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Place |
When |
Campground |
Maps,Photos & Directions to Park |
Comments/Memories |
| Lytle Creek, CA |
01/01/05-01/18/05 |
Mountain Lakes RV Resort (ROD) |
|
Working. Genny is with us til the 6th. Experienced a flood
here. 28" of rain in 3 days. Roads out, electricity out for 38 hours.
Stranded for 6 days except for 4 wheel drive road out the back. Still, didn't
have too bad a time. Good spot at 319. |
| Banning, CA |
1/18/05-2/17/05 |
Silent
Valley RV Resort |
|
Working and playing. |
| Yucaipa, CA |
2/17/05-3/1/05 |
Oak Glen RV Resort |
|
Older RV Park in Apple tree country. Nice tourist town at
4500 feet. Great view of the LA Basin from here. |
| Dateland, AZ |
3/1/05-3/2/05 |
Dateland Palms Village Resort |
|
Stop on the road for the night. Today we picked up our New
Jeep Grand Cherokee in Ehrenburg, AZ. Such a great improvement over our
last Jeep. |
| St. David, AZ |
3/02/05-3/16/05 |
St. David RV Resort |
|
Western Horizon Resort. This resort is full this time of year. Nice place for dog. We walked
almost every morning 3.5 to 4.5 miles out into the desert. It was cold enough
so we didn't worry about snakes at 7 AM. Toured Chiracucga Natl Monument
and the Dragoon Mtns. We stopped
March 2 and got our alternator replaced on the RV. |
| Van Horn, TX |
3/16/05-3/17/05 |
El Campo RV |
|
One night stop on the way to Big Bend Natl Park. Drove all
day in good weather on I10. Bought diesel at Flying J for $2.099. Staying
at small Passport America RV park along old highway 80 for $9. Used to drive
through here in the 50's and 60's on the way to Arkansas. Hasn't changed
much. |
| Terlingua, TX |
3/17/05-3/24/05 |
Big Bend Inn and RV Park |
|
Open RV Park near Big Bend National Park. OK park, but they
put us near the sewer pump with the noise attendant to it all the time.
It wasn't too bad. Beautiful National Park and we hit it right with all
the wildflowers blooming beautifully. Definitely want to visit here again. Did a lot of photography here. |
| Uvalde,TX |
3/24/05-3/25/05 |
Live Oak Lake RV Park |
|
Small little park in a farm setting (goats and Sheep) with
man-made fishing lake. Just for the night $20. |
| Rockport, TX |
3/25/05-4/08/05 |
Bay View RV Park |
|
Nice Western Horizon Club with lake with sea birds and alligators
among Coast Oaks. Great place to stay and do a little sightseeing along
the Gulf Coast and to work (ugh!). |
| Houston, TX |
4/08/05-4/09/05 |
South Main RV Park |
|
Inner city park, near Houston Astrodome. Small sites, but
it worked. Clean, gated. Visited our cousin, Martha. Had a nice visit. |
| Alexandria, LA |
4/09/05-4/10/05 |
Cousins Home |
|
Visited my cousin Don and wife Judy at their beautiful home.
Had a fish fry. Reggie loved it there. Parked in his spacious yard overnight. |
| El Dorado, AR |
4/10/05-4/12/05 |
Wildwood Trailer Park |
|
Visiting relatives. My birth town. Seen better days, sigh. |
| Beebe, AR |
4/12/05-4/13/05 |
Exxon Truck Stop Parking Lot |
|
Visiting a Al, one of Donna's friends in Beebe. Stayed in
the truck lot due to NO SPACE AT THE DAYS INN RV PARK. It was ok. Big truck
was next to us all night with his engine running. |
| Hohenwald, TN |
4/13/05-4/14/05 |
NACO Natchez Trace Park |
|
Beautiful park along the Natchez Trace (Natl Parkway).
ROD. space 86B. Lakes, large park. |
| Nashville, TN |
4/14/05-04/15/05 |
Two Rivers Campground |
|
Decent park near Opryland. $33. Attended concert of John Jorgenson (guitar) with Nashville Chamber Orchestra tonight. Great music. Drove up
the Natchez Trace from last park. Beautiful weather and beautiful drive. |
| Chattanooga, TN |
04/15/05-04/15/05 |
Raccoon Mtn RV Park |
|
RV Park outside of Chattanooga. Features the Crystal Cave
on the premises. Older RV park. $22. |
| Fair Play, SC |
04/16/05-04/22/05 |
NACO Carolina Landing |
|
Nice Thousand Trails park (ROD, $0.). Working. |
| Gaffney, SC |
04/22/05-04/24/05 |
Freightliner Custom Chassis RV Park |
|
Got our M2 maintenance checkup at the Freightliner Factory.
Stayed in their RV Lot (with 50 AMPS, no water, no sewer) for two nights. |
| Salisbury, NC |
04/24/05-06/04/05 |
Bass Lake RV Park |
|
Staying 6 weeks while we work at Western Horizon Club Resort
(site #14). About 40 minutes from Charlotte, NC. Wooded area with small
lake. $1 per night with our club membership. Great place to let the dog
run free in the many trails in the forest back of the park (in non-hunting
season). |
| London, England |
05/16/05-05/27/05 |
Bayview
Bed and Breakfast |
|
My daughter and I spent 10 days in London while Donna stayed
in Salisbury with Reggie. We saw several great
shows. London is currently VERY expensive for Americans, with everything at least
double the price you'd pay in the USA. Also visited a roomate from UCSD, Paul Komphner in Brussels. |
| Lenoir, NC |
06/04/05-06/11/05 |
Green Mountain RV Resort |
|
Nice place in the woods. No satellite access for internet
due to trees. (site 26 would work, but not available). Using Verizon Wireless.
No Web Cam. Rained a lot during out stay, but pleasant walks. |
| Vilas, NC |
06/11/05-06/18/05 |
Vanderpool
Mtn RV Park |
|
Visiting our daughter. Nice small RV Park, great power, even
at 30 AMPs. Cooler here in Boone than further down the mountain, so the
humidity and heat is not so bad. |
| Gasburg, VA |
06/18/05-07/02/05 |
The Club at Lake Gaston Resort |
|
ROD Resort on North Carolina/Virginia border on Lake Gaston.
The weather during our stay was warm, towards the end hot and very humid
and uncomfortable. The resort is nice, restaurant is ok, and lots of water
sports. We stayed in spot 6, one of only a few that have satellite view. |
| Quinby, VA |
07/02/05 - 07/05/05 |
NACO Virginia Landing (ROD) |
|
Nice isolated spot on Hogs Island Bay, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Raining when we arrived. No sewer hookups (there are about 6 in the whole
park). lots of wildlife a few feet from the RV. |
| Aberdeen, MD |
07/05/05-07/06/05 |
Bar Harbor RV Park |
|
Nice small park at the edge of a river. Small spaces, not
great for Big Rigs and quite pricey ($40 - 5% cash discount). Visiting Donna's
Uncle June in the hospital in Baltimore, MD. |
| Wurtsboro,NY |
07/06/05-07/07/05 |
Catskill Mountain Ranch & Camping Club |
|
Coast-to-Coast ($8) place enroute to New Hampshire. Site P7
gets us satellite internet. In the trees mainly here, nice place with lots
of seasonal owners. In the Catskills, quite a pull up the mountain in second
gear. |
| Epsom, NH |
07/07/05-07/12/05 |
Epsom Valley Campground |
|
In the trees, no sat. signal. Nice, small (not Big Rig friendly)
park next to river. Visiting Donna's aunt, and my college roomate, James D. McElroy, plus
attending SegFest. Met Steve Wozniak (of Apple Fame) and Dean Kamen at his
house. Visited with a friend in Maine. |
| Nineveh, NY |
07/12/05-07/13/05 |
Kellystone Park |
|
Enroute. Satellite reception OK, low power here (#27), tripped
breaker without a/c.Warm. Next to Golf Course. OK for big rigs,not exceptional.
Pretty NY countryside, lots of trees in hills. |
| East Otto, NY |
07/13/05-07/27/05 |
Allegany Mountain Resort |
|
Great Western Horizon RV Park. Large and situated around a
beautiful mountain lake. Power is marginal and not very many sewer hookups
though. My aunt is visiting us from Pittsburg. We visited Niagra Falls on
a beautiful and delightfully warm day. |
| Port Clinton, OH |
07/27/05-08/01/05 |
Erie Islands Resort |
|
Coast to Coast and ROD resort. Large place. We were stuck
in C area, without sewer and only 30 amps. Nice new place. Marina and
par 3 golf course. Good Satellite access everywhere. Wet due to big storm
that had just passed through. Impersonal greeting. Security check-in was
teenager with blah personality. Not any explanation of the amenities available
even though they seem to be large. I hurt my back here and we stayed an extra day for rest. |
| Marseilles, IL |
08/01/05-08/02/05 |
Glenwood RV Resort |
|
Very dusty RV park, on the old side. Not great for big rigs. |
| Des Moines, IA |
08/02/05-08/03/05 |
Cutty's Des Moines Camping Club |
|
Overnight stay. Nice place, but not great for big rigs. Coast
to Coast. |
| Elm Creek,NE |
08/03/05-08/04/05 |
Sunny Meadows RV Park |
|
Great, small, side of the road, pull throughs and 50 amps. $12. Really
hot though, over 100F. |
| Estes Park, CO |
08/04/05-08/08/05 |
Rocky Mtn Natl Park Moraine Park campground |
|
No hookups. Some friends came up to stay with us. Nice weather.
Beautiful National Park. |
| Grand Lake, CO |
08/08/05-08/11/05 |
Winding River Resort |
|
Staying here to see 3 musical plays at the Grand Lake Repertory Theatre. We really enjoy this park. It's a bit pricey for us, but the scenery and things to do are numerous. |
| Rawlins, WY |
8/11/05-8/12/05 |
RV Campworld |
|
Overnight stay. |
| Thayne, WY |
08/12/05-08/19/05 |
Star
Valley RV Resort |
|
Here for 7 days in a beautiful valley along the Salt River
in WY. Site 229. Sites are a bit narrow, but we do have full hookups and
50 amps. Nice Coast-to-Coast resort, with full Golf course. Hopefully I'll
get up to Teton Natl Park for photography. Doing some work now. |
| Island Park, ID |
08/19/05-09/28/05 |
Red
Rock RV Park |
|
Our home, if we have any! Our favorite place to be. Right next to Henry's Lake. We were
visited by RVTV and filmed for one of their shows! |
| 28 mi north of Mountain Home, ID |
09/28/05-10/02/05 |
Ft.
Running Bear RV Park |
|
Nice quiet and secluded place in the high desert of middle
Idaho. View of back of Sawtooth mtns. Coast to coast and AOR members. 30
amps only. Site 27 is good. Visited Sun Valley and Anderson Ranch Reservoir gorge. |
| Burns, OR |
10/02/05-10/03/05 |
Burns RV Park |
|
Enroute to La Pine, OR. Clean RV Park along Highway 395. A
bit pricey for this part of the country ($24). Full hookup and 50 Amps,
cable. Lots of farms, about 4200 feet here. |
| La Pine, OR |
10/03/05-10/24/05 |
Cascade Meadows RV Resort |
|
In the Casade Mountains. ROD Park, site G44. Working and photographing
the mountain sights. Spent a day photographing Crater Lake, about 80 miles
from here. Also visted Newberry Volcanic Crater Monument, about 18 miles
up the road.
We also saw John Jorgenson in Bend Oregon. Great concert! |
| Shasta City, CA |
10/24/05-10/25/05 |
Lake Siskiyou RV Resort |
|
Enroute; Good Neighbor club. Charged us $2 plus tax for our
dog!!! Nice place under trees with great view of Mt. Shasta from lake. Not
great for Satellite TV or Internet.
|
| NE of Marysville, CA |
10/25/05-11/21/05 |
Friends Home |
Map to Area |
Visiting a long time friend and working. |
| Delhi, CA |
11/21/05-11/22/05 |
Merced River Resort |
|
Enroute, and visiting my cousin, Sharon and her son Erik. |
| above Banning, CA |
11/22/05-12/22-05 |
Silent
Valley RV Resort |
|
One of our favorite spots, visiting relatives, working and when possible, relaxing. |
| Ramona,CA |
12/22/05-01/05/06 |
Ramona Canyon RV Resort |
|
Visiting relatives for Christmas outside of San Diego. Western
Horizon place. Nice, but small and a bit cramped for me. Not many satellite
sites. |
