tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56067036063479977542024-02-02T02:55:53.488-08:00Winnebago WanderingsA brief summary of our doings and wanderings in the motorhome.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-53021918670602323772012-09-03T13:35:00.002-07:002012-09-03T13:35:36.421-07:003 Weeks - But who is counting???Where did the summer go???? It seems like we just got back to Redmond and the RV Park and now it's only 3 weeks from today before our work is done. For the most part, it's been enjoyable and we have met a lot of wonderful RVers and will keep in touch with many of them.<br />
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Our last shift is on Sunday the 24th and will start packing up the motorhome on the 25th. We'll take the coach to Bend on the 25th for our annual oil change and servicing. On the 26th we will head over the hill to Florence, Or for a week. Drop off the pickup in Veneta and return back to the park for one night before heading south for the winter. Once we get set up in Apache Junction, I will fly back to Eugene on the 8th, grab the pickup and start driving south and hope to arrive back on the 11th. Of course, I will geocache along the way to keep my daily streak alive.<br />
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Stay tuned for further developments.<br />
Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-67155468546945757512012-04-08T09:31:00.002-07:002012-04-08T09:36:42.527-07:00Back In Central OregonWe arrived back in Redmond Friday afternoon after driving through snow - sleet - rain and strong gusty winds. But, we made it safe and sound.<br /><br />We pulled into our normal RV spot - leveled the coach and got it set up for the summer. We will be the night and weekend RV Park hosts until the 1st of October, so not much summer travelling for us this year.<br /><br />The blog may or may not be updated much during the summer, since it will be the same thing day after day, but then you never know.<br /><br />I did manage to find several new geocaches in the area to keep my streak of consecutive days alive. I will fly back to Arizona next week and get the pickup and bring it back for the summer. We can't be here with just one vehicle. <br /><br />Stay tuned for more updates.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-6990236861108856032012-04-05T14:40:00.002-07:002012-04-05T14:46:35.098-07:00Sitting in Standish, CaSo far, the journey to Redmond has been quite eventful. When we left Apache Junction on Monday, there wasn't even a hint of a breeze. By the time we got to Wickenburg, the winds were blowing around 35+ mph with stronger gusts. We finally stopped for the night in Henderson, Nv at Arizona Charlies RV Park.<br /><br />Tuesday, we started north again and again, strong winds so we stopped in Hawthorne, Nv for the night. In the morning, I looked at the weather forcast up the road and since there were "gale" force winds again, we opted to spend another night and see what the weather looked like on Thursday.<br /><br />Today, we left Hawthorne and headed north and planned on stopping in Lakeview, Or for our last night before arriving back in Redmond. But, looking at the weather again in Lakeview and after driving thru several snow squalls, we stopped for the night in Standish, Ca.<br /><br />The weather for tonight and tomorrow looks OK for travel, but it will be damn cold. I'm not hooking up the water tonight since the low is in the low teens and I don't want to thaw out water pipes in the morning.<br /><br />The wind is blowing and it's snowing, but were snug and toasy in the motorhome.<br /><br />Stay tuned.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-42119739932547603592012-03-29T19:01:00.002-07:002012-03-29T19:10:29.907-07:00Where oh WhereIt can't be time to leave Apache Junction and head north for the summer - can it???<br /><br />It seems like we just got here and now it's time to leave. Well, we've been here 5 1/2 months, but it sure doesn't seem like it.<br />'<br />Cheryl has been active quiting up at the club house. 3 days per week, the local quilters gather up there to work on their projects and comment on anything and everything. We call it "Stitch and Bitch" instead of quilting<br /><br />And then there is Bruce. I've done a ton and I mean a ton of geocaching down here and have been pretty much accepted into the local geocaching community. I really don't want to leave cause there are so many geocaches (thousands) in the area that I haven't had a chance to find.<br /><br />We've gone to 3 NASCAR races since we arrived here in October. 2 in Phoenix and 1 in Las Vegas. In fact while we were in Las Vegas I finally went to a casino. Fort McDowell casino isn't any place that I want to go. 15 miles from here. I went once this year and that was enough.<br /><br />When we arrive back in Redmond, we will be working for the Deschutes County Fair & Expo RV park. We will be the night and weekend hosts. Our hours are 5-9 Monday thru Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. But, we get our space plus a wage for doing it, so instead of paying, they are paying us. And, when we return here in the fall, we will be working the Meridian RV Park booth at Mesa Market. Again, we get our space rent paid. Back in the workforce again. ((((((((((((((((((((((((SIGH))))))))))))))))Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-34524706600455205542011-12-17T14:16:00.000-08:002011-12-17T14:21:06.801-08:00Gave Santa My List<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJ0c1O1Iai7_7Hxcwois7zNpVNaObaoqPQG5XgYpfBM2fnezxSh-07_ejKEC0ipj47eRh0wlmkTpmSK4OHJM3F34PeoyPvkLav8d_JUcNcde3w-UjnDycAOPgNdTd9FO_OCkVE3rZLD4/s1600/382587_205116569572433_144963162254441_463099_401527183_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687225203550594994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJ0c1O1Iai7_7Hxcwois7zNpVNaObaoqPQG5XgYpfBM2fnezxSh-07_ejKEC0ipj47eRh0wlmkTpmSK4OHJM3F34PeoyPvkLav8d_JUcNcde3w-UjnDycAOPgNdTd9FO_OCkVE3rZLD4/s320/382587_205116569572433_144963162254441_463099_401527183_n.jpg" /></a> Unfortunately, he said that I wasn't near good enough this year for a Harley Davidson, Yamaha 4x4 quad or a new Corvette. I guess I'll try again next year.<br /><br /><div></div>Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-50252719157505728792011-11-13T06:22:00.000-08:002011-11-13T06:28:07.331-08:00Update From MeridianJust enjoying the Arizona weather and relaxing. I've been doing a lot of geocaching and increasing my find count. I've pretty much done everything close by, so now I'm back doing it in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Queen Creek.<br />Friday night we had a wonderful Veteran's Day program. All branches of the service (both Canadian and American) were recognized individually. Then, we had a short performance by the Uptown Angels (actually 3 sisters) that did a 40s and 50s USO type tour with old songs. They were very good and the 45 minutes went by in a hurry.<br />Today, Keith and I are off to Phoenix International Raceway for the next to the last NASCAR race of the year. No - I'm not driving. We're taking a tour bus. And of course, rain is in the forcast.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-65493089716415827712011-11-04T18:32:00.000-07:002011-11-04T18:36:40.709-07:00FridaySpent most of the day lounging around the motorhome and enjoying the last day of nice weather for awhile. The winds picked up around noon and were gusting up to 45 mph and blowing dust and sand. When we went up to the "happy hour" tonight, only 20 people showed up. The new activity director is going to have to be straightened out or this park will slowly go downhill. If this is what a Friday night is going to be like, we won't be going again.<br /><br />Tomorrow, the rains and cool weather will be upon us for the next week. Yuck!!!!!!!! I guess I'll have to go and get a library card from the Apache Junction library so I'll have something to read.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-85826664182684657192011-11-03T07:43:00.000-07:002011-11-03T07:49:20.058-07:00Update From MeridianThings are starting to return to normal now. Most (not all) of our close friends from last year have arrived for the season. Dutch and Tony are back at their home in Fountain of the Sun. We spent most of the day with them on Tuesday catching up on all sorts of various topics.<br />Bob and Maggie along with their dog Zoey arrived late Tuesday. The 1st thing Zoey wanted to do was to come and visit "Uncle". We weren't home but she led Bob to our door and she sat and waited for us to come out.<br />Yesterday, Keith and Caroline got here and Axol wanted to see "Uncle" also. Gosh, it's wonderful to be loved.<br /><br />I finally got around to putting the palm tree up. So, I guess we're now ready for the season. Now, the only thing to do is to get the coach washed and waxed.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-50244081998154798102011-10-30T09:18:00.001-07:002011-10-30T09:27:25.986-07:00"Tk In AJ<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-EAMk8YSp7KBUrE5MeSsTzjI2gGwJ9X_L1nSuG_LTTQsDtCzoO1Gmu-UuLzn2pp6F80S00KPLIw93AVigMV-NLGa6eAIGKB3DGHcJBAd2q8cnOWQ97ZMKtQgkCyHjSdgznHMSAh3TEA/s1600/378005_278642488837114_100000740940343_878242_2025746428_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669322446062691122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-EAMk8YSp7KBUrE5MeSsTzjI2gGwJ9X_L1nSuG_LTTQsDtCzoO1Gmu-UuLzn2pp6F80S00KPLIw93AVigMV-NLGa6eAIGKB3DGHcJBAd2q8cnOWQ97ZMKtQgkCyHjSdgznHMSAh3TEA/s320/378005_278642488837114_100000740940343_878242_2025746428_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>What a hectic week. I flew back to Redmond on Tuesday and arrived late in the day. Trish picked me up at the airport, picked up the pickup and spent the night at Jerry's house. Got up early on Wednesday and started my trip back to AJ. Along the way, I picked up geocaches along the highway all the way to AJ. I arrived back Saturday afternoon safe and sound. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>One of the most enjoyable sights along the way was between Fallon, Nv and Hawthorne, Nv. I stopped along the road to pick up a cache and spent 45 minutes sitting there watching the US Navy's "Top Gun" pilots screaming down the valley and doing mock dogfights. I tried to get a picture but they were moving way to fast to try and focus the phone on them.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>As I neared Hawthorne and driving along Walker Lake I spotted a herd of Bighorn Sheep and managed to snap a picture of them.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now, I need to hookup the water softener, put up the palm tree and I'm done.</div>Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-55506568503942372832011-10-24T08:02:00.001-07:002011-10-24T08:05:02.841-07:00Busy Day AheadWell. not really. Just the activity meeting this morning and then coming back to the coach and picking out what clothes I want to pack for tomorrow's flight back to Redmond. Yup, back to Redmond to get the pickup and bring it down here for the winter. No sense in letting it sit another 6 months. I plan on being back in the land of "fun and sun" sometime on Saturday.<br /><br />Of course, I'll do some geocaching along the way so it will take me a little longer to get here.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-19386314461358726242011-10-23T08:26:00.000-07:002011-10-23T08:28:10.943-07:00Getting Into The RoutineLounging - enjoying the warm weather - Happy Hour around the pool - meeting old friends and making new ones.<br /><br />Life is goodWinnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-52825473905460919862011-10-20T07:42:00.000-07:002011-10-20T07:48:19.440-07:00Awning Is Now FixedAfter calling several RV mobile techs, and some saying they didn't want to mess with it and others not even calling back, Cheryl spotted a mobile tech in the park yesterday and had him stop by. $79 and the awning is now working (somewhat). We will have to replace the awning itself since it did get some stress damage when it came out unexpectedly, but for now it is working.<br />Last night Stephanie (Jim's daughter) brought her puppy over for us to babysit for 3 days while she is proctoring a volleyball tournament in Phoenix. He's a cute little guy and smart, but I'm not used to puppies anymore. Holly kinda looked at him and said WTF is that?<br />They played (as much as you can play in a motorhome) and at bedtime, I just put him on the bed with me. For a tiny toy poodle, he didn't take up much room and slept next to me all night so that was a plus. I think today, we will go to Jim and Toni's house and take him with us so that he can bein his own surroundings for the afternoon.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-83861733249175805582011-10-17T18:49:00.000-07:002011-10-17T19:48:26.586-07:00We've Landed In Apache JunctionWe left Yuma this morning around 9, stopped for fuel and headed on towards Apache Junction. We arrived around noon and it was 97 - no breeze and hot. It took awhile to get the coach set up for a long term stay. Cheryl and I kept coming back into the coach to get somewhat cool before going back out again. Tomorrow, I'll call the mobile rv repair so we can get the patio awning working. We need some shade. We have the patio table and umbrella and chairs set up, so we are almost ready. The last thing I'll do is put up the palm tree.<br /><br />Pictures of our place tomorrow.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-31241064706192872582011-10-15T09:53:00.001-07:002011-10-15T10:08:25.479-07:00Our Annual Los Algodones, Mexico Trip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6NhqveD8zBvJ6n3p8BY5U9fBM5d1fVuYeJXfblYh2s7SiU90qA0JgIn7GL_zNnAdiIeGkrsl94vfxnewuHMGqof7UhBp2ftZiearutvGf4LWYyP182rzyPryYx10bPwgC1g-QDgS_fg/s1600/2011-10-14_10-30-54_159.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663763975290707170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6NhqveD8zBvJ6n3p8BY5U9fBM5d1fVuYeJXfblYh2s7SiU90qA0JgIn7GL_zNnAdiIeGkrsl94vfxnewuHMGqof7UhBp2ftZiearutvGf4LWYyP182rzyPryYx10bPwgC1g-QDgS_fg/s320/2011-10-14_10-30-54_159.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwZSBQS4kRR0zVDmb3P2tHLS-1pNCi8Qb7qihSIjB3QbpdQkHHge-DLD9bmHDSgKwPQfik2_CHzpe-8gkUunvpjg4KAyXdE8UL1Z8-hSvLKPMYmbeM3q8rFLmMloEIvQR4hWNi0lf9ds/s1600/2011-10-14_10-24-53_778.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663763737823770978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwZSBQS4kRR0zVDmb3P2tHLS-1pNCi8Qb7qihSIjB3QbpdQkHHge-DLD9bmHDSgKwPQfik2_CHzpe-8gkUunvpjg4KAyXdE8UL1Z8-hSvLKPMYmbeM3q8rFLmMloEIvQR4hWNi0lf9ds/s320/2011-10-14_10-24-53_778.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tU9yDTMDblY7B3_be1rm31L2DbbFNgjNiNV2AsZLvegMF8saxZ_2BhmnHLVNEvgXy0zg6tDDQwCzaAH-J1giatqLMTgKEli82SYo5iao9XyzuPASdfD942H2MiuLJcyTPiKRejicCi0/s1600/2011-10-14_10-22-21_423.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663763412769954210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tU9yDTMDblY7B3_be1rm31L2DbbFNgjNiNV2AsZLvegMF8saxZ_2BhmnHLVNEvgXy0zg6tDDQwCzaAH-J1giatqLMTgKEli82SYo5iao9XyzuPASdfD942H2MiuLJcyTPiKRejicCi0/s320/2011-10-14_10-22-21_423.jpg" /></a><br />Yesterday, we did our annual tourist trip to Los Algodones. We had nothing special in mind when we went except to pursue my hobby of Geocaching. I knew of 2 geocaches in Los Algodones so loaded them into my GPS and off we went. I found both of them without any trouble and now can add a foreign country to my statistics. The 1st one we found was in Pueblo Viejo ( a local eatery) and after signing the logs and dipping several trackable items in the cache, we decided to come back for lunch since the food smelled so good.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now, we went shopping. Of course we made a trip to the local pharmacia/liquor store/smoke shop and made a few purchases. As far as souveniers go, we didn't buy a thing. Cheryl found a turtle that she wanted to put out in front of the motorhome. But, I didn't feel like carrying it around and thru customs and across the border (80lbs) so we passed on it. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>When we got back to the coach, I thought about doing some geocaching around this area, but the temp was 105 and no breeze, so opted to enjoy the air conditioned coach and have a short nap.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Stay tuned for tomorrow's adventure or lack thereof.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-58899248271708509022011-10-14T08:11:00.000-07:002011-10-14T08:17:13.106-07:00Landed In YumaWhat a long day yesterday - 3 hours from Lake Havasu to Yuma. We'll be here for 4 days and then head to Apache Junction for the balance of our stay down south.<br /><br />After we arrived and got set up, I tried to extend our patio awning. (Yes, it's the awning that we had trouble with when we left). It went out about 3 inches and that was it. After monkeying around with it, I was able to get it back (or close to) the closed position. Now, it's zip tied and I'll put a couple more on and hope that it makes it to Apache Junction so that we can get a mobile repairman out and get it working again.<br /><br />I was going to find one here, but we want to go to Los Algodones, Mx today for some good authentic Mexican food and a little shopping. Of course, I'll take my GPS with me as there are a couple of geocaches in Los Algodones and if I find them, I'll be able to add a foreign country to my stasistics.<br /><br />I'll post the results later. Time to go.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-22030469458973736792011-10-13T06:49:00.000-07:002011-10-13T07:01:34.141-07:00On The Road AgainWe left the Redmond Fairgrounds RV park on the 5th or October and went to Coachmasters in Bend to have a couple of things done to the motorhome before we headed south for the winter. One of the things was to check out our large awning. It needed a motor replacement and they informed us that it would take several days to get the motor in. We decided to wait until we got to Apache Junction before we would have it fixed since they told us it would be OK to travel. Well, we got 2 miles down the highway and a gust of wind caught it and it extended fully on the Bend Parkway. I managed to get the motorhome pulled over and out of the traffic. Coachmasters came and got it rolled back up, zip tied and back to their lot we went. They were able to overnight a replacement motor in and the new one was installed the next day. We spend one more night in their lot and left early on the 7th to start our journey south.<br /><br />Our 1st night out was spent at the Bordertown RV resort. Nothing fancy about this place but just a real convenient overnight spot. Waking up the next morning, there was frost on the window of the car, so we knew we had to get out of there and quick, so buttoned everything up and headed to Terribles Lakeside RV Resort in Pahrump for the next 3 nights. (Now the weather is starting to get nicer).<br /><br />After Pahrump, we were on our way to Yuma, but at the last minute, we decided to go to Lake Havasu for a couple of days before heading on. Now the weather is getting downright perfect. Yesterday it was in the triple digits and cools down to 70 at night. Perfect for me, but not for Cheryl. We'll leave today and make the long trek to Yuma (2 1/2 hours) and spend the next 4 days there. <br /><br />Stay tuned for updates.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-9343254178515133732011-09-09T15:27:00.000-07:002011-09-09T15:29:54.128-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9sOy9voyd2ezxPst3W2L__Q0lJSlyl1A1VWgRohTC_xV8hEbTcDYHmoWtlR3LaKuTwp34bEj6_3y_DVPjOvOiDYCY5Nu7-FcDx5iy47XbMhwWyOh_wuN2se_B6qPv7G9Arzjfr3sP74/s1600/294360_256382744396422_100000740940343_807238_1416901311_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650490448276691890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9sOy9voyd2ezxPst3W2L__Q0lJSlyl1A1VWgRohTC_xV8hEbTcDYHmoWtlR3LaKuTwp34bEj6_3y_DVPjOvOiDYCY5Nu7-FcDx5iy47XbMhwWyOh_wuN2se_B6qPv7G9Arzjfr3sP74/s320/294360_256382744396422_100000740940343_807238_1416901311_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Flying the 2 flags proudly. The 10th anniversary of 9/11/2001 is tomorrow.</div>Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-31779811748293911262011-09-07T08:23:00.000-07:002011-09-07T08:26:45.268-07:00Redmond OregonWe actually got back to Redmond around 5PM on Monday night. The traffic was so light on the holiday weekend, we made very good time. We parked the coach, but didn't hook up the water or sewer. Just electric so that we could take it to the car wash and get 4000 miles of road grime and dirt off it as well as 4000 miles of bug splatters. $20 worth of quarters and it is relatively clean. We're now parked for the month and enjoying the Oregon late summer and early fall weather.<br /><br />Pictures of the journey will be loaded soon.Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-65381744367266373592011-09-04T18:28:00.000-07:002011-09-04T18:40:39.421-07:00This Is A Catch-up BlogAfter leaving Spearfish, we headed towards Yellowstone for 3 days. On our way to Riverton, Wy - both Pete's and my motorhome overheated. Mine wasn't as bad as Pete's. His fuel actually shut off so there wouldn't be any motor damage. He stopped in Casper while we went on to Riverton. 3 hours later, they showed up and the problem was the rear radiator was plugged with road debris and wouldn't cool. So, before we left for West Yellowstone, we stopped at a car wash and $21 later, we had a clean radiator and was cooling just fine.
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<br />The resort we stayed at was just outside the boundry of Yellowstone, so it was easy to get into the park whenever we wanted. As saw Buffalo and Elk, bug never did see Moose or Bear while we were there. Naturally, we visited Old Faithful and toured the Old Faithful Inn. I can remember being there when I was just a wee lad and it was great to see it with a different outlook.
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<br />Since we were in the park, I just had to do some geocaching and pick up another state in my geocaching experience.
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<br />West Yellowstone is a really neat little town. Most of the building are rustic or a "log cabin" look. Many cute little pokey shops to go in. Of course, more t shirts and sweatshirts for me, so will have to weed out some that were in the coach when we get back to Redmond.
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<br />I've got many pictures to post, but will hold off and create separate blog entries for the Black Hills and Yellowstone.
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<br />We left West Yellowstone this morning and are on our way back to Oregon and will be "home" on Tuesday. Tonight we are in Twin Falls, Idaho and tomorrow we will spend the night in Burns. That way, we can arrive in Redmond early enough in the day so that we can take this dirty filthy road grime and bug splattered motorhome to the car wash and get it cleaned before we check in at the RV park.
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<br />Stay tuned for pictures and updates.
<br />Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-77363269120186959222011-08-29T06:37:00.000-07:002011-08-29T06:44:29.891-07:00Heading To Spearfish SDWe're leaving this morning for a short drive up to Spearfish and will spend 2 days there touring Lead and Deadwood. It's not enough time but, we are running out of time and need to be back in Redmond on the 6th of September and still need to see Yellowstone (and that's even going to be cut short a couple of days).
<br />Yesterday, Cheryl and I just poked around in the little "pokey places" in Hill City and then in Keystone. Just a relaxing day with nothing else going on. I've been waiting to see the deer in the meadow in front of the motorhome, but they have been elusive and haven't come out during the day.
<br />After a solid 2 months of wearing shorts, today will have to be a "Long Pants" day. The weather has turned a mite cool, but only for the day and back warm again tomorrow.
<br />I've got a lot of pictures to post, but will put all of them in a separate blog entry later.
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<br />Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-29745920469321182962011-08-26T21:41:00.000-07:002011-08-26T21:55:50.980-07:00Mount Rushmore<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0BSEePYCGX7yg9jflIoqhD07Q-TRPFkhYiIB3w7yuXjH6OHhyphenhyphen2TcIULuoYwxUlxhczfdpoB3iFNlJijNWRxKwcpAcRAsTtua9M30o76ZwRh7zvgPewYFygGtAjNiiWT-2EFgU3KNZC8/s1600/100_1711.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392380685182306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0BSEePYCGX7yg9jflIoqhD07Q-TRPFkhYiIB3w7yuXjH6OHhyphenhyphen2TcIULuoYwxUlxhczfdpoB3iFNlJijNWRxKwcpAcRAsTtua9M30o76ZwRh7zvgPewYFygGtAjNiiWT-2EFgU3KNZC8/s320/100_1711.JPG" /></a>
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<br /><div>The last picture was taken by a friend of ours using his phone. I'll explain. They invited all veterans to come down to the stage for the lowering of the flag ceremony. Then after the ceremony was over, the Ranger asked those of us who served during the Vietnam era to step forward since we were despised and looked down upon at that time. The applause and a standing ovation from the crowd choked both Cheryl and I up. 47 years and finally the appreciation was shown. As we walked back up the steps we actually had people ask to shake our hands.</div>
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<br />Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-87996593678170416902011-08-26T05:59:00.000-07:002011-08-26T06:13:16.136-07:00Hill City South Dakota<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6B3gGhi7_C8bef_t1yk-pbh7RQ_xIzc3bG3wXDBifkYs4imX_9PIBkcBhy-RdrmAijJOT5gAQRw-vKvdQSb6jvYPa7NMeeydhoI0V3fTuXhBpaQ_sxsQt7ObP5QDToA-tbzT7V7AI3Y/s1600/quilt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645152061437941362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6B3gGhi7_C8bef_t1yk-pbh7RQ_xIzc3bG3wXDBifkYs4imX_9PIBkcBhy-RdrmAijJOT5gAQRw-vKvdQSb6jvYPa7NMeeydhoI0V3fTuXhBpaQ_sxsQt7ObP5QDToA-tbzT7V7AI3Y/s320/quilt.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>This was a short days drive. Only 65 miles from Wall to here. We're parked at the Rafter J RV Resort for the next 4 days. After getting set up, we wandered around a bit and found a quilt shop for Cheryl and Debbie. Right next to it was a small winery and just had to go in and do a little tasting and buying. Red Ass Rhubarb wine. Now, I'm not a wine drinker, but I did like this one. We then went out in search of wildlife and found some and I'm sure we'll see more while in the Black Hills and then Yellowstone. Not much else to post right now, but will be off to see Mount Rushmore later.</div></div></div></div>
<br />Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-14231338639530672242011-08-25T06:32:00.001-07:002011-08-25T06:49:51.986-07:00South Dakota Badlands<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd2R_Fkx7OlKHOMHFbLTld28qKe7A7Zppi14T2OFODY7lTzvxV-66V5xjOeEq6pkToUm3rzYR-ThWQx9Ae08nluX8guRd9P4OtJD0BAFLiYAge-z4SyFXogXXV_AuceDiBNmaLqTa3bI/s1600/mm1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644787721980550386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd2R_Fkx7OlKHOMHFbLTld28qKe7A7Zppi14T2OFODY7lTzvxV-66V5xjOeEq6pkToUm3rzYR-ThWQx9Ae08nluX8guRd9P4OtJD0BAFLiYAge-z4SyFXogXXV_AuceDiBNmaLqTa3bI/s320/mm1.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>The little prairie dogs were fun to watch as they scampered around and issued their warning chirps when you got too close. As we exited the park on the south end and headed back to the interstate, we came across a little store that had hundreds of the little critters around. Unsalted peanuts were their favorite food and for 50 cents, you could buy a bag and walk out into their little colony and hand feed them. Funny little things.</div>
<br /><div>Our last stop before heading back to Wall, was to an abandoned Minute Man rocket silo from the Cold War Era. It's decomissioned now, but under the protection of the National Park Service. We were'nt able to get the underground tour, but could look down thru the glass cover and see the missle replica. I always thought the command center for the missle was where the missle was, but it is several miles away. According to the information that was given to us, even though these are decomissioned, there are still hundreds that are active throughout the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas,Wyoming and New Mexico.</div>
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<br />Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-13890176655949836052011-08-24T06:32:00.000-07:002011-08-24T06:43:10.288-07:00Wall South Dakota<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q3IX1RcTNF_Ve2JDLAi-sfr0wxFY9jSzGYBCbql6-TiQ7natQ69XqMDTIzaYXz301NfklK2gxUMCMVOYgqGZ3bjyeubfDZR7QCskQsg2XbE_mrra-8YCc2MKihJiB51ONLahLOR3QKo/s1600/316234_248701345164562_100000740940343_783079_6919186_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644416416134087730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q3IX1RcTNF_Ve2JDLAi-sfr0wxFY9jSzGYBCbql6-TiQ7natQ69XqMDTIzaYXz301NfklK2gxUMCMVOYgqGZ3bjyeubfDZR7QCskQsg2XbE_mrra-8YCc2MKihJiB51ONLahLOR3QKo/s320/316234_248701345164562_100000740940343_783079_6919186_n.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE31G27DC78-c-JyS2-NfKUMsOE4o6kDoQ6WJaSt-IEn-uvI_kBMqgor18sXCjvO-hJTxrxcCZ23yvT3Wb_kRNPT8QYAn2AcMYdrIhW34Vf9fAYcboVZnisTddpARv8SUoUAsfqePYf08/s1600/wd.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644415730219381362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE31G27DC78-c-JyS2-NfKUMsOE4o6kDoQ6WJaSt-IEn-uvI_kBMqgor18sXCjvO-hJTxrxcCZ23yvT3Wb_kRNPT8QYAn2AcMYdrIhW34Vf9fAYcboVZnisTddpARv8SUoUAsfqePYf08/s320/wd.jpg" /></a> We're spending 2 days in Wall, South Dakota. Why you ask??? Well, one day was spent touring Wall Drug. What an amazing and eclectic place this is. It was started during the depression by offering travellers free ice water and has grown from there to one of the top tourist attractions. You could spend a couple of days just looking at the historical pictures that are on display. What a fun place. Tomorrow, we're going out into the Badlands National Park and see some of the scenic rock formations and will also tour an abandoned missle silo from the Cold War era. The underground tour is already booked, but we can do the above ground tour on our own.</div>
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<br /><div>More to come - stay tuned.
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<br />Winnebago Wanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888302413910579788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5606703606347997754.post-27540708316117076842011-08-23T20:54:00.000-07:002011-08-27T06:22:21.930-07:00On The Road MondayWe didn't get very far on Monday. We only made it to Al's Oasis just past Chamberlain, SD. But then, that was the plan for a short days drive on the back roads of SD. Tuesday, we had another short drive to Wall, SD. If you go thru South Dakota on I90, it's almost a must that you have to stop at Wall Drug. It's an institution.
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<br />Wall Drug was started during the depression offering ice water to travelers and the tradition continues today. There are 26 different shops and restuarants in the "Drug Store Complex". We spent most of the day just wandering around and looking at the souveniers. We did go to the restuarant and have lunch. Wonderful food and plenty of it. Cheryl and I rode the Jackalope but, I had one helluva time trying to get her down. The hips don't work like they used to.
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<br />Tomorrow off to the Badlands National Park and a deactivated missle silo from the cold war era.
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