tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469302950064047022024-02-19T03:18:56.772-08:00We Love RV'ingRVING FOR WORK AND PLAY IN THE WILD WILD WESTUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-67195887212302056872023-02-19T14:38:00.001-08:002023-02-19T14:38:42.485-08:00Pioneertown, CaliforniaWe decided
that in spite of the chilly weather this February day, we would drive up to
Pioneertown to see the sights that we’d not seen for several years and enjoy a
lunch, as well. To find
Pioneertown, we leave Yucca Valley and drive 6.4 km (4 miles) up a winding road
surrounded by very unique rock formations.
The uphill road has been designated a California Scenic Drive in 2020
and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-47775599046762003912022-05-09T12:05:00.005-07:002022-05-10T10:22:20.869-07:00The Rocky Mountains ~ Alberta ~ BC ~ CanadaWe have a
lot of beautiful scenery in our world and some of those are of the Rocky
Mountains along the British Columbia and Alberta’s border. A perfect opportunity for some great photos
would be a sunny day with lots of a blue sky as a background for snowcapped
mountains. And that is exactly what
happened for our travels through there!Rockies on the horizonWe head west
following the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-87226931005159272392022-04-25T14:08:00.001-07:002022-04-29T10:22:27.738-07:00Driving Montana to AlbertaDay 3 of our
travels home begin with a lot of dark clouds and tiny glimpses of blue sky
above and doesn’t get much better. We do
have some sunshine to enjoy at times but the weather definitely convinces us we
are heading north.Cattle rangeWe are passing
fields and fields of cattle, these ones must have been fed not long ago the way
they gather around a long row of hay.
There are so Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-50511953992077549122022-04-20T10:42:00.000-07:002022-04-20T10:42:36.035-07:00Road Trip ~ Utah ~ IdahoOur second
day began after a very enjoyable overnight stay at My Place Hotel in St.
George. Accommodations were great and the service was, too. We’d not heard of this chain before and
something I don’t normally do here but I would recommend My Place to
everyone. They have tiny kitchens in the
rooms plus they accept dogs! Definitely a
bonus on travels.Red rock in UtahThe sunny
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-53947921106633162612022-04-12T11:13:00.001-07:002022-04-12T11:13:32.413-07:00Palm Springs, CA ~ Virgin River GorgeThe journey
home begins on a sunny morning in Palm Springs, CA. We’ve planned a route that will take us into
different scenery and views than we’ve seen before. It is always exciting to see new parts of the
country and I will have the camera ready to capture as much as I can.Wind TurbinesThese are very symbolic for the Coachella Valley where Palm Springs sits, we won’t likely be
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-81674517609287713542022-01-13T15:45:00.006-08:002022-01-15T10:51:11.988-08:00Palm Springs Day Trip ~ Whitewater PreserveWinter
months offer a variety of weather in most places. Some offer more snow, some more rain and others offer
very enticing weather to spend winter months in. Southern California can fill any of those
weather conditions most days. We’ve
chosen the sunniest location.Palm Springs and San Gorgonio MountainsPalm Springs
is in the Coachella Valley, which is the North Western Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0California, USA36.778261 -119.41793248.4680271638211551 -154.57418239999998 65.088494836178853 -84.2616824tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-77472369051927593492021-12-17T14:18:00.001-08:002021-12-17T14:18:15.397-08:00Oregon ~ California TravelsWe’ve passed
through Washington State on our way south and the travels in Oregon have begun
at Biggs as we follow the World War 2 Veterans Historic Highway.A dark and cloudy day in OregonWe had
several rain showers on our travels this day so not a lot of sunshine to enjoy
yet but that offers some drama when the sun shines through the clouds to
highlight one of the mountains like this.
It Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-71084076872258650962021-12-03T11:20:00.004-08:002021-12-04T10:46:35.196-08:00A Sunny Drive through Washington State After a long
awaited day, we left home to travel south for a while. The CoVid pandemic had sent us home across the
Canadian border in March 2020 and the border finally reopened to welcome the
Snowbirds back, as well as any travelers who were safely protected from the
virus. &Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-62689802213489383582020-10-14T14:24:00.018-07:002020-10-22T10:51:28.617-07:00Gold Bridge ~ Bralorne ~ Carpenter Lake, BCWe began our round trip day in Kamloops and arrived in Lillooet before noon. From Lillooet we drove onto Gold Bridge and Bralorne, BC. So many sights and history.It is just
over a two hour drive from Lillooet on Hwy 40 to Gold Bridge today and that is
driving on a fairly decent road. I can’t
imagine how long it would have taken to make that same trip so many years ago
when this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3Gold Bridge, BC V0N, Canada50.851194 -122.83914822.540960163821154 -157.995398 79.161427836178845 -87.682898tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-20122933659327536972020-10-14T11:21:00.002-07:002020-10-14T14:57:40.502-07:00Bridge River Valley ~ Carpenter Lake Reservoir ~ Lillooet, BCThere is no
stopping in Lillooet today, we are on a mission of a 600 km day to drive from
home in Kamloops to Gold Bridge and Bralorne and back home. We packed a lunch and things “just in case”
and headed out early so we are passing through this quiet little town of Lillooet before lunchtime. If you wish to see more of Lillooet, click here.Downtown LillooetLillooet has
a long Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4Carpenter Lake, Squamish-Lillooet A, BC V0N, Canada50.8929906 -122.639510222.582756763821152 -157.79576020000002 79.203224436178843 -87.4832602tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-66595626492177795732020-10-09T12:09:00.012-07:002020-10-13T10:52:58.708-07:00Marble Canyon ~ Autumn Colors ~ LakesOur day
began early as we wanted to cover a lot of ground today. We start from Kamloops with a very cloudy sky and fine mist
covering our window! This just isn’t
right, we wanted blue sky and sunshine. The
trees are changing colors and soon those leaves will have fallen to the
ground. If I am looking for those
colors, we’d better hit the road. Keith
has suggested we Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8Lillooet, BC V0K, Canada50.6863017 -121.936750229.567909603162121 -157.0930002 71.804693796837881 -86.7805002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-19277692659616478542020-10-03T11:48:00.002-07:002020-10-03T11:48:46.638-07:00 Union Bay ~ Union Coal Co. ~ Vancouver Island, BCWe visited beautiful
Vancouver Island during the warm summer days and we couldn’t have timed that
better! The blue skies and warm sun are the perfect backdrop for these incredible scenes of the water and neighboring
islands for our stay.Union Bay, BCUnion Bay is a small
community on 19A, the old Island Highway, the home of 1200 people and sits
about 15 km south of Courtenay. Driving
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Union Bay, BC, Canada49.580903600000013 -124.884497921.270669763821168 -160.04074789999999 77.891137436178866 -89.7282479tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-76812220567277998192020-09-17T12:31:00.000-07:002020-09-17T12:31:26.787-07:00Thompson Canyon ~ Thompson River Rapids This
year has brought changes that affect us all.
For us, we spend most of our time at home and very little social time
other than a ‘socially distant’ visit with family. In spite of that, we try to be as ‘normal’ as
possible. We’ve decided to travel to Vancouver Island with our RV and enjoy the
company of family and friends…. ‘socially distant’, of course. Waterfall at Spences Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7British Columbia, Canada53.7266683 -127.647620532.60827620316212 -162.80387050000002 74.84506039683788 -92.491370499999988tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-16799796408944802652020-06-12T11:18:00.000-07:002020-06-12T11:18:05.822-07:00Alexandra Bridge ~ Alexandra Lodge ~ Fraser Canyon, BC
There is so much history about the Fraser Canyon Highway
region. Slowly, as time goes on, the old
sights and buildings are disappearing.
We are losing those reminders of the history here. But if we look, we may find.
I’ve wanted to be sure we got to see the old Alexandra
Bridge before it was taken down or destroyed somehow. So the plan was finally made that we Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-11901767253433324342020-05-29T13:49:00.000-07:002020-05-29T13:49:37.969-07:00Thompson Canyon ~ Fraser Canyon ~ Hope, BC
We are making a round trip to Hope, BC today and had
decided we would go down through the Thompson and Fraser Canyons to enjoy the
different views then return on the Coquihalla Highway. The Thompson River leaves Savona at the end
of Kamloops Lake and meets the Fraser Canyon at Lilloett, so we get to enjoy
two canyons.
Thompson River and CP train
Although there is some confusion when Unknownnoreply@blogger.com01275 7 Ave, Hope, BC V0X 1L4, Canada49.376838199999987 -121.424274628.614665699999989 -162.73286860000002 70.139010699999986 -80.1156806tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-74915165104684097682020-04-04T13:12:00.000-07:002020-04-04T14:05:41.884-07:00Washington~Oregon~Travels
We’ve been taking extra steps to maintain our health during
this CoVid-19 pandemic and have been using gloves while fueling up and wiping
down the rooms before settling in as we travel home. We have limited choices as to which motel we
stay in because we have Maggie, our beloved dog with us but have found them to
be very clean and taking extra steps to maintain a healthy Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Washington, USA47.7510741 -120.740138542.233490599999996 -131.067287 53.2686576 -110.41299000000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-78936958143512353892020-03-28T15:45:00.001-07:002020-04-04T12:41:58.899-07:00Oregon Trails and Tales
Day two of our travels home and we leave Lodi, CA under dark
skies with promise of better weather to come.
We say good-bye to friends as they’re following a different route home
and I’m soon to receive a text with “on the road again, just can’t wait to get
on the road again” a Willie Nelson song. A morning chuckle
and a familiar song to us all. Lodi was also made famous by a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Oregon, USA43.8041334 -120.554201237.9709814 -130.8813497 49.637285399999996 -110.2270527tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-57951767938086781572020-03-27T14:48:00.000-07:002020-03-28T12:52:18.504-07:00Springtime California Travels
This is a time of many changes! The Canadian Snowbirds are all heading home
earlier than the normal time this year. A
pandemic has disrupted the whole world so it is time to get home. The drive to get home doesn’t vary much from
last year, other than knowing what is going on out there; the weather, usually sunnier, is the
biggest difference in Southern California.
WindmillsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0Central California, CA, USA36.9915398 -119.788924833.7506158 -124.9524988 40.2324638 -114.6253508tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-49783463148817522192019-12-29T12:50:00.001-08:002019-12-29T12:52:27.472-08:00Winter Weather ~ Coachella Valley ~ California
We have spent some time in the Coachella Valley, the
home of Palm Springs, CA. Although this
is in the desert, which normally suggests hot weather, there can be a wide difference in the weather and
temperatures.
Green grass of Coachella
We think of Palm Springs as blue sky, sunshine, lots of golf
courses as well as many RV parks. With
given the choice of being here when we Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Coachella Valley, Palm Desert, CA 92211, USA33.7666873 -116.359177199999987.3250693000000027 -157.66777119999998 60.2083053 -75.050583199999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-17892448479896755542019-11-09T10:30:00.001-08:002019-11-09T10:30:46.270-08:00Victoria, BC ~ Royal Roads University ~ November Sights
An early November visit to Victoria, BC may offer a variety
of weather and sights but we were able to enjoy some sunshine that offers the
best of great fall colors among the many tree lined streets. We did see some clouds but they didn’t stay
long and views were spectacular.
Cedar Hill Links
The morning mist covers the nearby golf course giving a
peaceful view. The heron Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-39802487254674691862019-10-08T12:16:00.000-07:002019-10-08T12:16:02.181-07:00Glasgow ~ Scotland ~ UK
Glasgow, Scotland, a city of industry and manufacturing
has definitely changed over the years to become a much cleaner and attractive
city. There has been a lot of
redevelopment in residential areas and an increase in the cultural activities. Glasgow now attracts tourists successfully
for their many events.
Streets of Glasgow
We walked among the 'pedestrian only' streets of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Glasgow, UK55.864237 -4.251805999999987855.721638000000006 -4.5745294999999881 56.006836 -3.9290824999999878tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-24826500443611531842019-10-02T10:34:00.001-07:002019-10-08T12:17:00.742-07:00Hamilton~South Lanarkshire~Scotland
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and the
birthplace of my paternal grandmother. A
special place in our family history and one I had hoped to visit one day. That day had come. We’d been in contact with cousins who lived
in Scotland and arranged to meet them to show us around the town. With my sister
and our husbands, we flew from London to Glasgow to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Hamilton, UK55.777632999999987 -4.053678999999988355.70617949999999 -4.2150404999999882 55.849086499999984 -3.8923174999999883tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-54871781797970468352019-07-28T14:27:00.000-07:002019-07-28T14:27:02.219-07:00Bluebell Steam Train Ride ~ Sussex ~ England
The Bluebell Train is one of largest tourist attractions in
Sussex. The railway is operated by “Bluebell
Railway PLC” and through the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society, is majority
owned by the volunteer membership, who also supply the labor necessary to keep
the Bluebell running. We may not have
arrived early enough to see the beautiful fields of bluebells in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2East Grinstead, UK51.128742 -0.01446799999996528651.049019 -0.17582949999996528 51.208465000000004 0.1468935000000347tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-39798206683837725092019-07-08T10:58:00.000-07:002019-07-08T10:58:47.126-07:00Sheffield Park and Garden ~ England
Sheffield Park and Garden is one of the many that are
managed by the National Trust in England. They are
a large non-profit charity that was founded in 1895 to preserve Britain’s
buildings, landscape and coastline.
Lily Pads
We are having a springtime visit to Sheffield Park and
Garden to enjoy a different season than the autumn visit we had before. We are here just a bit Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Sheffield Park, Uckfield TN22, UK50.9992856 0.020156799999995250.9793001 -0.0201837000000048 51.0192711 0.0604972999999952tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946930295006404702.post-46422712660158894912019-07-06T10:42:00.000-07:002019-07-06T10:42:05.810-07:00Firle ~ South Downs ~ England
We’d been travelling the roads of The South Downs in England
and after finding the Berwick Church we moved onto visit Firle. This historic village was here in very early
days then became more permanent by the 15th century and has been
here ever since.
Wisteria in Firle
The village is basically a cul-de-sac lined with homes that
have been here for a very long time.&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Firle, Lewes BN8, UK50.8461242 0.08918679999999312750.7659172 -0.072174700000006864 50.9263312 0.25054829999999312