2021 Spring… Family First
Our plans for 2021 were going to be our Great Mississippi River Road trip. Having to cancel this plan in 2020, because of Covid, we had decided to just do the same route in 2021. With the announcement of the now expected birth of our first grand-child in June we had to make a few […]
Holidays of 2020 … and the “Big Reveal…”
For the Holiday season of 2020 (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s) we found ourselves back in SoCal still locked down with the threat of the Covid Pandemic in everyone’s thoughts… Who would have ever believed nearly a year ago we entered this terrible world health scare that would shape, change, and dictate our entire […]
Fall 2020 – Arizona’s Saguaro National Park
10/19/2020: Freedom RV Tucson So here we are at Freedom RV waiting for service to begin. We are pulled in by 8:00 as that is what time our appointment is scheduled for. Here it is a little after 3:00 and the MH is still in the parking lot waiting for a tech to bring it […]
Fall 2020 – New Mexico, USA – Taos, Sante FE, & Bandolier National Monument
10/12/2020: Next Stop – Taos, NM After a windy day in Great San Dunes yesterday we got off to an early start today. (The wind is usually lighter in the early part of the morning we have found). The drive down to Taos, NM was absolutely beautiful. It was not a long drive and we […]
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 […]
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 […]