Category Archives: National Parks
Tacoma, WA – September 2014 – Part Three
We returned to Camp Murray to an ideal campsite, right on the shore of American Lake. That evening Scott and I attended a program at the twins school about DOGS (Dads Of Great Students). This is a program to get … Continue reading
Tacoma, WA – September 2014 – Part Two
Grayland Beach State Park is right on the Pacific coast, just south of the small fishing town of Westport, WA. The campground is very nice and I would definitely call it “big rig friendly,” the roads are wide and the … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Four
Tuesday, 7/15/14 Today we traveled to Homer. Our first stop along the route was the Potter Point State Game Refuge. This site has an extensive boardwalk for viewing nesting waterfowl. The best thing about this stop was that we had … Continue reading
Alaska Journal – 2014, Chapter Three
Thursday, 7/3/14 This was our free day in the Fairbanks area. We traveled to the Large Animal Research Station, but found it closed for the holiday weekend. However, we were able to see some of the animals in the distance. … Continue reading
Arches National Park, Moab, UT – April 2014
We arrived in Moab, UT on Thursday, April 24th and were surprised what a bustling town it is. When Pat was checking on grocery stores in the area, she only found two and we thought we would find a very … Continue reading
Mesa Verde, CO – April 2014
Mesa Verde National Park is in the Four Corners area of Colorado, so named because this is where the borders of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet. We arrived on Saturday, April 19th, before the true tourist season. The … Continue reading
Albuquerque, NM – April 2014
From Texas we drove to Albuquerque, NM. It seemed to be the right distance for our next stop. We asked ourselves, “What can we do in Albuquerque?” Our answer was, “They do hot air ballooning there, they even have some … Continue reading
Tampa and the Everglades – 2014
Our stay in the Tampa area was one of connecting with family and friends. Our niece, Robin, and her kids Destiny and Jeremiah, live in Tampa. Pat’s sister, Mary Lee, was flying in to visit Robin while we were there … Continue reading
Fort Benning, GA – November 2013
We chose to return to Fort Benning’s Uchee Creek Campground to use it as a base for a family cruise over Thanksgiving. Uchee Creek is one of the best military campgrounds we have ever visited. We arrived on November 4th … Continue reading



