Above Photo: Path to the beach from the campground as it goes under Highway 101.
Above photo: View out of our front window after getting settled into our site. Nice.
Above Photo: Dunes as seen from a trail just outside the campground.
Alabama Hills has been on our Bucket List for some time. We scored a scenic (but perhaps not that level) site just off Movie Road. Over 400 movies have been filmed in this area.
We found a gem for our first stop of this trip. A very scenic & well cared for BLM campground located near both the Steens Mountain & Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Top photo: Old Mill District on the Deschutes River.
"Home again... Chilling in Bend. Of all the places we've been, it always feels like coming home when we pull into Bend!"
Update: This post was first published on August 15th, when we arrived in Bend for our summer visit. We returned on November 1st for the winter.
A glimpse of the historic Coquille Lighthouse behind piles of driftwood on the beach.
We found a delightful RV Park on Clear Lake, the largest freshwater lake in CA & one of the oldest natural freshwater lakes in North America.
"Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area extends for 40 miles from Florence to Coos Bay. This is the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America. Recreational opportunities galore."
Top Photo: Enjoying the sunset at an RV repair facility.
We made it to the Allied Recreation Group Factory Service Center. Time for some warranty work.
Top Photo: Bumpass Hell – The largest hydrothermal area in the park can be accessed by a 3-mile round-trip hike. A boardwalk takes visitors through a bowl of mud pots, pools, and steam vents.
“This National Park Campground is located on Manzanita Lake and nicely situated in the tall Jeffrey Pines.”
Top Photo: Rainbow Falls at Devil's Postpile National Monument.
"New Shady Rest Campground is walking distance to town and conveniently located next to the developed town bike system."
Top photo: Marsh Lake
Wednesday's hike, recommended by several people, took us near five mountain lakes connected by streams that were fed with water from melting snow. We hiked by Marsh, Heart, Box, Long, & Chickenfoot Lakes and turned around at the beginning of Morgan Pass, where the snow made i...
"There’s just something about Death Valley National Park that makes one love this place. This park is magical."
Top Photo: Tucked into our campsite.
After two months and one day on the road, we have reached our main destination, Olympic National Park. The RV gods rewarded us with another sweet site. At this point, I'm not sure how we are going to get the trailer out (it's a pull-through with a weird angle), but I have about a week to come up with an idea.
Sometimes, you have to hit the road even though there isn't time for a decent road trip. And that was the case with us: We had a window of about seven days, which was perfect for what I would call a mini-road trip. Once we learned about Big Bend Brewing Company's planned celebration in Valentine, TX...
While camping at the Cochiti Recreation Area (army corps of engineers campground) in Peña Blanca, New Mexico, about 35 minutes from Santa Fe, we visited Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Not knowing what to expect, we were pleasantly surprised by t...
