This post is from a winter getaway we did in February.  Life has been a bit complicated since we returned creating the delay in this post.   Feb 8-11, 2021 Liz and I did a short winter getaway for some great cross country skiing in the Methow Valley. Winthrop, WA, which is considered to be … Continue reading "Methow Valley ~ Winthrop, WA"

The Drive Up the Coast The drive from Newport to Seaside is a fairly easy drive, about 3 hours. 101 is a bit windy but the traffic is slow enough that it was not an issue. We stopped at Nehalem for lunch at Buttercup Ice Cream & Chowder, a place we found on a previous … Continue reading "Seaside, Oregon"

Settling In After a week in this area, we are getting settled in and familiar with what it has to offer. This week is looking like it will be a moderate pace. We still want to get a paddle in with our kayaks and a hike would be nice. There doesn’t seem to be a … Continue reading "Newport, Oregon – Week 2"

Easy Travel Day The drive to our this stop on our trip was only about an hour and a half. We drove up Highway 101, so it took a little longer with the trailer than would normally take to drive that distance. Our RV Park, Whaler’s Rest (Click HERE for details,) for the Newport area … Continue reading "Newport, Oregon"

Still Exploring While we have become fairly familiar with the Florence area, having two weeks here allows more time to explore this region. While at Florence we wanted to see the Coos Bay area, which we did on day 9 (below) and really had a great time. In addition to the activities below, we spent … Continue reading "Florence, OR – Week 2"

The Drive It is a long drive from Boise, ID to Florence, OR.  Google maps shows almost 9 hours, however pulling a trailer adds a considerable amount of time to the drive. The area between Boise and Bed, OR is rather desolate nad not much to see in that area.  Fortunately Liz had found a … Continue reading "Florence, Oregon"

The Drive The drive from Wilson, WY to Boise started out with going over Teton Pass again.  Using lower gears helped with the brake overheating, but it was still a bit of anxiety going down that pass with the load behind us. Highway 31 was similar to the roads we encountered on the drive to … Continue reading "Boise"

The Drive Highway 32 from Ashton, ID to Tetonia, ID is a terrible road for pulling a trailer.  The highway is a very winding road with extremely narrow lanes.  There is no shoulder at all and the read surface is very uneven, creating unpredictable behavior from the trailer.  It was a pretty tense section of … Continue reading "Jackson Hole and The Tetons"

What We Have Learned After a full week visiting Yellowstone we have found that the masses are a hurdle we need to deal with.  As mentioned earlier we know that it is easy to try to see too much in one day.  Our visit today (Day 8) confirmed what we have been thinking for a … Continue reading "Yellowstone Week 2"

Yellowstone RV Park at Mack’s Inn The RV Park we booked is about a half hour from Yellowstone National Park.  The only rv park in Yellowstone is at Fishing Bridge and is closed for repairs this season.  We will be staying at Yellowstone RV Park at Mack’s Inn for two weeks. We were greeted by … Continue reading "Yellowstone"