After spending 10 days cooped up in a commercial RV park in Desert Hot Springs, I was very keen to get to Joshua Tree National Park and be in the wide open spaces again. Well, as it turned out, the sites at the Black Rock campground in Joshua Tree National Park aren't exactly 'wide open'. The park roads are narrow and entrances to the sites are generally bordered by Joshua trees, making even … [Read more...]
MexiCoach: Best Deal in Tijuana
Ed and I tripped over to Tijuana Mexico the other day. Instead of walking across the border and taking a cab downtown as originally planned, we took the MexiCoach shuttle bus from the border parking lot. Two return tickets were $10 and would prove the best deal of the day. Our little sojourn across the line was fun. We enjoyed a guitar serenade of Cieto Lindo while sipping coffee and … [Read more...]
Chinook: Ode to a GREAT Dog
We got to know Chinook when she moved from Whitehorse to Penticton and ended up living across the street from us with her parents Martin and Jennifer. A cross between a collie and a husky, Chinook had been trained to excellence by her mom, Jennifer - a dog-show, obedience enthusiast. Chinook obeyed all commands given by her owners OR whomever she was with at the time. After spending time … [Read more...]
Stuck in Lake Tahoe
We deserved this. I arranged our arrival into South Lake Tahoe shortly after the "chains required" warnings were lifted and totally lucked out daring the SR207 shortcut (summit at over 7,300 feet). The ascent at 45 mph was easy, but the 35 mph descent into South Lake Tahoe on wet roads and dragging 35' of trailer was just a wee bit challenging, considering it was hard to maintain the speed … [Read more...]
Hike to the Hoover Dam
We were staying at the Lake Mead RV Village in the Lake Mead Recreation Area and did the Historic Railroad hike from the trailhead to the Hoover Dam with Jasper. The trailhead for the hike is located near the Lake Mead Visitors Center on the south side of the parking lot. Round trip mileage to and from the Hoover Dam is 7 miles. The gravel trail hugs the hills on the southern shoreline of … [Read more...]
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