Category Archives: 2021

This month in San Diego has been filled with all the things we were hoping for: Christmas celebrations, Christmas food, Christmas fun, Christmas movies, and lots of friends and family time. (In fact, we had so much fun being in the moment(s), we took very few pics – so sorry this post won’t be asContinue reading “celebrating & encapsulating the season”

A lot of highs and lows this week. We spent Saturday through Tuesday doing all the things as we finished out our visit with the Christensens: We all had (chilly) fun watching the annual Christmas lights parade Saturday night, and Sunday we went to Prescott Christian Church (first time Deron and I have been atContinue reading “AZ to Alpine”

After spending a couple uneventful nights in random parts of California (Chowchilla and Needles) we landed in Phoenix Sunday afternoon – later than we anticipated because we had to stop and finally resolve our coolant issue, and because we forgot Arizona is now an hour ahead of California. (AZ doesn’t do daylight savings, in caseContinue reading “giving thanks in Chino Valley”

On Friday night we said goodbye to Tori and Jurell, and on foggy Saturday morning we headed out of Portland over bridges, past berry fields and grazing sheep, on mossy tree-lined roads and through tunnels, and made our way to Florence, Oregon. NEWS FLASH!! We LOVE Florence, Oregon! After two quick days of exploring, andContinue reading “finding Florence & other Oregon fun”

We had a relatively uneventful trip to Greg and Stephanie’s home in San Carlos, other than yet another crazy gas station experience. Deron’s gas buddy app sent him to a Maverick truck stop, which would have been perfect – except this Maverick wasn’t a truck stop and was too small to accommodate us. So weContinue reading “fam bam week in the PNW”

After driving through the first real traffic we’ve experienced in a long time, and spotting a mile-long train full of sad containers going nowhere, we spent Sunday through Tuesday in the Orangeland RV park, in the middle of an orange grove in the city of Orange, in Orange County. (I think they’re attempting some kindContinue reading “coasting up the CA coast”

This was for sure a more laid-back week than last week! From Gallup, New Mexico, we headed into Arizona through the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest (yes, we’ve already been there but chose that route just for scenic and time-wasting purposes – now that we have our National Park pass, it’s free!) to stay in Holbrook forContinue reading “AZ to OC”

We’ve had such an adventurous week! After one quick night in Pueblo, Colorado, we headed to Alamosa with a brief stop on the way at a little coffee shop in Walsenburg for smoothies. Across the street there was a Catholic prayer rally going on – they were praying the rosary for America. How cool! I’dContinue reading “sandy dunes, snowy peaks, stony homes”

We love Loveland! It’s so beautiful here, especially right now with all the fall colors – even the parking lots are surrounded by gorgeous trees. Our RV park is right up against a pretty creek and is filled with trees as well. If we didn’t have places to go and people to see, I’d loveContinue reading “lovely Loveland”

Another week packed with all the things! And all the photos!! Saturday morning after a pick-me-up from Starbucks (gotta have at least one PSL ☕ this season!) we took a quick tour of the Stafford Air & Space Museum. (Part of the Harvest Host membership agreement is that you patronize the businesses you boondock at.)Continue reading “peaks & valleys”