The weather in the early part of November was still not the picture perfect Florida weather of sunshine and puffy clouds, there were days with heavy tropical rain as shown in an earlier picture of my flooded trailer spot. I was quickly becoming a weather channel junky trying to predict the good days so thatContinue reading “November in Key Largo”
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Dry Tortugas National Park
This adventure was something that had been on my bucket list since I started planning this trip. Located 70 miles west of Key West the Dry Tortugas National Park is part of a small group of islands and on the largest is the historic Fort Jefferson which is one of the largest remaining 19th centuryContinue reading “Dry Tortugas National Park”
Rainy days in South Florida
What better way to spend a rainy day than to visit a museum! The History of Diving museum has been on my radar and since Florida is being all gloomy and rainy today I stopped by for a visit. They have quite the large selection of vintage dive equipment including a unique wall of nationsContinue reading “Rainy days in South Florida”
Hershey PA, Virginia and North Carolina
8/21/21 – 9/5/21: Once again I scored a great spot with Harvest Hosts and today I’ll be visiting and then staying right at the Antique Auto Museum in Hershey PA. I arrived and picked a nice spot in the parking lot next to an antique bus. The day I arrived they were hosting a localContinue reading “Hershey PA, Virginia and North Carolina”
Oh Ohio, and beyond
I have been using the Harvest Hosts program to find places to stay on my travel days, they are great locations, wineries, museums and other cool spots. When I was planning the travel day after leaving St Joseph, MI I had picked a host called “Wood County Museum” in Bowling Green, OH which was aboutContinue reading “Oh Ohio, and beyond”
The sprint to Michigan
AKA, what is there to see in North Dakota? As my friends and family heard me lamenting as I planned the road trip, I struggled mightily with what direction to take after leaving Glacier NP in northern Montana. My goal is to make it to Michigan and visit my old Air Force buddy John whoContinue reading “The sprint to Michigan”
Glacier National Park, Montana
07-22-21: In order to get close to Glacier I had booked a night with a Harvest Host location in Polson, MT which is about an hour from the west entrance. When I arrived they let me know they had a spot in their campground with electricity and well water to fill up my dry tanks.Continue reading “Glacier National Park, Montana”
Helena Montana
07-18-21: A longer than expected drive from Cody to cover the 304 miles and I arrived at Hellgate campground just outside Helena Montana, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation it is next to the Canyon Ferry dam which backs up the Missouri river to create Canyon Ferry Lake. I scored a nice spot right onContinue reading “Helena Montana”
Cody, Wyoming
07-13-21: Arriving in Cody a visit to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West seemed like the thing to do, with my love of museums they had me at “Easy RV parking”. What an amazing collection of historical items, they have the bulk of the original Winchester gun collection, a large part of the overContinue reading “Cody, Wyoming”
Salt Lake City and Park City Utah
7-4-21: I had scheduled a couple nights in a hotel in the SLC area, I needed some downtime to do laundry and take a LONG HOT shower after being in the RV for over a month. Also, I had to get the truck in for routine service and to have the fuel pump replaced underContinue reading “Salt Lake City and Park City Utah”