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Category: All Trips

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

    We began the day with a slow morning as Scott needed to participate in his Big Brothers meeting with his little Seth at noon EDT, or 9AM PDT.  After that Teams meeting was over, we packed up the RV and headed to Fredonia, AZ. While driving through Overton, NV, we saw a sign for the…

  • Blue Water, Red Rocks

    Blue Water, Red Rocks

    Today was an all-day Lake Mead day. We started with a boat rental at Callville Bay marina a half hour drive from our campsite.  We selected a 13 person pontoon boat from the nearly-deserted marina – despite the fact that apparently the lake is up over 30 feet in the last two years, business everywhere…

  • Nevada Bound

    Nevada Bound

    We started the day in Death Valley, the hottest place in the US/North America/Something like that, and headed to Lake Mead, clearly a close second like 98 degrees F.  One more stop at a Walmart in Pahrump, Nevada – where we escaped the taxes of California and Diesel dropped from $5.25 a gallon or so…

  • Mission Status: Failed

    Mission Status: Failed

    Today was the morning of our second day at Lake Isabella/Kern River KOA – as planned we drove to Death Valley for our next two-day stop, with a planned side trip to Saline Valley Warm Springs .  The reviews on this spring mentioned that the road was rough – you needed a 4WD, high clearance…

  • Hot Springs, Cloudy Memories

    Hot Springs, Cloudy Memories

    After breakfast, we left for our first adventure of the day – the Remington Hot Springs.  While this website indicates the top pool was 106, Scott’s calibrated hot tub temperature gauge said maybe 99-100.  The path seemed longer than 300 feet, and Scott’s knees complained that it was steep.  But the soak went well, the…

  • All Systems Go

    All Systems Go

    Our trip actually started yesterday – Thursday the 9th.  Scott flew into San Diego on Wednesday the 8th from the Offshore Technology Conference, and stayed at hotel near the VideoRay office until Tom arrived the next day.  We had stored the RV since our last trip at a campground near the one we stayed at…

  • Level Unlocked – Made it to San Diego

    Level Unlocked – Made it to San Diego

    After an early meeting for Tom, we departed from Joshua Tree for our final campground this trip – Mission Bay RV Resort.  We still had not made a decision on where to store Khan for our next trip when Scott – reading the website – discovered that they had a storage plan at Mission Bay…

  • Boating Lake Havasu

    Boating Lake Havasu

    Today was a rare day – we spent two nights in the same place – Lake Havasu City. Scott preferred this campground because it a) has a hot tub, and b) you can get in it at a reasonable hour. The campground guide said it opens at 7AM, and it was open at 7:20AM when…

  • Reunited!

    Reunited!

    We awoke at Meteor Crater RV park a bit later than normal, but still in time to make the Meteor Crater visitor’s center shortly after it’s 8AM opening.  Pricey compared to National Parks at $25/person after our senior and staying-at-their-RV-park discounts, but still well done.  We got a guided tour with a very short walk…

  • Looking at OLD, Very Old, Things.

    Looking at OLD, Very Old, Things.

    We had a fun day with several “audible” changes as time got away from us. Yesterday, we decided to eat pie for breakfast in one of the two Pie restaurants in Pie Town, but as with most days we were up with the sun, and decided to “hit the road” rather than wait until they…

  • Why is the Jeep Trying to Pass Us?

    Why is the Jeep Trying to Pass Us?

    Today was interesting, exciting, and brought back some scary memories. We did not take enough time in Alamogordo to take in all the scenery, so Tom suggested that we drive around the mountains into a tunnel that was labeled as scenic.  This turned out to be a really good idea.  We drove through the tunnel,…

  • White Sand, Red Sand

    White Sand, Red Sand

    Today was a “stay in one campsite all day” day – we spent it exploring the Alamogordo area. We arrived at White Sands National Park a bit before it opened at 9AM, after Scott bought a lifetime park entry card for Seniors for $80 (an annual one was $20 – Scott is hoping he lives…