Today’s drive was a short one as we drove from River Island State Park in Parker north to Lake Havasu State Park. It took us about 40 minutes. We arrived a bit early and had to wait int the parking lot by the boat ramp. As soon as our site
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River Island State Park – Parker, Arizona
Time for a bit of “fall” camping. We call it “fall” because it is the end of October but it is still quite warm in Arizona and along the Colorado River. We departed Phoenix and headed west towards the Colorado River. We passed through Wickenburg with no issues. We continued
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We left the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and had a lovely drive through the open meadows on Highway 67 but no luck seeing the bison like we did on our last trip here. We continued on to Jacob Lake and past the infamous Inn and on east and
Continue readingGrand Canyon National Park – North Rim – Arizona
Our next destination is the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We drove from Beaver, Utah south on I-15 and cut over on Hwy 20 towards Bryce and Panguitch then south to Kanab and on to the canyon. It is a beautiful drive. The entrance to the Grand Canyon North
Continue readingCrystal Springs Campground – McCammon, Idaho
We departed Grandview Campground and headed south on the Mesa Falls Scenic Highway towards Ashton. Near the southern end of the scenic highway is an interpretive sign showing a map of the scenic highway along with the history of Bear Gulch Ski Basin. It was the second ski resort in
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Boulder, Montana (not Colorado) is right off I-15 and close to our campground the previous night. On our way south to Idaho we drove through the town of about 1200 people. It is a beautiful small town with old historic buildings and great scenery. As we continued on heading south
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We departed Great Falls and headed south on I-15 through the Missouri River canyon. It is an absolutely beautiful drive and we stopped along the canyon for a short break along with taking a few photos and then on towards Boulder, Montana. We followed the Missouri River for much of
Continue readingTaber Municipal Campground – Taber, Alberta
Welcome to Taber – Corn Capital of Canada. Taber is a town in southern Alberta that is famous for its sweet corn due to the abundance of sunshine in the area. The corn is known for its taste and quality due to the perfect growing conditions. Taber has small town
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We are heading to Buck Lake! Another place we have not spent much time at. From Valleyview we headed south through Drayton Valley (oil and gas town) along the Cowboy Trail Highway 22 and crossed over the North Saskatchewan River. First Stop…Alder Flats which is just a bit west of
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We headed on to Valleyview to visit friends crossing over the Smokey River and the Little Smokey River and passing the beautiful canola fields in their peak color. On to the farm where we spent a wonderful evening with terrific food, great conversation, and a fun time. Breakfast was just
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