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Part 2: From SoCal to the Alaska Highway From Southern California it is 1,910 miles to the start of the Alaska Highway in the middle of British Columbia, Canada. We took 10 days to get to Dawson Creek, BC, and here are some highlights from the past week and a …
Part 1: Preparing for an RV Trip to Alaska Our long-awaited RV trip to Alaska is about to begin. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to drive from the lower-48 states to Alaska (through Canada) and explore most of the places in Alaska that you can drive to, we …
We wound up this RV trip with stays at Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming) and two state parks in Colorado. Grand Teton National Park has been a favorite of ours for several years, and this was our 4th trip in 5 years. We were a little early to get the …
This was our fifth trip to Yellowstone in five years, so we didn’t feel a need to run around and do everything. We could be strategic and prioritize a few things we had not done before, plus focus on wildlife sightings. If you read our Glacier post, you know how …
During Week 4 of our West Coast/Rocky Mountain RV trip, we crossed Idaho and entered Montana, delighting in the mountains and trees of I-90. Our night in Missoula gave us a chance to find a good barbecue place, and the Notorious P.I.G. fit the bill (though no ribs were available …
Wandering in Puget Sound, Washington The long bridge over the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington After a few delightful days on the Oregon Coast, we continued our West Coast/Rocky Mountain RV trip by crossing the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, and heading west to Cape Disappointment State Park in …
Though we loved seeing family and friends in the Bay Area and Sonoma County, we were not sorry to leave the heat and head north into the redwoods to begin the second week of our summer RV trip. Parenthetically, the drive through California on the 101 (mostly freeway and sometimes …
Well, it wasn’t our smartest move to leave 73-degrees Marina del Rey to drive to 113-degrees Paso Robles at the start of our 7-week RV trip through the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountain states. We survived and enjoyed our first week with lots of visits, great food, and wine …
Like most everyone else, we stayed home through the spring and early summer of 2020, cancelling previously-scheduled trips due to COVID-19. But by August, we felt we had to go somewhere, so we hopped in the motorhome with our two kitties and headed to Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). Because …
We are fortunate to live close to some wonderful coastal environments, and we spent the first few days of 2020 enjoying the sights along the southern portion of California’s Central Coast. From North to South, here were our highlights: San Simeon / Piedras Blancas – Elephant seals. This free, right-off-the-road …