Wildlife As the crowds thinned and we found ourselves alone then the wildlife appeared. We could just sit in our rig or by our rig and see lots of birds. I selected our site based on being close to the Condor viewing area. We had tried to view the
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Pinnacles National Park – California
Pinnacles National Park is one of the newest national parks in the US as of 2013. Previously it was a national monument since 1908. The park sits along the San Andreas Fault south of the San Francisco Bay Area and has a Mediterranean climate and can be quite comfortable during
Continue readingVines RV Resort – Paso Robles, California
We just stayed at the Vines RV Resort sister resort down the street called Wine Country RV Resort. Due to site availability issues (holiday weekend) we moved from Wine Country to Vines for our last few days in the area. The funny part about this is I had researched both
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Winery Touring Paso Robles is home to over 200 wineries and 32,000 vineyard acres with a mircroclimate, warm days, and cool nights. The area’s heritage wine variety is Zinfandel. Wine Enthusiast magazine named this area the 2013 Wine Region of The Year. So where do we begin. First we researched
Continue readingWine Country RV Resort – Paso Robles, California
We’re heading to wine country in Paso Robles, California. A holiday weekend is fast approaching and we are finding it difficult to secure a site for the week. There are not many campgrounds and/or RV Parks in the area. There are 3 RV parks in Paso Robles and then a
Continue readingBakersfield Palms RV Park – Bakersfield, California
The reason we selected this park is they advertise a section of the RV park dedicated to “Overnighters” with 70′ pul-thrus. Perfect for when you just need a quick stopover and don’t want to unhook your tow vehicle. We have stayed in the area before and like to check out
Continue readingBig Bend Of The Colorado State Recreation Area – Laughlin, Nevada
We’re back. Seems like we were just here. Almost 3 months ago we stopped by this beautiful State Park for our first time and fell in love with it. So as we were coming back somewhat near this area we could not resist the chance to spend a few days
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The nice thing about camping at Trailer Village is the proximity to the Grand Canyon Rim, the Greenway Trail, the Market Plaza, and the Grand Canyon Village. Our first course of action was walking over to the Grand Canyon Visitor Center to check things out, read the information and watch
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Catchy name isn’t it? We decided to head up to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon during the off-season, while risking the potential colder temperatures, in my ever lasting quest to catch a glimpse of a rare, large bird. This winter’s quest was to see the California Condor. One
Continue readingCottonwood, Arizona – Out and About
While staying at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Arizona we had so many options of things to do that it was hard to choosel. So we did what we usually do and just dove in. We have been to this area many times before but are always looking
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