Tag: Road Trips
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Maine or Bust 2022: Around The Country Roundup
It’s been nearly a week since we arrived home, enough time to feel as though we never left. Funny how that works. Although we’ve made two other trailer trips across the country, this was by far our most ambitious, spreading from as far south as Sedona, Arizona and north into the state of Maine. For…
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Maine or Bust 2022: Room to Stretch
After 84 days living exclusively in our trailer, Minnie is in storage, having earned a much needed rest, while we enjoy some room to stretch. We scheduled these next two weeks months ago when our (Reg’s) plan was to tent-camp across the entire length of U.S. Highway 20, the 3,365-mile road that stretches from Newport,…
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Umpqua Discovery Center Not Just For Kids
While the first heatwave of summer bakes the Rogue Valley back home, we awoke to day four of our cool 2 1/2 week coastal escape. A note in our hiking book suggested the “not to be missed” Umpqua Discovery Center located on “Reedsport’s scenic riverfront boardwalk.” Somewhat skeptical, but wanting to stick close to our…
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Walks, Wildflowers and Wine
Brad and his girlfriend Ashley kept us pretty darn busy during our recent visit to Chico. Ashley planned an action packed Saturday, beginning with a wildflower walk atop North Table Mountain near Oroville, California. Formed by ancient lava flows, and looking suspiciously like our own Upper and Lower Table Rocks just outside Medford, Oregon, it…
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Lewis and Clark and two Oregon forts
We are camped at Fort Stevens State Park and have enjoyed exploring an area known for being at the mouth of the Columbia River and the turnaround point for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The campground is the largest Oregon state park with more than 500 campsites. Before you wince at that number, we…
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Backroads Across America: RV Capital of the World
Our wrong-turn destination has yielded another welcome surprise: Elkhart, Indiana is the recreational vehicle capital of the world. More than 80 percent of global RV production is based in this area, we have read. Plus, it is home to the RV/Motor Home Hall of Fame Museum. That’s where we headed today, after a morning…
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Backroads Across America: A Taste of Our Country
Until Thursday, northwest Indiana was not on our itinerary. A fortuitous detour delivered us here and today was one of the most rewarding days of our journey, now in its seventh week. “This feels like America,” we concluded several times. Rolling hills with farm after farm, neatly kept. White farm houses, porches screaming for an…
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Backroads Across America: El Paso wins lowest gas price
Tidbits from the road: Temperature change: It was 89 degrees in Las Vegas and just 32 in Williams, Arizona the next night. Gas prices: El Paso wins the low-price battle at $1.98 a gallon…so far. High and dry in the desert: Gas stations are few and far between in the Southwest, so we have almost always…
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Backroads Across America: Carlsbad Caverns
Our hike today led us in an opposite direction – 750 feet down a steep and winding path – into the depths of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We chose the self-guided walk, beginning at what is known as The Natural Entrance, a gaping black hole where the 1.25 mile trail awaited. An hour later, we…
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