading →
Two days of toobin’ fun!
Our next destination was New Braunfels Texas. After spending too much money on souvenirs and snacks at Buc-ee’s, an oversized Texas road trippers paradise, Sallie’s friend Stacye visited us from Houston … Continue Reading →
Home Sweet Home
We finally made it to Sallie’s home state of Texas! And the first welcome sign was a huge splat on the windshield…. they sure grow ’em big here y’all. … Continue Reading →
The Heart of the Southwest
We spent three days in Albuquerque New Mexico at the lovely Isleta Lakes RV Park and finally found time to walk/run and get some exercise. This was not the time … Continue Reading →
Monument Valley Utah
We’ll let the pictures do the talking . . .
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
As we traveled from Vegas to Kanab Utah, we passed through Little Creek and Colorado City Arizona, fulfilling one of Sallie’s hopes to see the polygamist communities she’s been obsessed … Continue Reading →
Too Excited to Stick Around . . .
We were scheduled to leave on a Monday, but we got the coach back early from getting some minor repairs. We packed in record time and left on the Friday … Continue Reading →
You Meet the Nicest People!
Could Our Hale make it through the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range to Lake Tahoe? Yes she can… Our second trip included Sallie’s mom Norma and her dog Dollie. We experienced … Continue Reading →