RV Trips

After leaving Yosemite National Park, we headed toward Pinnacles National Park, just south of Hollister, California.  It was supposed to take us a little over 3 ½ hours, but Pacheco Pass was showing a long red line on the map that kept growing, so we headed south and went around.  It added another hour of […]

Yosemite is one of America’s most famous national parks, and rightly so, for its landscape is truly breathtaking. The iconic granite cliffs are seen throughout the valley, including the sheer face of El Capitan—a legendary challenge for rock climbers—to the majestic Half Dome. The park is also home to spectacular waterfalls, including Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil

This blog will feature pretty much one thing:  Giant trees!  Oh, and a few side trips for Murphy.  Like most national parks, dogs are not allowed on the trails, so Dave snagged a campsite in the Sequoia National Forest, where Murphy is allowed to hike.  There was a beautiful trail that led through a forest

You might be thinking why did Dave and Brenda stop in Tehachapi, CA?  Well, it was a good place to stop between Joshua Tree and Sequoia National Parks.  And, Dave found a unique RV park on the grounds of a small airport which hosts a glider flight school.  Surprisingly, Dave did not want to go

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

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

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

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. 

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,