10-Dec-10
I must apologize for my lack of posting Dear Reader! Things have been a bit busy. When we last talked we were in Nevada. Since then we have put on a few miles and had some amazing *coff* adventures!
We made plans to meet up with Alice and Robbie in Quartzsite and then head off to a couple of new spots. While we were traveling I noticed a lot of smoke from one tire. We stopped and Gary noticed that one brake was overheating big time! We took it easy and limped to Q. Once there Gary proceeded to check all the brakes, well, turned out they were leaking grease and not working at all. Then one that was overheating was the only one working! So after a few phone calls we made arrangements to get them fixed. That all went seemingly smooth, Keystone picked up the tab and so off we headed for Franklin Roosevelt Lake in Tonto National Forest, kinda notheastish of Phoenix. We spent a week there with Alice & Robbie and another friend Steve. Needless to say a good time was had by all!
We were invited to Silver City, NM to spend Thanksgiving with Bill & Mary, Alice’s sister and hubby. On the road there I was in my usual follow the Montana down the hiway position, when all of a sudden one tire FLEW off the trailer! Bits of trailer siding soon followed!! Not sure exactly but somehow the one tire that had the hot brake broke off some of the bolts and took a side trip! So in a little town called Safford, AZ I went in search of a new hub. The trailer damage was mainly cosmetic, thank god! After trying a few places, a nice kid at NAPA tried a small horse trailer fab shop. To my surprize they had exactly what we needed! I went and picked up Gary and off we went to get the new hub. We had a couple of nice people stop and see if we needed help but thanks to Alice and Robbie we had made some calls and were set. After a couple hours getting the new hub on and finding food and fuel, we decided that Silver City was only a couple hours from us… so off we went… in the dark… to somewhere new… like we swore we wouldn’t do… again. So finding SC wasn’t too bad but finding the park was a little more tricky! We managed to finally find it, and what a find, a cute little park, reasonable rated and away from trains and freeways even! So, while we were there Somebody spent a lot of time tearing apart the brakes and see just exactly wtf happened. Over greasing coupled with bad seals seems to be the ultimate culprit. I feel safe now that he has torn it apart and fixed it for now…
So we had a wonderful time in New Mexico, but we needed to leave… it snowed! Not much mind you, but enough to scare us away lol! We will definitely go back, we need to see more of the area.
So off we went westward! We both have wanted to see Tombstone, so we headed out. We ended up near Sierra Vista, AZ. It’s a fairly central spot for most everything we want to see. We are at a park just outside Huachuca City. Quiet and reasonable rates. Our stay here has become more extended than intended. After some talks with the Keystone factory, our contact there wants the axels replaced asap! When we inquired as to where the nearest repair facility might be, she asked how close to R.V. City we are. Well, it’s about 300 yards in front of us lol. So we have been talking to them and are getting new axels and springs, as well as a fridge recall fix, and most likely the siding fixed on the rig too! It’s nice to meet a decent repair facility that actually seems to have a clue! I wish I had more exciting news and adventures to share, but seeing as we have been fairly sidetracked by getting the 5er repaired.
The end is in sight now lol hopefully I will have something more fun to share with you before too long Dear Reader and I thank you for reading on with us! Until next time, love you and miss you as always!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Fade to Beige..
10-Nov-10
Hey there Dear Reader! Hope all is good where ever you are! Things are good here. We managed to get out of the cold and into the beige. We left Montana and headed south after 2 days in Dillon. We made another long haul to Fillmore, Utah… I know I have issues with that state but after another 6+ hr drive I figgered I should get over things. I found out that you just need to be in Utah during the right hours and they do have rum there after all!! LOL and you have to try really hard to buy it all if your in the right town :) So we spent a couple of wind down days there deciding where to next. We did say we wanted to boondock as much as possible this year but we also wanted to find somewhere new. We exhausted many routes and then decided on a state park called Red Hills outside St. George, UT… well… we aren’t there… we drove to where the directions said but hmm no exit. So we pulled into to town and got fuel. While there I decided to ask the nice young lady at the counter where it might be, she gave some vague directions that may have taken us there… but she admitted she want really an outdoorsy sort, so she might be wrong! LOL So, while I was talking to her Gary claimed he found it on his nav-bitch. Well when we got to where she wanted us to turn, hmm, not sure if the jeep would have fit thru the underpass let alone the 5er! So we scrapped that idea and decided to just go back to Valley of Fire and figger out where to go from there. I was trying to explain the Overton, NV area near Valley but “Somebody” didn’t recall anything about any BLM land there… or should I say here, where we are sitting now! As we were leaving the little town of Overton, stocked and ready to go nowhere in particular, my radio came to life with this voice saying “ O hey lookit all the rigs parked there! Must be BLM!!! Wanna just stop here?” So with a heavy sigh I agreed. Seems some people need to see things to remember they told you it would be a good idea hehe.
So here we sit.. Til our next adventure!!! And now Dear Reader you are all up to date! Loving and missing you as always!
Hey there Dear Reader! Hope all is good where ever you are! Things are good here. We managed to get out of the cold and into the beige. We left Montana and headed south after 2 days in Dillon. We made another long haul to Fillmore, Utah… I know I have issues with that state but after another 6+ hr drive I figgered I should get over things. I found out that you just need to be in Utah during the right hours and they do have rum there after all!! LOL and you have to try really hard to buy it all if your in the right town :) So we spent a couple of wind down days there deciding where to next. We did say we wanted to boondock as much as possible this year but we also wanted to find somewhere new. We exhausted many routes and then decided on a state park called Red Hills outside St. George, UT… well… we aren’t there… we drove to where the directions said but hmm no exit. So we pulled into to town and got fuel. While there I decided to ask the nice young lady at the counter where it might be, she gave some vague directions that may have taken us there… but she admitted she want really an outdoorsy sort, so she might be wrong! LOL So, while I was talking to her Gary claimed he found it on his nav-bitch. Well when we got to where she wanted us to turn, hmm, not sure if the jeep would have fit thru the underpass let alone the 5er! So we scrapped that idea and decided to just go back to Valley of Fire and figger out where to go from there. I was trying to explain the Overton, NV area near Valley but “Somebody” didn’t recall anything about any BLM land there… or should I say here, where we are sitting now! As we were leaving the little town of Overton, stocked and ready to go nowhere in particular, my radio came to life with this voice saying “ O hey lookit all the rigs parked there! Must be BLM!!! Wanna just stop here?” So with a heavy sigh I agreed. Seems some people need to see things to remember they told you it would be a good idea hehe.
So here we sit.. Til our next adventure!!! And now Dear Reader you are all up to date! Loving and missing you as always!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Crossed Over
2-Nov-10
Greetings Dear Reader from Dillon, MT.!! So I guess it is officially vacation time! LOL I know some of you may kill me for that comment, but I welcome your arrival! The more the merrier I say!
Since we last spoke some changes came about. We aren't headed to Oregon as we were expecting. Turns out they couldn’t get us in until the end of January! Well that just wasn't a viable option for us. Gary talked with a person from Keystone and explained all that was going on with the rig and told her we would get back to her with a more reasonable date for us to come in. He took some time and went over where the issues were, did some measuring and with his expertise and wisdom realized its not as critical as we thought. It does need to be repaired but we aren’t going to blow apart or anything! So we hit the road from Kelowna to Creston for a couple days.
We wanted to spend some time here to look at some lots that were for sale there. After driving on the Crowsnest hiway though...*NOTE TO HIWAY BUILDER GUYS!!! 2 words GUARD RAILS!!!!* OMFG the road was fun *puke*. some snowy, icy and foggy patches added to the glorious unprotected curves that tumble hundreds of feet to the snowy trees... I was so happy when we dropped down to some normal levels with normal plunges of a few feet IF you managed to hop the GUARD RAILS. So ya, not sure if that’s a road we want to drive every year! So we will continue to look at lots maybe Saskatchewan isn’t so bad after all! LOL at least they have good fishing *wink*
After spending a couple days in Creston we decided to hit the road and cross the border. Our grand intentions were to get up early for the long haul to Dillon, MT. Well, hehe, I guess you know us right Dear Reader? We managed to get to the border just after 10 pst. Which meant out 7 ½ hr drive wouldn’t get us here til about 8pm mst!! The border crossing was quick, I was first in line and Gary was first in the oversized lane. Lol there was only 1 other person at the border. After they peeked in the fridge and told me my pomegranates were acceptable we were on our way. Beautiful drive but loooong. And soon it was later than we wanted it to be. So much for our rule of never driving at night again! At least we know this route and knew where the park we wanted is. I think that made it easier to manage. So we found ourselves back at Southside RV park! We decided rather than try to another long day we are spending 2 nights here and will (I swear) get up early for our haul to Fillmore, Utah. I plan on buying my rum here in Dillon since I do not trust Utah to have any!!
We also finally signed up for Skype, our name is judyandgarym so look for us there! Easier there than anywhere as we are only taking texts on the phones while we are down here. Barring any tragedy with you Dear Reader, our phones are off.. Emails, texts, facebook notes are the best way to get in touch!!
And now your as up to date as I am Dear Reader! Loving and missing you as always!
Greetings Dear Reader from Dillon, MT.!! So I guess it is officially vacation time! LOL I know some of you may kill me for that comment, but I welcome your arrival! The more the merrier I say!
Since we last spoke some changes came about. We aren't headed to Oregon as we were expecting. Turns out they couldn’t get us in until the end of January! Well that just wasn't a viable option for us. Gary talked with a person from Keystone and explained all that was going on with the rig and told her we would get back to her with a more reasonable date for us to come in. He took some time and went over where the issues were, did some measuring and with his expertise and wisdom realized its not as critical as we thought. It does need to be repaired but we aren’t going to blow apart or anything! So we hit the road from Kelowna to Creston for a couple days.
We wanted to spend some time here to look at some lots that were for sale there. After driving on the Crowsnest hiway though...*NOTE TO HIWAY BUILDER GUYS!!! 2 words GUARD RAILS!!!!* OMFG the road was fun *puke*. some snowy, icy and foggy patches added to the glorious unprotected curves that tumble hundreds of feet to the snowy trees... I was so happy when we dropped down to some normal levels with normal plunges of a few feet IF you managed to hop the GUARD RAILS. So ya, not sure if that’s a road we want to drive every year! So we will continue to look at lots maybe Saskatchewan isn’t so bad after all! LOL at least they have good fishing *wink*
After spending a couple days in Creston we decided to hit the road and cross the border. Our grand intentions were to get up early for the long haul to Dillon, MT. Well, hehe, I guess you know us right Dear Reader? We managed to get to the border just after 10 pst. Which meant out 7 ½ hr drive wouldn’t get us here til about 8pm mst!! The border crossing was quick, I was first in line and Gary was first in the oversized lane. Lol there was only 1 other person at the border. After they peeked in the fridge and told me my pomegranates were acceptable we were on our way. Beautiful drive but loooong. And soon it was later than we wanted it to be. So much for our rule of never driving at night again! At least we know this route and knew where the park we wanted is. I think that made it easier to manage. So we found ourselves back at Southside RV park! We decided rather than try to another long day we are spending 2 nights here and will (I swear) get up early for our haul to Fillmore, Utah. I plan on buying my rum here in Dillon since I do not trust Utah to have any!!
We also finally signed up for Skype, our name is judyandgarym so look for us there! Easier there than anywhere as we are only taking texts on the phones while we are down here. Barring any tragedy with you Dear Reader, our phones are off.. Emails, texts, facebook notes are the best way to get in touch!!
And now your as up to date as I am Dear Reader! Loving and missing you as always!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Travels and warranty issues -.-
20-Oct-10
So, how have you been Dear Reader? Things have been interesting to say the least for us!
We left Longriders on the 2nd of October after Gary actually put in about 3 weeks of work (LOL almost killed him!) and moved out to some friends for the weekend. we managed to get in some good old bonfire partying in our old neighbourhood. Was great to see Kelly & Trevor and Nora & Duane haven't changed!!! Thanks guys for an awesome weekend!
From there we began our slow haul to Kelowna. No major rush as we didn't need to be here til the 18th to get some warranty work done on the 5er. We spent a night at Obed Lake as we didn't get out of town as quickly as intended. Made our way to Golden, B.C. for a couple nights and poked around town there a bit. After that we headed to Vernon for a few days. I had hoped to get in touch with my Uncle Dan when we were there but we got a bit tied up in ourselves and our colds, the next thing we knew it was time to move to Kelowna... There's still time...
Arrived here, on the 16th, which gave us a chance to check in at the dealer and see exactly where it was from the park. Ahh the park. Its a little, 10 site place on a hill overlooking fields. I guess we are in the city of Kelowna but it is farm area still. Scenic View RV Park is the name. Great little find. Reasonable rates and great hosts/owners, Graeme and Jane-Marie James.
So next we come to the dealer and warranty work on the trailer (insert eerie horror movie music now). We had a couple of little things that needed attention and one big deal. Gary noticed that the wall separating the closet from the drawer area had cracked and then noticed that there was alot of movement in the pin area when we were hooked up. We had sent pictures ahead of time so that the dealer was prepared to deal with what we thought was a fairly major issue. Needless to say on our arrival we got the comforting words that it should all be done by 4:30... They started on the inside then had to wait for Keystone to give approval for a closer look as the problem didn't seem to be just in the closet. Not like Gary hadn't said it was prolly to do with all the movement from the hitch! Well... it wasn't done at 4:30 and was in no shape to go back to the park til they could talk to Keystones techs and see what was the next step. So we got to spend the night in the dealer yard... gated and locked in! Felt weird to not be able to take off for supper at a reasonable time. So, the next day they spoke to Keystone techs who were unwilling to walk them through the fix over the phone. This left us wondering wtf? Keystone now wants us to drive the unit to Pendleton, OR., not really the route we wanted to take but doable. They will do all the repairs and whatever else needs to be done as nothing other than a small crack in the shower wall got fixed at the dealer. Our only issue is that someone needs to gives us IN WRITING that the rig is safe to haul and they take responsibility for us arriving safely there with the unit still attached to the truck! Not much to ask I'm thinking. If they want us to haul it there then they must think its safe! So the ball is in there court now and we are just waiting to hear from them now to see if this is acceptable...As Gary says, news at 6...followed by drinkies at 6:01...
And so I leave you once again Dear Reader. I will update as we get updated and hopefully get to add in that we did get to some winerys and didn't waste all our time here! Loving and missing you as usual!!
So, how have you been Dear Reader? Things have been interesting to say the least for us!
We left Longriders on the 2nd of October after Gary actually put in about 3 weeks of work (LOL almost killed him!) and moved out to some friends for the weekend. we managed to get in some good old bonfire partying in our old neighbourhood. Was great to see Kelly & Trevor and Nora & Duane haven't changed!!! Thanks guys for an awesome weekend!
From there we began our slow haul to Kelowna. No major rush as we didn't need to be here til the 18th to get some warranty work done on the 5er. We spent a night at Obed Lake as we didn't get out of town as quickly as intended. Made our way to Golden, B.C. for a couple nights and poked around town there a bit. After that we headed to Vernon for a few days. I had hoped to get in touch with my Uncle Dan when we were there but we got a bit tied up in ourselves and our colds, the next thing we knew it was time to move to Kelowna... There's still time...
Arrived here, on the 16th, which gave us a chance to check in at the dealer and see exactly where it was from the park. Ahh the park. Its a little, 10 site place on a hill overlooking fields. I guess we are in the city of Kelowna but it is farm area still. Scenic View RV Park is the name. Great little find. Reasonable rates and great hosts/owners, Graeme and Jane-Marie James.
So next we come to the dealer and warranty work on the trailer (insert eerie horror movie music now). We had a couple of little things that needed attention and one big deal. Gary noticed that the wall separating the closet from the drawer area had cracked and then noticed that there was alot of movement in the pin area when we were hooked up. We had sent pictures ahead of time so that the dealer was prepared to deal with what we thought was a fairly major issue. Needless to say on our arrival we got the comforting words that it should all be done by 4:30... They started on the inside then had to wait for Keystone to give approval for a closer look as the problem didn't seem to be just in the closet. Not like Gary hadn't said it was prolly to do with all the movement from the hitch! Well... it wasn't done at 4:30 and was in no shape to go back to the park til they could talk to Keystones techs and see what was the next step. So we got to spend the night in the dealer yard... gated and locked in! Felt weird to not be able to take off for supper at a reasonable time. So, the next day they spoke to Keystone techs who were unwilling to walk them through the fix over the phone. This left us wondering wtf? Keystone now wants us to drive the unit to Pendleton, OR., not really the route we wanted to take but doable. They will do all the repairs and whatever else needs to be done as nothing other than a small crack in the shower wall got fixed at the dealer. Our only issue is that someone needs to gives us IN WRITING that the rig is safe to haul and they take responsibility for us arriving safely there with the unit still attached to the truck! Not much to ask I'm thinking. If they want us to haul it there then they must think its safe! So the ball is in there court now and we are just waiting to hear from them now to see if this is acceptable...As Gary says, news at 6...followed by drinkies at 6:01...
And so I leave you once again Dear Reader. I will update as we get updated and hopefully get to add in that we did get to some winerys and didn't waste all our time here! Loving and missing you as usual!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
home-ish
06-Sept-10
Hello again Dear Reader! I hope you have all been good since we last talked. Things have somewhat slowed down for us. We spent a couple of relaxing weeks parked at Prairie Creek and did a whole lot of nothing. Gary went fishing a few times when the weather was accommodating... We did get alot of rainy days, but oh well! We caught up on our movie watching and some odds and end sorting out stuff.
On the 31st we moved to Longriders RV park, outside Gibbons. Nice place, close to everything we need. This is where we actually started this whole little adventure. Ahh the old stomping grounds haven’t changed much. I touched base with some old friends and it turns out that Gary will be going to work for a couple of weeks. I’m sure it will be as odd for him as it will be for me! After spending most of the last year together my days will be weird.
We are planning our trip south for the winter already. Hard to believe that a year has almost passed! I’m excited to see all our new friends south of the border!! We will be cruising through B.C. on our way down then...um... ya... our plans are vague at best. So far we know we want to stop in Needles, CA... Quartzsite in January... maybe Joshua Tree National Park... Ok so we aren’t the best planners lol but we do know it will be fun!!
So I guess once we know more of what will be doing and where we will be, I’ll let you know! Until then... love you, miss you and see you soon!
Hello again Dear Reader! I hope you have all been good since we last talked. Things have somewhat slowed down for us. We spent a couple of relaxing weeks parked at Prairie Creek and did a whole lot of nothing. Gary went fishing a few times when the weather was accommodating... We did get alot of rainy days, but oh well! We caught up on our movie watching and some odds and end sorting out stuff.
On the 31st we moved to Longriders RV park, outside Gibbons. Nice place, close to everything we need. This is where we actually started this whole little adventure. Ahh the old stomping grounds haven’t changed much. I touched base with some old friends and it turns out that Gary will be going to work for a couple of weeks. I’m sure it will be as odd for him as it will be for me! After spending most of the last year together my days will be weird.
We are planning our trip south for the winter already. Hard to believe that a year has almost passed! I’m excited to see all our new friends south of the border!! We will be cruising through B.C. on our way down then...um... ya... our plans are vague at best. So far we know we want to stop in Needles, CA... Quartzsite in January... maybe Joshua Tree National Park... Ok so we aren’t the best planners lol but we do know it will be fun!!
So I guess once we know more of what will be doing and where we will be, I’ll let you know! Until then... love you, miss you and see you soon!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
A little piece of heaven!
19-Aug-10
Well, I guess crappy internet inspires me to update a bit more!! LOL But please Dear Reader, don’t get to used to it :) We have parked at a spot right on Prairie Creek, outside of Rocky Mountain House. We spent a week at Peppers Lake and then moved on to Prairie Creek campground. While we were out scouting fishing holes we came across this cutline that runs right up to the creek. Needless to say, we only spent a couple nights at the campground and moved here. The creek runs about 20 yards from the trailer... ahh heaven!! So, I hope the fishing here is better than the internet! But at least I can get this posted and you can see where we are at for now and maybe if anyone is out adventuring you’ll know where to find us!
So, again I bid you good morning, good afternoon or good night! Still missing you Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! *hugs*
14-Aug-10
Hello again Dear Reader. Well, I am typing this up at Peppers Lake, another little trout lake off the forestry trunk road. We decided to leave Big Horn Dam on Sunday the 8th. With no decent fishing near enough ‘somebody’ was getting bored lol.
On the 7th the family of Jeremy Der, the young man that drowned there, finally got the closure they needed. The search team found his body midday and the family was busy packing up on Sunday. I’m sure it must have been a huge relief to be able to close that chapter and move on. A huge congrats from us to the search and rescue peeps from CASDDA http://www.casdda.com/ An amazing group of volunteers that were the ones who finally made the find.
So, off we trundled to this little nook of the land. The lake itself seems quite nice. I haven’t gotten down to throw my hook at it yet. Gary has been down as much as he can, weather permitting of course. I think Mother Nature has it in for him hehe. We have had more rain this last week than we have in ages!! The campground here is nice, unfortunately we can’t fit in it! We are parked in the overflow area which is also the horse staging site. Not a problem! It’s a huge meadow nestled amongst the trees with a creek about 100 meters ‘over there’. I’ve toured all the old quad and horse trails a few times but have to be a bit more cautious now. Two days ago we had a huge grizzly come visit the area. We watched him strolling around pawing at the ground and generally looking HUGE! He didn’t come right to the site but was close enough that we tried to shoo him away with the air horn. He didn’t care what we wanted or did, he just sauntered around then moseyed off. Jack was happy that he showed up as he now gets to sleep inside for a bit. Sadly in the excitement of seeing this rare beast we totally forgot to get pictures (I know, you’re thinking I prolly wouldn’t post them anyway lol). we’ve also been graced by deer most mornings as well. It’s so quiet here that I swear you can hear them breathe!
So, since we aren’t near the lake again, we have been looking at moving on sometime soon. Hopefully with internet service so I can post this for you. For now then Dear Reader I sign off. Love and miss you as always, *hugs*
Well, I guess crappy internet inspires me to update a bit more!! LOL But please Dear Reader, don’t get to used to it :) We have parked at a spot right on Prairie Creek, outside of Rocky Mountain House. We spent a week at Peppers Lake and then moved on to Prairie Creek campground. While we were out scouting fishing holes we came across this cutline that runs right up to the creek. Needless to say, we only spent a couple nights at the campground and moved here. The creek runs about 20 yards from the trailer... ahh heaven!! So, I hope the fishing here is better than the internet! But at least I can get this posted and you can see where we are at for now and maybe if anyone is out adventuring you’ll know where to find us!
So, again I bid you good morning, good afternoon or good night! Still missing you Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! *hugs*
14-Aug-10
Hello again Dear Reader. Well, I am typing this up at Peppers Lake, another little trout lake off the forestry trunk road. We decided to leave Big Horn Dam on Sunday the 8th. With no decent fishing near enough ‘somebody’ was getting bored lol.
On the 7th the family of Jeremy Der, the young man that drowned there, finally got the closure they needed. The search team found his body midday and the family was busy packing up on Sunday. I’m sure it must have been a huge relief to be able to close that chapter and move on. A huge congrats from us to the search and rescue peeps from CASDDA http://www.casdda.com/ An amazing group of volunteers that were the ones who finally made the find.
So, off we trundled to this little nook of the land. The lake itself seems quite nice. I haven’t gotten down to throw my hook at it yet. Gary has been down as much as he can, weather permitting of course. I think Mother Nature has it in for him hehe. We have had more rain this last week than we have in ages!! The campground here is nice, unfortunately we can’t fit in it! We are parked in the overflow area which is also the horse staging site. Not a problem! It’s a huge meadow nestled amongst the trees with a creek about 100 meters ‘over there’. I’ve toured all the old quad and horse trails a few times but have to be a bit more cautious now. Two days ago we had a huge grizzly come visit the area. We watched him strolling around pawing at the ground and generally looking HUGE! He didn’t come right to the site but was close enough that we tried to shoo him away with the air horn. He didn’t care what we wanted or did, he just sauntered around then moseyed off. Jack was happy that he showed up as he now gets to sleep inside for a bit. Sadly in the excitement of seeing this rare beast we totally forgot to get pictures (I know, you’re thinking I prolly wouldn’t post them anyway lol). we’ve also been graced by deer most mornings as well. It’s so quiet here that I swear you can hear them breathe!
So, since we aren’t near the lake again, we have been looking at moving on sometime soon. Hopefully with internet service so I can post this for you. For now then Dear Reader I sign off. Love and miss you as always, *hugs*
Saturday, August 7, 2010
At it again!
06-Aug-10
Ahhh Dear Faithful Reader! How are you doing? I hope your still enjoying the slow updates! lol They are fun to write and keep us updated as the where the heck we were last month :)
So we spent just over 2 weeks at Dolberg Lake. Uneventful, and really not very good fishing. It wasn’t just us at least. We met a few old timers that have been going there for years and they all were saying it was a bad month for everyone. We met an interesting fellow by the name of Scotty. Go figger... and old Scottish man lol. Him and Gary quickly bonded over fly fishing and were fun to watch. A real wealth of knowledge! We both learned alot and confirmed even more of what we thought we knew :) some very colourful people there that’s for sure hehe. Josh and Emily made it out for a visit. Josh got in some fishing with his dad, and me and Emily got some time to sit and relax.
After there, we went back to the farm near Rochester and restocked and Gary managed to pull the big propane generator out and get it up for sale. So if you know anyone that needs a 5500 Onan propane genny, let us know!! I think it has like 8 hrs on it. Having gone solar, it’s a bit more than we will ever need and massive amount of storage space it freed up is insane! More space to put junk!!
We ended up going to Morinville for a couple of days to be closer to Edmonton to get some necessary paperwork done and get some huge shopping in to head off to nowhere again. While we were there, we got together with our dearest friends, Berry and Deb. Nice to go out to dinner with great friends. We also got a quick visit in with Andrew and his girlfriend, Sarah. Nice to see our baby happy!
So, from there, fully stocked and ready for some more fishing, we headed back to the Nordegg area. Gary found a campground at Goldeye Lake. Another nice provincial park. Boy, were we surprized to find out (needless to say AFTER we had set up and stuff) that the prices in this area on provincial campgrounds have become retardely inflated!! 27 bucks a night!! They now have hosts and free firewood, but no services!! For 27 bucks I WANT WATER!! So we only stayed 2 nights thinking we would take advantage of the amazing fishing then move on. But crappy weather prevailed and we went out looking at some of our old faves to see if we can fit in them. Our personal favourite would be interesting to say the least, but not entirely un-doable. It’s right on Abraham Lake at the mouth of Tershishner Creek. We opted out of that to end up at the Big Horn dam site. Very accessible and free. The North Saskatchewan River runs right in front of the rig and other than it being a bit windy at times, its heaven. I think we’ve gotten used to the sounds of the quads and dirt bikes now. Kinda makes me miss the stick house lol. The sounds of Andrew and various other neighbourhood hooligans racing around...ahh memories!
While we have been here there has been an unofficial search for a young man that drowned in the river a couple weeks ago. The official search has been called off but some family and friends are still around in hopes of finding anything to give them some closure. We keep an eye out on our daily river walks with Jack, but nothing so far. Our thoughts are with them.
So we have been looking at our winter plans already (I know, seems early). Gary seems to think we will be fine heading down to B.C. then in early December heading down thru Washington and Oregon. Our only real plan is Quartzsite area for most of January, and then the Yuma area after that! Maybe this year we will actually get to see some of our friends that head down to that area every year!
I know you have all but given up on seeing pictures here so I won’t get your hopes up lol. We do have some we will get up on our facebook pages in the next bit, and then you can see a birds eye view of our latest “yard”! So for now Dear Reader, I bid you good day, good afternoon and good night, Love you, miss you as always! *hugs*
Ahhh Dear Faithful Reader! How are you doing? I hope your still enjoying the slow updates! lol They are fun to write and keep us updated as the where the heck we were last month :)
So we spent just over 2 weeks at Dolberg Lake. Uneventful, and really not very good fishing. It wasn’t just us at least. We met a few old timers that have been going there for years and they all were saying it was a bad month for everyone. We met an interesting fellow by the name of Scotty. Go figger... and old Scottish man lol. Him and Gary quickly bonded over fly fishing and were fun to watch. A real wealth of knowledge! We both learned alot and confirmed even more of what we thought we knew :) some very colourful people there that’s for sure hehe. Josh and Emily made it out for a visit. Josh got in some fishing with his dad, and me and Emily got some time to sit and relax.
After there, we went back to the farm near Rochester and restocked and Gary managed to pull the big propane generator out and get it up for sale. So if you know anyone that needs a 5500 Onan propane genny, let us know!! I think it has like 8 hrs on it. Having gone solar, it’s a bit more than we will ever need and massive amount of storage space it freed up is insane! More space to put junk!!
We ended up going to Morinville for a couple of days to be closer to Edmonton to get some necessary paperwork done and get some huge shopping in to head off to nowhere again. While we were there, we got together with our dearest friends, Berry and Deb. Nice to go out to dinner with great friends. We also got a quick visit in with Andrew and his girlfriend, Sarah. Nice to see our baby happy!
So, from there, fully stocked and ready for some more fishing, we headed back to the Nordegg area. Gary found a campground at Goldeye Lake. Another nice provincial park. Boy, were we surprized to find out (needless to say AFTER we had set up and stuff) that the prices in this area on provincial campgrounds have become retardely inflated!! 27 bucks a night!! They now have hosts and free firewood, but no services!! For 27 bucks I WANT WATER!! So we only stayed 2 nights thinking we would take advantage of the amazing fishing then move on. But crappy weather prevailed and we went out looking at some of our old faves to see if we can fit in them. Our personal favourite would be interesting to say the least, but not entirely un-doable. It’s right on Abraham Lake at the mouth of Tershishner Creek. We opted out of that to end up at the Big Horn dam site. Very accessible and free. The North Saskatchewan River runs right in front of the rig and other than it being a bit windy at times, its heaven. I think we’ve gotten used to the sounds of the quads and dirt bikes now. Kinda makes me miss the stick house lol. The sounds of Andrew and various other neighbourhood hooligans racing around...ahh memories!
While we have been here there has been an unofficial search for a young man that drowned in the river a couple weeks ago. The official search has been called off but some family and friends are still around in hopes of finding anything to give them some closure. We keep an eye out on our daily river walks with Jack, but nothing so far. Our thoughts are with them.
So we have been looking at our winter plans already (I know, seems early). Gary seems to think we will be fine heading down to B.C. then in early December heading down thru Washington and Oregon. Our only real plan is Quartzsite area for most of January, and then the Yuma area after that! Maybe this year we will actually get to see some of our friends that head down to that area every year!
I know you have all but given up on seeing pictures here so I won’t get your hopes up lol. We do have some we will get up on our facebook pages in the next bit, and then you can see a birds eye view of our latest “yard”! So for now Dear Reader, I bid you good day, good afternoon and good night, Love you, miss you as always! *hugs*
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
slow posting strikes again!!!
10-Jul-10
Hello again Dear Reader! Hope you all have been safe and happy since we last spoke! Things have been fun for us!
We ended up staying at Fairfax Lake for a couple of weeks and it was awesome! The weather was decent and the fishing was ok. Gary got a lot of dock time and we both managed to land some fishies for dinner. It was a very quiet lake, I’m assuming because it is so out of the way. About 80 kms from Nordegg or 45 from Robb on the forestry trunk road... We did make a couple trips to both places to resupply on some items and I for one was pleasantly surprised at the fact that the Robb store was better stocked than Nordegg! The park itself was well worth it. They charge 10 bucks a night but that includes firewood! So as far as we could see it was essentially free lol so we enjoyed the peace and quiet and some wonderful walks around the place. There was a cougar spotted by one boater but on the opposite side of the lake from the campground. We never did see it in the park. I’m sure Jack would have alerted us if it did show up.
From there we went to Edson for a couple nights to clean up and do some shopping. I, for one, will never stay at East of Edson RV park again. Overpriced and kind of shabby. We were greeted and checked in by a kid about 12 or 13 and he directed us to a site about 6 feet wide lol. I went back to him and explained that we are a little on the big side and what other sites were available. We ended up in a bit wider site but ugh. But, since we were really just there to clean up and get laundry done we resigned to the fact that we didn’t have to go back there any time soon!
After that “joyous” weekend we trekked onward to another trout lake. Apparently Alberta has a ton of little pothole lakes that are stocked with trout. This one is called Dolberg Lake. It’s sort of in the Barrhead area, nearish to Thunder Lake. Small unserviced campground but right on the lake. Gary has been out almost every day. I’ve gone out a few times as well. I love my little belly boat! Just get out and float around and toss your hook at the water. We haven’t managed to land anything yet but just to be out fishing is great!
So Dear Reader, you are now up to date again on our little adventure! As always I’ll try to keep you updated and stuff for now, stay happy! Love you, miss you tons *hugs*
Hello again Dear Reader! Hope you all have been safe and happy since we last spoke! Things have been fun for us!
We ended up staying at Fairfax Lake for a couple of weeks and it was awesome! The weather was decent and the fishing was ok. Gary got a lot of dock time and we both managed to land some fishies for dinner. It was a very quiet lake, I’m assuming because it is so out of the way. About 80 kms from Nordegg or 45 from Robb on the forestry trunk road... We did make a couple trips to both places to resupply on some items and I for one was pleasantly surprised at the fact that the Robb store was better stocked than Nordegg! The park itself was well worth it. They charge 10 bucks a night but that includes firewood! So as far as we could see it was essentially free lol so we enjoyed the peace and quiet and some wonderful walks around the place. There was a cougar spotted by one boater but on the opposite side of the lake from the campground. We never did see it in the park. I’m sure Jack would have alerted us if it did show up.
From there we went to Edson for a couple nights to clean up and do some shopping. I, for one, will never stay at East of Edson RV park again. Overpriced and kind of shabby. We were greeted and checked in by a kid about 12 or 13 and he directed us to a site about 6 feet wide lol. I went back to him and explained that we are a little on the big side and what other sites were available. We ended up in a bit wider site but ugh. But, since we were really just there to clean up and get laundry done we resigned to the fact that we didn’t have to go back there any time soon!
After that “joyous” weekend we trekked onward to another trout lake. Apparently Alberta has a ton of little pothole lakes that are stocked with trout. This one is called Dolberg Lake. It’s sort of in the Barrhead area, nearish to Thunder Lake. Small unserviced campground but right on the lake. Gary has been out almost every day. I’ve gone out a few times as well. I love my little belly boat! Just get out and float around and toss your hook at the water. We haven’t managed to land anything yet but just to be out fishing is great!
So Dear Reader, you are now up to date again on our little adventure! As always I’ll try to keep you updated and stuff for now, stay happy! Love you, miss you tons *hugs*
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Home is where the wheels stop!
12-Jun-2010 12
Well hmmm...Where were we? Ahh yes the farm! So we managed to make some serious headway in sorting out our "other-worldly" possessions. Rearranged the rig gear (again). I think we managed to make some sense out of alot of the old crap we had! Sheds up and stuff shuffled into them, hopefully to get thinned out more in due time LOL. We spent a couple weeks at the farm after some good visits with most of Gary's family there. A couple of great BBQs and a major computer crash for me. But otherwise just relaxing and stuff. Mothers Day was a real treat as I received a shiny new laptop! Thanks Sweetie!
So the week of the 17th we headed to McLeod River to hang out in the bush and relax some more! I figured we would need to rest up for the long weekend with my family! The night before we were to head out I got wind that my brother Mike was wondering where we were. So thru text messages and some serious luck, Mike and Leslee showed up for a test run of the weekend to come LOL We practiced quite late but i think we managed quite well! The next day found us sloooowly getting going and on the road to Iosogun Lake...through snow... and rain... to a very muddy and interesting 10km stretch of Alberta's finest back roads! Once we arrived and got set up we found out that some of the younger clan might not be braving the awful roads, can't say i blame them. Some real troopers managed to make it and hats off the Kari and Matthew for tenting it all weekend! I'm pretty sure the drinkies we all shared prolly made the sleeping much easier for them. It was great to see the family who di make and even more awesome to meet some cousins that I never had a chance to before! Fun memories were made and shared. Great weekend even with the snow! Good job to Rene and Marilyn for their work getting it organized!
From there we headed to Grande Prairie for a couple days. Turned out to be a longer visit then planned as we ended up finding a truck for Andrew while we were there. Thanks again Randy and Marilyn, he's enjoying it immensely.
While we were there Gary took a job in Peace River, so off we went again! Found a little campground closeish to the job for Gary. Leddy Lake, kinda neglected but cheap and quiet. After his "stressful" week of work Gary needed to go fishing. We headed to the Grande Cache area. Stopped at Sheep Creek for 4 days. the fishing was lousy and it rained so hard we were making little drains to get the 4 inch lake in front of the door down a bit. Nice little spot, we could here the creek running all the time, very soothing. The only problem was the 2 am train.. you could hear it rumbling towards us for 15 minutes before he sounded off at the road nearby... so we decided to find a new home! lol
Which brings us to yesterday!! OMFG I wasn't thinking when Gary said "well.. we can go to Berland river and hear the train still and there is slightly better fishing OR we can adventure down hiway 40 south of Robb and see what's there! Lots of fishing spots!" So I said offhandedly, sure... adventure it is! Well... its been raining... and most of 40 isn't paved... or maintained... needless to say it was some slow going. rOuGh ride. I was ahead in the jeep with the radio saying "bumps.. big bumps... OMG potholes" killed the batteries and he just watched when i was braking and slowing to a crawl. But the light at the end of the tunnel is the perfect little trout lake called Fairfax. Beautiful campground, lots of trees, neighbours aren't right up in your face! it's beautiful.
So hopefully Gary can catch some dinner and we can enjoy the peace and quiet here for a couple weeks, unless he gets back to reality and finds another job ROFL!!
So I leave you again Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! Love you miss you *cheers*
Well hmmm...Where were we? Ahh yes the farm! So we managed to make some serious headway in sorting out our "other-worldly" possessions. Rearranged the rig gear (again). I think we managed to make some sense out of alot of the old crap we had! Sheds up and stuff shuffled into them, hopefully to get thinned out more in due time LOL. We spent a couple weeks at the farm after some good visits with most of Gary's family there. A couple of great BBQs and a major computer crash for me. But otherwise just relaxing and stuff. Mothers Day was a real treat as I received a shiny new laptop! Thanks Sweetie!
So the week of the 17th we headed to McLeod River to hang out in the bush and relax some more! I figured we would need to rest up for the long weekend with my family! The night before we were to head out I got wind that my brother Mike was wondering where we were. So thru text messages and some serious luck, Mike and Leslee showed up for a test run of the weekend to come LOL We practiced quite late but i think we managed quite well! The next day found us sloooowly getting going and on the road to Iosogun Lake...through snow... and rain... to a very muddy and interesting 10km stretch of Alberta's finest back roads! Once we arrived and got set up we found out that some of the younger clan might not be braving the awful roads, can't say i blame them. Some real troopers managed to make it and hats off the Kari and Matthew for tenting it all weekend! I'm pretty sure the drinkies we all shared prolly made the sleeping much easier for them. It was great to see the family who di make and even more awesome to meet some cousins that I never had a chance to before! Fun memories were made and shared. Great weekend even with the snow! Good job to Rene and Marilyn for their work getting it organized!
From there we headed to Grande Prairie for a couple days. Turned out to be a longer visit then planned as we ended up finding a truck for Andrew while we were there. Thanks again Randy and Marilyn, he's enjoying it immensely.
While we were there Gary took a job in Peace River, so off we went again! Found a little campground closeish to the job for Gary. Leddy Lake, kinda neglected but cheap and quiet. After his "stressful" week of work Gary needed to go fishing. We headed to the Grande Cache area. Stopped at Sheep Creek for 4 days. the fishing was lousy and it rained so hard we were making little drains to get the 4 inch lake in front of the door down a bit. Nice little spot, we could here the creek running all the time, very soothing. The only problem was the 2 am train.. you could hear it rumbling towards us for 15 minutes before he sounded off at the road nearby... so we decided to find a new home! lol
Which brings us to yesterday!! OMFG I wasn't thinking when Gary said "well.. we can go to Berland river and hear the train still and there is slightly better fishing OR we can adventure down hiway 40 south of Robb and see what's there! Lots of fishing spots!" So I said offhandedly, sure... adventure it is! Well... its been raining... and most of 40 isn't paved... or maintained... needless to say it was some slow going. rOuGh ride. I was ahead in the jeep with the radio saying "bumps.. big bumps... OMG potholes" killed the batteries and he just watched when i was braking and slowing to a crawl. But the light at the end of the tunnel is the perfect little trout lake called Fairfax. Beautiful campground, lots of trees, neighbours aren't right up in your face! it's beautiful.
So hopefully Gary can catch some dinner and we can enjoy the peace and quiet here for a couple weeks, unless he gets back to reality and finds another job ROFL!!
So I leave you again Dear Reader and hope to see you soon! Love you miss you *cheers*
Friday, May 7, 2010
Back in Alberta!!
06 May 2010 Back in Alberta!!
And um ugh lol
So we left Arches after 10 wonderful days with our newest and dear friends, Robbie & Alice and Dick & Jackie!(miss you guys!!!) We hit the road and made some good time north bound. We stopped in Idaho Falls for a couple days. Got the rig cleaned up, did some lazing around and laundry hehe. Then blazed up to Clancy, Montana, home of the 3 pound roast dinner lol! Found a little bar that had an amazing "Prime rib end dinner" for 18 bucks. sounded good til we each got our 3+ pound chunk of meat! O.o We did our best and, well, Jack ate heartily for a few days lol. Neat little park just off the interstate. To our surprize it was very quiet. After about 10 or 11 the traffic was minimal and by the time we hit the hay it was almost non-existent. Pricey but a good spot to stop on the way home. Customs was uneventful, huzzah!! Spent the night in Nanton, AB then back on the road. We hit some horrific weather around Calgary... figgers... Rain, snow, sleet, wind... needless to say, I wanted to turn it around and head back south!! But we blazed through it, exchanged some nasty words and evil thoughts (ok well I had evil thoughts, I won't speak for Gary *insert cheezygrin here*)
So we made it to the farm outside Westlock, AB. Collected mail and sorted through 6 months of crap LOL Now we are getting everything out of storage and into our own sheds here at Gary's mom and dads farm. The long weekend is coming up and I soooo cant wait to see all my family as our "sister weekend" has gone native and we are inviting others to help us celebrate Janet's 65th birthday! I wonder how the heck i got a sister soooooo old *shrug* o well, shes amazing, so its no wonder shes my sister :) After that weekend we are either going fishing or Gary is checking on his work situation. Then, if he gets a job in the right spot then I'm back to work with the lovely ladies and Shane at Guardian Drugs in Gibbons!
O and please leave comments, ask questions, let us know your here :) <3
As always Dear Reader, thanks for sharing my time! love you! miss you as much as ever!!
And um ugh lol
So we left Arches after 10 wonderful days with our newest and dear friends, Robbie & Alice and Dick & Jackie!(miss you guys!!!) We hit the road and made some good time north bound. We stopped in Idaho Falls for a couple days. Got the rig cleaned up, did some lazing around and laundry hehe. Then blazed up to Clancy, Montana, home of the 3 pound roast dinner lol! Found a little bar that had an amazing "Prime rib end dinner" for 18 bucks. sounded good til we each got our 3+ pound chunk of meat! O.o We did our best and, well, Jack ate heartily for a few days lol. Neat little park just off the interstate. To our surprize it was very quiet. After about 10 or 11 the traffic was minimal and by the time we hit the hay it was almost non-existent. Pricey but a good spot to stop on the way home. Customs was uneventful, huzzah!! Spent the night in Nanton, AB then back on the road. We hit some horrific weather around Calgary... figgers... Rain, snow, sleet, wind... needless to say, I wanted to turn it around and head back south!! But we blazed through it, exchanged some nasty words and evil thoughts (ok well I had evil thoughts, I won't speak for Gary *insert cheezygrin here*)
So we made it to the farm outside Westlock, AB. Collected mail and sorted through 6 months of crap LOL Now we are getting everything out of storage and into our own sheds here at Gary's mom and dads farm. The long weekend is coming up and I soooo cant wait to see all my family as our "sister weekend" has gone native and we are inviting others to help us celebrate Janet's 65th birthday! I wonder how the heck i got a sister soooooo old *shrug* o well, shes amazing, so its no wonder shes my sister :) After that weekend we are either going fishing or Gary is checking on his work situation. Then, if he gets a job in the right spot then I'm back to work with the lovely ladies and Shane at Guardian Drugs in Gibbons!
O and please leave comments, ask questions, let us know your here :) <3
As always Dear Reader, thanks for sharing my time! love you! miss you as much as ever!!
Monday, April 19, 2010
19 April Still in arches!
Well thanks to the connections we have we are still in arches and still enjoying all that is here to see!! I'm here marveling in nature and my thoughts wandered without choice to my dear friend Denise who just lost her son.
In the hours we spent lost in the beauty of nature in the Fiery Furnace, ones thoughts can't help but wander to the more profound actions of the world and everything in it. I felt small... The shear beauty of where we were and the profound amazement of what "God" could create makes one ponder... why such glory and travesty in the same day...I was small,then shrank even more.
Dear reader.. hug someone close to you and remember the amazing stuff next to you. I'm almost sad it took some magnifcient works of nature to realize how amazing every person in my life has touched me. Love you miss you more than normal. p.s. pics to follow
Well thanks to the connections we have we are still in arches and still enjoying all that is here to see!! I'm here marveling in nature and my thoughts wandered without choice to my dear friend Denise who just lost her son.
In the hours we spent lost in the beauty of nature in the Fiery Furnace, ones thoughts can't help but wander to the more profound actions of the world and everything in it. I felt small... The shear beauty of where we were and the profound amazement of what "God" could create makes one ponder... why such glory and travesty in the same day...I was small,then shrank even more.
Dear reader.. hug someone close to you and remember the amazing stuff next to you. I'm almost sad it took some magnifcient works of nature to realize how amazing every person in my life has touched me. Love you miss you more than normal. p.s. pics to follow
Monday, April 12, 2010
Next Stop...
12 April 2010 Arches National Park. Well hello again dear reader! Well, we climbed all over Valley of Fire for 10 days... Over red rocks, up and down dusty sandy trails for hours on end. It is probably one of the most beautiful paces I've seen. Nature at its finest. Petroglyphs and arches all over. I highly recommend anyone that finds themselves near there to make the effort to go there and at least drive around and see all you can. It's a short drive from Vegas so I know there's alot of you that pass near it :P
From there we went to Beaver Dam, AZ for a week to clean out the sand and dust from the rig and ourselves. Beaver Dam is a little spit of a town about 10 miles into AZ from Mesquite, NV. Not much to see but we did get a good cleaning and found some geocaches (boilermaker146)
From there we headed to Green River, Utah. Another little nothing town but a cheap place to sit out some crappy weather and wait til we could get into Arches. I managed to buy ALL the rum in town :) Not much of a feat LOL the local state liquor store had 1 26oz bottle of captain. That inspired a day trip to Moab to see what all was in store for us while we will be in the park. Neat little town, kinda reminds me of Jasper townsite. Neat little, quirky shops and restaurants. Can't wait to spend a bit more time there.
After that we headed into Arches National Park. We haven't seen alot yet. Took the jeep out on an interesting drive on some trails in the park and still have a couple more to see. The trails take you out to the middle of nowhere, nothing but rocks, sand and more geocaches lol. There was some sort of jeep rally here a week or so ago but we missed it. Not that my baby is geared up enough to keep up with the units we saw. Maybe next year! There's alot to see here and more red rocks and sandy trails to climb around on. Our friends, Alice & Robbie and Dick & Jackie, are camp hosts here so we have some great guides and tips from them! Cant thank them enough for helping us get in here to stay for a bit!
So we are looking at the weather for the journey north again. We haven't got any definite dates yet, but, we will be back in time for the family party on the May long weekend. Other than that no idea what the summer will bring for us! hehe We are having a hard time planning for tomorrow, lol. so you see Dear Reader, i can't see how to plan that far ahead!
So, I'll update again when there's more to tell. Miss you all!! Love and Hugs!!
From there we went to Beaver Dam, AZ for a week to clean out the sand and dust from the rig and ourselves. Beaver Dam is a little spit of a town about 10 miles into AZ from Mesquite, NV. Not much to see but we did get a good cleaning and found some geocaches (boilermaker146)
From there we headed to Green River, Utah. Another little nothing town but a cheap place to sit out some crappy weather and wait til we could get into Arches. I managed to buy ALL the rum in town :) Not much of a feat LOL the local state liquor store had 1 26oz bottle of captain. That inspired a day trip to Moab to see what all was in store for us while we will be in the park. Neat little town, kinda reminds me of Jasper townsite. Neat little, quirky shops and restaurants. Can't wait to spend a bit more time there.
After that we headed into Arches National Park. We haven't seen alot yet. Took the jeep out on an interesting drive on some trails in the park and still have a couple more to see. The trails take you out to the middle of nowhere, nothing but rocks, sand and more geocaches lol. There was some sort of jeep rally here a week or so ago but we missed it. Not that my baby is geared up enough to keep up with the units we saw. Maybe next year! There's alot to see here and more red rocks and sandy trails to climb around on. Our friends, Alice & Robbie and Dick & Jackie, are camp hosts here so we have some great guides and tips from them! Cant thank them enough for helping us get in here to stay for a bit!
So we are looking at the weather for the journey north again. We haven't got any definite dates yet, but, we will be back in time for the family party on the May long weekend. Other than that no idea what the summer will bring for us! hehe We are having a hard time planning for tomorrow, lol. so you see Dear Reader, i can't see how to plan that far ahead!
So, I'll update again when there's more to tell. Miss you all!! Love and Hugs!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
New Home Base again :)
15 March 2010 Valley of Fire... WOW is all I can say. ok but recap of last couple weeks first :)
So we spent 3 weeks in Bullhead City, AZ, across the great Colorado River from Laughlin NV. We did take in some casino fun to kill some evening time. Not being gamblers and being in a gambling area is kinda silly,. but free Captain is always a good draw LOL We did go to the Riverside casino which is owned by Don Laughlin , for whom the city was named for. It kinda looked like the original carpets... We lost some money, had some drinks.. fun was had :)
While we were there Mr. Gary decided to finish up the solar system, and we installed 6 shiny new panels on the rig. We can now sit til all hours of the night watching tv and stuffs without running the genny. It's a nice treat to not have to have the volume blaring anymore hehe.
From Bullhead, we decided to move up the river a bit and hit Lake Mead. Basically, we went upstream the Colorado river about 10 miles :) Found a nice little state park outside Boulder City, NV. Boulder Beach was home for a week. Nice little park that allowed us to totally put the solar system to a true test. All went well :) Not much to see, closer to Vegas but again, not being gamblers... Checked out the lake, its big... with water.
So being bored with that we are now at Valley of Fire . A beautiful Nevada state park. Actually its spectacular!!! I actually have taken some pictures. The downside to beauty is lousy Internet. So once I get this posted I'm going to make a serious effort to sort through my pics and get some added in the right spots!
So Dear Reader, I promise you, this week I will update the whole blog and add pictures where needed (Gary says so LOL) I still miss you tons! Enjoy the reading *hugs*
So we spent 3 weeks in Bullhead City, AZ, across the great Colorado River from Laughlin NV. We did take in some casino fun to kill some evening time. Not being gamblers and being in a gambling area is kinda silly,. but free Captain is always a good draw LOL We did go to the Riverside casino which is owned by Don Laughlin , for whom the city was named for. It kinda looked like the original carpets... We lost some money, had some drinks.. fun was had :)
While we were there Mr. Gary decided to finish up the solar system, and we installed 6 shiny new panels on the rig. We can now sit til all hours of the night watching tv and stuffs without running the genny. It's a nice treat to not have to have the volume blaring anymore hehe.
From Bullhead, we decided to move up the river a bit and hit Lake Mead. Basically, we went upstream the Colorado river about 10 miles :) Found a nice little state park outside Boulder City, NV. Boulder Beach was home for a week. Nice little park that allowed us to totally put the solar system to a true test. All went well :) Not much to see, closer to Vegas but again, not being gamblers... Checked out the lake, its big... with water.
So being bored with that we are now at Valley of Fire . A beautiful Nevada state park. Actually its spectacular!!! I actually have taken some pictures. The downside to beauty is lousy Internet. So once I get this posted I'm going to make a serious effort to sort through my pics and get some added in the right spots!
So Dear Reader, I promise you, this week I will update the whole blog and add pictures where needed (Gary says so LOL) I still miss you tons! Enjoy the reading *hugs*
Monday, February 22, 2010
20 Dec to 22 Jan hehe slacker post...
Feb 22nd
Wow... guess I should have taken some blog/journal lessons from my dear sister Marilyn lol.
Sooo... where were we last... We spent Christmas and new years still in Quartzsite. Uneventful little town. The big show came and went. Tons of junk to be seen. More rocks than most mountain ranges have I think! We spent some time touring around a bit but there really isn't alot to see in the desert. I'm not sure if I'm alone here but when I thought 'desert' I thought sand and cactus and more sand! Well here it is the Sonoran desert... so its rocks and dirt and cactus and more rocks and dirt!! I still have not seen a roadrunner so as far as I'm concerned the only one in existence is in the cartoons *meep meep* Gary claims to have seen one but go figger.. no picture LOL
While we were sitting in Quartzsite, Gary was researching something to alter/repair/upgrade on the 5er and found an neat little web site. He told me to "check it out, sign up and tell them we'll be there around the 14th of Jan" The site is Montanaowners.com. A great little find for us! So I joined up and off we went to The Circling of the Montanas! Our new friends Dick and Jackie took a group of us out to the Desert Bar. It's only open weekends from noon til sunset. Carved into the mountains out of the remnants of an old mine is this little country bar. Cheap drinks and burgers and some great live music! A great time was had by all! We made alot of new friends and got some great ideas about mods for the rig! It sort of got Gary motivated on making us more self sufficient when we go boondocking (dry camping). We are just in the middle of getting the final stages ordered up! We got the BIG batteries and the inverter/charger system, now we just have to get the solar panels and were set!
So we spent almost 3 weeks with the circle group, just outside of Quartzsite on BLM land. After the was done for us, we moved slightly north for a week at Cattail Cove, just outside Lake Havasu City, AZ. beautiful spot, I'm sure we will go back there. Nice little campground on the banks of Lake Havasu. We kept in contact with a few others from the circle and had made plans to meet up nearer Lake Havasu City to watch a weekend of fireworks display. It's part of the Lake Havasu City WinterBlast and Western Pyrotechnics Convention. So we found ourselves boondocked outside the city on more (you guessed it) rocks and dirt and cactus!
After the fun of all that we headed to Bullhead City to refresh lol! Get some laundry done and have lots of unlimited HOT showers! Dry camping is easy on the budget but hard on the water supply. So here we sit for a couple of weeks. Gary just put the order in for the solar panels so we will be here until the arrive and probably till they get installed. This means I must climb up on the roof of the rig lol
Bullhead City, AZ... across the Colorado river from Laughlin, NV. We haven't checked out too much around here. We did go to one of the casinos briefly... *yawn* Not really our cup of tea but the free drinks are umm well watered down and free LMAO
We've toured a little bit but I'm seeing this year is the year that we get the trailer sorted out. We've upgraded, moved, shuffled and added on so many parts, this is feeling more like a home and less like an RV everyday! And THEN dear reader, i WILL get pictures up :) i promise!
So I leave you again, hopefully not for as long... Love you miss you xox
Wow... guess I should have taken some blog/journal lessons from my dear sister Marilyn lol.
Sooo... where were we last... We spent Christmas and new years still in Quartzsite. Uneventful little town. The big show came and went. Tons of junk to be seen. More rocks than most mountain ranges have I think! We spent some time touring around a bit but there really isn't alot to see in the desert. I'm not sure if I'm alone here but when I thought 'desert' I thought sand and cactus and more sand! Well here it is the Sonoran desert... so its rocks and dirt and cactus and more rocks and dirt!! I still have not seen a roadrunner so as far as I'm concerned the only one in existence is in the cartoons *meep meep* Gary claims to have seen one but go figger.. no picture LOL
While we were sitting in Quartzsite, Gary was researching something to alter/repair/upgrade on the 5er and found an neat little web site. He told me to "check it out, sign up and tell them we'll be there around the 14th of Jan" The site is Montanaowners.com. A great little find for us! So I joined up and off we went to The Circling of the Montanas! Our new friends Dick and Jackie took a group of us out to the Desert Bar. It's only open weekends from noon til sunset. Carved into the mountains out of the remnants of an old mine is this little country bar. Cheap drinks and burgers and some great live music! A great time was had by all! We made alot of new friends and got some great ideas about mods for the rig! It sort of got Gary motivated on making us more self sufficient when we go boondocking (dry camping). We are just in the middle of getting the final stages ordered up! We got the BIG batteries and the inverter/charger system, now we just have to get the solar panels and were set!
So we spent almost 3 weeks with the circle group, just outside of Quartzsite on BLM land. After the was done for us, we moved slightly north for a week at Cattail Cove, just outside Lake Havasu City, AZ. beautiful spot, I'm sure we will go back there. Nice little campground on the banks of Lake Havasu. We kept in contact with a few others from the circle and had made plans to meet up nearer Lake Havasu City to watch a weekend of fireworks display. It's part of the Lake Havasu City WinterBlast and Western Pyrotechnics Convention. So we found ourselves boondocked outside the city on more (you guessed it) rocks and dirt and cactus!
After the fun of all that we headed to Bullhead City to refresh lol! Get some laundry done and have lots of unlimited HOT showers! Dry camping is easy on the budget but hard on the water supply. So here we sit for a couple of weeks. Gary just put the order in for the solar panels so we will be here until the arrive and probably till they get installed. This means I must climb up on the roof of the rig lol
Bullhead City, AZ... across the Colorado river from Laughlin, NV. We haven't checked out too much around here. We did go to one of the casinos briefly... *yawn* Not really our cup of tea but the free drinks are umm well watered down and free LMAO
We've toured a little bit but I'm seeing this year is the year that we get the trailer sorted out. We've upgraded, moved, shuffled and added on so many parts, this is feeling more like a home and less like an RV everyday! And THEN dear reader, i WILL get pictures up :) i promise!
So I leave you again, hopefully not for as long... Love you miss you xox
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