Joshua Tree National Park is about 40 miles northeast of Palm Springs and is famous for, yep, you got it, its Joshua trees! It also is known for its rock formations, smoothed and shaped by wind and water over millions of years. Rock climbers and boulderers love this park. We had planned to camp in […]
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As we continue to drive west toward California, Dave found we could drive a bit on the Route 66. After leaving the Grand Canyon, we were able to get off I-40 and head west for a bit on Historic Route 66. The 2,447-mile highway originally ran from Chicago, IL through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New
First, thank you so much for reading the last blog. I am so sorry it was so long. When there is such good eats and fun sights in Tucson, what’s a girl to do??? I promise, this one will not be so long. Before arriving at the Grand Canyon, we stopped for a few
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Our route is continuing to take us west. Dave and I are now in the southwest and nearing Memorial Day weekend. Holiday weekends always present a challenge when traveling across the U.S. You need to book campgrounds in advance; yet, you do not always know exactly where you may be that weekend. Dave does a
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Three diverse national parks with one common factor – The Capitan Reef Here is some fun historical information: Over two hundred million years ago, a tropical ocean covered portions of West Texas and New Mexico. During this time, sponges, algae, and other lime-secreting marine organisms formed a 400-mile-long horseshoe shaped limestone reef, named Capitan Reef.
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Our first stop in Texas was Waco. Dave didn’t realize he had picked a great stop for me – home of all things Magnolia. I bet many of you have watched HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” with Chip and Joanna Gaines. From that show, the couple capitalized on their success and ventured into retail and restaurant businesses,
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The 2025 RV travel season has begun! This year’s route takes us across southern US to the Pacific coast, stopping to see friends and family along the way plus 15 more National Parks. Dave and I decided to take Mini-T, our smaller travel trailer, on this year’s trip as we plan to stay in many
The previous blog shared how Dave and I spent our sea days as we crossed the Atlantic. This blog provides a brief description of each of the ports we visited. Not one was disappointing. Bermuda Our first port after 2 fun-filled days at sea was Bermuda. Dave and I have previously visited Bermuda and explored
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I knew something was up. We just got our pack back together after Mom left for a while. It was so tough getting Dad up for my very early neighborhood walk, I was glad Mom was back. But wait…. Mom wasn’t putting away that rolling box she puts clothes in when either she or Dad
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The 2025 traveling season has begun! I started the season with my annual girl’s trip with my very special friends Patty and Lisa. Patty and I have known each other for over 47 years and I met Lisa just a few years later. We started our girl’s trips in 2000 since we lived in
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