Yep, this year marks our 21st anniversary of living and traveling full-time in a motorhome. We've had two, a 91 Dolphin MH and the Country Coach we have now, purchased in 2001. Those first few years we did a lot of driving, trying to cram as many locations as possible in a period of a few days. It was nothing for us to drive cross-country a couple of times a year.
In 1995 we had two grandchildren born, Daniel in Sun Valley, Idaho and Noelle in Redwood City, CA. We were there for both! Oh the joys of being mobile!
One of our bucket list locations was Zion National Park. The photo below was take on a walk along the Virgin river toward the Narrows. We stayed in the national park campgound, enjoyed summer days, barbecued dinners, and lots of walks. We always put our awning up before we go in for the evening....accept for one night. The day was balmy, no wind. Not good as it turns out!
About 1 a.m. in the early morning hours we had a loud knock on our door. It was the park ranger saying we had to evacuate immediately. There had been a landslide and the Virgin River was rapidly reaching flood level. We had a mess outside to put away, especially the awning put. We filed in with a bunch of other campers and followed the ranger up to higher ground. The next day we found out the hotel was isolated by the slide and patrons were stranded. Supplies were rapidly running out.
Our cozy campsite at Zion before all hell broke loose. Notice all the stuff that had to be put away at 1 a.m. when the ranger told us we had to evacuate,
What follows in a series of old photos taken from road trips we visited in the first few years. The pics should provide a lot of laughs.
At Arches National Park
At Capitol Reef, we think.
At Bryce Canyon National Park
At Mount Rushmore
At Devil's Tower
Crater Lake
Campeche, MX
Admiring the electric in Campeche, MX
Howard climbs to the top of the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itsa
I however, did not make it to the top. Too steep and scary!
Sunset cruise at Acapulco, MX
Rafting the Salmon River in Idaho with Bill and Carol
At Glacier National Park
Tunnels at Custer State Park, in South Dakota
Mount Rushmore
Hot springs by the Rio Grande, Big Bend NP
Hiking at Big Bend
The marina in Victoria, British Columbia
Native dances in downtown Vancouver, BC
Liard River Hot Springs BC, on the road to Alaska
The London Bridge at Lake Havasu, Arizona
This is enough for now! I will continue to work toward the present in future issues. Many thanks to daughter, Terri, who spent a lot of time going through boxes of old photos and scanning them.
Our current location is the Elks Lodge in Port Townsend, very nice for $20 per night. We will be allowed to leave the motorhome here when we go on our cruise to Alaska on July 23rd.
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