Drive The drive from Newport to Seaside was just about two hours long and the highways were much more forgiving than our last trip. It was a nice change from the longer drives between previous campgrounds. We took our time and stopped at a few overlooks where we had some excellent views of the sea stacks or off-shore monoliths.   […]

The drive to our next stop was both lovely and treacherous at some points. We travelled Interstate 5 north to Highway 38 which runs adjacent to the Umpqua River and winds through beautiful old forests and wildlife viewing areas where we spotted several elk. The last 70 or so miles were on the historic and scenic Highway 101 and where […]

  On our way to our next stop in Oregon, we decided to detour towards Crater Lake.  Neither one of us had ever been to Crater Lake, but we both always wanted to see it live and in person.  The drive was beautiful and we enjoyed clear views of a snow-capped Mt. Shasta. The elevation increased quite a bit and […]

Lake of the Springs Campground We heard from several fellow RVers that Lake of the Springs was one of their favorite destinations. We can see why! The camp is located about an hour northeast of Sacramento in Oregon House, California. The campground is huge with your choice of sites with lake views, forest views, or proximity to amenities. We chose […]

  And We’re Off… Before we left Arizona for California, we made another stop by Al’s RV so they could install new springs in our leveling jacks and make a few other minor fixes. We then made a quick trip to the RV wash to remove all of the buildup from our month long stay in the desert. We decided we didn’t […]

  Our time at Monte Vista came and went faster than we imagined and we weren’t able to see many of our friends that we had planned to see. However, we enjoyed our time at Monte Vista so much that we made tentative plans for a three-month stay next winter, so hopefully we will have time to see everyone then! […]

On our way back to Phoenix, we stopped in Palm Springs for three days.  Once again, we were advised not to park here after dark due to the tight spaces and huge date palm trees at the edge of each site.  Of course, we arrived to the campground after dark. We were hoping that one of the pull through spaces […]

Wow! What a beautiful drive and a beautiful site! Rancho Oso is located about 30 min off of highway 101 in the foothills of Santa Barbara next to the Los Padres National Forest. We had heard that we should avoid arriving after dark because the entrance road is narrow, windy, and steep with a lot of hairpin turns.  Once you […]

In true newbie fashion, we ended up leaving our Arizona site late and arriving to our California site after dark. While we have never had a problem driving in the dark, pulling in to a new park, trying to find a site, backing in, and setting up tends to be a little more challenging after dark.   We planned on […]