tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69292178637981068102024-03-05T20:06:06.332-08:00These Boots are made for HikingMoving on! Travelling across US and Canada in an RV with my cat and dog... Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-72975521024595421142020-08-18T08:41:00.000-07:002020-08-18T08:41:13.420-07:00Highway 50, Petroglyphs and HOT weather<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">My visit was wonderful, so it is time to move on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter told me about a couple of places to see and stay driving on Highway 50.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first was
Hickison Summit, it’s about ½ through 50 and it is a National Forest Campsite
so free camping. What was cool was a self-guided tour trail of petroglyphs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as I got there, I took Priscilla for
a walk and looked for petroglyphs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
much out there, but a good walk and a nice and safe area to camp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day I drove the remaining of Highway
50 to Grimes Archaeological Area where they had several rocks with
petroglyphs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, a self-guided tour,
but it was so hot, almost 100 degrees, I didn’t stay long. When I walked
Priscilla, she almost (I said almost!) ran back to the RV! I fixed something to
eat for all of us and I called a campsite just outside of Fernley about 30
minutes from Reno and got a campsite for the night. My pets were happy to have
ac!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did some wash, and took a nice
long hot shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I fixed dinner I
watch a thunder and lightning storm roll in. It was extremely windy and I was
glad I was at the campsite; it was a little scary!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next morning, I received a text from my granddaughter
and asked if we can meet in a couple of hours. No problem, I was about 40
minutes away, but I needed to do housekeeping, walk Priscilla, empty garbage,
do the dump thing, fill fresh water, got it all done and was on the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got to the Park before them, whew!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a wonderful visit, caught up on
everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just so proud of her, and my
great granddaughter Kora, is just so cute, sweet, and so very smart. I am so blessed!
Once our visit was over, I was looking for another campsite but they are
full.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I stopped at Donner Pass rest stop
were it will top out at 85 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stayed the night because driving closer to Sacramento, then we
are talking about over 100 degrees. Donner Pass was wonderful, I could smell the Pines trees, noisy because it right by interstate 80, but so much cooler.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I decided to leave early and just head out to my sister's in Castro Valley, I can used their electric for the ac and wait until it cools off before heading back home. I will drive down the 101 because it is cooler than the interstate 5 or 99!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Here's some pics of the petroglyphs and Donner pass:</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIShUuVtRCMz1KzzO2iVvVpYAC4AoIRZ_j6vnhFNh4dHSGezArachGtx_UQO8ZsmLu9-I0EMiOcT-p9IpwKrbx0XgKH2h9iZMq7yUclYtsDDK7BcCNHavRgT0S_zoOxboNqjbEIBuc1ht/s2048/P1010242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIShUuVtRCMz1KzzO2iVvVpYAC4AoIRZ_j6vnhFNh4dHSGezArachGtx_UQO8ZsmLu9-I0EMiOcT-p9IpwKrbx0XgKH2h9iZMq7yUclYtsDDK7BcCNHavRgT0S_zoOxboNqjbEIBuc1ht/w512-h384/P1010242.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hickison Summit<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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it smelled mildew. I drink bottled water
but I didn’t want Mo or Priscilla to be drinking it. This morning I went to heat water for my coffee,
nothing, what I just filled the propane tank, what happened? It was fine yesterday driving
here and this morning nothing. Oh my, so I put on a YouTube video on what I
needed to do. After watching it, I thought I can do this. I went outside
(watching the dealer's fill the propane tank scare the heck out of me, I didn’t want it to explode)
and I opened up the box and looked at everything. The knob was on off and not on,
when they filled it up yesterday, they did not turn the knob back on. I turned
it on and went back inside to check the fridge, and stove top and yep they both
worked. Another challenge under my
belt! I’m not afraid of propane anymore!😁 I fixed breakfast, washed dishes, packed everything up, put fresh water in the
tank and walked Priscilla. Did the dump
station thing and we were off to Ely. A
2-hour drive. It’s seemed to go on forever, and I got a little nervous because
I didn’t see anyone else on this highway!
So, I started counting trucks, and cars. What you do when you are
bored. FYI – until about 20 miles from
Ely, I counted 43 trucks, and 72 cars and 1 FedEx van! When I got to a rest stop, I learned that
this was part of the Pony Express. The
rest stop had a great explanation of the roads, highway and the Pony Express. Also, in the 1913 Carl Fisher visionary proposed an highway route from New York to California and would called it the Lincoln Highway. The dream faded and the highways became 40 and 50!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So why am I coming to Ely?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My daughter Tara lives here and I wanted to visit her. We had an wonderful visit. She is a smart, intelligent and a beautiful person. She's been a real estate Agent for 20 years and is so much a part of this community. I am so proud of her and her accomplishments. Just love her so much! My granddaughter
lives in Reno so I am going to take Highway 50 (this is called the loneliest
highway) and hopefully have a visit with her as well. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here's a few pics of Ely:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbM7uOdYb_MmG8YqN9VqYLlyIN7bGI7inw9luLXh5sL7TV5NpCBppWmmI2qTho-iFNU8lzRhD99SWVHLIwq6h67vcLGiyapFojCqWcDbPMi5LEg5ryVtW1RU2j-aRymR2LPW1UOo17oon/s2048/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbM7uOdYb_MmG8YqN9VqYLlyIN7bGI7inw9luLXh5sL7TV5NpCBppWmmI2qTho-iFNU8lzRhD99SWVHLIwq6h67vcLGiyapFojCqWcDbPMi5LEg5ryVtW1RU2j-aRymR2LPW1UOo17oon/w384-h512/IMG_0238.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_j5_toCTGJrhfSq4vrSLVGuWkyozIo8RygnHiY3ozUGpojZ-77vn-pKh9uqNXZzs962GFIyxptKhyphenhyphenLd29PhITgb3PqhI4Vwf5hHMw-2LqhBdXL0iLxJmOzzOBnlIrPubJ7YjL0NktkZw/s2048/IMG_0239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_j5_toCTGJrhfSq4vrSLVGuWkyozIo8RygnHiY3ozUGpojZ-77vn-pKh9uqNXZzs962GFIyxptKhyphenhyphenLd29PhITgb3PqhI4Vwf5hHMw-2LqhBdXL0iLxJmOzzOBnlIrPubJ7YjL0NktkZw/w307-h410/IMG_0239.JPG" width="307" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8LfWZIXdbnLtmVulgaVJNiaMr5wbD67aExPrXHBVIiJuFG9rVv0I1Scc6GBNj-LoYVt_Zk8rP3s-fC9-8v0BizK6FMgVdxEFwjPW_cB_3FQwEVTrTZHtuGQJoPHx53dSlIEZrXaClHPs/s2048/IMG_0240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8LfWZIXdbnLtmVulgaVJNiaMr5wbD67aExPrXHBVIiJuFG9rVv0I1Scc6GBNj-LoYVt_Zk8rP3s-fC9-8v0BizK6FMgVdxEFwjPW_cB_3FQwEVTrTZHtuGQJoPHx53dSlIEZrXaClHPs/w384-h512/IMG_0240.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4QMeRATKAPm0_oMjaCgp2vTfdKhhWKrolJydODr83qTwEWKmHOC3gdSPS0Vu-oJ1nuSVQ_MhL_rQjdecUo8EmEwoQqTaTdQMh6Acj-TCvXeyMQKg3zWKtP2k_tofcu_XylyQFErK3nLI/s2048/IMG_0241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4QMeRATKAPm0_oMjaCgp2vTfdKhhWKrolJydODr83qTwEWKmHOC3gdSPS0Vu-oJ1nuSVQ_MhL_rQjdecUo8EmEwoQqTaTdQMh6Acj-TCvXeyMQKg3zWKtP2k_tofcu_XylyQFErK3nLI/w384-h512/IMG_0241.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-72551699053679204602020-08-12T07:03:00.000-07:002020-08-12T07:03:10.710-07:00From Wyoming to Salt Lake City, Utah to Wendover, Nevada <p> What a different a
state makes! Crossing the state line into Utah was like stepping into a whole
new world. It was absolutely
beautiful. Green and lush, trees and
mountains, damn the road were nicer.
Just before you get to Salt Lake City, there is a ski resort which
includes several towns. Beautiful to say
the least, but it’s definitely for the rich and famous. All the places to stay
were high end; nothing for the average working person could afford. I read (on Wikipedia) that skiing in Utah is
part of its economy. And when it’s not snowing, they use it for hiking, trekking,
mountain climbing and biking. When I got to Salt Lake City, it was a maze, I’m
so glad to have my GPS, because I would have never found Cracker Barrel. All
the streets are numbers e.g. South 2700 E street, and they have a West Salt
Lake City, North and a South Salt Lake City. I got to Cracker Barrel around 1
so I ordered their breakfast, bacon, grits, hash brown casserole and biscuits
and gravy. Had it for 2 meals and Mo and Priscilla had some! Mo is liking my
food more and more. He is constantly eating;
I wish Priscilla would have ½ the appetite as Mo has! We settle in and of
course two class A bus motor-homes pull in right next to me. No problem but it was 90 degrees and he had
his ac on ALL night which meant his generator was on ALL night and it was loud
right next to my window. Oh well, that’s the price you pay for a free place to
park! Before I left for Wendover, I booked a KOA which is just a rip off
(highest price campsite) but there wasn’t anywhere else to camp. Before I left
Salt Lake, I needed to get water, propane and gas. So, with my trusty GPS,
found a propane place and right next door was a Walmart that had water refill
and a few groceries, and my gas buddy app to find the cheapest gas! And then we
were off. This state is so diverse, the salt flats are the total opposite environment
as the ski resorts. They had a rest stop
at Bonneville Salt Flats where they broke the world’s speed record. First time
it was in 1935 Sir Macolm Gabelich speed was 301.13 mph and that record wasn’t
broken until November 15, 1965 Craig Breedlove speed was 601 mph, and then in October
1970 Gary Gabelich broke the record with 622.40 mph. And then that was broken in 1997 with the
ThrustSSC driven by Andy Green at 760 mph.</p><p>Here's some pics from Utah:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkufCIzFTHRC1rzHO5Ui70RJu9W80ob4ani-hFXXfR0_1irxp54pd1kTFIZFA8UzZl70QoibADhLSh4sU3VYf6vyBH7NsjwGL6-L2GHNOgMyY1mzfJNxP7cOes9to3eJJ2eF0kA9fmO4l1/s2048/P1010209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkufCIzFTHRC1rzHO5Ui70RJu9W80ob4ani-hFXXfR0_1irxp54pd1kTFIZFA8UzZl70QoibADhLSh4sU3VYf6vyBH7NsjwGL6-L2GHNOgMyY1mzfJNxP7cOes9to3eJJ2eF0kA9fmO4l1/w512-h384/P1010209.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dCCwChT9nRwsFvhvI4G8Yd7x12nqoGrqjgQpYib1RClpgJzFecpJAgFpaEI8zHRyu7yuHMQ_ePM5xnbQJVNpvic_BTVtF8YWiDMd-zQOrnmwCIDzyZDy-E3piFeb8TSVoPkEPpBsgrGc/s2048/P1010210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNjio7XFbhUqRgMhWb69QombJUvPfV6gJIdUg91KUpH6h83UMVNQR1INeTwHpqLWxsoVm8K5y-NaSJ7fL9sEJ9j8gCWRsgHareUSXWJG7mSA9oJPTyM_jwrw3nAlUozdfu-5PG-ZWAIxA/s2048/P1010203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNjio7XFbhUqRgMhWb69QombJUvPfV6gJIdUg91KUpH6h83UMVNQR1INeTwHpqLWxsoVm8K5y-NaSJ7fL9sEJ9j8gCWRsgHareUSXWJG7mSA9oJPTyM_jwrw3nAlUozdfu-5PG-ZWAIxA/w410-h307/P1010203.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-44575543683296148482020-08-10T09:10:00.000-07:002020-08-10T09:10:01.576-07:00Almost out of Wyoming.......<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve driven over 3500
miles so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have gone from Rawlins
to Rock Springs to Evanston. Both Rock Springs and Evanston at Super Walmart’s.
This Walmart has a train track right next to it. So, about every hour or so
trains are coming through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gee, between
the big rigs with their motors on all night and then the added effect of trains
coming through, not very much sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh
yeah, then Mo playing time at 4 am😏! Few mountains, mostly dry desert, a really harsh
environment. I notice a couple of things when crossing the interstate, one was a few signs
stating if the lights are flashing you must get off the Interstate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they have gates that come down across the
highway. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After reading these description and
seeing signs for chains, I figure that during the winter, driving on Interstate
80 is much more difficult then now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wind
is the killer, but I can’t image wind and snow!!!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also notice on both side of the highway a
lot of barriers, fencing with slates that are horizontal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were all over, some in straight lines,
others in odd lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was at a rest
stop when I overheard a father telling his son that those barriers were for the
snow drifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of the high winds,
these barriers allowed the snow to flow through these slates which keeps the
vegetation or sage brush visible to the animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read at one rest stop that most of this dry
area is a habitat for wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From November
through March these areas are off limits to humans to cut down on the stress of
wildlife during the harsh winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
are over 150 species of wildlife including elk, and mule deer. In my travels, I
have seen one deer cross the road, thankfully is wasn’t hit and a wolf in
Yellowstone Park cross the road, pretty amazing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My next stop Salt Lake City, Utah! Here's more pictures of Deadwood!<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxqMby86nyFiXBz8-sy6xmPNAQUZQaMN8t17rx_DFXNn3lRiRkejFu5P0gSJHaztr_jjxpL-6B_MV80prbukQHikAEsvkoy8BVHtCAZq_tXhvXeOtvomOkGdLFw3hBhXnENHCVAFEfP6M/s2048/P8020115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxqMby86nyFiXBz8-sy6xmPNAQUZQaMN8t17rx_DFXNn3lRiRkejFu5P0gSJHaztr_jjxpL-6B_MV80prbukQHikAEsvkoy8BVHtCAZq_tXhvXeOtvomOkGdLFw3hBhXnENHCVAFEfP6M/w512-h384/P8020115.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatf5TK147SS3oQtti964qHnhVOD6muqW9QFc9ZlvMgk_AGK6sLO5QfN9daZw4vhNjrO3o3ac05SEN5nTEmI67PfOgdjlt34xy9psS5NcSQpZKlCsAuojvOV3hcOxqtv8Lafl-f5svTnl_/s2048/P8020123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatf5TK147SS3oQtti964qHnhVOD6muqW9QFc9ZlvMgk_AGK6sLO5QfN9daZw4vhNjrO3o3ac05SEN5nTEmI67PfOgdjlt34xy9psS5NcSQpZKlCsAuojvOV3hcOxqtv8Lafl-f5svTnl_/w410-h307/P8020123.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eAOuerulvKTBRDFh5ZeYNn-zdiic6D27Cee5BBe4Cjv2SnotRBuUIkwouPPNs6z9pan4_8lnyTMB0VIy-yBCA6OOOkR0EyY1qeARwuee0Uedq3fHM7gz4HJjtcHwKwKfbTx5NJeJQEXM/s2048/P8020124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eAOuerulvKTBRDFh5ZeYNn-zdiic6D27Cee5BBe4Cjv2SnotRBuUIkwouPPNs6z9pan4_8lnyTMB0VIy-yBCA6OOOkR0EyY1qeARwuee0Uedq3fHM7gz4HJjtcHwKwKfbTx5NJeJQEXM/w512-h384/P8020124.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-GoefUsbUl2AAWu38dbsFnC-JH-2Ijbqz6mKK65BjI5GnzOMKbpRm4o3gfqagxK71q3mtnhR0J3cDG7jCB2ZbbfOq-41lQG9-CtSYWnUO6aVIsaIeAK6PiEjVvlMQ_yZs4emnyv7OQff/s2048/P8020129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-GoefUsbUl2AAWu38dbsFnC-JH-2Ijbqz6mKK65BjI5GnzOMKbpRm4o3gfqagxK71q3mtnhR0J3cDG7jCB2ZbbfOq-41lQG9-CtSYWnUO6aVIsaIeAK6PiEjVvlMQ_yZs4emnyv7OQff/w512-h384/P8020129.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj-QcEwriQZ2H5Ar2o1jnEb9c5GT59QmHBaK_tzg-_hr258i33rnsm4NI8kOFHbRwFVaNrhQ-vaF69W2m7cKCH4L2rf084NbcTMyrioGRGoCVXki4vjwFeeNxtVga-V-hBvuQrlauiVNX/s2048/P8020137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj-QcEwriQZ2H5Ar2o1jnEb9c5GT59QmHBaK_tzg-_hr258i33rnsm4NI8kOFHbRwFVaNrhQ-vaF69W2m7cKCH4L2rf084NbcTMyrioGRGoCVXki4vjwFeeNxtVga-V-hBvuQrlauiVNX/w328-h246/P8020137.JPG" width="328" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-50967133591972422882020-08-07T18:48:00.000-07:002020-08-07T18:48:11.801-07:00Red Desert Rose RV Campsite and a Hot Shower! <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I left Cheyenne on Interstate 80, got to the Walmart in Laramie. I stayed the night and then found a really nice RV campsite in Rawlins about 125 miles from Laramie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 80 is extremely windy in this area, it
was very difficult to drive the RV when it is so windy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially when the Big trucks pass you at lightning
speed! Right now it is fire season (as it is at home) but with the high winds
(like our Santa Ana’s) it is extremely dangerous, lots of signs letting us know
to be careful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got here around 12:30
and they told me they didn’t have internet, darn, okay I’ll just type it up in
word and once I can get internet, I’ll post it to my blog. But wait, I have
my jet pack if there is Internet near my jet pack it will boost it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she also mentioned showers! I perk up, how
great will it be to take a lonnnnnng hot shower without worrying that I will run out of
water or it will get cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t take
a shower every day as when you dry camp you have limited water. When I do take
a shower in the RV I turn the water off in between washing hair and shaving to
conserve. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to do a few things
before a shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walk Priscilla, feed
Mo, and wash my windows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were so
dirty I almost couldn’t see out of them! You think with the rain they would be clean, but it's the opposite! I have my 2 step that barely reach the
middle of the front windows, but I got soap and water and just scrub and I can
actually see out now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the day wore
on, the campsite started to fill up and most of them were the bus motor
coaches. I better take my shower now before it fills up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just my luck I was the only one in there. My
shower must have lasted ½ hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt
so good, you really appreciate when you don’t have it. My next stop is another
Walmart in Rock Springs and then it is Cracker Barrel in Salt Lake City! Not much happening pretty uneventful! Here's some pictures of the campsite.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHtyrSPNZSS4Q9ULg2QQX16F0fCi88Pxm5DcBosfFhwkMAY3Sqcp86s1KL7GBX7OQMtAuZR-XUCIbBdZ6hR3TURRAwGMXcXfcbQWXjDzmYWqMGO_sMnD4VHkYjjtwph82LoUCyQ0bnsPG/s2048/P1010185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHtyrSPNZSS4Q9ULg2QQX16F0fCi88Pxm5DcBosfFhwkMAY3Sqcp86s1KL7GBX7OQMtAuZR-XUCIbBdZ6hR3TURRAwGMXcXfcbQWXjDzmYWqMGO_sMnD4VHkYjjtwph82LoUCyQ0bnsPG/w512-h384/P1010185.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqpK4l4X_cxKRpAOb-LxOMD0zVm-XSab5dzgcvpK6XqrU0X54ayUHl76thrsAkmTYCXPToL3yhEvqQco0R_YD6OiQDMErvNsJGaZ0-QqLyGGBNc56H7U4iGms-k7molp_vFqp0lhQpogl/s2048/P1010186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSIlDCQAvYb5ko3khCskJWGIciX93o2HeiLEb5_Q6XWtPKiirfKkxNHaAKUqhx9T-_tbUiUrfPAourzZ0pBC7bx31sl2KDhFQ4qzZSmd6hcHpRAhCAd_SqbFzdSqf27Ts3PdPyPVyQMpu/w246-h328/IMG_0198+%25281%2529.JPG" width="246" /></a></div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">I left Hot Springs and took Hwy 18 to 85 which will connect
me to Interstate 80 in Cheyenne. I wasn’t planning on travelling to Cheyenne,
actually only ½ way but there were two rest stops and both were closed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No turnouts or campsites either so I kept driving
until I found a Walmart yeah! The signs here said no overnight camping, yikes,
so I called the store and asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
said I could park in the lower parking lot where employees park. Whew OK, this
is an industrial park of town just on the out skirts of Cheyenne, a lot of new
housing and mini malls with Target, Petco, etc., so a lot of traffic. But the
parking lot is well lighted so I felt safe. Since I drove a long way yesterday,
I decided to stay an extra day here and just let Priscilla calm down, she is so
stress when I drive, I like to give her a extra day just to hang out. Mo
doesn’t care one way or the other, he is such a trooper!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m glad I stayed, it was supposed be in the 80’s not too bad, last night the wind blew hard for a while and then calm down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I walked Priscilla for an hour this morning
and she was happy, I did a little shopping early at Walmart, not too many
people. This afternoon the clouds starting coming and within 15 minutes, it pour rain, wind, thunder and lightening as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Driving in here yesterday, you could see in a
distance parts of Cheyenne were dark and raining and other parts the sun was shining!
Crazy weather. My next stop is Laramie.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to post pictures of Mo and Priscilla. Mo is a character, an escape artist, I now
without fail before I leave the RV for ANYTHING, I put him in the bathroom and
close the door! Fortunately, as many
times he has escape I have been able to catch him. Once he is out, he is not sure what to do. He will run like crazy and then just stop. A couple times he would run under the RV and I had
to coax him out, my biggest fear is that he will either get hit by a car or I
won’t be able to catch him, so now he is in the bathroom! Hasn’t escape since!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwShX-73JOr7TZd6xEej-VJxU16GPjyV-bRWy5NYKo0MQYD7Bfpc1UsTKApNnUWD8Y2bfTgyaQdysoM96Cpoiym3Y0UZAs02tn7rPm9uEItUd5MUVZDkF1_NmzAjuF7sXf63ZxnExB1yZ/s2048/P1010141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwShX-73JOr7TZd6xEej-VJxU16GPjyV-bRWy5NYKo0MQYD7Bfpc1UsTKApNnUWD8Y2bfTgyaQdysoM96Cpoiym3Y0UZAs02tn7rPm9uEItUd5MUVZDkF1_NmzAjuF7sXf63ZxnExB1yZ/w410-h307/P1010141.JPG" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm a good Kitty!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCUYw3MeXatR1IBSp9r53IwPqfMimCohh0BPBoSn7d6Bu-Sr9otm_LtAIu7vduVYx49XWiGw42adTo_Lvg9UFBHkrHbWRA-ILvxY871FJ3ZNqTW1HlXtpNIdC6B3jGQpc7CNFgCtZ3m9r/s2048/P1010142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Motorcycles and Thunder Storm<p class="MsoNormal">I finally made it to Mt. Rushmore, not packed but it
was a Monday. Very organized and well managed.
In the visitor's center they had a short movie on how it came to be. A little back story, the powers in charge had
thought about putting faces of Lewis & Clark, and Sitting Bull, but finally
the idea of Presidents came to mind, this was in 1927. The sculptor Gutzon
Borglum created and over saw the project from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his
son. Interesting he sculpted all four of
the faces in his workshop and then his crew would measure and go up on that
mountain and multiply it by 12 times and start craving. Gutzon was so adapt at how much dynamite was
needed for each section of the face and they would dynamite before lunch and
then at the end of their shift. Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln
were chosen to represent the nation’s birth, growth, development and
preservation. The faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. They had flags going in representing each state and when
that state was entered in the Union. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After leaving Mt. Rushmore, I went to see Crazy Horse
Memorial. Unlike Mt. Rushmore, it is not organized or well managed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cost of going in was $12 not bad but you
couldn’t walk up to the monument you had to pay an additional amount to ride
the bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And you were so far away you
had to take the bus to get to see him up close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They said it would take another 20 years to finish him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is only about 14 crew members working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On a good note I was allowed to
bring Priscilla on the bus, so she was just happy to be out of the RV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crazy horse is much bigger than the faces of
Mt. Rushmore, the back story on him was sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski from a
family of Polish immigrants, worked on the face by himself for the first 5
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He built steps on the face of the
mountain (over 1000) and carried what he needed every day to the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had 10 children and when they were of age,
they all helped with his endeavor!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
this day, some of his children and grandchildren still work on this project.
Eventually they want to build an university campus under Crazy Horse monument
where you can actually drive down!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh,
they did socially distance on the bus and asked if you would wear a mask!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Which comes to motorcycles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have followed me to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse I guess they
wanted to get all the attractions done before the “Big” run in Sturgis!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I see them in back of me, I just pull over
and let them pass. I would say half of them are NOT wearing helmets, and that
is terrifying to me considering the mountains winding roads! There are all
kinds of caution signs to watch out in your blind spot for bikers, look
twice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There has just been 100 death on
Montana roads alone this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I drove
to Hot Springs at a campsite (finally found a Passport America ½ price) that I’m staying the night, not too many bikers here as I am 100
miles away!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But boy, did it thunder and
lighting last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lightening was
scary, I had to google it to see if we were safe in a RV during a lightening
storm!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It said yes, so I turned over and
went to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It didn't seem to bother Priscilla or Mo, he kept right on playing through it all! </span>It rained pretty hard and
I hoping that the bugs are washed off my RV, it is pretty dirty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m heading back to California via 80, and
Nevada!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here’s some pictures of Mt. Rushmore & Crazy Horse
monuments:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
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Deadwood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister told me about
Deadwood and I promised her I would stop by on my way to Mount Rushmore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, to my surprise, August 6-17 is the
Motorcycles ran at Sturgis which is just a few miles from Deadwood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today is August 2<sup>nd</sup> and
apparently, they gather in Deadwood for days before the “Big” run in Sturgis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read up a little and the
motorcycles reunion every year brings out 500,000 motorcycles riders and that’s
not counting their partners on the back!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They come from all over and most of them are NOT wearing helmets let
alone face coverings. I’m at a campsite about 20 miles from Deadwood and I see
the motorcycles riding into Deadwood. A lot of these guys are my age and
shouldn’t be on the motorcycle in the first place, but I guess they are trying
to relive their younger days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I parked
at the visitor center (the only place where an RV would fit), and Priscilla and
my face mask walked the whole historic downtown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There must have been a thousand bikes parked in downtown from all
over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The town is known for Wild Bill
Hickock and Calamity Jane. Had some fun old buildings and signs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took us about an hour to walk the whole
area and we ended up in Outlaw Park where the person who killed Hickock was
hung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had a wooden casket in a buck
board buggy that I put Priscilla in and took her picture (see below).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh yeah, I almost forgot as I was leaving Deadwood for this
campsite, my GPS gave me wrong direction, going up a hill and a sign that said
road close!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Got pass these cars and a
semi and realized I couldn’t go any further. Oh no, I have to go back down and
I can’t turn around. I just started backing up very slowly, a couple came out
of their house and just started yelling at me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I apologize to them and apparently the semi belongs to husband because
he said don’t hit my truck. I tried to explain my GPS gave me the wrong
directions but they didn’t care nor did they ask if they could help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I slowly back down around the semi, and cars,
there was no driveway to turn around so I just kept my foot on the brake and
slowly backed all the way down! Let me tell you, I prayed the whole time. My
foot was hard on that brake and it held, the hill was steep, but I was able to
back down without hitting anything or anyone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In all my travels, I never had felt this much negativity, anger and
meanness from people as it has been this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I see people with all their toys and they are just not happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most people are rude or just not nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I have travel in Europe (1997), Asia,
Israel, Australia & Japan (2014) and across US in 2005 people were always
very helpful and kind, not this trip at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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from Little Big Horn, Custer Last Stand. It’s extremely hot in the 90’s so I needed to
either camp high in the mountains, or find a full hookup campsite so I can have ac
for Mo and Priscilla! They DO NOT like
the heat. </p></div>Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument was renamed from Custer's National Monument in 1991 and signed by President Bush. It's was decided that this place should memorialize both sides! It's a big area, there is a self driving tour (fun with an RV😧) the road was not big enough for two cars let alone two RV's! You stop in different area's and they had which battle took place. There were two other battalions, one lead by Maj. Reno and the other lead by Capt. Benteen. But Custer got all the glory! They didn't have a chance. <div><p class="MsoNormal">Because of COVID 19 the visitor center, book store and museum were closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me give you a little
background.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The area memorializes the US
Army’s 7<sup>th</sup> Cavalry and the Lakotas and Cheyennes in one of the
Indian’s last armed efforts to preserve their way of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the Indians had worked together as in this
case, we would be telling a different story right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most Native Americans fought each other and
we use that to take away their land! On June 25 and 26 1878, 263 soldiers,
including Lt. Col. George Custer died fighting several thousand Lakota and
Cheyenne warriors. This also included the Crow and Arikara tribes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tribes came together for a variety of
reasons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This region contained the
Powder, Rosebud, Bighorn and Yellowstone rivers and was a productive hunting
ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tribes regularly gather in
the summer months in large numbers to celebrate their annual sun dance ceremony.
Interesting that Custer decided to attached not knowing how many Indians that was there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were invading their territory
and I think Custer got a little too cocky!! The Indians lost no more than 100 men. </p><p class="MsoNormal">After driving around, you park and you can walk to different areas. They put tombstones scatter around to where the soldier or Indian died. They have a National Cemetery and Last Stand Hill where Custer's marker is. A beautiful Indian Memorial, it was educational and so interesting. I'm having a little trouble importing my pictures from my phone. So here's a few until I can figure out how I can fix it! Oh the horses are wild and have access to the area where we drove, they would walk on the road and I just thought they were so beautiful and majestic and they sure let me know they were!<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S_otyTj1MEgkiSjdSrPTR_Hu26mBXoxn_WsvtVUySJlqSNTlTMjKXu1h3RiQzEGr6Y-vmQBPkuL8-aSaeZ-D9UOAd27AngDH0fHwSyYM-Rg4yv3k-1S0UXuMLaoL-08PByx60auvzFTt/s2048/IMG_0237.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S_otyTj1MEgkiSjdSrPTR_Hu26mBXoxn_WsvtVUySJlqSNTlTMjKXu1h3RiQzEGr6Y-vmQBPkuL8-aSaeZ-D9UOAd27AngDH0fHwSyYM-Rg4yv3k-1S0UXuMLaoL-08PByx60auvzFTt/w308-h410/IMG_0237.JPG" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self Drive Tour<br /><br /><blockquote style="border: none; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVBZFKKTsr69NM2gDtqTGIJ_seaopNE0gjViPG21FNHQwz0cx8ZYpMng1p5oCPxfJa17Fdhsysgf_JR7iWHr79aTAnnO1fZ-ZtVXo6DaDK_l8K5Bd4MYwF2_MmAYQpooOvnXBs6o_kgceD/s640/IMG_0214.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was just hanging out in the middle of the road!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW559WNoQ-YgpApwMsx-QPych5UIQ7BdoXOIpbcFmvVSsgJHJXdvTHgcEJX1WdANvRRcfaxsjbDhyphenhyphenVSCfpXNtz84axXafPq-cOpeEPszRUg9quzCwsJvULqbqTJQ7F0r8-slEa9v1F0-IW/s2048/IMG_0211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW559WNoQ-YgpApwMsx-QPych5UIQ7BdoXOIpbcFmvVSsgJHJXdvTHgcEJX1WdANvRRcfaxsjbDhyphenhyphenVSCfpXNtz84axXafPq-cOpeEPszRUg9quzCwsJvULqbqTJQ7F0r8-slEa9v1F0-IW/s640/IMG_0211.JPG" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP56Jgs1H4_G0Va8fZCysnWDB7FmuhpCjaN5rWPWff54P7E3M2vNP3qIQFz9g-YW4_XuGfvvShruuKJXNOxHOrKKPjlnnZXtEQrpnDbU2dqcHYhOWa2dTxE_xMlod0k43ek4-a_o9qF7O/s2048/IMG_0202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxP56Jgs1H4_G0Va8fZCysnWDB7FmuhpCjaN5rWPWff54P7E3M2vNP3qIQFz9g-YW4_XuGfvvShruuKJXNOxHOrKKPjlnnZXtEQrpnDbU2dqcHYhOWa2dTxE_xMlod0k43ek4-a_o9qF7O/s640/IMG_0202.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These horses were gather around a mare giving birth!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9728qSBsN34oabKDjWB9gAB9v3o6fuNPV_hhKt7ZC0OF6pOBqOu0uqSnFtnixfIXDeZqDY1ftZY-vNh4-Dnvg_9CA-EZ8LnreFTt6TYcKPAN_pYVfV1TTYsfUTlj1k3-DtEC30DImp5G/s2048/IMG_0224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9728qSBsN34oabKDjWB9gAB9v3o6fuNPV_hhKt7ZC0OF6pOBqOu0uqSnFtnixfIXDeZqDY1ftZY-vNh4-Dnvg_9CA-EZ8LnreFTt6TYcKPAN_pYVfV1TTYsfUTlj1k3-DtEC30DImp5G/s640/IMG_0224.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument to the soldiers</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It rain and really cool things down a lot. Mo wanted to play all night. He found a new game bringing me toys and me throwing them. Kind of fetch, but if he couldn't find the toy I threw, he would bringing me another one! Then he would pounce, anything that moved, Priscilla got tired of it and just went under the covers, and I finally did that too!<br />
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The drive from Cody to Billings was only about a 2 hours on hwy 120, a beautiful mountain 2 lane road, God sure does beautiful work! I stopped at a rest stop about half way to make breakfast and walk Priscilla. Getting on the road again, got to Cracker Barrel in Billings for the night. They either have locusts or grasshoppers here I'm not sure which ones, but there are a lot of them. They are not swarming, so my guess is grasshoppers.😉 Tomorrow I'm headed to Hardin where Little Big Horn in which is Custer last stand was held. It's really interesting there must be 3 National Forest name after Custer , in difference areas of Montana, But hopefully, I'm going to the right one! At least that's what it said on google!<br />
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Here are some more pictures of Yellowstone:<div>
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I hadn't decided to go Yellowstone and was on the fence but the RV campsite was on the highway to Yellowstone, that definitely was a sign. The manager of the campsite was a lovely women who was an artist, she fell in love with Priscilla and asked if she could take her picture so she could paint her. We got to talking and I told her about my Bengal cat Tara and she asked if I would e-mail her a picture. I give Bonnie my e-mail and asked when she was finished to sent me a picture, she said she would.<br />
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After leaving Livingston, I decided to head to Gardiner, Montana which is the North Entrance to Yellowstone and stay the night, getting up early and head out. I knew it was going to be a long day! I wondered if my senior pass would allow me in. I will give it a try. All camps were full so I parked along a turnout near one of the campsites. I thought if a Ranger came by and I had to move, I would. But no one bother me. I got up early and walked Priscilla (putting Mo in the bathroom!) and we set out to see Yellowstone, at 8 am the line to get into the entrance was a mile long. There were 2 lines, one with returning cars and passes, the other paying customers. I got in the pass line hoping my senior pass would work and sure enough it did!! Yea, Yellowstone Park was absolutely awesome, I have many pictures. There were so many people in the park, I stopped at places were their were fewer people. The only exception was Old Faithful, couldn't get away from the thousands of people there. I was able to take Priscilla, we only couldn't go on the boardwalk but that wasn't a problem. It was cloudy which was good, not hot but they were expecting thunder showers, that was a problem. I was going to make the loop and end back up in Billings, but the map the Ranger gave me had the top part of the loop closed. So then I decided to loop around and go out the East Entrance to Cody, Wyoming. There were several campsite before Cody but each one I tried was full. So I drove into Cody and saw a Mobil gas station with a price of $2.13 a gallon so I pull into this driveway to turn around and it was a Walmart. Guess I know where I am staying the night. There must be 15 RV's and 5th wheels! I feel pretty safe here. Tomorrow I'll head back up to Billings and then make my way to Little Big Horn, Custer's last stand,<br />
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Here's a few pictures from Yellowstone, I'll have more tomorrow!<br />
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-56593413807794462022020-07-26T14:41:00.002-07:002020-07-26T14:41:27.225-07:00Missoula to Butte Campground<br />
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After leaving Missoula Cracker Barrel, I decided that I
would go a little out of my way and stay at National Forest just outside of
Butte.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I'm driving on the Interstate
90 I kept seeing signs Incident detour! What the heck was Incident?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I soon found out, we detoured off the
Interstate and went along the frontage road and then I saw what the incident
was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A truck with a double trailer was on
its side with boxes and boxes all over the highway! There was several police
cars, an ambulance and a semi to pick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>up
the load that had fallen out of the truck. The line I was in must have been a
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I stopped at a rest stop and was reading some of the history
of the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of this area was
underwater for thousands of years, the rock formations were unreal, these are
some of the biggest boulders I have ever seen. At my campsite, I took some
pictures, but these were small compare to the ones along the Interstate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I’m driving, I hear something drop from
the kitchen area, didn’t think to much about it, I’ll pick it up when I stop,
the more I drove, more stuff kept clanging to the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is opened, maybe I better get off the
next exit and see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as I exit, a
frozen creamer came rolling down the aisle and just missed hitting Priscilla
who was laying right beside me on the floor!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I guess I didn’t shut the freezer hard enough because everything was on the
floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mess, note to one self ALWAYS
check cabinets and doors to make sure they are closed tight!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took the 15 South for 10 miles and then it was another
10 miles down this dirt road to Beaver Dam camp, the road was horrible, I ended
up the last 5 miles, driving about 10 MPH the road was so bad. But I finally
made it, and lucked out found a pull through in a secluded area. Decided I would stay for 2 days, just so we
can all rest an extra day before driving but the bad news no internet or cell
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Once we settle in, it started to rain, really cool things
down and you could smell the pine trees. I opened the door to let some fresh
air in and who runs out was Mo. Dam, he ran under the RV and then across the
way, he not sure of what to do so he runs to some grass and just lays there,
got you, you little stinker. He is my fly catcher, whenever a fly gets in, he
will spend however long it takes to catch it. I try to get it before he eats it
but I’ve only been successful once!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I take Priscilla out for an evening walk and as soon as I
walk out the door, the mosquito's are heading toward me! Thank God, I brought my Deet 10 hours
repellent, I spray all over me and then go back out to take Priscilla for her
walk. I only got bitten about 10 times! Here’s some pics of the camp:</div>
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-32690723184052735572020-07-24T07:43:00.001-07:002020-07-24T07:43:19.222-07:00Missoula, Hike & Mo's nails clippedBefore we left Quartz Flat in the National Forest. Priscilla and I took an Interpretive trail hike. This area is part of Lewis & Clark expedition. The river that goes on forever and follows me through Interstate 90 is called the Clark Fork. Waking up you can smell the pine trees, it was wonderful. It just so happens that the forest here have the Douglas and Ponderosa Pine. One of my favorite trees is a large Ponderosa that has a dead spike top as a result of damage or disease but what happen is the adjacent limbs have enlarged and begin to grow upward to replace the dead top. They said a swam of honey bees have taken advantage of the rotten cavity and took up residence inside this tree. It's an extremely beautiful tree:<br />
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After the hike, I packed up and went to the dump station, took care of that and filled the fresh water tank as well. And we were off to Missoula for Mo's nail appointment. It was only 1 hour away and I left in plenty of time. It was getting warmer but not as bad as it had been. I got to the clinic early and called and let them know I was there, no one was in the parking lot so they said that they could do his nails immediately. Yea!! After I got gas $2.19 wow and then tried to find a dog park for Priscilla, ended up at Montana University. No public parking and NO one wearing masks! Decided that Priscilla could wait and looked for a Cracker Barrel which I found and here I am. And believe or not it's 73 degrees and raining! Next stop Butte!!! Well, here some more pictures of my hike:<br />
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Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-50496664189655044982020-07-22T19:41:00.000-07:002020-07-22T19:41:12.293-07:00Montana - Senior Pass - Driving my RVThe drive on Interstate 90 from Idaho to Montana has been breath taking. It's like driving through Lake Tahoe, all the green and beautiful trees. I'm amaze that not more people live here. This area is beautiful! And like Lake Tahoe, this is really mountainous ranges, I definitely would not come here in winter, I would be slipping and sliding all up and down this mountain, a scary thought. I stopped at a rest stop because believe it or not it started to rain, and it was 88 degrees! Kind of reminds me of when I lived in Hawaii. I didn't know where the windshield wipers button was😟 so after trying a couple of things I found out its on the handle where my blinkers are, I just turn the knob! Another challenge met!! I'm about 45 miles from Missoula and I checked that there is a Petsmart with grooming there. I called and they told me they weren't taking in any new clients. I said I just needed my cat who still a kitten nails cut one time as I am passing through. I have all of his medical and a signed health certificate. Nope they aren't doing it and it would be curb side, go figure. I asked if she knew of anyone else and she recommend I call Cats on Broadway Veterinarian Clinic, OK. Let me tell you, I have tried to cut Mo's nails, I have the scissors and I have a towel with a slit in it and when I tried to wrap him like a burrito he started biting and scratching like crazy. Everything is a game, and he was winning. I just gave up. So I called the clinic, explain my situation and she was very kind and got me in at 2:20 Thursday afternoon. Yeah!!<br />
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Since I didn't have full hookups at my last campsite, I checked my tank levels and darn, the black tank is at 2/3! So as I'm sitting in my RV, I see a few rigs going around this area, I took Priscilla out for her walk and saw campground open National Forest. OK, I looked up in my app and sure enough it is a National Forest and it's open. And it has a dump, bingo. It a beautiful forest and self serve, no hookups but it has a dump and water. I was able to finally use my senior pass and the site cost me $5.00. What a bargain.<br />
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Driving my RV is not like driving my mini cooper. In a lot of areas I have traveled when the wind picks up it is hard to keep my RV on the road. At first it was very scary for me. And when those big trucks pass me, it almost knocks me over. I found that if I slow down to drive 60 MPH max, I can handle any problems. Lots of benefits as the noise is cut down in the rig (everything is clanging together), I save on gas, and when the wind blows and the trucks pass, I can handle the RV much better. I get passed a lot and many of you know I have a lead foot, but driving a Class C RV is much different than a mini cooper. Besides I'm not in any hurry😁<br />
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Here's some pictures of my camp site in the National Forest:<br />
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-86516542795256920902020-07-22T10:14:00.000-07:002020-07-22T10:14:16.765-07:00Woof Lodge Campground - Idaho - Gas PricesI'm finally in Idaho, but not for long. I'm still on Interstate 90, it will be that way until I get to Mount Rushmore. But on a good note, the rest stops are awesome! The gas prices are all over the place. I have either a 40 or 50 gallon tank and it cost a small fortune to fill up (that's why I dry dock to save a little for gas!). I have paid anywhere from $3.09 a gallon to $2.37! I use gas buddy and if I fill up when I'm on half empty and I near a city it makes a big difference in price. The Interstate is always going to cost you more! The big boys (Chevron, 76, etc) are the highest. I loved Oregon as they have attendants that fill up your car. They wash windows and even check your oil if you ask! I remember that growing up!😁 Best prices are the small independent station, I'm trying to stay under $2.50 a gallon range! My propane has last a long time, I still have 2/3 of a tank full. My frig is doing great after that "reboot", I had to reboot it a couple of times since, but it not a problem, I just check it whenever I switch over making sure that little light is green!<br />
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I'm at Wolf Lodge in Idaho, I got a pretty nice spot under trees. The grounds are beautiful but it is right by the Interstate. And being almost under it makes those trucks even louder and they are driving through all night. A family with tents came and I don't see how they could sleep with the loud noise. Plus the fact it was in the 90's and then about 3 am it got down to 61! I had the ac on and then the heater, was hot then cold.. crazy weather. It suppose to be pretty hot all week, I'm hoping that as I drive through Montana it will get cooler. I need to find a Petsmart that has grooming as Mo needs his nail cut ASAP! I hoping that the one in Missoula can do it! Ok, here are some pictures of the camp in Idaho:<br />
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-36298121794108197312020-07-21T16:33:00.002-07:002020-07-21T16:33:51.100-07:00Spokane Murals I got to Spokane and it is a beautiful city. Lots of trees, old buildings and you can tell they love their city with all the improvements that are going on. I got to where the mural were, they are absolutely beautiful. The drawing are in the letters of "Black Lives Matter"! What was so interesting, it was works of all the minorities, black and brown. The local news had one artist who did the indigenous Native American with brown skin and a red skirt which addresses all the Native American girls and women that go missing and they are never found! I was awe struck, so beautiful! 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAqYJqQfAjkq9uKnKquB7ozpsSbe4f5aqq0OReUNfm3sWDknWP_-Iqy9Zw2u7eGgFKXrbQCPYvkn4jcXlvs-SmcvIcjOZ3-IOmihSJA8EY-OKAoFr3y2Qc_ctT9ejCquKNtArD2IEdb9C/s320/P7210019.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Priscilla thought that were great too!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div>Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-9464780387933881312020-07-21T12:06:00.000-07:002020-07-21T12:06:41.331-07:00Campsite to Rest Stop at Sprauge Lake to Spokane on Interstate 90They say that Highway 50 in Nevada is the loneliest highway but I say that Interstate 90 is! Or at least the longest! I didn't think I ever would get to Spokane. But I'm ahead of myself. At Vantage campsite I had two choices of sites. I backed in the first one and got out to set up but realized there wasn't a faucet. Oh good, I pulled out and backed into the second site. Okay everything is fine. Next day taking down everything was going good and then sewage, as I was draining the "black water" it started to back up! Oh sh** literally, darn, so I closed everything up and moved everything to the third site fortunately the campers had left. The good news, I getting the hang of backing in! The weather report was going to be hot in the 90's, so I didn't want to drive 150 miles in the heat. So I just drove 30 miles to a rest stop, put Mo in his carrier and leashed Priscilla and just hung out on a bench under a tree. They both were happy. Here they are:<br />
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The next rest stop was 40 miles away and to my surprise it was very closed to a lake called Lake Sprauge, about 50 miles from Spokane. But it was still hot, I put the generator on and put the ac up to high. This time I parked with the autos and the truckers were behind us. It still was noisy as I think all of them kept the ac on all night. Once it finally cooled off, Mo was at his best, he nailed me right in the nose! And Priscilla getting under the covers did not stop Mo from tromping on her!!!😁<br />
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I watched the local news and in downtown Spokane, there was a BLM mural, the pictures were beautiful. The weather forecast was suppose to be close to 100 degrees. I decided I wanted see the mural and then head out to a campsite in Idaho called Coeur D Alene, it's right on the river and hopefully cooler. I was going to stay another night at a Camping World in Spokane but I figure Mo and Priscilla might ran away! 😏 I don't mind the heat but Mo and Priscilla certainly do! Here's some pics of Lake Sprauge:<br />
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-88667514559795289872020-07-19T14:00:00.001-07:002020-07-19T14:00:03.052-07:00Rest Stops and Vantage Riverstone CampsiteMy Passport America is not all it cracks up to be. If you read the "notes" part, most campsite are restricted during July and August and if they are available for the discount, it's NEVER on weekends! I found a campsite but the discount is only for Sunday thru Thursday. This was Saturday, I thought I would just stay at a rest stop for the night. After leaving Camping World in Fifi I got on interstate 90 heading to Spokane, the first rest stop had lots of pine trees and a cool breeze. I took Priscilla for a long walk and came back and made lunch. I hung out until 6 pm. The next rest stop was 38 miles away, I though another forest, nope it reminded me of going up interstate 5 in California near Tracy or San Bernadino with Wind Mills and sage brush and hot! Fortunately there was a wonderful breeze (and hundreds of wind mills) so it wasn't too bad. I kept the windows open and it stayed pretty comfortable. I parked in the truck section, bad choice as all night truckers would park and leave their loud motors running, or they would turn off the truck and the air brakes were so loud poor Mo would run for cover (under his chair)! Between trucker stops, and Mo decided it was play time, by biting my toes, or biting Priscilla tail, he was just full of mischief! I think he finally settled down around 1 am. My alarm went off around 7 am, I did get up a couple of times to feed Mo kibble as he is always hungry. I got up, made coffee packed up and walked Priscilla. The campsite was only about 15 miles away. Got there, I have a nice campsite under trees, plug in and turned on the ac for Mo and Priscilla, I got some happy campers! Here are pictures of the wind mills and campsite in Vantage. I'm about 150 miles from Spokane.<br />
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-85152056275090133652020-07-18T13:55:00.001-07:002020-07-18T13:55:45.628-07:00Vancouver to Tacoma/SeattleI've driven over 1600 miles so far. Whew, just a few minor problem, I lost one of my hubcaps on my first leg of my journey, God knows where. And when I was at the Siletz River, I had pulled out my containers for electrical and fresh water and sat them on the ground. The wind blew one of the lids right into the water and it was just impossible to get. And I wasn't going to wait until it went down stream by the dock! Last night I stayed at a campground/resident camp in Vancouver, not much to talk about and certainly not photo worthy!😊 But I had full hook ups and laundry machines. They had a park a few blocks away that I walked to with Priscilla and let her ran for a while. They also had a grocery store within a 1/2 mile, so I did a little grocery shopping. I checked for open Parks and National and State forest but due to Covid19 all of them are closed. They also have Calebas bait and tackle shops you can stay but when I called they said that I couldn't stay there. I think they are going out of business because of the pandemic. So I'm at another Camping World, in Fifi a suburb of Tacoma, just 33 miles from Seattle. I always asked permission to stay and they always say yes so far. This store locks their gates at 6 pm and asked me if that was a problem. No, actually I felt more safe. The Camping World stores are very safe to stay. This is a huge port city so I crossed many bridges coming here, crazy traffic and thank God for my GPS! I read that the Canadian border has extended their closure for us until August. So I think I'll get on the Interstate 90 and head to Spokane.<div><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk7Tk4jggMd-qb7DsVqjyY5PNqoZRzL-gOd52talpc2OzfmdttGP_aput_XS_5YiT6_EN8pkaaodZXh2XSOq3Y3l3qSs3h0IUVLfA2qvo6RpnP8HWjvaFkiUA_wHbRFxVuyWYelMnU12q/s2048/IMG_0149.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk7Tk4jggMd-qb7DsVqjyY5PNqoZRzL-gOd52talpc2OzfmdttGP_aput_XS_5YiT6_EN8pkaaodZXh2XSOq3Y3l3qSs3h0IUVLfA2qvo6RpnP8HWjvaFkiUA_wHbRFxVuyWYelMnU12q/s320/IMG_0149.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mo just wants to play!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-88712305124970636082020-07-16T18:04:00.000-07:002020-07-16T18:04:06.533-07:00Portland to Mt. Hood to Vancouver<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Here's a pic of Camping World in Eugene, where I stayed. I decided that I wanted to stayed at a campground on the river so back I went to Lincoln City near the 101. I have Passport America membership so the first night is 1/2 price. For $5.00 more I camped right on the river. The drive back to the 101 was a lot cooler, roads were lined with trees, but twisty and windy. I think I'm getting use to that! I did have a problem with my Frig, as when it's plug in to the electric, it works fine, but after I unplug it, it should turn over to propane but it doesn't. I text my son and he said there should be a switch, so I looked in the outside panel, and I saw nothing that I could fix. I thought when I go to Portland, I'll check out Camping World and they could help me?😏<br />
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I got to the campsite and backed right next to the Siletz river. It was beautiful. I set up the RV (I got this down) yeah and took Priscilla for a walk. I finally have to put Mo in the bathroom when I come and go in the RV. He is just too quick and I'm afraid I will lose him. I have a penny can (a can with pennies in it duh) that I use to scare him, but not anymore. Priscilla enjoyed the walk, and I saw a trail that I thought we would go on in the morning before we leave. The only problem with this campsite, is no internet, no data service, so it was a very quiet evening. I could sit on my bed and watch the river flow. It was very windy when we got there and temperature was around 60 degrees, I had to wear my sweat shirt. So being in the RV and watching the river was very relaxing. Tomorrow I will be back to Interstate 5 to Portland and to Camping World to check out my frig! Here's some pictures of the river camp!😀<br />
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<br />Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929217863798106810.post-53044720721197117672020-07-14T09:27:00.000-07:002020-07-14T09:27:11.618-07:00Grants Pass -California to Oregon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I left Camp Comfort in Klamath, my next stop was Cracker Barrel in Medford, </span><font face="verdana">Oregon. I had to get off the 101 also known up here as the Redwood Highway and get on the Interstate 5. That took me onto Highway 199 going through Grant's Pass. If you ever get a chance, this highway though twisty and windy, is the most beautiful highway I've seen. I had to stop and take pictures, these beautiful huge redwoods took my breathe away. This was Ruth Perry Hatton Grove. They had a short trail that I took Priscilla on, it was so awesome, I just couldn't stop from looking up. WOW!! Part of the highway is in California and part of the highway is in Oregon. I really enjoyed coming up the 101 but not very many rest areas or gas stations. And the internet is lousy too. But it is cooler and the ocean and mountains are beautiful. The Interstate is boring, hot but has a lot of really nice rest stops, a lot of gas station and the internet and data is much better. <font color="#222222"> Here I am at Medford Cracker Barrel!</font></font><br />
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At the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fairgrounds in Ferndale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The night at the fairgrounds was very quiet. I washed my pants and shoes and washed the tarp. I sponge myself off as best as I could, as I had no hook ups at this site. The nights gets cold, especially around 3 am. So I make sure I have enough covers. In the morning, I took Priscilla for a walk on the fairgrounds, not many people so I let her off leash. She just ran and ran through the grass, it was good for her. After breakfast we were on our way. I always have to check to make sure Mo is inside, he is a master escape artist and extremely quick. During the early morning, Priscilla had to go out and Mo was out before I could close the door. I ran after him with poor Priscilla in tow, fortunately Mo gets confused when he goes out and stops to look around, got ya, you stinker, then I have to drag Priscilla back to the RV to put Mo back in! After Priscilla bathroom break, we settle back in, just in time for Mo's playtime. He will bite anything that moves and then decide to bite my hair. I get up and put dry food in his dish and it keeps him quiet until about 6 am! When I clean his litter box, he is right there helping me. I have it in the cab, so he thinks I'm playing with him. I put him down and back up he goes. After the rest stop incident, I make sure I check to see if he is in the RV.😌</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My next stop was Klamath about 10 miles outside of Crescent City. Since I'm a member of Passport America, full hook ups are 1/2 price the first day. I'm only staying for one day, so I got to the campsite around 1:30 and set up. I took a short walk with Priscilla as she still doesn't like riding in the RV. So as we were walking back, my neighbor asked me if I had a cat, I said yes, well he is on your hood! What?? Sure enough, Mo is sitting on the hood of the RV. apparently after opening the window. He was a little scared because 3 dogs were in the next site, so he just waited for me. He drives me crazy! So I got them in the RV, hook up everything including the sewage drain, no problem yeah. I took a shower and decided to wash all the clothes and my shoes from the two days before, hand washing did not do the trick. I then took out the tarp and set it on a picnic table and washed that again. I fixed us all dinner and we were done for the night. The next morning, I took Priscilla for a walk on a long trail and we ended up along a river, I think its called the Salmon River as the guys at the front desk said there is a lot of salmon fishing there. We got back, packed everything up and I got the black and grey water cleaned without a hitch. Made sure both valves were closed and everything clean. Yeah no mess and no embarrassment!😁 Few pics below of the campsite. Next stop Medford, Oregon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp7snm5f9d_CFYmhvUmsPVxEznxKg8bHJbQ3RGJAFE7rob2cFyF3UsgFdUaeQJwfFiuFcnUbzcY1ukMLL83BCp6nFZEWlN20UBFwOml2TdDPTWGUtqaLKnq4WJTOIOKj3sZ3SrLhCqdFC/s2048/IMG_0132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp7snm5f9d_CFYmhvUmsPVxEznxKg8bHJbQ3RGJAFE7rob2cFyF3UsgFdUaeQJwfFiuFcnUbzcY1ukMLL83BCp6nFZEWlN20UBFwOml2TdDPTWGUtqaLKnq4WJTOIOKj3sZ3SrLhCqdFC/w188-h250/IMG_0132.JPG" title="Priscilla on a "salmon bench"" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Priscilla on a Salmon Bench<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX85f79JqoJD16kPsgMabwsQF_GwhjnOfBtHMigN1bVxj5om2Q9rsCKad4LXqFcQPT1znVht_AOiOHjs53b6ZaTCTia5QGRBTqXjS3qBzd7TCOswmINW9D4bHNcM199kGtDaJ8Db01FVX/s2048/IMG_0134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXX85f79JqoJD16kPsgMabwsQF_GwhjnOfBtHMigN1bVxj5om2Q9rsCKad4LXqFcQPT1znVht_AOiOHjs53b6ZaTCTia5QGRBTqXjS3qBzd7TCOswmINW9D4bHNcM199kGtDaJ8Db01FVX/w192-h256/IMG_0134.JPG" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My campsite<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6z-XN4QqZ2ui193i0UYR6nIGjNtYjnTiJzt3R_iECNQJ_sAdtDTyRjdif3njFXzk2d2zPtO3urivyq9m8TsscCfHqPlg_7J5hu6DP8sJ-KIOIunnWtXMlNtxB5ybuZf-_3_q3JXYdKAN/s2048/IMG_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6z-XN4QqZ2ui193i0UYR6nIGjNtYjnTiJzt3R_iECNQJ_sAdtDTyRjdif3njFXzk2d2zPtO3urivyq9m8TsscCfHqPlg_7J5hu6DP8sJ-KIOIunnWtXMlNtxB5ybuZf-_3_q3JXYdKAN/s320/IMG_0135.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the trail head👀</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLlS7eIeV0mWBGkoQfRiAqmMUkoHL_4ZkzBxb9e1ptXipyVD3mYUUed1wu-uCMAJ4ymJIfHg-phtFuq6RlMmBPdsdbXESAl3NurfxxMxRgIZVQon2hHOEw5ivadBa_PlLJpATx83bTqf-/s2048/IMG_0136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLlS7eIeV0mWBGkoQfRiAqmMUkoHL_4ZkzBxb9e1ptXipyVD3mYUUed1wu-uCMAJ4ymJIfHg-phtFuq6RlMmBPdsdbXESAl3NurfxxMxRgIZVQon2hHOEw5ivadBa_PlLJpATx83bTqf-/w192-h256/IMG_0136.JPG" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is Salmon River<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div>
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Last Russian River pictures before I leave. The trees are beautiful here, the river calm now but up on the 101 it was rushing! Mo and Priscilla sharing my dinner! I got up and packed everything and took Priscilla for a walk. I was going to Ferndale Fairgrounds to camp. It is just 10 miles south of Eureka. It would be a dry camp since I had hook ups for three days. I got in line to dump and felt prepare to do this. I got gloves on, put my tarp on the ground, and the hose to put in place and I'm ready to go. I bent down (thank God I didn't lay on the ground) to pull the lid off the drain and as soon as I did the raw sewage came pouring out! What did I do? I jump out of the way and it drained fortunately into the sewage hole, but it was all over the tarp so I trying to hose it down, and to clean up the mess I made. After it finished, and the tarp was clean somewhat, I bent down and figure out what happened. When I left Lake Casitas back in February, I didn't close the black valve!! So once I opened the drain, it all came out! Yuck, Yuck, and more Yuck!! I attached the hose, opened up both valves and just let it drain. The worst part was this couple waiting behind me and saw what happened and of course did not offer to help. The wife stood out of the car and was yelling at me that I was making a mess, it was too muddy she said. I told her I'm sorry, but I was cleaning the mess up!! It was either mud or sh***! 😬 I did the best I could, and just packed up to get out of there. I was so embarrassed, but learned a valuable lesson. ALWAYS close both valves when you finish! I parked a short ways away, and changed my pants and shoes. <br />
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Casini Ranch RV Park is located by the Russian River in Duncan Mills off of 101 on route 116 in Sonoma. This place is well kept, and pretty peaceful. I'll be here until Friday and then I will head up to Eureka and the Redwoods.. Priscilla and I took a 2 mile walk to the river and back. The trees here are beautiful, you can feel that you're getting into the giant redwoods and sequoia trees area. They have 2 dog parks, I let Priscilla just play for awhile so by the end of our walk she was pretty pooped! I was able to walk down to the store and she was okay for me to leave her in the RV with Mo. She generally barks and wants to come. Mo loves to look out the windows and watches everything and everyone. He is not fearful of the dogs and even if they bark he just looks at them. He is non stop playing and running from one end of the RV to the other. He gets into everything and knocks whatever he can over. He is worst then a child, but such a character, he makes me laugh all the time! I wear my mask whenever I go out, there are signs all over camp to asked that you wear a mask and stay 6 feet from one another. But there are few people that follow these rules. I just don't understand especially when CoVid is on the raise. This morning Priscilla and I went to the dump station to watch how they dump! I hadn't done it since going to Lake Casitas in February and I wanted to make sure I can do it right! You don't want to make a mistake dumping😁. I think I got it! My next stop is Eureka, there is dry camping in Ferndale at the fair grounds.Annette Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625655248348879690noreply@blogger.com0