Welcome to Twin Falls! Twin Falls is in southern Idaho and has a population of around 45,000 people and is the 7th largest city in Idaho. It is home to a variety of food companies such as Chobani, Glanbia Foods, and Falls Brand and is home to the College of
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Angel Lake – Wells, Nevada
Angel Lake is four miles up the mountain from our campground Angel Creek. It is a beautiful drive up the mountain with gorgeous views in all directions. The lake sits at an elevation of 8,378 feet which is about 2,000 feet higher than our campground at Angel Creek. Angel Lake
Continue readingGreat Basin National Park – Baker, Nevada
Great Basin National Park is known for you being able to experience desert heat and alpine cold all in one day with a diversity of geological formations. The entrance to Great Basin National Park is in Baker, Nevada and the park is most famous for both it’s Lehman Caves and
Continue readingGrand Canyon National Park – North Rim – Arizona
I have been going to the Grand Canyon for over 30 years and I never tire of the magnificent views. As much as we enjoy the South Rim we absolutely love the North Rim. It has so much more solitude, peace, and quiet and less crowds which translates to less
Continue readingUSS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park – Mobile, Alabama
The entrance to the park is located right off Interstate 10 directly east of Mobile, Alabama along the Mobile Bay. There is a $5 entrance fee/parking fee to enter the park. There is an additional fee to enter the museum building and tour the USS Alabama battleship and the USS
Continue readingNaples, Florida – Out and About
Naples, Florida Naples, Florida sits along the Gulf of Mexico and is known for white sandy beaches, golf courses, high-end shopping, and fine dining restaurants. It is one of the wealthiest cities in the US and is the sixth-highest per capita income in the country. With a population of about
Continue readingTamiami Trail – Out and About
The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost 275 miles of Highway 41 in Florida constructed in 1928. It is known for air boats and alligators amongst other things. It goes from Miami to Tampa with a little over 160 miles that covers the east west road from Homestead to Naples. We
Continue readingDaytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach, Florida – Out and About
Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach are both on the Atlantic coast with great hard-packed sand beaches and plenty of things to see and do. Daytona is about 50 miles northeast of Orlando, home to the Daytona International Speedway, and the headquarters for NASCAR, LPGA, IMSA, and the International Speedway
Continue readingSeaside, Florida – Out and About
Watercolor and Seaside are not too far from Topsail Hill Preserve State Park so we took a day trip to explore the area. Scenic Highway 30A is located in the heart of Florida’s emerald coast in the Florida panhandle. It is 24 miles long and skirts along quaint, charming seaside
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While staying at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park we ventured out to Destin and Ft Walton and the surrounding area. Our first stop was Henderson Beach State Park. We departed Rocky Bayou State Park and headed south over the Mid Bay Bridge using our SunPass toll transponder. All worked
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