The Peanut Patch A historical landmark in Yuma consisting today of mainly a packaging facility and a store. The Patch used to grow peanuts for over 40 years and due to a white fly problem they stopped growing them and now purchase them from Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. On
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area – Historic Railroad Trail
This is a nice, easy, scenic, and historic 3.7 mile trail (each way) from the Alan Bible Visitor Center at Lake Mead Recreation Area to Hoover Dam. It is a dirt, gravel, sand path which can be either walked or ridden on a bicycle. Due to the nature of the
Continue readingHouse Hunting – Borrego Springs, California
Should I be worried? My husband says he wants to go on a bike ride and next thing I know he is stopping at every house for sale and checking out the brochures. #wearemoving?
Continue readingFort Stevens State Park – Astoria, Oregon
Campground: Fort Stevens State Park Location: Astoria, Oregon Site: F237 Cost: $24.60 Services: FHU Comments: One of our favorite state parks with lots of hiking and biking opportunities along the beach and/or the trails. Lots of military historic information and close access to Astoria. Great views of the mouth of
Continue readingAspen Beach Provincial Park – Lakeview Campground – Alberta
Campground: Lakeview Campground Location: Aspen Beach Provincial Park – Gull Lake, Alberta Site: Group Site B and then Site A-42 Cost: $26 (CAD) for Group Site B and $59 (CAD) for Site A-42 Services: FHU Comments: Enjoying a family reunion at a beautiful campground and then moved to Site A-42
Continue readingNehalem Bay State Park – Nehalem, Oregon
Campground: Nehalem Bay State Park Location: Nehalem, Oregon Site: B28 Cost: $24 Services: W/E Comments: One of our favorite beach state parks. Right on the beach with lots of empty beach to walk. Just walk over the dunes and there’s the beach. The site was a bit small and they
Continue readingFort Stevens State Park – Astoria, Oregon
Campground: Fort Stevens State Park Location: Astoria, Oregon Site: L46 Cost: $25 Services: FHU Comments: One of our favorite state parks with lots of hiking and biking opportunities along the beach and/or the trails. Lots of military historic information and close access to Astoria. Great views of the mouth of
Continue readingAspen Beach Provincial Park – Lakeview Campground – Alberta
Another wonderful family reunion full of too much fun with a crazy, wild game night with over 40 people participating and then an even more crazy water fight the next day with almost all people participating even though they didn’t want to. Can you say “soaking wet”? Campground: Lakeview Campground
Continue readingKekuli Bay Provincial Park – Vernon, British Columbia
Campground: Kekuli Bay Provincial Park Location: Vernon, British Columbia Site: 65 Cost: $36.72 (CAD) Services: Dry camp Comments: Beautiful campground along the shores of Kalamalka Lake just south of Vernon and north of Kelowna with great views. The campground has many large big rig sites with good space but not
Continue readingOkanagan Lake North Provincial Park – Summerland, British Columbia
We love the Okanagan, both the lake and the region. Great fruits in season with lots of orchards and fruit stands along the road. Oh yeah, and LOTS of wineries in the area. Who gets tired of wineries? Our grandsons learned to ride their bikes during this trip (without training
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