Finding Our Way
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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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
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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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Salt River Recreation Area – Salt River Wild Horses Usery Mountain Regional Park sits in north Mesa close to the Salt River Recreation Area (SRRA) in Tonto National Forest. The SRRA is known for not only tubing down the Salt River in the summer but also for its herd of
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Since I am just finishing the book “the Visitors” by Sally Beauman, I felt this post was appropriate. As Lucy, in “The Visitors” travels to Cairo and on to Luxor and the Valley of Kings and witnesses the unfolding events of Howard Carter’s excavations and eventual discovery of King Tutankhuman’s
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Just enjoying the summer. We had quite a bit of rain recently along with some cold weather, at least cold for the summer. Now the weather has turned to summer and with the long days and the great sun we need to get out and about. So we headed off
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How can you not love spring, especially in the Idaho panhandle? With the sweet smell of blossoms, the heady smell of pine, wildlife, and the warm and lazy days. A beautiful place to be in the spring.
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We love long bike rides, especially where there is a trail or a path to ride in nature as opposed to riding on a city street or alongside traffic. One of our favorite bike rides is the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes Bike Path which is a 72-mile paved path
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Campground: Davis Mountains State Park Location: Fort Davis, Texas Site: 5 Cost: $14 Services: FHU Comments: Another one of our favorite places. Love the park and love the town. Lots of hiking and areas of historic interest. And, of course, the fantastic observatory and its shows/telescopes. Link to Map in
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After leaving the Yukon we headed south on the Cassiar Highway and stopped at beautiful Boya Lake. Again, one of our favorite spots! A beautiful campground and during the summer it is light so long that is is hard to even think about going to sleep. The beauty, solitude, and
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