San Antonio Botanical Gardens

Today started slow and easy, first we had to pay for an extra days stay, not hard to take, then Wendy and Bob came over and took us to the Botanical Gardens, another really great place to visit in San Antonio. I should've said that the first night we were here we walked the "River Walk" and had diner on the edge of the river walk.
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The Alamo and Sea World

November 28
What a feeling, to stand there where people like Jim Bowie and Davy Crocket stood defending the Alamo against Mexico, what a peice of history, you can't help but be moved, our forefathers fought hard for what we have. Sea World was a testament to what animals can do, for food, we watched Shamu respond to signals and do tricks that where amazing.....ly wet. We watched seals do there thing, the theme was, yup you guessed it, Christmas, lots and lots of Christmas songs and plays, allot of fun.
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San Antonio's Parks

November 27
Today took us to a wild life park that had all kinds of African animals that came to the car to get feed, isn't that what life is about? Well, we went to lunch at a steakhouse that Bob was anxious to show us, great meal, from there we went to the Natural Bridge Caverns, a totally different experience from the Carlsbad Caverns, much of the trip was many low ceilings and steep trails, special sights all over the country.  
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Thanksgiving Day

Wow, what a treat to meet family, Wendy Walker is Anne's niece and she and her boy friend Bob invited us into there house for diner and what a treat we had, a great meal spent with family after 7 weeks on the road.After the meal we visited a Japanese tea garden, again Anne was in her glory.
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Road trip towards San Antonio,TX

November 24

Today we left Carlsbad, kind of a sad time because we really enjoyed the Caverns. Before leaving, we did join Passport America to get "better" deals while on the road. We made a stop at Kerrville, TX, just about 80 miles from San Antonio, easy trip to San Antonio. No photos but I can tell you that we spent the night at a very nice campground.

Sitting Bull Falls

November 23
Today we were going to spend getting the RV ready for the next move and shortly after getting started, we were told  about Sitting Bull Falls about 45 miles away, we went, we saw and there was no water, what's a waterfall without water, right a drop-off, beautiful ride though and we are happy we went.

750ft underground at Carlsbad Caverns

Today was an awesome trip to Carlsbad Cavern and an elevator trip to the underground depths of 750 ft on a self guided tour that was followed by a guided tour of the Cavern's King's Palace, absolutely amazing and we were treated to what it's like to be underground without light as Jim White was when his lantern was extinguished while he was exploring the cavern, wouldn't wanted to have been him, oh, he did make it out but always brought more matches from then on.
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The road to Carlsbad Caverns

November 21
Wow, that was a short stay, we have a commitment to be in San Antonio, TX to be with our niece for Thanksgiving and we also wanted to see Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, a small but needed detour so we took a 550 mile trip in one day to give us time to see the Caverns, we hated to leave the Petrified Forest and Painted desert after only a day, not our usual, but we did it, now at 6:30, we’re in Carlsbad, NM
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Petrified Forest, Day Two

November 20
The Petrified Forest, not what I expected, the are was free of trees but was a thick forest 250million years ago, the trees fell and were buried then impregnated by whatever mineral was around and the result was a rock hard “tree” that was crystallized, really beautiful. The Petrified Forest doesn’t end there though; we saw some hieroglyphics that date back 1000years, what a weird feeling to walk on the same ground as “them”. On the way out of the “forest” we visited the Painted Desert, absolutely amazing, can’t say more, just amazing.
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The Petrified Forest

November 19
We left the Grand Canyon in our “dust” and headed for the Petrified Forest near Holbrook, AZ. A short trip, of about 190 miles which gave us plenty of time to set up then do the laundry, shopping and find out about the area.

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Day two at Grand Canyon

November 18
Today was a trip to the east end of the south rim to vista points all the way to Desert View, approximately 25 miles with maybe 10 vistas. On our last morning in Grand Canyon’s Trailer Village we were treated to 3 elk roaming around the park right up close to RVs and while watching them, people were asking each other where they were from, met a couple from Star Lake, NY about 80 miles from home, small world.
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Day one at Grand Canyon

November 17
Bus trip to Hermit’s Rest in the west end of the Canyon and a nice pause at Mohave vista for a sunset photo op. there are many vistas and the day is not long enough to stop at all of them but how do you decide which to miss, they are all great.
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St. George to Grand Canyon

November 16
Another road trip, this on was from St. George to the Grand Canyon, about 275 miles and we got to Grand Canyon Village at 4:30 after a single stop at the Canyon’s rim, we needed to get set up but after seeing that one overlook, we signed up for an extra day, tomorrow we visit the Grand Canyon…
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The Temple of Sinawava

November 15
Today we did go for a hike from the Temple of Sinawava, awesome, great hike, not too taxing and really great sights and Anne got her hand in the river.

Zion day Two

November 14
Today started with a trip to Zion but the cloud cover and rain turned us to Kolob Canyon, you don’t want to miss Kolob Canyon, so far we’ve done car trips but we still had a great chance to see a lot, go through tunnels and made a lot of stops and maxed out the camera chip.
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Zion day One

November 13
Met with Annette and went to Zion, everyone needs to experience Zion, you don’t go see Zion, you go into Zion, just amazing, Annette had never gone to Zion and is now planning a lot of summer days in the Park.
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Trip to Las Vegas

November 11
Started the day with a trip to Las Vegas, “the strip” had a lot of construction going on so we didn’t find a parking spot that was anywhere near the casinos, maybe be a good thing, we saw a lot of people coming from one end of the strip so we figured that they had found a parking spot, we went that way and everything was full so we returned to the park and did the washing, all work no play.
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Yuma mining town

November 8
Sunday was spent on a walk in an old mine in California, hot weather but again very interesting, we saw thee cyanide tanks where the “dirt” was processed and, yup, a ride to Barney’s where we got more 44oz sodas, these guys know how to live, from there we finished the day with a square dance dancing to a caller we first met in Hungry Horse, more great people, we will have to go back on the road next year because of these people.
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A day with our road trip friends

November 7                           
Saturday’s road trip took Bernice, Hoyt, Anne and I to a different RV supply store where we found the controller we needed then went for more grocery shopping, no, we don’t always eat, remember I talked about the dancing, shuffleboard and we also played a game of 101 pool, went to a State Prison turned public park and Anne went to water aerobics
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Yuma Square Dancing

November 6
Friday started out with a run to the RV parts store to find a pump controller, no luck there but we went and did some shopping at Fry’s, a food store and put the controller on hold for now, not a vital piece of equipment. The campground put on a hamburger and hot dog feed, right up my alley, the evening turned into a square dance, if Anita and Ron Anderson have their way, we will be square dancers, really allot of fun.

A day of retirement

Anne and I got together with 4 other couples and played shuffleboard, Anne and I didn't hold our own, we barely scored in all the games, oh well, back on the road....  These guys sure know what retirement is about, we get up do a little something, go to get a 44oz drink, then relax, then go see some local sights then go get a 44oz drink then go home, I don't know if I can keep up to this.

Lazy Day

November 4
Today was truly a laid back day, we had the RVs oil changed  and did a little shopping and spent the rest of the day with 2 couples that we met "on the trail" in Hungry Horse, you don't have to like camping to have an enjoyable time out on the road not to mention the sights, a real fun trip.

Yuma and Mexico

November 3

Today was a pretty full day, we had the RV washed, Anne got her flue shot, we took a trip to Mexico were Anne was in her glory, she was able to do some "Christmas" shopping and got her hair trimmed. While in Mexico we watched a local guy paint a desert scene on a rectangular green bottle using newspaper for a brush.

Going to Yuma Prison

November 2

The day started with Anne taking a water aerobics followed by a line dance lesson and I worked on the RV checking some electrical connections and covering the tires to keep them out of the sun. Our thermometer saw 101 degrees but the air was dry so it was not too hard to take. We were taking to the Arizona State Penitentiary State Park by Ron and Anita, friends we met in Hungry Horse.

Yuma Day 1

November 1


We toured around a bit and ended at a square dance that was called by the same person that called in Hungry Horse, he and his wife were very surprised to see us, lot’s of fun, the night ended at the Dairy Queen

On the road to Yuma

October 31

We left Newberg Springs, on route 66, to o to Yuma, Arizona, a long rough ride, 314 miles later and we turned into Cactus Park in Yuma none the worse for wear

Route 66 and Calico

October 30


Today we drove down route 66, what a hoot, and then we went to Calico, California, an old ghost town that had a lot of silver mining activities in the 1880s. While in Calico we rode an old narrow gauge railroad and went into two of the original Calico homes and peeked into the entrances to some of the mines.
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Going to Barstow

October 29

Today was a road trip through Yosemite’s west gate and out the south gate, the first option was to go over Tioga Pass but at an elevation of 11,000 feet and 32 degrees at the 5000ft, it’s was a sure bet that the pass was closed so we opted for a sure thing and went to the south gate, we had a great trip and ended just east of Barstow, Ca.

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