Camping Adventures
North to South – Highway 395 OR, CA, NV
Took a little different route to get from Olympia to Chandler this year. Through eastern Oregon, across northern California, briefly into Nevada, then through eastern California, mostly down US 395. Very enjoyable drive. First we went through Bend, OR, but decided it was too early in the day to stop, so continued south to the…
Arches National Park, Moab, UT
About the only thing I can say for this is WOW! You won’t see scenery like this anywhere else in the world. While not a large park, it is filled with interesting and unique landscapes and features. There are numerous easy and moderate hikes to the various terrain features, with most viewable from the roadway….
Monument Valley, UT
We stayed at Goulding Campground and RV Park, but I can’t recommend it. It’s saving grace is that it is about the only one here and it does have full hook-ups. Paved roads, but red clay sites and close together. My sewer inlet was a good 12 inches about ground, making tank emptying a bit…
My RVs and Camping
I have been camping for many years, using tents, campers, travel trailers, Class C, 5th wheel, and hybrid. I have posted here some of my adventures and mis-adventures. I make a distinct difference between “camping” and “RVing”. its not based on the type vehicle, but how and where you go. You can “camp” in an…
My Worst Day in RVing
PHOENIX, AZ TO JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CA – April 2009.
In 20 years of RV life, I have had some minor calamities, ranging from blow-outs on the 5th wheel, losing a awning during high winds in CO, backing the tailgate through the front cargo door, etc. But they have happened at different times, with long lapses between.
Not so on this day. We departed Phoenix headed for WA state, it was a planned 5 day trip with stops along the way to see places we hadn’t been and relax after a day of driving. Our first leg was a short one to Joshua Tree National Park in CA. The weather was clear and sunny, about 75-80, but with strong winds predicted. As luck would have it, they were westerly at 20 gusting to 30 mph, so we were going to be driving into a direct headwind for most of the day.