Tag Archives: National Parks

Planning Our Seven Week RV Road Trip: California to Illinois and Return

May 5th ~ Happy Cinco de Mayo – Southern California **Our niece is getting married on June 1st in Illinois and we are ramping up our plans in preparation for our road trip from California to Chrisman and return. Departure … Continue reading

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Mesa Verde National Park

I can’t believe that an entire month has transpired since we returned home from our RV road trip through Colorado on June 10th, and somehow I lost my writing mojo along the way. For someone who LOVES to travel, takes … Continue reading

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Southern Oregon ~ A Wrap Up and Review of our Two-Week Surprise Trip

May 13th ~ Southern California Our friends, Laura and Michael knew that we would be gone for two weeks, traveling together in our small RV and that we would be visiting three National Parks. Beyond that, the trip was to … Continue reading

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Glacier National Park ~ Going-to-the-Sun Road

July 18th ~ Glacier National Park After a visit the day before at the visitor’s center, we knew that parking lots in prime areas, such as Avalanche and Logan’s Pass often fill up early, so we hoped to beat the … Continue reading

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Beartooth Highway ~ America’s Most Beautiful Drive (Part 1)

July 10th ~ Beartooth Highway (Day 1 of 2) Tim and I are continuing on our 3.5 month epic RV road trip through the western USA and Canada. 

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Month of June Travels in our National Parks ~ Highlight Moments in Pictures

July 1st ~ Relaxing in Grand Teton National Park One month down, and two and a half more to go on our Epic RV Summer Road Trip! The month of June has gone by in a flash of colors, places, … Continue reading

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Scenic Byway 12

Wednesday, June 14th ~ Scenic Byway 12 Today we departed our nest at Kodachrome Basin, and headed toward our next stop in Torrey, Utah where we plan on staying two nights to visit and explore Capitol Reef National Park. 

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Bryce Canyon National Park

June 10th ~ Bryce Canyon National Park The gusty wind seems to have calmed a smidgen, so we loaded into our tow vehicle, Jethro and headed toward the nearby town of Canyonville to gas up and pick up a couple … Continue reading

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Zion National Park ~ Reliving favorite moments from an earlier trip.

Thursday, June 8th ~ Zion National Park We got up and out fairly early for us, wanting to get up into Zion before noon in hopes of getting a spot in the South Campground right inside the park. They do … Continue reading

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Our Epic Summer of 2017 RV Road Trip Begins!

June 2nd ~ Canoga Park, California Finally! Ellie Mae Camp-it is all loaded up and we are just about ready to head out-of-town. Tomorrow our Summer 2017 Road Trip officially begins! For anyone new to our blog, Ellie Mae is … Continue reading

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