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Archive for Travel – Page 24

 March 12, 2015

Clouds Of Cranes: Whitewater Draw, AZ

It is a magnificent vision, to witness the skies darkening with clouds of Sandhill Cranes. Long before you see them, you hear them—a deep rolling trill, a soulful cry that echoes for miles as the cranes call to one another in flight. While staying in Bisbee, we drove 25 miles east to Whitewater Draw Wildlife […]

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Categories : Arizona, Travel
Tags : sandhill cranes, Whitewater Draw
 March 5, 2015

It’s Cool, It’s Quirky: It’s Bisbee, AZ

When we first started planning our caravanning adventures with our good friends Ted and Kath, we asked them if there was any place in particular that they wanted to visit. Bisbee, Arizona was at the top of their list—our photos from our visit last spring piqued their interest in this unique little town in southeastern […]

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Categories : Arizona, Travel
Tags : Bisbee, Queen Mine RV Park
 February 28, 2015

Hiking In Catalina State Park: Tucson, AZ

Driving along busy Oracle Road, with its plethora of housing developments and shopping malls, one does not expect the grand and wild beauty that awaits just inside the entrance to Catalina State Park. Situated at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Catalina at one time resided on the outskirts of civilization. No longer. Just […]

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Categories : Arizona, Travel
Tags : Catalina State Park, Romero Pools Trail
 February 16, 2015

Enchanting Joshua Tree National Park

From the lush green hills, shimmering ocean, and charming towns of the central California coast to the desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park is 350 miles and a dramatic change in climate, terrain, and culture. We’ve visited Joshua Tree at least a half-dozen times over the years. It’s an enchanting panorama of enormous boulders […]

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Categories : Arizona, California, Travel
Tags : El Dorado Hot Springs, Joshua Tree National Park, Tehachapi
 February 9, 2015

The Wild Central California Coast

If you like your nature experiences on the wild side, you don’t want to miss two unique destinations close to Morro Bay. At one, we hiked along a ruggedly beautiful coastline with scores of sea birds and spouting gray whales not far offshore. At the other, we had an extraordinary up-close encounter with thousands of […]

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Categories : California, Travel
Tags : Montana de Oro, Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
 February 3, 2015

Kayaking With Sea Otters: Morro Bay, CA

Following five wonderful days in Santa Cruz, our group consensus was: “Let’s stay on the coast!” The glorious sunshine, comfortably warm days and cool nights, and gorgeous beaches were just too enthralling to abandon. And so we hitched up our little caravan and moseyed 200 miles down the central coast of California to charming Morro […]

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Categories : California, Travel
Tags : El Chorro Regional Park, Morro Bay, Morro Rock
 January 29, 2015

Surf City, USA: Santa Cruz, CA

And now, our tandem caravanning adventure begins in earnest! Here, on the beautiful Central Coast of California, we slowed down for five days to regroup and unwind after our crazy roller coaster ride of trip preparations. With brilliant sunshine and ideal temperatures, Santa Cruz was an excellent place to regain our balance. The Mellow Central […]

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Categories : California, Travel
Tags : Laili Restaurant, New Brighton State Beach, Penny Ice Creamery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Arboretum, Seacliff State Beach, Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Westcliff Drive Bike Path
 January 23, 2015

Reality RV

People often assume that traveling full-time is one big long vacation. There are absolutely wonderful aspects to this lifestyle, including the opportunity to travel at will, the luxury of time for in-depth exploration, and the excitement of discovering new places. There are moments of magic and serendipity that somehow seem easier to recognize when traveling, […]

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Categories : Musings, Travel
 January 17, 2015

Winter On The Coast: Newport, OR

We wouldn’t deliberately choose to travel north in Oregon in the winter. But in our search for our new rig, we found ourselves journeying twice to Portland in the depths of December. We rarely go directly from point A to point B (no fun in that, LOL). So on our initial scouting trip, we moseyed […]

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Categories : Oregon, Travel
Tags : Cobblestone Beach, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Nye Beach, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Saffron Salmon, South Beach State Park, Sylvia Beach Hotel, Yaquina Bay Bridge, Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, Yaquina Head Visitor Center, Zach's Bistro
 January 7, 2015

We Have A New Home!

This is a quick post to wish all of you a joyful New Year, with the blessings of good health, the abundance of all that is important to you, and the opportunity to follow your dreams. Our lives have been filled to overflowing the past few weeks. Another word for that would be crazy, with […]

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