We had never been to Ocean City, WA, so we began our “Beach Weeks” here. We arrived at the Oceana Thousand Trails on July 28, and made this home for the first two of our five consecutive weeks at Pacific NW beaches. Barry was a little tired from the winding, up and down roads getting… Continue reading Ocean City, WA
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Pickleball With CVR Friends – Vancouver, WA 2 Days
Our Washington travel plans brought us to the Vancouver, Washington area. When we knew we were able to stay four nights here, we made plans to get in some pickleball with CVR (Carefree Village Resort, Yuma) picklers who are from the nearby area. Day 1 – July 26, Barry and I met Jimmy Richardson, Dottie… Continue reading Pickleball With CVR Friends – Vancouver, WA 2 Days
River Time With Eric!
We arrived at the Vancouver Elks Lodge (WA) on July 24. Part of our plans during our 4 night stay was to visit with my dear friends, Lynne and Eric Ogren. We were looking forward to getting out on the water with Eric at some point durning that time. Unfortunately, Lynne’s mom was beginning hospice… Continue reading River Time With Eric!
Mariners Game with our WA “Kids”
Instead of just getting together to visit over a meal, we prefer to have an experience doing something together instead. Experiences typically create better memories. Abby pointed out to me that the Mariners have a home game on the date that worked for all of us. Sweet. We got the tickets online. Barry and I… Continue reading Mariners Game with our WA “Kids”
Special Get-Togethers with Friends
Special Get-Togethers with Several Different Friends –While our time in the Puget Sound area of WA was focused in Tacoma to get Barry’s mom’s house ready to sell, our time was limited to see old friends & colleagues of mine in the Oak Harbor and Everett area. Don MunroDon was part of the group who… Continue reading Special Get-Togethers with Friends
Awed by Northern Lights
I was so shocked when I looked on Facebook Saturday afternoon to see several friends in Washington posting amazing photos of the Northern Lights. WHAT!?!? The pictures were all incredible. WOW! And this was from Oak Harbor to Everett to Battle Ground, WA! Did I miss a phenomenal opportunity last night here in Wyoming? I… Continue reading Awed by Northern Lights
Crazy Horse Monument!
Entrance road to the Crazy Horse Monument and Visitor Center. May 5, 2024Barry and I went to see the Crazy Horse Monument today! I was very excited to revisit this monument. I was first here the summer somewhere between 1967-1970 with my parents. The schematic drawing was 100% necessary to “see” what the monument would… Continue reading Crazy Horse Monument!
Mt. Rushmore By Day and By Night
May 4, 2024 —To KOA MT Rushmore. Site 514 When Barry made our reservations, this KOA was going to be the closest campground to get to Mt. Rushmore, and Crazy Horse. Unfortunately, the road between the KOA and Mt Rushmore was currently closed with construction. The campground JUST opened on May 1 from the winter.… Continue reading Mt. Rushmore By Day and By Night
Badlands National Park and Bighorn Sheep!
Badlands National Park Today was probably one of our hardest travel days ever. Barry drove and was fighting horrendous wind the entire time! At times he was holding the steering wheel turned to 2 o’clock just to keep us going straight! He couldn’t imagine not having the comfort drive that Newmars have. Much of the… Continue reading Badlands National Park and Bighorn Sheep!
Our 1st Tornado Warning in an RV!
Last night was quite a night. A wide path up from Texas, into Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, was filled with multiple supercells of thunderstorms that produced many tornadoes while also causing a lot of flash flooding. What made this entire situation worse was that this was mainly occurring after dark! So you can’t even watch… Continue reading Our 1st Tornado Warning in an RV!