Fall 2020 – Colorado – Mesa Verde National Park, Pagosa Springs Colorado, & Great Sand Dunes National Park…
Mesa Verde National Park – The San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway… 10/4/2020: On to Mesa Verde The drive to Mancos, CO – the entry to Mesa Verde NP is beautiful. We stop along the way to take a few pics but it is a pretty short drive. As we drive along this road another motor […]
Fall 2020 Utah Part 3 – Natural Bridges NM – Valley of the Gods – Mexican Hat & Monument Valley NM
10/2/2020: Bluff UT The drive from MOAB to Bluff down 191 is beautiful. We do pass a recreation area with a beautiful lake right near or in Blanding that would be great for boondocking for future reference. It is called “Recapture Recreation Area” and had a road leading behind the lake. There were a few […]
Fall 2020 Utah Part 2 – Arches NP, Dead Horse Point, & Canyonlands NP…
Moab, Utah – Arches National Park – CanyonLands National Park – Dead Horse Point State Park 9/27: We planned to get an early start for our drive to MOAB, UT hoping to find some BLM camping for our stay there. We made arrangements to pick up some muffins at the office by 8:00 am so […]
Fall 2020 – Utah & The “Mighty 5” – Part 1 (Zion NP, Capitol Reef NP & Grand Staircase Escalante NM…)
9/18/2020: Although it had been a terrific/safe experience at Hearst-San Simeon State Park it was time for us to leave and get back on the road. When we decided to sell our CT home and set out on this Full-Time RV adventure, our goal wasn’t to spend 3 months in the same spot. It was […]
Summer 2020 – The California Central Coast – (Sitting out Covid…)
We arrived at Hearst-San Simeon State Park in Cambria, CA to begin our summer camp-hosting volunteer position with California Parks the last week of June. We arrived before our actual start date of July 1st so we could get some orientation and training completed prior to the responsibilities hand-off from our friends Michael & Imkelina […]
June 2020 – Visiting Arizona – The Grand Canyon State
Being in lockdown for several months with the COVID situation and having our travel plans disrupted for Spring, Summer , and Fall 2020 due to the unpredictability of this Pandemic, restrictions, closures, and (most importantly) our safety, we really started searching for alternatives for the next adventure on this “Revolutionary Journey”… We remind ourselves how […]
2020 – Father & Son Adventure – Havasupai Indian Reservation – Havasua Falls
So as I was sitting in Florida visiting with family when I get a text, out the blue, from my son Sean in Colorado “Need a response ASAP – what’s your schedule like 3/2-3/7?” I am a bit of an impulsive guy by nature, always up for some adventure, though our son can take spontaneity […]
2020 – Starting off the new year with some trips?
With Christmas now behind us we didn’t waste any time getting back into some travels plans. This was the first Holiday in many years that we hadn’t gotten to see our kids. Now with their own adult lives in full-swing and with other extended family in the picture we all decided to instead get together […]
2019 – 2020 Snowbird Season…
After a whirlwind year of traveling and events we were looking forward to relaxing some for a few months in the Palm Springs, CA area. Last year our Holidays were spent in Florida with Joanne’s parents & family so this year we thought it fitting to spend them with Mike’s family in California. We again […]
Fall 2019 – New England, Hudson Valley, Martha’s Vineyard & The Wedding….
After arriving back to Southern California in September the plan was to store the RV here on the West Coast while we flew East to start preparations for our daughter Caitlin’s Wedding day to our future son-in-law Bruce. Joanne had been corresponding with my sister Pat (who has a beautiful home in the Hudson […]