This is the first winter that we will skip showshoeing in Canada in favor of snowbirding --- wearing shorts in the warmer southern U.S.. Below is a list of blog posts to date from our first winter away. Stuck in Lake Tahoe Hike to the Hoover Dam Golden Canyon Hike in Death Valley Fun with Mike and Shirley Jasper vs. the Cactus Catalina State Park: A GREAT Place to Feel Bad Ed … [Read more...]
2 Weeks in Las Vegas
With the Affiliate Summit conference starting on January 9th In Las Vegas, we decided to arrive there early to celebrate New Year's Eve, see some shows and get in some fine dining. Wow! What an excellent plan that turned out to be! What follows are some of the highlights of our stay in Vegas. Circus Circus KOA - If you're RVing and want to stay on the Strip in Vegas, the KOA is your only … [Read more...]
The Rockpile at Fort Irwin
Drive to the middle of nowhere and you'll find Fort Irwin, where the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines send their troops to train for desert warfare. Near the entrance to the training center, you'll come across a pile of painted boulders on the right-hand side of the road known as "The Rockpile". The Rockpile started years ago when one of the squadrons visiting Ft. Irwin climbed to the top of … [Read more...]
Calico Ghost Town
Although the signs repeatedly stressed "authentic" and "real", I'm quite sure they didn't have plastic/aliminum tinsel Christmas decorations or icicle lights at the Calico mining town back in 1881, let alone ATM's. What can I say, but for those who enjoy touring historic towns, Calico Ghost Town was a bit of a bust. Granted, we got in at the $10.00 per car holiday rate (as opposed to the … [Read more...]
A Few Hours in San Luis Obispo
Not sure why or when the Mission in San Luis Obispo hit my bucket list, (a movie perhaps?) but it did and now I get to scratch it off. We spent a few hours on the morning of December 26th, 2010 visiting the Mission Church, its Museum and walking around the Plaza. The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa was the fifth California mission founded by Father Junipero Serra, Sept. 1, 1772 and the … [Read more...]
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