We traveled 4,065 miles southbound and 3,757 miles northbound for a total of 7,822 miles last winter. Our main stops are shown in the list below. I've linked to posts that I wrote enroute and there will likely be a few more coming as I 'digest' all that we saw and did on the trip. Penticton, B.C., Canada Spokane, Washington Missoula, Montana (pictures) Billings, Montana … [Read more...]
Mustang Island
After reading that you could drive and camp on the beach at Mustang Island State Park on the Gulf Coast of Texas, I knew we had to stop and stay there. Hmmm.... Camping on the beach is fine for tents and small vans, but probably not recommended for bigger rigs, unless you don't mind calling out the AAA to get you unstuck from the sand. The regular campground is a parking lot and a very … [Read more...]
Hard Driving
Today's drive was difficult to say the least. We left Lafayette, Louisiana enroute Houston, Texas with 3 hours and 20 minutes ahead of us. Ed and I usually split the driving - although I normally do all city, night-time, parking and back-ups. :-) Ed took the first leg which was relatively benign. Highway 10 all the way in cloudy weather. As we approached the Texas state line, we were … [Read more...]
Beautiful East Texas
Afer the never-ending flat dryness of the Texas Panhandle, Ed and I had our spirits lifted as we traveled farther east into Texas. The trees get bigger. Oh wait, first of all, there ARE trees. Then, as you travel east, they get taller. On arriving at Tyler State Park, we both had the same reaction - the place felt like home, i.e. as in southern Ontario 'home' where we both grew … [Read more...]
Barely Beat Winter Storm Brutus
So, the objective was to cross the Rockies southbound before a big winter snow storm hit --- and in that, we succeeded. But we dogged it through Montana and Wyoming, taking 2 night stops in Missoula, Billings and Cheyenne in order to spend a day touring each of those cities. Likewise, we wanted to spend some time in Denver. That's where the problem started. We booked 2 nights in a … [Read more...]
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