After leaving Maine, we had two days to kill on our way to Saratoga Springs to meet up with my cousin Karla and our Gruncle Bill who were also camping. Keep in mind that this was the start of the Fourth of July holiday and we had no reservations anywhere. There were several first come […]
I am going to piss off a lot of people with this entry. So I apologize in advance. Our first stop on our 2017 RV adventure begins at Letchworth State Park in New York. For the past 20 years I have heard neighbors and friends tell us about this park. It is nick named […]
I am not going to say that Olympic National Park is not a beautiful place because it is. So at the risk of sounding like a travel snob, I will say this….. We have seen better. Olympic is a very diverse place mostly as a result of its size. This is a very big park. […]
Mt. Rainier National Park is a huge place. I often describe parks as fitting into one of two categories. The first is a drive through park where most of the major attractions are a simple stop off the road. This is not one of those places. This is a hikers park. 95% of the park […]
Mt Rainier was not a major destination for this trip, but it was en route and a good jumping off point for both Olympic National Park and North Cascades National Park. Despite what you may have read, the salmon season was closed here and we did not fish much at all. The Dalles Campground was […]
So yesterday we went on a morning hike here in Yellowstone National Park led by Park Ranger Chris Hannah. While traversing the landscape, ranger Hannah kept telling us important tips on how to deal with bear in Yellowstone. At the end of the hike he wanted to give us a few Tips about using bear […]
At Bryce National Park we were scheduled to be reunited with the Zeiger clan. Michael is Kristi’s brother, but he might as well be mine as well. We go back almost 30 years! His wife Dawn and our niece Kiley are very special to us, so it was great getting to share a week of […]
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is one of the three major stops on this trip. I can’t say what it was that has drawn me here, but like so many other destinations before this, I simply felt something and followed the tug. Driving in, I was not so sure that I had made […]
Crater Lake in Oregon is one of those places that has been on my list for a very long time. I remember seeing it on a National Geographic special when I was a kid. I have been drawn to it ever since. I have always loved mountain lakes and Crater Lake is the Queen of […]
This years cross country trip started in Redding, CA which is two hours north of Sacramento. If you remember correctly, last year we concluded our cross country trip in San Diego. We left the old gal there with brother Michael and figured we would return this year and begin our trip from San Diego. That […]
Once we finally made our way into the Great Smokey Mountain National Park after a disastrous drive in, we began to get the feeling of the place. The feeling leading into the park was not good. It was a combination of Disney World and every cheap roadside attraction that we have encountered on the road. […]
I am sure that Joshua Tree National Park is a beautiful place. Unfortunately although we are camping here today, we are not going to get to see it. It is hot. I mean really hot. I mean dangerously hot! So hot that even our attempt to see the park as drive by tourists failed because […]
Rule #1 when traveling in the mountains in a 37 foot RV towing a car is to NEVER trust your GPS alone. Always double check your route against real maps. Unfortunately I forgot this rule as we made our way into the National Park. The drive down through Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and Tennessee […]
The Grand Canyon was not scheduled to be the highlight of our trip. It really just happened to be close to our route so we decided to stop and check it out. Don’t get me wrong, I want to do the Grand Canyon in a big way, but this was not the year for it. […]
A few days ago I got the results of some genetic testing that I had done on Hunter. Along with the medical results, the company that provided the testing was also able to provide ancestral information based on his DNA. And guess what? Hunter and Colby are 1.5% Native American!! Armed with this new and […]
For Part one of our Banff Trip Click HERE When we first pulled into our campground in Banff we quickly encountered what appeared to be a wolf. Kristi was a little slow on the trigger and we did not get a good photo. Hunter insists that it was a coyote, but we have seen out fair […]
Today we traveled as far west as our Journey will take us. Our one way trek has taken us almost 2800 miles. I don’t mind the driving too much and the kids are really great on the road, but all these days behind the wheel has got me thinking a little. We waste so much […]
Yesterday we became international RVers as we cross the border into Canada. Waterton Lakes National Park is essentially the northern section of Glacier National Park. It is a nice little National Park, but it cannot be compared to it’s big brother on the right side of the border. We spent a couple of days here at […]
Today was our last day in Glacier and we spent it kayaking on the Flathead River in Western Glacier. The rapids were a bit more than we expected in some sections, but the inflatable kayaks did great and delivered us 6 miles down river without incident. The scenery speaks for itself. There is not much […]
I was thinking last night about all the things that make this park so special. There is of course the overwhelming natural beauty of the place. But there is more to it than that. Montana is general is the most non commercial place that I have ever been in the United States. I have yet […]
There is currently a big discussion in the New Age Movement related to the laws of attraction. The basic premise is this. Think about what you want and need and block out all other negativity. Put out positive vibes and the world will return to you what you project to it. Books like “The Secret” […]
