Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
Lake Havasu City is in western Arizona along the Colorado River on the border with California. It has a population of around 60,000 and it known for its water sports on the lake and river and the infamous London Bridge which was relocated from England in 1968. The lake has
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Buckskin Mountain State Park Buckskin Mountain State Park is the sister state park of River Island State Park and is situated about a mile south of River Island. If you are camping at either one you can visit the other one using your camping pass. Buckskin is also along the
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It’s that time of year for us to make our annual pilgrimage to Tucson to do some hiking and visit with friends. We like to find a campground near hiking trails to start off the trip and then finish up with staying with friends on their land. Of course, finding
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Embarcadero San Diego’s Waterfront Embarcadero is located in downtown San Diego and is a busy cruise ship hub with lots of seafood restaurants and souvenir shops. It is the location of the Port of San Diego and offers views of both the San Diego Bay and downtown San Diego, and
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We departed Layton, Utah to the sounds of jets roaring above us from Hill AFB. The Sound of Freedom. On our way south we headed west on I-80 to skirt the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake and pass the Great Salt Lake State Park and the famous Saltair.
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We departed Shelby and headed south hoping to make it to Dillon. The weather was OK but we hit areas with lots of smoke and dark skies somewhere south of Helena. We continued on through Butte and The Berkeley Pit which which also had a bit of a dark sky
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And we are out of here! After weeks of running around the prairies in Alberta and Vancouver in British Columbia we are heading south to Montana. Off we go. Goodbye to all and thanks for everything! Heading south through Alberta we passed the farms many of which are newly combined
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We departed Waterton Lakes National Park and drove north, via Drumheller (land of the dinosaurs), and on to central Alberta to visit friends and family. We ended up moochdocking for several weeks around the area with relatives and then headed to Camrose for a week or so to get full
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After you enter Waterton Lakes National Park it isn’t long before the beautiful Prince of Wales hotel appears prominently atop a hill on the shores of Upper Waterton Lake. The Prince of Wales Hotel was constructed in 1926-1927 and is steeped with history. The hotel was built during one of
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Glacier National Park has four areas with separate entrances. They consist of Going to the Sun, Many Glacier, Two Medicine, and North Fork. Each entrance requires a vehicle reservation (for one day only) during the summer from 6am to 3pm AND the usual park entrance fee. A vehicle reservation is
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