Carl G. Washburne to Eureka, CA Friday, September 20, 2013 Partly sunny, 60s Continuing south on the Redwood Highway, we headed for Eureka, CA. With rain that was sometimes heavy and intermittent fog, it wasn’t the best weather for sightseeing. Still, it wasn’t a total loss. Heceta Lighthouse, for example, was in the clear. This, … Read more
Olema RV Park to Half Moon Bay, CA Sunday, September 22, 2013 Overcast, 55 deg with fog early, then clearing and beautiful We started the day by driving the last twenty miles of Rt 1 to Sausalito. The southernmost dozen miles were amazing. Narrow roads clung tenuously to the cliffs with frequent, steep ups, steep … Read more
Bakersfield to Las Vegas, NV Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Sunny and 66 in the morning We didn’t waste much time getting underway this morning. We were headed into the mountains, east of Bakersfield, toward Las Vegas. Along the way we passed still more farm fields, mostly grapes and orange groves in this area. Murray’s Family … Read more
Las Vegas to Zion National Park, UT Saturday, September 28, 2013 Sunny, high 70, gorgeous Leaving Vegas, we were bound north on I-15, headed for Zion National Park. A few miles north of town is the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. That we expected. But the familiar name of Manheim Auto Auction on the other was … Read more
Freemont Indian SP to Moab, UT Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Sunny & gorgeous, mid 30s morning up to 80 degrees It was a chilly morning, the price to be paid for clear night skies the time of year. We got on the road about 8:30, headed for Moab. Parts of the drive were studies in … Read more
Moab to Denver, CO Saturday, October 5, 2013 Sunny and Gorgeous, 34 deg, low 70s We left the campground just after 7:00 on our way to Denver, CO. We’d done this drive before and looked forward to it since much of it follows the course of the Colorado River as it makes its way down … Read more
Denver to Santa Fe, NM Monday, October 7, 2016 Sunny & gorgeous, mid 70s in New Mexico We had to scrape the frost from our windshield as we prepared to leave about 8:45. We’d had a great visit and it was good to see that Elaine had found someone she cares for and who cares … Read more
Amarillo to Frisco, TX Thursday, October 10, 2013 Sunny & gorgeous, mid 80s Hitting the road about 8:30, we were greeted by flat, flat and more flat! This part of the country was all about cattle and feeding cattle. Cattle were grazing nearly everywhere. And, where they weren’t grazing there were huge fields filled, at … Read more
Frisco to Vicksburg, MS Sunday, October 13, 2013 Heavy overcast, clearing but muggy toward end of day Hugs and kisses marked our departure from Bob & Bev’s home. And, getting underway about 9:15, we began our three-leg drive to Florida and our next round of visits. This day’s drive took us through the rest of … Read more
Graton Beach State Park to Citrus Springs, FL Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Sunny to partly sunny later, high 80s We departed Grayton Beach State Park just before 8:00, headed for the home of nephew, Nathaniel, and his family about 30 miles southeast of Ocala, FL. It wasn’t a very exciting drive, about 350 miles of … Read more