Colorado River
From cacti to fruit trees…
WINDING DOWN. We’re winding down our Great American Adventure. Our journey has been about the places we’ve seen, the people we’ve met and the surprising, quirky, and serendipitous things that have happened. As we depart Laughlin, we’ve set our sights on Oregon, but first we must cross the Mojave Desert. It’s the driest in North … Continue reading
Laughlin: The second time around…
ANOTHER STOP IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA. We’ve been on our Great American Adventure a long time and now we’re on our final leg of the Journey. We’ve come full circle and are back at Laughlin, Nevada where we stopped about four years ago. Since we have so many happy memories about time we spent here over the … Continue reading
Arizona for the winter…
CASA GRANDE RV RESORT. We’re not exactly snowbirds, but we can see why lots of them spend the winter in Arizona. Since our drive to Oregon was delayed due to the early winter and lots of snow on our intended route, we decided to spend a couple of months here. It’s outside of Tucson and the weather … Continue reading
Laughlin, Nevada…
MARCH 20, 2014. RIDGEVIEW RESORT Florence’s birthday has come and gone. As I do annually, I threatened a celebration catered by Bobby Flay and including the US Marine Corps Marching Band. As she says annually “Don’t even think about it!” So we had a River-side celebration at the Bluewater Grill overlooking the River. Stan provided … Continue reading
Our friends Stan and Therese…
February 21, 2014 So far during our Adventure, we’ve made some friends…some really good friends. Stan and Therese easily top the list. Back in October, when Florence and I were scrambling around town trying to wrap up our affairs before starting our “shakedown cruise” we stayed for quite a while at Sweetwater Summit Regional Park … Continue reading
Away we go…
NOVEMBER 5, 2013 Finally, on November 5, 2013 our Journey officially began as we departed Sweetwater Summit heading for a Colorado River Adventures park in Yuma, Arizona, where we had reservations to stay at the Yuma Lakes Campground. The drive from San Diego to Yuma was uneventful…our new coach ran like a dream. It’s as … Continue reading
