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Tom and Louise on Tour in North America
 

Our 2020 Travels

Despite COVID we hit the road June 11, 2020.  We felt that we would be able to travel safely in our motor home.  In fact, that proved to work well.  We left Edinburg, TX headed north for Missouri.  The first thing we noticed is that there was very little traffic of any kind.  We drove through San Antonio on I-435 and I-35 at the posted speed limit during "rush hour."  This continued as we drove through Austin and Waco.  We stopped for the night at a Walmart in Georgetown, Texas.  A brief visit t
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Mark and Deb Enjoying Life
 

New Tires

I am currently researching replacement tires for our bus that has the original (7year old) Michelins.  Safety and ride comfort are my main point of concern while looking at the different brands and models.   Michelins are great tires, at a price. My local commercial tire dealer is recommending Firestone FS561at a cost savings of about $150 per tire.  Hopping to have the new skins put on next week once i have decided which tires to go with. 
markarivard

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Helmut Albrecht
Places, People, Partnership

Places, People, Partnership

We have started our journey last year and were overwhelmed by all the beautiful sites we visited, the wonderful people we have met, and we were blessed with the strengthening of our partnership as a traveling couple. Being back at our winter volunteer park in Florida we would like to share our story and invite you to follow the Wake of Loon . Enjoy!
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the lighted pathway (F3 + C3 & RVing)
Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef

After a short visit to SLC to get a bit of city life.  We left civilization and found a “new kind of pretty” as my kids are saying...   words to describe the unique and beauty of the landscape that starts as we head further down into Utah and encounter the red mountains of Capital Reef National Park... "Remember is not just the Destination, but the Joy of the Journey"   www.tlpathwa
Tom and Louise on Tour in North America
 

Nostalgia

I’m watching golf today.  I recognize more of the players on the Senior Tour than in the Rocket Loans Championship.  On the news recently they featured the New York Mets celebrating 50 years since their 1969 World Series Championship with a parade.  The players who are still alive rode in vintage Ford Mustang convertibles.  Fifty years ago the Apollo 11 Crew were in their final days of preparation for the first Moon landing.  There are more anniversaries that are happening than I want to admit r
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the lighted pathway (F3 + C3 & RVing)
Yellowstone Adventures

Yellowstone Adventures

Yellowstone Adventures: Snow!!! Yes, I did say snow. We woke this morning to a pristine blanket of snow and crisp weather. We headed early into the park for our trek to Yellowstone Grand Canyon, and a few animals were out. We spotted the familiar Bison and a curious coyote meandering through the snow cover valleys. The majestic pines looked so amazing with their dusting of snow. What awaited at the Canyon was indeed a breathtaking view, and roaring falls, amazing site of t
the lighted pathway (F3 + C3 & RVing)
Yellowstone Adventures

Yellowstone Adventures

Yellowstone Adventures: Mammoth Springs...have you ever wonder what would it be like to travel to the surface of Mars??? Honestly, after spending days exploring the geothermal beauties at Yellowstone, I feel like I am at a far, far away planet...the terrain, the colors, the smells... all leave you with another world feel... one of the things that is becoming a favorite of mine is the way that trees that are decomposing look in the surrounding landscape ..(stay tuned for my photo colla
the lighted pathway (F3 + C3 & RVing)
Yellowstone Adventures

Yellowstone Adventures

Yellowstone Adventures: Geysers!!!   Today we ventured forth in our Yellowstone explorations... since we are blessed to be able to stay in the area for a few weeks, we'll be able to explore the park at our own pace. So today we explore the beautiful geothermal features the Park is so well known for.. did you know that about HALF of all the worlds geothermal features are found right here at Yellowstone??? Which are fueled by the massive super volcanic caldera...(about 500 of them
Tom and Louise on Tour in North America
 

Reducing Travel Stress

I just finished reading an article in the New York Times travel section.  Titled: To Reduce Travel Stress, Plan Less, the article by Geoffrey Morrison highlights the advantages of making travel decisions on the run, as you travel.  While it is based on travel by plane or automobile, stays in hotels or hostels, and meals in restaurants, many of the concepts are applicable to RV travel.  In fact, in our travels, this has been our normal mode of travel.  I know that some people have to have ev
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Tom and Louise on Tour in North America
 

Leaving Home

A common cartoon has a child with a knapsack on a stick running away from home.  It may be that cartoon that inspired my wanderlust.  I love to travel and for ten years we lived in our motor home full time.  In 2010 we put a mobile home on a lot in Sandpipers Resort in Edinburg, Texas.  That transitioned us from full timers to part time RV'ers.  It also created a challenge in classifying our status, we are no longer snowbirds or Winter Texans as they called us in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. 
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My Random Views
 

The Loss

For anyone here who has suffered the loss of a furry friend. I know how you feel, all too well.  The Loss    
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Wandering Toes
Riding in the Wilderness - Sonoita, Arizona - ATV Tour to The Empire Ranch

Riding in the Wilderness - Sonoita, Arizona - ATV Tour to The Empire Ranch

Riding in the Wilderness -Sonoita Arizona – ATV tour visiting the Empire Ranch   Martha and I decided to do an ATV Tour out of Sonoita, Arizona. We opted to take a cross country 4 hour tour which took us through the vast Empire Ranch. It was a lot a lot of fun. Our tour guides were Apache ATV Tours and their website can be found here: http://www.apacheatvtours.com/ The Empire Ranch is located on East Empire Ranch Road, three miles east of the intersection with State Highway 83
MarthaChuck

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Wandering Toes
Going Underground in Bisbee Arizona

Going Underground in Bisbee Arizona

Going Underground in Bisbee Arizona Bisbee – Circa 1916 Bisbee was founded as a copper, gold, and silver mining town in 1880, and named in honor of Judge DeWitt Bisbee, one of the financial backers of the adjacent Copper Queen Mine. In 1929, the county seat was moved from Tombstone to Bisbee, where it remains. Greed was major motivator in town. As a result the Bisbee Deportation took place. The workers lived and worked in deplorable conditions and also small wages. Therefor
MarthaChuck

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Bosun
Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, TX

Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, TX

We had a big time camping at the Navy Station at Mayport, Fl.  Plenty of ships pass by our campsite, most often a dredge operating in the channel and car carriers.  A tour of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a navy ship were highlights of our stay.  A foggy start to an offshore fishing trip went well as we caught quite a number of fish.  If you qualify, a stay at this military campground should be considered.  The campground is well run, clean and close to the beach and St. John’s river entrance to
Bosun

Bosun

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Wandering Toes
New Mexico - Tent Rock National Monument

New Mexico - Tent Rock National Monument

Tent Rock National Monument  - Pueblo Cochiti, New Mexico These rocks are known by the Native American people of the area as Kasha-Kutawe (Cosh-a  Kuta- way) Tent Rocks.  They are a geologic wonder. We are staying at Cochiti Lake in Pena Blanca, NM.  Our campground rating is shown below after this blog entry. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is (Cost information in the link) located over a mile above sea level on the Pajarito Plateau about an
MarthaChuck

MarthaChuck

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Wandering Toes
Wind Gust Ripped our Patio Awning Off

Wind Gust Ripped our Patio Awning Off

Wind Gust Ripped our Patio Awning Off (Part 2) Read Part 1 - Click Here   November 9th 2018 Some of our readers may know about our RV patio awning getting ripped off by wind. Now that we are in the Benson/Tucson area we will be getting estimates for repairs. Getting one blown off while in motion is sort of nerve racking and dangerous at best. And then there is the whole what to do about removal after it happens. I can tell you it's a bit like
MarthaChuck

MarthaChuck

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Wandering Toes
Enjoying Pensacola - Going Coastal

Enjoying Pensacola - Going Coastal

LIFE'S A BEACH - PENSACOLA, FLORIDA Sunset at the Naval Air Station We're at the BEACH! We haven't blogged in a while, so I told Chuck that I'd write one this time.  It's been a fairly quiet few weeks, as we've slowed down (yay!) and are doing a lot of just living, instead of playing tourist.  After Hurricane Michael disrupted our plans to stay at Pensacola Beach, we spent 2 1/2 weeks at Navy campgrounds in Pensacola, drove 30 miles ands spent a couple days in Alabama, drove
MarthaChuck

MarthaChuck

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Wandering Toes
Getting Your Cowboy On - Tombstone Arizona

Getting Your Cowboy On - Tombstone Arizona

Getting Your Cowboy On - Tombstone Arizona Viewing Businesses along Allen Street - Tombstone, Arizona 1879   Like most children of the 50's, I grew up with westerns. I watched every black and white television series like The Lone Ranger, Sky King, and Gunsmoke. And we lived for movies like Fort Apache, High Noon, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Winchester 73, anything with John Wayne in it and, well you get the picture.     When I learned how close Benson, Arizona was
MarthaChuck

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Wandering Toes
"Things" Matter - Don't They?

"Things" Matter - Don't They?

The Thing? Come with us as we go to see the thing. Do you believe in extraterrestrials? If you have driven I-10 through New Mexico and Arizona you had to be asleep not to have seen sign after sign advertising "The Thing."  For three hundred miles bill boards tease and entice you with things like "See the Mystery of the Desert" or "What is it?" Well, I'm happy to say I have the word "Sucker" written on my forehead. We paid our money and willfully, dare I say happily we
MarthaChuck

MarthaChuck

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Wandering Toes
Exploring Saguaro National Park

Exploring Saguaro National Park

Exploring  Saguaro National Park was a unique experience. No where else in the world does Saguaro grow in "forests.  Even with ever increasing pressure for housing around the park the Saguaro thrive in this other worldly place. If you visit Tucson by all means take the drive to the National Park and see the Saguaro. Join us as we visit the Giant Saguaro Cactus Forest (click below).            
MarthaChuck

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Tom and Louise on Tour in North America
 

An Unexpected Move

Let me introduce our motor home, VGER.  VGER is named for the villainous character in the first of the Star Trek movies.  VGER has been in our family going on 15 years this summer.  It (VGER was an it) was purchased at a Monaco Come Home Rally in Raine, LA.  We traded in a 10 year old Monaco we had purchased as a used coach in the spring of 2001.  We sold our home and moved into that used coach full time on July 7, 2001.  VGER was purchased new, 1235.4 miles on the odometer when we took possessi
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