Once again, our drive to Granum (population 406) was incredibly scenic, and in some ways even a better experience than the next 3 days we camped there. I could hardly get over the fact that so many pictures taken through Sid’s windows turned out so well. The drive took us around the southern and eastern…
Having spent most of 2023 in desert heat, we’re enjoying the cooler temperatures this winter in the Pacific North West. We decided early in the year that we wanted to camp far enough north to significantly shorten the drive to Alaska in 2024 and reserved with Blue Sky RV Park in Issaquah, Washington. We’re located…
We’re venturing to Alaska for the summer of 2024. It’s the only state neither of us have been to yet. In order to reduce the number of miles we’ll have to tow, we decided to winter in Washington. But even with that, we’ll still be 2,158 miles from Fairbanks. I’m estimating the drive will take…
Sarah and family planned a week in Phoenix primarily so she could attend a baby shower for one of her long-time ASU (Go Sun Devils) dance-team mates, while Michael got a chance to play golf with some friends. We returned to Phoenix and booked ourselves for a month at Desertscape RV Park only four miles…
After towing 23,234 miles and staying in 112 campgrounds over the last four years, you would think we could back into a site with our eyes closed. MFI does all of the driving, and that includes backing Arthur into our assigned sites. We call each other on our iPhones. My responsibilities are monitoring clearances, while…
Heading west from New Mexico, just inside Arizona at the Dragoon exit, is Texas Canyon. During our many commutes between San Antonio and Phoenix, while Sarah was at ASU (Go SunDevils), we marveled each time we drove through the canyon but never stopped. Since now was our chance, I scheduled a 3-day stay at the…
MFI selected Big Bend National Park as our first major stop of the 2023 travel year. On our way, we stayed for three days at a mediocre RV park between Midland and Odessa, TX. While the staff were very helpful, the owners of the park have not adequately maintained it. Likely will be the only…
Upon leaving Santa Fe, our plan was to winter in Carrollton, TX. Getting back required two 3-night stops in Amarillo and Wichita Falls, respectively. I was still hiking in the mornings, jumping on a trail adjacent to the campground when possible, or having MFI drop me off at a local trailhead. Despite being the queen…
When we started this journey, MFI said she would do all of the driving. She claimed to be a much better driver than passenger and said I was the better navigator. No argument from me on either point. Before hitting the road, her routine always includes checking the tire pressures on both Sid and Arthur,…
After Colorado Springs, our next extended stop was Santa Fe, NM, but to get there we needed to stay over at one waypoint. MFI had identified some options, but frankly the potential parks sounded sketchy. Kristi Hartman suggested we take a slightly different route and spend time in Mosca, CO near the Great Sand Dunes…
