Still Exploring While we have become fairly familiar with the Florence area, having two weeks here allows more time to explore this region. While at Florence we wanted to see the Coos Bay area, which we did on day 9 (below) and really had a great time. In addition to the activities below, we spent … Continue reading "Florence, OR – Week 2"

The Drive It is a long drive from Boise, ID to Florence, OR.  Google maps shows almost 9 hours, however pulling a trailer adds a considerable amount of time to the drive. The area between Boise and Bed, OR is rather desolate nad not much to see in that area.  Fortunately Liz had found a … Continue reading "Florence, Oregon"

The Drive The drive from Wilson, WY to Boise started out with going over Teton Pass again.  Using lower gears helped with the brake overheating, but it was still a bit of anxiety going down that pass with the load behind us. Highway 31 was similar to the roads we encountered on the drive to … Continue reading "Boise"

The Drive Highway 32 from Ashton, ID to Tetonia, ID is a terrible road for pulling a trailer.  The highway is a very winding road with extremely narrow lanes.  There is no shoulder at all and the read surface is very uneven, creating unpredictable behavior from the trailer.  It was a pretty tense section of … Continue reading "Jackson Hole and The Tetons"

What We Have Learned After a full week visiting Yellowstone we have found that the masses are a hurdle we need to deal with.  As mentioned earlier we know that it is easy to try to see too much in one day.  Our visit today (Day 8) confirmed what we have been thinking for a … Continue reading "Yellowstone Week 2"

Yellowstone RV Park at Mack’s Inn The RV Park we booked is about a half hour from Yellowstone National Park.  The only rv park in Yellowstone is at Fishing Bridge and is closed for repairs this season.  We will be staying at Yellowstone RV Park at Mack’s Inn for two weeks. We were greeted by … Continue reading "Yellowstone"

August Has Been An Interesting Month! Preparing for our first extended travel (2 months) has been a bit more involved than we were prepared for. of course, many of the things we dealt with preparing for this trip are now in place for future travels and hopefully things will be somewhat smoother next time around. … Continue reading "August – A Month of Preparation"

Our First Journal Entry Our journal posts are by campground / RV park. As stated earlier, posts are essentially a journal of our  experiences while traveling with our travel trailer. The journal is essentially a record for us to refer back to when when considering destinations. The Campground This is our first Thousand Trails experience. … Continue reading "Mt Vernon Campground – Bow, Washington"

It’s Official! Liz has joined me in retirement status effective July 1, 2020.  We have been busy this spring and early summer preparing to begin our trailer adventures.  We knew we were going to want a different RV to make things more comfortable for extended adventures.  What we discovered is that the search for a … Continue reading "We Have Officially Reached Our Destination – RETIREMENT!"