JULY 22, 2019 – Drive to YNP – After the Grand Teton NP it was a direct drive north where GTNP turns into YNP and more miles of forest and mountain vistas until we reach Grant Village. There are no towns or places for fuel or groceries until you get into YNP. Whereas […]
JULY 13, 2019 – to the Grand Teton National Park Today we leave Portland OR!!! After a lot of waiting on the truck only a few things got accomplished. We think perhaps Camping World made several mistakes and didn’t want to admit them. The first was the wrong parts for the leveling system were
JUNE 27, 2019 – Camp Sherman, OR We are now back in the RV after more than a month of it being at Camping World for a few warranty repairs and new parts. Most of the work is done but we are still waiting for parts to the awning and the new leveling system
JUNE 13, 2019 To Canada We left Portland on June 13 for a 10 day trip to Glacier National Park and Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada. We drove about halfway to Glacier, stopping just east of Spokane at a comfy Quality Inn and Suites. We were greeted warmly and told we could get
Previous Next JUNE 8, 2019 – Portland, OR Today was another early travel day. Up at 5:30 to walk to the SeaTrain Station and get to the airport by 7 for the 9AM flight to Portland OR. We remembered that we had to make it through US customs as well as security so the
JUNE 4, 2019 Another early start as we catch a 7AM flight from Juneau to Seattle and then to Vancouver, BC. There was a 2hour layover in Seattle but we were lucky to have a Priority Pass lounge that offered all the amenities of good coffee, good food, nice refreshing lemon/cucumber infused water!, and a
WILDLIFE JUNE 1, 2019 It was up at 6:30, again, to get to the day boat for the 8 hour cruise up Glacier Bay. Turns out it was a 130 mile round trip from Bartlett Cove where the Lodge and National Park Service is. This is an enormous 3.3 million acres park that is
MAY 28, 2019 There isn’t much to Juneau. It’s got about 35,000 residents and we saw 4 mid-sized cruise ships in port. The tourists clog up the small downtown area and take the tram to the top of Mt Roberts. They also ride buses to see the Mendenhall Glacier and the old mining museum. We
MAY 24, 2019 – Ferry to Juneau, AK Today, Friday, May 24 we g0t on the ferry to go to Alaska!!!! Yesterday we left Portland on a 6 hour train ride to Bellingham, WA. We stayed overnight in a terrific Airbnb in Fairhaven, the old port part of Bellingham and also where the train station
MAY 17, 2019 Thom’s cousin in Portland OR offered not only to host us for our stay here, but also to provide “guided” tours of various places in the region. On Friday May 17 we dropped the RV off for its repairs and took the transit light rail into the city. Patrick met us at