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Castlegar to Osoyoos, British Columbia – 5 October 2024

ByDorothy October 20, 2024October 20, 2024

We love the desert, so a stay in Canada’s only desert was a real treat. Osoyoos, BC has vineyards,…

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St Eugene Mission

Fernie to Castlegar via Cranbrook, British Columbia – 4 October 2024

ByDorothy October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

Cranbrook, BC3 October 2024 The campsite in Cranbrook was called the St Eugene campground after its neighbour the beautiful…

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Muncho Lake, BC

Watson Lake, Yukon to Muncho Lake, BC – 14 September 2024

ByDorothy September 23, 2024September 23, 2024

The stretch of Alaska Highway to Muncho Lake Provincial Park from Watson Lake was stunning.  So many beautiful mountains…

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Dall sheep

Haines Junction to Whitehorse, Yukon – 6 September 2024

ByDorothy September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

We (especially Derek) were looking forward to some relaxation time at the Eclipse Spa again. We stayed in the…

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Museum of the north

Denali National Park to North Pole, Alaska – 24 August 2024

ByDorothy September 3, 2024September 3, 2024

Fairbanks is known as the “Golden Heart City” because of both its gold rush history and the warm welcome…

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Mount Denali

Talkeetna to Denali National Park, Alaska – 20 August 2024

ByDorothy September 3, 2024September 3, 2024

One of the anticipated highlights of our trip was a visit to the Denali National Park and Preserve. This…

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Eagle

Homer to Kenai, Alaska – 10 August 2024

ByDorothy September 1, 2024

We arrived at the Port of Kenai, on the Kenai peninsula, in pouring rain. There were very few RVs…

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Homer Spit

Seward to Homer, Alaska – 7 August 2024

ByDorothy August 10, 2024August 10, 2024

We spent three days staying on a beautiful spit in Homer, Alaska. The Spit is a 7.2 km long…

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Dog Sledding

Anchorage to Seward, Alaska – 31 July 2024

ByDorothy August 10, 2024August 11, 2024

We enjoyed our time in Seward – gateway to the beautiful Kenai Fjords National Park. Seward was named for…

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Anchorage

Palmer to Anchorage, Alaska – 28 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The following day we left for Anchorage along a very windy but very scenic road – more towering mountains…

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Columbia Glacier

Copper Center to Valdez – 19 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

The road from Copper Center to Valdez was incredible, especially the Thompson pass which is a 2,600 foot high…

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glennnallen

Tok to Glennallen via Chistochina, Alaska – 14 July 2024

ByDorothy August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

Chistochina, Alaska Date: 14 July 2024 On the way to Glennallen, we stopped overnight at the Red Eagle Lodge…

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WW2 military truck

Haines Junction to Beaver Creek, Yukon – 9 July 2024

ByDorothy July 15, 2024July 15, 2024

The stretch of road from Haines Junction to Beaver Creek was along the Alaska highway was very pretty and…

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Haines Junction

Takhini Hot Springs to Haines Junction, Yukon – 7 July 2024

ByDorothy July 15, 2024

Coming into Haines Junction you are presented with this incredible view of the Kluane Range mountains.  Our campsite was…

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wildlife museum

Watson Lake to Teslin, Yukon – 30 June 2024

ByDorothy July 15, 2024

On the way to Teslin we had our first accident. As we crossed the Ranchero bridge, a large truck…

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Canoeing

Meziadin Junction to Iskut, British Columbia – 24 June 2024

ByDorothy June 29, 2024

When researching campgrounds along the Stewart-Cassier highway we found a lot of reports of campers arriving at campgrounds only…

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Bear Glacier

Kitwanga to Meziadin Junction, British Columbia – 22 June 2024

ByDorothy June 29, 2024September 15, 2024

Mezadian Lake Provincial Park had some really nice campsites and we were fortunate to get one right on the…

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Roper lake

Deming, New Mexico to Safford, Arizona – 2 April 2024

ByDorothy April 7, 2024

Roper Lake State Park was a very pleasant surprise. It was situated just below the snow capped Pinaleño Mountains…

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saddlehawk ranch

Las Cruces to Deming, New Mexico – 1 April 2024

ByDorothy April 7, 2024

Our next stop was at Saddlehawk Ranch, a Harvest host. This not for profit ranch had a number of…

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Elvis museums

Tupelo, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee – 4 March 2024

ByDorothy March 18, 2024

We had tried to book the Graceland RV campground in Memphis several times, beginning months before we were due…

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Oak mountain state park

Crawford to Pelham, Alabama – 27 February 2024

ByDorothy March 11, 2024March 11, 2024

Our campsite in the Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama was in the Equestrian section with day stables for…

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Bison

Tallahassee, Florida to Crawford, Alabama – 25 February 2024

ByDorothy March 10, 2024

We left Florida on Sunday and crossed Georgia into Alabama. In Ashford, we stopped at a rest stop and…

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Astronaut wall

Miami to Sebastian, Florida – 12 February 2024

ByDorothy February 25, 2024

After Miami, we made our way 225km north east to Sebastian, Florida.  The RV park we stayed in was…

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Everglades tour

Sebring to Miami – 8 February 2024

ByDorothy February 18, 2024February 18, 2024

We really enjoyed our time in Miami.  The Miami-Dade area where we stayed ranks first in the US in…

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three springs refuge

Eustis to Crystal River – 20 January 2024

ByDorothy February 10, 2024

Crystal River is on the West coast of Florida, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico.  It is home to…

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Ferran Park

Kissimmee to Eustis – 16 January 2024

ByDorothy January 21, 2024February 18, 2024

We arrived at our our next campground Southern Palms which is part of the Thousand Trails group, and squished…

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Family at Disney

Savannah Georgia to Kissimmee, Florida – 17 December 2023

ByDorothy January 20, 2024January 20, 2024

We were looking forward to our stay in Florida. Not only did it mean seeing our daughter and her…

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puffin chair

Gander to Doyles, Newfoundland – 26 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Kings Point, NL – 26 August, 2023 After Gander we moved on to Kings Point, a small town on…

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cabot tower

Bellevue Beach to St John’s, Newfoundland – 15 August 2023

ByDorothy September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

We were very excited to get to St Johns.  I had read so much about it and was looking…

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Bellveue beach

Terra Nova National Park to Bellevue Beach, New Foundland – 10 August 2023

ByDorothy August 15, 2023

The road to Bellevue Beach was horrendous – just full of potholes.  However, our dismay with the roads soon…

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Newman sound

Grand Falls-Windsor to Terra Nova National Park, New Foundland – 7 August 2023

ByDorothy August 12, 2023August 15, 2023

From Grand Falls-Windsor we continued our journey east to Terra Nova National Park. The campsite we were in was…

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salmon flies

St Barbe to Lomond River, New Foundland – 4 August 2023

ByDorothy August 12, 2023August 15, 2023

After a brief stop in Port Saunders to pick up and fit a new hydraulic pipe, we drove to…

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bulging hydraulic pipe

River of Ponds to St Barbe, New Foundland – 18 July 2023

ByDorothy August 12, 2023August 15, 2023

St Barbe RV Park was a medium sized, square gravel, fenced in area with an Amenities building on the…

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arches provincial park

Rocky Harbour to River of Ponds, New Foundland – 15 July 2023

ByDorothy July 17, 2023July 24, 2023

We continued our journey northwards following the Viking trail, a 489 km one way drive which connects Deer Lake…

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Montmagny to Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec – 13 June 2023

Montmagny to Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec – 13 June 2023

ByDorothy June 17, 2023June 24, 2023

We were pleasantly surprised when we reached Camping Du Quai in Rivière-du-Loup, our last stop in Quebec. We were…

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Broadway, Virginia to College Park, Maryland – 6 April 2023

Broadway, Virginia to College Park, Maryland – 6 April 2023

ByDorothy April 9, 2023April 14, 2023

We arrived in College Park in 30 degree temperatures, and we were baking.  Once we got set up and…

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Natural Bridge to Broadway, Virginia – 30 March 2023

Natural Bridge to Broadway, Virginia – 30 March 2023

ByDorothy April 7, 2023April 14, 2023

The KOA where we were staying was situated in the Shenandoah Valley. This was a very nice campsite surrounded…

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