Of all the parks we have visited, Claudette and I both agree that this one is the most amazing. We really looked forward to Grand Canyon, and were not disappointed. And Bryce is a Canyon too, but the color palette here is just amazing. Grand Canyon is stunning for its depth and width, but Bryce… Continue reading Bryce Canyon National Park
Category: 2024 winter RV trip – Southern USA
Zion National Park
We had a spectacular drive from the south entrance right up curvy roads and then back out at the east entrance of Zion National Park. The weather wasn’t nice enough for us to do any hikes, but most times it provided dramatic clouds to enhance our pictures. There is a part of the park that… Continue reading Zion National Park
Vegas
We had a Vegas stopover on our way from Death Valley to Zion National Park. Vegas being a major city, we planned to do a restocking trip at Costco on Friday, and despite being in an RV where space and wight are ever present considerations, we still managed to spend several hundred dollars just as… Continue reading Vegas
Death Valley National Park
There is a lot to say about Death Valley, but the four highlights are Hair raising elevation changes and tight hairpin curves driving the RV towards the Park’s west entrance Death Valley holds three important records: Lowest point in Western Hemisphere at minus 282 feet Hottest location on earth (record high temperature at 137°F) Driest… Continue reading Death Valley National Park
Cerro Gordo – a ghost town
As previously mentioned, even for stopovers, we try and schedule a two-night stay. During our no-travel-with the RV day in Lone Pine, Claudette expressed a desire to visit the Cerro Gordo Ghost Town. It turned out to be a stressful experience. Once we got off the paved road, we still had an 8-mile drive ahead… Continue reading Cerro Gordo – a ghost town
Mount Whitney
As another stopover on our way to Death Valley National Park, we booked a campground in Lone Pine CA, not realizing that it was right at the base of Mount Whitney. It happens to be the highest peak in the lower 48 states at an elevation of 14,505 ft. from our campground, we were able… Continue reading Mount Whitney
Orange trees in bloom!
On our last day in Visalia, we saw and smelled orange tree groves in bloom. By the time we drove to our campground in Bakersfield, CA, a stopover on our way to Death Valley National Park, we discovered that the campground actually was named correctly. The entire campground has been developed in an orange grove… Continue reading Orange trees in bloom!
A twofer: Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park
Our home base for these two parks is Visalia CA. During our preparation we had planned on doing one of these parks a day, due to winter road closures. we were stunned and elated when we were told at the entrance gate that the road between the two parks was now opened, and that the… Continue reading A twofer: Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park
Wine Time
This is a summary post. We love good wine, and accordingly, we had planned to do a few wineries in the Napa and Sonoma valleys, as the outermost point in our journey. So here’s a quick summary. While we were camping in Petaluma CA, we did two consecutive days in the California Wine Country On… Continue reading Wine Time
Petaluma, CA
on our fist full day in Petaluma, we had the visit of Sharona, a business acquaintance of Claudette, who she has been talking to on a regular basis for several years. This was their first in-person meeting. The following two days, we visited wineries, and this is covered in a separate post. We extended our… Continue reading Petaluma, CA