Our next stop was Jasper, AB Canada, and until I checked out our route several days before heading north, I had no idea this meant driving the world famous (according to Canadians anyway) 140-mile Icefields Parkway. There were ten primary sites along the parkway identified as “most visited” by tourists, although the views of the…
We wanted to stay in Calgary (population 1,361,852) for our next stop, but I couldn’t find a full hookup campground on the west side of town. We had been to Calgary on a business trip some years ago and really enjoyed the vibe. Our route paralleled the Canadian Rockies as we headed toward Calgary, and…
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…
Our trek to Fairbanks, Alaska (population 32,515) was 3,590 miles long. We intentionally took 45 days to get there, choosing to experience the drive by camping a minimum of 3 days at each stop. This is the first of 15 blogs, which capture each of those travel legs and stops. Where appropriate, I’ve included pictures…
Arthur Airstream is a 2020, 27-feet, Front Bed, Globetrotter. While he came pre-wired to accommodate roof-top solar panels, we weren’t experienced or economically sound enough to have the panels installed when we purchased him in September 2019. But after nearly five years on the road, and with very real prospects of needing to boondock (camping…
Once we got settled in Washington, we reserved a flight to Fort Lauderdale and spent two weeks with the Gomez family. Our vacation was jammed packed. Sammy had her ballet debut in a local theater production. She also celebrated her 6th birthday, for which Sarah threw a wonderful party in their neighborhood Park. And finally,…
Earlier this year, MFI unintentionally ran across an Instagram short, which recommended a visit to Leavenworth, WA and highlighted the town’s Bavarian Village with attractive photos. I googled it, and we decided to make it one of our day-trips while wintered in Issaquah, WA. We love the real state of Bavaria in Germany and spent…
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…
