Bryce Canyon is a high elevation park (over 9,000 feet in some places), so it’s always much colder than Zion. Still we were surprised to learn that snow was predicted. So strange after dressing in shorts and sandals for the…
Red Canyon, Utah
Red Canyon is a beautiful little park in the Dixie National Forest between Zion and Bryce Canyon. Oxidized iron in the soil turns the cliffs, rocks, and soil a deep, bright orange. Erosion on the soft sedimentary rock creates fascinating…
Lee’s Ferry Campground, Arizona
Just a couple of hours northeast of the Grand Canyon’s south rim (and near to the turn-off for the north rim) is a small no-reservation campground called Lee’s Ferry. There are no hookups or showers, but it’s only $12 a night and…
Grand Canyon: The Good Stuff
Rim Trail When we camped at the North Rim five years ago, dogs weren’t allowed on any of the Grand Canyon trails, so we were pleased to discover that dogs are allowed on the main Rim Trail, which goes for…
Shunned by Our Own
When we planned this trip, we expected to meet all kinds of people, including those who take a dim view of the “gay population,” some of whom might even be outright hostile. We hoped to win over a few or…
Jerome, Arizona
We left San Diego on April 28th and drove a long HOT nine hours along the Mexican border to the Verde Valley Thousand Trails RV Resort near Cottonwood. This was our stopover spot on the way to the Grand Canyon where…
San Diego
Our friends, Claire and Marsha, own a condo on Mission Bay in San Diego and usually winter there. This year, they stayed home on Whidbey Island in Washington, but Marsha came down for just a week to do some business.…
Visiting the Steins
For years after we moved into our house in Eugene, we knew our next-door neighbors only peripherally. We chatted with Carole while she pulled weeds from the vinka patch between our houses. And Dick became known by our kids as…
Disneyland!
We wouldn’t have chosen to go to Disneyland by ourselves, but our good friend and neighbor Kathleen, who is raising her granddaughter right now, has been wanting to take 7-year-old Madison there for years. They are part of our extended…
Rancho Oso RV Resort
Rancho Oso RV Resort is in the Santa Ynez mountains east of Santa Barbara. It’s a huge and well-kept resort with a focus on horse-boarding and a large riding stable. It has nice cabins for rent, as well as covered…
Windmill Farm
We found out about this great association called Harvest Hosts. For $40 a year, you can be a member, and it gives you access to wineries, farms, and events across the country that offer RV’ers a free place to stay for the night.…
San Benito County, CA
We had a few days between Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, where we were scheduled to meet our god daughter, Aly. So we reserved space at this Thousand Trails resort (free to us) just 90 minutes southeast of Santa Cruz.…