A Year on the Road
In and around World
My husband Mike and I leased our home in Cameron Park for one year. We have a 34' Monaco Cayman motorhome and are spending a year on the road. We left home on July 27th and plan on returning on July 27th 2009.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Trailer Trash
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Our First Quick Stop
We met our tenants last night and feel very comfortable leaving our home in their care. Met up with our good friends the Vevangs at Shasta Lake.... Continue reading » -
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Grapes and Golf Tournament - The Running Y
Before planning this trip we had signed up to play in the annual Golf & Grapes Tournament at the Running Y. Drove to Klamath Falls this m... Continue reading »
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Crooked River Ranch
Drove North today via Crater Lake National Park. It was smokey again so the beautiful view was somewhat clouded. Once we headed toward... Continue reading »
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Finally Headed East
Everyone headed their separate ways about 10AM this morning. It was sad to say good-bye. We drove East toward Boise. I never knew how many mountains t... Continue reading » -
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To Boise, Idaho
We finished our drive into Boise this morning. Stopped for fuel and figured our mileage at 10 mpg. Diesel here was $4.60.9 - $274 to fill up. Stay... Continue reading » -
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Pocatello, Idaho
Left Boise around 9AM this morning and drove to Pocatello, Idaho. It was an easy drive on the interstate. We were going to stay at The Elks but it w... Continue reading » -
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The Tetons
We left Pocatello around 9:30AM. Drove to McCammon, Idaho where we topped off our gas – paid $4.45 per gallon. From McCammon we headed to Jackson Hole... Continue reading » -
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Yellowstone National Park
This morning we drove into Yellowstone. It was a beautiful drive – crossed the Continental Divide (7988 ft.). We arrived at the Fishing Bridge RV Pa... Continue reading » -
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Cody Wyoming and the Big Horn Mountains
8/14/2008
Left Yellowstone via the East Entrance this morning. The drive down through the Absarkota Mountains following the Shoshone River wa... Continue reading »
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Buffalo, Wyoming
Left Cody this morning and drove to Thermopolis, Wyoming where they have the largest natural hot spring in the US. Found diesel fuel for $4.49 (best w... Continue reading » -
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Devls Tower, Wyoming
Today, after a nice breakfast, we headed East on I-90. We stopped in Gillette, WY for diesel ($4.27 a gallon) and happened upon a Wal-Mart so I took... Continue reading » -
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The Black Hills of South Dakota
9/18/2008 Left Devils Tower and drove into the Black Hills. Entered South Dakota and I was surprised to find that th... Continue reading » -
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Along the Missouri River
Drove out of the Black Hills today and took I-90 East. We both agreed that the Black Hills were very beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed our time the... Continue reading » -
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Two Weeks in Sioux Falls
Arrived in Sioux Falls late morning and checked into the KOA. The next two weeks were spent with our good friends the Kinsley’s. We have done lots... Continue reading » -
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East to La Crosse
We left Sioux Falls this morning and drove on Interstate 90 toward La Crosse, Wisconsin. We cut off the freeway at Highway 16 and took the scenic rou... Continue reading » -
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Up the Mighty Mississippi
The rain had cleared out by morning and after discussing which way we would go we left and headed North on Wisconsin Route 35 “The Great River Road... Continue reading »
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Duluth and Lake Superior
9/8/2008
Headed out fairly early this morning and continued on Route 35 North toward Duluth, MN. It was a beautiful ride through hilly farm l... Continue reading »
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South to Green Bay
9/12-14/2008
It was very foggy this morning. We drove east out of Superior toward Three Rivers, Wisconsin. The first part of the trip followe... Continue reading »
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North to the Straits of Mackinac
9/15/2008
We drove from Green Bay to St. Ignace, MI. on the North Shore Highway which hugs the North shore of Lake Michigan. It was a beautif... Continue reading »
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South to Ohio
9/18/2008 We left St. Ignace and drove south across the Mackinac Bridge then turned east following the southern shore of Lake H... Continue reading » -
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Northwestern Pennsylvania
Today we drove out of Ohio on Interstate 90 through Cleveland. We left the Freeway just across the Pennsylvania state line and traveled along US 6.... Continue reading »
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A Vitis to Watkins Glen, NY
9/24/2008 Today we drove to Watkins Glen, New York. On the way we passed through Corning where the Corning Glass Company is lo... Continue reading » -
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Entrance to the Adorindack's
We drove out of Watkins Glen and headed North along Lake Seneca. There are wineries everywhere – we never knew grapes would grow where it got so cold.... Continue reading » -
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A Visit to Vermont
9/28/2008
Today we headed east to Vermont. Before we left New York we drove further into the Adirondacks. Again we were amazed at the beauty... Continue reading »
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Amazingly Beautiful White Mountains in New Hampshire
10/1/22008
The drive today from Vermont to Lancaster, New Hampshire was beautiful even though we hit off again on again rain showers. We stop... Continue reading »
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Mt. Desert Island, Maine
10/3/2008
We drove from New Hampshire to Bar Harbor, Maine today – 151 miles. Bar Harbor is the place the farthest north and east we will dri... Continue reading »
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Portland, Maine
10/5/2008
We left Bar Harbor this morning and drove south on US 1 which runs along the eastern seaboard much as Highway 1 does in the west. I... Continue reading »
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Old Cape Cod
10/7/2008
Drove to Dennis, Massachusetts today (on Cape Cod). Our campground is right across the street from the Atlantic. We took a drive to... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Boston
10/10/2008
We made a short drive today from Dennisport to Middleboro, Massachusetts. Middleport is a lot closer to Boston and there is a trai... Continue reading »
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Northwestern New York
10/12/2008
We drove to Florida, New York. It was 239 miles and took most of the day. Florida is a small town near the Hudson River Valley and... Continue reading »
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Ten Days in New Jersey - My Home State
10/19-28/2001
Drove into New Jersey this morning and ended up in Clarksboro which is fairly close to Philadelphia only on the Jersey side of... Continue reading »
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A Week in the Nation's Capitol
Mike celebrated his 80th Birthday today. It wasn’t very special since he had to drive the motorhome to our new location where we will stay for a week... Continue reading » -
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Mt. Vernon, Yorktown and Jamestown Virginia
After going to a local Kaiser to get our flu shots we headed south toward Yorktown, Virginia. It was tough to leave DC since we both loved it there... Continue reading »
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The Outer Banks of North Carolina
Today we were off to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We have never seen so much water and so many bridges. One of them was part bridge and part... Continue reading »
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Visiting the Conterno's in Greensboro
We spent this week in Greensboro visiting with Mike’s sister Sally and her husband Larry. They have a beautiful home near Starmount Forest Country... Continue reading »
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A Week in Myrtle Beach
11/14-19/2008
Made the drive from Greensboro to Myrtle Beach, SC today (165 miles). It was on and off rain day including one huge downpour. W... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Charleston
11/20-21/2008
Checked out of Myrtle Beach today and drove the 100 miles to Charleston, SC. What a wonderful city it is. Mike and I visited he... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Savannah and Hilton Head
11/22-29/2008
We drove from Charleston to Hardeeville, SC in the motorhome this morning. It was very cold – below freezing. Hardeeville is ab... Continue reading »
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St. Augustine and Sebastian Inlet State Park
11/29/2008
Today we left Hilton Head area and drove to St. Augustine, Florida. We camped Anastasia State Park. Wow what a beautiful spot. We... Continue reading »
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A Month in Southern Florida
12/3/2008 Drove to Ft. Lauderdale today and checked into Paradise Island RV Park where we will stay for a month. I headed to t... Continue reading » -
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The Beautiful Florida Keys
On January 3rd we headed South to the Florida Keys. We found an Elk’s Lodge in Taveriner which is near Key Largo. The building is no big deal but t... Continue reading »
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Ten Day Cruise to Panama Canal
We arrived at the pier in Ft. Lauderdale in the mid afternoon. After boarding our ship The R.S. Zuiderdam (Holland America Line) we located our state... Continue reading » -
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A Couple of Weeks in Naples
The RV Park we found in North Naples, Florida was a great place to stay. We met some nice people, attended a Luau one evening which was lots of fun... Continue reading »
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Visiting Venice /Sarasota
It is getting tough to find places to stay since there are so many “snowbirds” here. We got lucky and found a nice camp spot near everything so boo... Continue reading »
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