ONE YEAR...part two

We loved most every moment...but we both agreed that Disneyland was a big disappointment.

 

And the Sonora desert was a huge hit!

 

 

 

We fell in love with succulents!

And

Joshua Trees

 

 

 

I finally got to see a Major League baseball game while in the Phoenix area! My KC ROYALS beat the White Sox!!!

 

It was spring training, but a good game all the same.

 

Would we do anything differently?

Yes...bring less "stuff"!!!

I loved the Badlands

Paul loved the Hot Springs, Arkansas area.

We both enjoyed Las Vegas

 

So, there you have it...one wonderful year full of adventures, surprises and great beauty.

Life is good

Tally ho!

Cathy

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE YEAR

On June 10th we will have been traveling in our Casita for one whole year! When I came up with the idea Paul felt sure 6 months would be more than enough time to be on the road....after 6 months we knew we would need lots more time to see and do all we dreamed about...but, this year has been an amazing miracle adventure that exceeded all our expectations.
So here's a recap, Smallwood style....
WHAT DID NOT HAPPEN
A). We had no car trouble, except for a windshield miss hap.
B)   We witnessed no horrific auto accidents.
C).  We never were stuck in traffic
D)   We had no tire issues (flats)
E)    We had no contact with the police regarding violations of the speed limit....we did have a nasty run in with a park ranger while staying in the Buffalo Bill State Park outside Cody, WY.

WHAT DID HAPPEN...
##Put over 30,000 miles on the car
##Visited 35 States
##Spent nights in:
   State parks
   Federal parks
   Corp of Engineer's parks
   TVA Park
   Military Fam Camps
        UASF
         US Army
          Marine
          Navy
Backyards (Stith's)
Front yards (Parker's)
Walmart
Cracker Barrel
KOA
Private RV "resorts"
Oh and County Parks
 ##We visited Presidential libraries
Kennedy
Nixon
##We toured military museums
National museum of the Marine
Army Museum at West Point
USAF MUSEUM in Dayton, Ohio
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL.
##We slept every single night either in the camper or on the memory foam!!!
We were on the shores of..
The Atlantic:
In NC
In Boston
In Maine (Bar Harbor)
On the Bay of Fundy
THE GREAT  LAKES!!!
The Pacific:
San Onofre
San Diego
SPENT TIME
In
The BAD LANDS
THE SONORAN DESERT
WE TOOK OVER TWO THOUSAND PICTURES!!!

This is not all for the recap, but it is long enough for now, will post the second half soon.

 

Biltmore Estate

 

 

 

In the gardens at Biltmore

 

Back in beautiful North Carolina...our camp site on the French Broad River

Tally ho!

Cathy