Category: Retired RV Living

Old Notes, Fresh Memories My notes from our travel west pulling our fifth wheel RV are now three years old.  However, reading them again to share a memory with those who will read this post to my blog, I am reliving that memorable day.  It was November 14, 2017, a Tuesday, a day we had… Continue reading Big Bear Lake

Some Work Before Play As I am recounting our RV adventures from over three years ago, I am glad we kept a journal about our travels. It was November 10 and 11, 2017, at our stay in Catalina Spa and RV Resort, near Desert Hot Springs, CA.  These were both work days. Connie had to… Continue reading A Detour to Palm Springs

Moments and Mementos At the National Parks, I try to get metal tags to attach to my walking sticks.  I have two sticks.  The tags are mementos of where we have been.  We, also, collect stamps in our National Parks Passport Book, state magnets and keychains.  After all, we are a couple of old tourists!… Continue reading On to Joshua Tree National Park

Leaving Phoenix On the morning of November 7, 2017, we were preparing to break camp at the Cotton Lane RV and Mobile Home Resort, in Goodyear, AZ, close to Phoenix.  Our goal was to reach the Catalina Spa and RV Resort, in Desert Hot Springs, CA. I woke up a half-hour before the alarm.  My… Continue reading California Here We Come

A Quick Note About Our Stay in Williams, AZ Williams had a sign noting they were the last town bypassed by Interstate 40.  They were on the old Route 66 (US Highway 66). In my last post, I mentioned that we ate at Café 66 but I did not show a picture.  I am adding… Continue reading Warm Your Bones in Phoenix

Sun Valley RV Resort We had arrived at the Sun Valley RV Resort on the afternoon of October 26, 2017.  This stop was chosen to allow us to visit three sites in two days and three nights.  Two of those sites were active on Old Route 66 (US 66 Highway)—The Painted Desert and The Petrified… Continue reading Visiting Sites Along Old Route 66

Planning Our Day As noted in my last post and based on my journal from October 24, 2017, at the Double D RV Park, at Texola, OK, we made plans for our rest day.  Our plan was to go back the way we came for 40 miles to Elk City, OK, where we had seen… Continue reading “Getting Our Kicks on Route 66!”

Friends and Family It was October 19, 2017, and we had spent the last five days near my childhood home with our base camp by Neosho, MO.  Fresh off our stay in the Independence, MO area, for two months for medical appointments, this was a transition to prepare us for our next journey.  We were… Continue reading Excitement Surrounding Our Next Journey

Next Stop, Neosho, MO We left Lake Jacomo Campground on October 15, 2017.  Our destination, our next home base, was Stage Stop Campground, in Neosho, MO. We stayed at this location for five nights. The Devil’s Den From that base, we were able to make day-trips to Arkansas and Oklahoma.  The first trip was to… Continue reading Our Stage Stop Before Merging onto Route 66

Another Short Drive On Tuesday, August 22, 2017, we are taking a short drive to Nevada, MO, from our stay at the Parsons Lake, in KS.  We traveled 20 miles east on US400, to Pittsburg, KS, north on US69 to Ft. Scott, KS, about 30 miles, and east on US54 to Nevada, MO, about 20… Continue reading Our Stay on the Osage Prairie

A Reflection on Traveling with an RV This day is August 20, 2017, based on my journal, when we were scheduled to leave our camp site at Lake Scott State Park, just north of Scott City, Kansas.  Having left Independence, MO, on June 14, 2017, we travelled at a faster pace than most campers.  We… Continue reading A Quick Recap As We Hurried Home

We Left Family to See Family We left the KOA in Ft. Collins on the morning of Monday, August 14, 2017, after our visit with Connie’s son, Jason, and family.  We had scheduled doctor appointments and to visit family back “home”.  Our goal was to be at the Blue Springs Campground, a Jackson County Park,… Continue reading Time to Take Our Home Back Home

An Invitation to Dinner We had arrived at the Ft. Collins KOA, on Thursday, August 10, 2017.  After a scary episode of rain, wind, and hail, we were invited to dinner by Gina.  We had planned to grill but we were very willing to change plans, since we had come to visit with family!  The… Continue reading Fishing, Family, Food, and Red Rocks

Pool Time and Errands It is Tuesday, August 8, 2017, not that it matters to us who are retired.  I have to purposely declare what the day is or I lose track of time. We have two days left at this KOA, in Fountain, CO.  I want to take advantage of the pool and hot… Continue reading Swimming, Seven Falls, and the Drive to Ft. Collins

Moving a short distance This was Sunday. August 6, 2017, a moving day for our next RV Park, which was the Colorado Springs KOA, located in Fountain, CO.  The relocation would only take about a half-hour drive.  Our stay at the Fountain Creek RV Park was necessary until a spot was open at the KOA.… Continue reading Umbrellas Helped Us Enjoy a Parade of Sights in CO

A Regular Travel Day Made Long Our day of travel from the Chuck Wagon RV Park in Laramie, WY to our destination, the East Denver KOA RV Park, in Strausburg, CO, on I-70, would be a reasonable drive of 240 miles.  However, we planned a stop in Ft. Collins, CO, to meet Connie’s son, Jason,… Continue reading On to Colorado for Family and Sights to Visit

A Short Observation                           Most who travel have an interest in the history of the areas they visit.  The study of history is a reflection on the past—decisions made that affected the lives of others, the ideas brought to life, the progress made with cooperation of others, the courage displayed to bring about change, etc. That… Continue reading Casper is not a Ghost Town but Ft. Laramie Almost