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Backroads Across America: Views from Sedona
During two days in the Sedona, Arizona area, we have enjoyed stunning scenery and great weather. A bit warm (low 80s) for March, but we are not complaining. After an early morning look at Bell Rock (top photo), we grabbed a coveted parking spot at Cathedral Rock for a steep scramble. Two photos show a…
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Backroads Across America: Driving with confidence
As I paid our entrance fee at Jerome State Historic Park in southern Arizona I heard the couple behind me asking Reg if we were driving the truck and trailer they saw winding along up the road in front of them. They just may have thought we were nuts! The old copper mining town of…
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Backroads Across America: Route 66 calls
Wind, mountains and speeding truckers could not keep us from logging 1,000 miles during the first three days of our RV adventure across America. We took a walk in Kingman, AZ today and made coffee to spur us toward Williams, where our wee trailer seemed dwarfed in the Good Sam campground. Our neighbors in a…
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Backroads Across America: RVing in Las Vegas
Yep, we are RVing on the Las Vegas Strip near this clown! (I didn’t mean it that way.) After two long days on the windy roads, we needed a walk down the Strip to the Venetian, where we had wine and a meal that would have made a Tuscan chef proud. So much for…
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Backroads Across America: One last look back
As we said goodbye to the West Coast yesterday and drove south toward warmer climates, I had to share one last look at what we left behind. Mt. Shasta rose magnificently above the clouds as we sped down the interstate.
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Backroads across America: Our sun sets in Hawthorne
Reg did an phenomenal job of driving today, putting far more miles behind us than we had planned for and delivering us to the perfect roadside stop. Considering this is our first trip of the year, and a long one at that, we set up our site in what seemed like record time. We poured…
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Alas, spring arrives in Rogue Valley
A warm spring day welcomed us to Upper Table Rock, a U-shaped mesa overlooking the Rogue River near Medford, Oregon. Friends Jeff and Lan hiked with us on the 2.8-mile loop that climbs 720 feet. Wildflowers, vernal pools as well as views of Mount McLaughlin and the Siskiyou Mountains made the trip well worth every…
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Buck Prairie outing ends season
Another day of sunshine provided us with a beautiful end to our disappointingly short snowshoe season. Unusually cold winter temperatures and my poorly timed broken wrist caused a late start this year. Never mind…our trek today along the Natasha’s Web loop trail at Buck Prairie Winter Recreation Area was well worth the wait. The trail…
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The best dam burger is in Redding
A stop in Redding, California for a walk across the unique Sundial Bridge and along the raging Sacramento River left us looking for lunch downtown. We stumbled upon Damburger, which opened in 1938 at the construction site of Shasta Dam. It is a classic burger, fries and shake place that offers indoor and patio seating. Is…
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