Forty-five miles east of the 5 Fwy in Washington lies Mt. St Helens National Park. This is the famous (not so much anymore) volcano that erupted in 1980 after many years of being dormant. I was 17 at the time it erupted and remember the news broadcasting it live and the stories they were telling …
We crossed over a huge bridge from Astoria into Washington and headed north. Our next stop is to explore Olympic National Park from both the south end and the north end. We broke this park up into two separate stops because of the size of the park. It covers a huge amount of land and …
Astoria is a small town located on the Columbia River where it ends into the Pacific Ocean. I have heard of Astoria for my entire life and had built up a picture of it in my mind. Most of my thoughts have been driven by the movie “The Goonies” and “Kindergarten Cop”, both of which …
Seal Rock Oregon is located just south of the bigger town of Newport Oregon. It is a tiny, I mean tiny little town located just off the 101. We stayed at “Seal Rock RV Cove” (https://www.sealrocksrv.com) and we were lucky enough to have a premium front row view overlooking the 101 highway and Seal Rock …
I did not know what to expect in Coos Bay, I had heard the name many times over the years but never really thought to do any research or investigate the history of this town. I constantly have the same vision stuck in my head for all these Oregon beach cities and that is of …
This is a small town on the Oregon coast where the Rouge River empties into the Pacific Ocean. We had quite the journey down from Grants Pass as we were told the RV was too big to travel the road south. We spoke with some people who stated they had just driven the road and …
Rouge River – Grants Pass OR: We left Bend and headed south towards our next stop, Rouge River – Grants Pass. We decided to take the route over Diamond Lake and down into the valley, so we turned the RV southwest and away we went. The scenery along this drive was quite diverse, mountains, valleys, …
Page, AZ We decided to take the back roads to Page when we left Monument Valley because a number of years ago, I saw a show on TV where Cliff from Cheers (John Ratzenberger) had a show where he traveled to places all across the United States and visited companies who made things. His show …
Monument Valley, AZ We entered the valley from Colorado via Highway 160 (or 491) and we gassed up at the UTE Mesa Casino (where my sister Marion used to work) before beginning our trip to Monument Valley. They have a great travel center and a big rig station so you can fill up before heading …
Mancos Colorado Just East of Mancos Colorado off Hwy 160 you will see a sign for “Echo Basin RV Park” (www.echobasin.com). We picked this park as our next camp spot because it looked like it was in the trees. We have been in the desert for a month now and thought a change of scenery …
