It often crosses my mind how privileged Ed and I are to be some of the very few that get to enjoy living in Arizona Parks, both State and Regional, throughout the winter months. We stay at the following Arizona Parks... … [Read more...]
7822 Miles
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...]
Clamato, Hickory Sticks and Fries with Gravy
Any Canadian who has spent time in the United States will know exactly what I mean by "Clamato, Hickory Sticks and Fries with Gravy". For those who don't or haven't, here goes... All 3 of those items are either sadly lacking and ridiculously expensive or completely absent in the States and to Canadians, that's a sin --- I mean shame. Take Clamato juice for example. It's a drink made of … [Read more...]
Snowbirding 2011: Proposed Routings
Here are our proposed routings south and northbound for this winter. Click here to see the southbound map on Google Maps... and here is the link for the northbound map. View Larger Map View Larger Map … [Read more...]
Snowbirding 2011 Begins
The first 10 days of our trip was hellish, but fun --- in a freakish kind of way. :-) Four days prior to our scheduled November 2nd departure for points south, I came down with a humdinger of a cold and dutifully spent 2 days in bed attempting to ward off a nasty case of bronchitis. Apparently, two days wasn't nearly sufficient rest, as I'm still spewing, hacking and dripping 2 weeks on. That … [Read more...]