Tag Archives: RV Road Trip

ARIZONA: Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments

May 12th ~ Celebrating Mother’s Day in Arizona  My day started off with a sweet surprise from our son. He had sent a Mother’s Day card with my husband for him to give me. It was a beautiful hand-made card … Continue reading

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ROUTE 66: From Oatman to Williams, Arizona

May 11 ~ Oatman, AZ and Route 66 Staying in Mohave Valley last night meant we were just a few miles from our first stop of the day, Oatman, AZ.

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ROUTE 66 ~ Southern California to Mohave Valley

May 10th ~ Our journey along Route 66 begins We did not get quite as early of a start this morning as I had hoped, but after cleaning out the refrigerator and loading a few final items, we got out … Continue reading

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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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Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area

April 7th – BV Rec Area Since there were limited RV campgrounds in and near Carrizo Plain National Monument, we booked three nights just west of Bakersfield at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area.

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SUPER BLOOM: Carrizo Plain National Monument

April 7th, 2019 ~ Carrizo Plains, California There are not many camping options for a big rig in or near Carrizo Plains. The two sites within the park are limited, both in number of spots and size. They also do … Continue reading

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UTAH: Bonneville Salt Flats

September 10, 2018 Try to picture a place completely devoid of life forms.  Look out across 30,000 acres covered with a thick layer of salt and absolutely flat. As one article stated, “It looks like a frozen lake bed covered … Continue reading

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IDAHO ~ Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

September 7th, 2018 I wanted to love it. Really I did. After all, our National Park visits have been some of our most exceptional stops along our RV road trips. 

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