We are now back home, so its time for me to update the statistics that I published mid-trip. The big picture is 149 nights away, 55 different places where we camped, and 14,000 miles driven The following statistics are for the entire trip We had left home on January 2nd, and were back on May… Continue reading Nerd talk – final trip stats
Category: 2024 winter RV trip – Southern USA
Claudette’s birthday – on the road
We celebrated one day in advance, since the 21st was a driving day The theme was eating and drinking. We did three things: 1- visited a non-Starbucks coffee shop (company punishment for the fact that their “free birthday drink” is now redeemable only on the exact day) 2- visited a local craft cidery 3- had… Continue reading Claudette’s birthday – on the road
Touristy activities
We don’t do “tourist trap” activities very often, but while in Paxico, KS we did just that. We visited the Oz Museum, in Wamego KS, filled with memorabilia about the Wizard of Oz original movies, and then the Evil Knievel museum, in Topeka, KS, which had all one might ever want to know about the… Continue reading Touristy activities
Routine maintenance and emergency repairs
Part of owning a “big rig” is routine maintenance to avoid problems on the road, and one task is to regularly check tire inflation (particularly when there are significant elevation changes). One morning, as Claudette is doing this, she noticed rapid wear on the tires, and cut steel belt sticking out from the rubber –… Continue reading Routine maintenance and emergency repairs
Breckenridge, CO – double knockout
Our daughter Stephanie lives in Breckenridge, Colorado, so part of the plan involved spending a couple of weekends with her and her family, for a total of 13 nights. We found a reasonably priced RV park right on the edge of Breckenridge to park the RV (Reasonably priced only because this is what the local… Continue reading Breckenridge, CO – double knockout
Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
Bernard had been at Glenwood Hot Springs Pool previously with his daughters, and had promised Claudette that she had to experience it. Since Bernard’s laryngectomy, pools are a big no-no, but since the pool at Glenwood Hot Springs is very large and the edge is only at a 4ft depth, Bernard was able to enjoy it… Continue reading Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde was a pleasant surprise. In our final planning phase, we found at that we were a bit early – still the tail end of winter at 7000 ft elevation… so the three “Cliff Dwelling” tours season only starts on May 6th. We were resigned that we might not see much. But much to… Continue reading Mesa Verde National Park
Canyonlands National Park
More Canyons… Canyonlands is really 3 parks in one due to the land masses being separated by two rivers that merge inside the park boundaries, the Green river and the Colorado River. We visited the “Island in the sky” section, which is the most developed part of the park. The Needles section consists mostly of… Continue reading Canyonlands National Park
Arches National Park
Unlike Capitol Reef, which is a small park, this one is a big and popular one. Not only is there an entrance gate as expected, but you also need a “timed entry vehicle pass” to even get as far as the visitor center. This was a miss in my planning, as this is National Park… Continue reading Arches National Park
Capital Reef National Park
The name seemed weird, because this is an inland National Park, but it makes the point that this was an ocean bed in prehistoric times. This is a park that’s easily done in one day. It has a nice scenic drive, and the scenery on this one is a bit like being in a one-sided… Continue reading Capital Reef National Park