Miscellaneous

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, CA – Jan 2022

To start, I stayed in Bakersfield, CA for 4 nights since I needed to do laundry and get groceries, cat stuff, etc. One thing I know is that Bakersfield will never be called ‘home’ for me. Lots of smog and not very pretty. Good thing …

Bodega Bay and Pinnacles NP, CA

Wow! If I had realized just how beautiful this spot at Bodega Bay would be, I would have stayed longer than 2 nights. I stayed at Doran Regional Park campground that is in Bodega Bay, CA. The park resides on a long spit that sticks …

Happy New Year! The Redwoods and Northern California – January 2022

A new year and a beginning of new travels! Happy New Year to everyone! The RV Slide did get repaired in December which is allowing me to get on the road a few weeks earlier than I thought I would. I left Vancouver, WA on …

S Dakota to Boise, ID

Ever have one of those days where nothing goes the way you plan? Every once in a while I have one of those sneak up on me. Since I needed to be in Washington before Oct 18th (for my RV diagnostic), I planned my route …

Wind Cave and Badlands Nat’l Parks, SD – Sept 2021

I visited Wind Cave National Park south of Custer, SD. The above ground portion of this park is mostly rolling grassland hills. There are a few trails in the area, but I skipped this activity and went straight for the Cave tour. I have been …

Mt Rushmore, Custer, SD and Custer St Pk

Continuing my South Dakota journey took me to Custer, SD and surrounding environs. My first major site here was Mt Rushmore. I went in the evening which meant way less crowding. I expected to have a major ‘Wow’ moment when I saw Mt Rushmore. I’m …

South Dakota: Black Hills, Spearfish/Deadwood Area – Sept 2021

Have you always thought that Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane were just movie characters? Well, they were real people who existed in the South Dakota area in the 1800’s. Deadwood, SD is an actual town which was founded when gold was discovered in the …