What a wonderful discovery we made on our way back down the road from visiting Crater Lake in Central Oregon. Train Mountain is much more than a railroad museum, it’s a model railroad enthusiast’s dream. There are so many miles of 1/8-scale track, they can operate seven model locomotives …
A long-awaited visit to Alicia’s hometown in northeastern California quickly spurred us on a volcanic odyssey. The town, actually several small towns, are collectively known as Indian Valley, which sits nestled in a beautiful mountain meadow where the Sierra Nevadas meet the actively volcanic Cascades. Our sulfurous adventures began nearby …
Smoky late-summer skies might be the new norm along the west coast, but all that smoke did nothing to detract from our fun in the California wine country, where our favorite drive was through the Anderson Valley. Why, you might ask? Because the top appellation there is the pinot noir! …
High-five to Highway 95 Ghost towns and wild west works of art spiked our adventures along a lonely stretch of Nevada highway. We decided to avoid California Interstates and drive Highway 95, since we had only a few days to get from Arizona to the Bay Area in California. The …
Crack! Boom! Boom, boom! Like echoes of long-quiet stamp mills, thunder and lightning pounds the rough and rustic town of Bodie on a mid-summer afternoon. In an arrested state of decay, the town sits nestled in the rounded mountaintops of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains between Los Angeles, California …
Commercial truckers and RVers have mostly adversarial relationships, this we know from colorful comments we’ve heard on the CB and seen on social media. And just two miles after spouting some ourselves at a trucker who crossed the center line, another one saved us from an expensive insurance claim, or …
Spring and early summer in Phoenix are great! Most of the snowbirds are long gone by mid-March, and the rest fly the coop shortly thereafter. And it’s not even hot yet! Since it’s the shoulder season, all the big discount programs, like Passport America and Escapees, are in full effect, …
Fabulous flagstaff adventures abound! Ours included excellent RV service and cliff dwelling discovery, but RV park prices were more than the value received. After a family rendezvous at the Grand Canyon, we needed to extend our stay, due to a failed water pump and entry step motor. We stayed Kit …
Flagstaff/Williams, Arizona, the Grand Canyon and Cliff Dwellings Wow! Unless one wants to boondock in the forest while adventuring around Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon, bring deep pockets! We stayed at the KOA Grand Canyon, in Williams, where we paid extremely high prices for a crappy park. Sites were unlevel …
Homolovi State Park and Winslow, Arizona Ancient remains of Hopi pueblos and a few petroglyphs can be explored at Homolovi State Park, and there are desert trails for those who wish to hike instead of drive to each site. We even saw RVs parked at each area, so Homolovi can also …
Meteor Crater and Two Guns Ghost Town We saw an airstream being towed across a dilapidated old Route 66 bridge into the 1920s section of Two Guns ghost town, where the family proceeded to boondock. I bet they enjoyed a spectacular sunset! I don’t think we’d try that in the …
Route 66 Holbrook, Arizona, the Petrified Forest and Wigwam Motel Sun Valley RV Resort, formerly Root 66 RV Park, in Holbrook is where we parked the big rig for three days. Decent price with Passport America, level site; very easy in and out; plus, it was close to both the …
Route 66 Albuquerque Petroglyph National Monument Petroglyph National Monument is a must if one is anywhere near Albuquerque, New Mexico. First, though, we stopped in the city at Cummins Rocky Mountain for engine and generator oil changes. Electrical hookups for overnight is available, and we had time for shopping during the service …
