Table of Contents

Or How to follow our travels chronologically...

Click on each link to take you to it.  At the bottom of each post there will be links to the next stop and taking you back to the stop before as well as a link to this post.
Please bear with me as I update this and add the missing posts.  If there is no hyperlink I have not yet written the post ...yet.

2015
Feb 27-Mar 1 Maiden Voyage
Apr 6-11 Winter Park FL then Ft McAllister State Park Richmond Hill GA We hit the road...to Winter Park Fl and then Ft McAllister in Richmond Hill, GA April 6 - 11 2015
Apr 10 Savannah GA  April 10, 2015
Apr 11-15 Asheville NC On to Asheville and friends April 11-15 2015 (Biltmore Estate and fog)
Apr 15-18 Triangle Region NC Of dead starters and revisiting old haunts Mebane, Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Durham NC...APRIL 15-18 2015
Apr 18-23 Outer Banks NC I Across NC,On to the Outer Banks with a family history stop on the way April 18
                                              II Hatteras and Avon/Kinnakeet NC OBX 2  drive to Avon, NC April 18th and 19th 2015
                                              III Buxton Woods and Ocracoke Island  OBX 3 Buxton Woods and Okracoke Island April 20-22 2015
                                              IV Currituck Island and Corolla Light and the drive up from Hatteras Island  OBX 4 Last morning on Hatteras, Currituck Island and Corolla Light; Our Last Day on the OBX April 23
Apr 23-24 Camden NC The wisdom of the aged and a genteel woman Camden NC Apr 23-24 2015
Apr 24-28 Williamsburg VA to visit:
                  Jamestown Revisiting History April 25-26 Part I Jamestown VA 
                  Revisting History Part II Yorktown Historic Site Yorktown Historic Site April 27
                   Revisiting History Part II (continued) Yorktown Victory Center April 27
Apr 28-May 1 College Park MD to visit Annapolis MD  and Quiet Waters Park April 29
May1-4 Phoenixville PA And on to visiting an old friend... May 1-4
May 4 Not visiting Valley Forge Sometimes you just need a map May 4
May 4-10 East Windsor and West Orange NJ Family
May 10-17 Ulster Park NY On to Old Haunts and memories May 10-17 2015
May 17-21 New London CT-The US Coast Guard Academy, my awesome niece and President Obama...and family May 20 2015
May 21-25 Norwell MA  Re-uning with more of my first "victims" May 21-25 2015 Norwell MA
May 25-Jun 2 Nickerson State Park Brewster MA (Cape Cod) Nickerson State Park Brewster MA Cape Cod with Chatham, Provincetown, Barnstable and Hyannis May 25 to Jun 2 2015
Jun 2-7 Harpswell ME  Jun 2-7 2015 And visiting my first best friend
Jun 7-22 Bass Harbor ME Mt Desert Island Acadia National Park  Ah Maine We love you!!! Bass Harbor, Mt Desert Island Acadia National Park ME Jun 7-22 2015
Jun 22-Jul 5 Bethel ME with Hebron and Weld and a day trip to the White Mountains in NH  The "West Coast" of Maine June 22-Jul 5
Jul 5-10 Button Bay State Park Vergennes VT with trips to Burlington VT and Plattsburgh NY 
Jul 10-14 Keene Valley NY to visit lifetime friends
Jul 14-16 Hinsdale MA with trips to Great Barrington and Stockbridge and friends
Jul 16-28 Ulster Park NY (again!)
Jul 28-29 Rohrbach's Farm Catawissa PA
Jul 29-Aug 1 Laurel Hill State Park Somerset PA and Fallingwater
Aug 1-2 Maize Valley Winery Hartsville OH
Aug 2  Cuyahoga National Park Boston OH
Aug 2-8 Van Buren State Park, Van Buren OH and Findlay OH
Aug 8-12 Maumee Bay State Park Oregon OH
Aug 12-13 Bruin Lake State Park Pinckney MI
Aug 13-15 Silver Lakes State Park Mears MI Going through Hell and Dune Buggying
Aug 15-18 Interlochen State Park Interlochen MI and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Aug 18-23 Cheboygan State Park Cheboygan MI and Mackinac Island
Aug 23-25 Brimley State Park Brimley MI and Soo Locks
Aug 25-28 Tahquamennon Falls State Park Paradise MI Pasties and Great Lake Shipwreck Museum
Aug 28 Pictured Rocks Munising MI
Aug 28-31 Van Riper State Park Champion MI and Marquette MI
Aug 31-Sep 3 High Cliffs State Park Sherwood WI
Sep 3-8 Lake Wissota State Park Chippewa Falls WI  Eau Claire and a new phone
Sep 8-11 Lowry RV Park, Minneapolis/ St Paul MN Friends and Fabulous Twin cities
Sep 11-14 August Woods RV Park Rochester MN Very Old Memories and friends
Sep 14-Oct 1 Winnebago Industries Forest City IA AND The rest of the Story and Lessons Learned
       Photos of driving in WI, IA and MN
Oct 1-5 Pikes Peak State Park McGregor IA
Oct 5-8 Miller Riverview City Park Dubuque IA
Oct 8-11 West Lake County Park Davenport IA
Oct 11 Car problems part 1   
Oct 11- 19 Mark Twain State Park Florida MO
Oct 19-26 St Louis RV Park St Louis MO and Car Problems Part 2
Oct 26-29 Alley Springs COE Campground Eminence MO
Oct 29-Nov 5 Dam-Quarry Mountain Home AR and Maumelle Little Rock AR COE Campgrounds
Nov 3 Little Rock AR
Nov 5- 11 Alpine Ridge COE Campground Arkadelphia AR
Nov 11-17 Beaver Dam Campground Minden LA, Colfax Recreation Area Colfax LA and Farr Equestrian Center and RV Campground Baton Rouge LA Nov 11-17
Nov 17-23 Bayou Segnette State Park Westwego LA and New Orleans  And on to NOLA, Nawlins, New Orleans...part 2 of Louisiana Nov 18-23
Nov 23-30 Davis Bayou Campground Gulf Islands National Seashore   I'm so glad we didn't skip Mississippi
Nov 30 a visit to Mobile AL
Nov 30-Dec 2 Gulf Breeze FL enjoying the hospitality of old friends
Dec 2-7 Blackwater River State Park Milton FL
Dec 7-14 Falling Waters State Park Chipley FL and a trip to Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna
Dec 14-18 Alexander Springs NRA Astor FL
Dec 18 - 31 2 Weeks was Too Short which includes:
                       Dec 18-20 Winter Park FL and seeing our son after 8 months!
                       Dec 20-26 Blue Springs State Park Orange City FL for Christmas
                       Dec 26-29 Manatee Springs State Park Chiefland FL
                       Dec 29-31 Hillsborough River State Park Thonotosassa FL

2016
After Richard... which includes
                      Dec 31-Jan 2 Visiting Family in Jupiter FL
                      Jan 2-3 Taking Richard back to school
                      Jan 3-7 Anastasia State Park, St Augustine, FL
                      Jan 7-11 Salt Springs National Recreation Area, Ft McCoy FL
                      Jan 11-16 Gamble Rogers State Park Flagler Beach, FL

On the Road Again...a recap of what turned out to be 2 months in Jupiter and then 3 days in Winter Park and Orlando FL before starting our journey westward

                      Jan 16 - 18 Long Point Park Melbourne Beach, FL
                      Jan 18 - Mar 16 Jupiter FL
                      Mar 16-18 Winter Park FL
Westward Ho! #1 Georgia and Alabama
Mar 18-21 2016 Eastbank COE Campground at Lake Seminole, Bainbridge, GA
Mar 21-24 2016 Deerlick Creek Campground, Tuscaloosa, AL

Westward Ho!  #2 Natchez MS
Mar 24-28 2016 Natchez State Park, Natchez, MS

Westward Ho! III Red Stick Country (yup that would be Baton Rouge!)
Mar 28-31 2016 BREC Farr Park, Baton Rouge, LA

Westward Ho! Le quatrième (that's 4th) because we are deep in Cajun Country
Mar 31-Apr 3 Lake Fausse Point State Park, St. Martinville LA

Westward Ho! No. 5 Into Texas and onto the Gulf
Apr 3-5 Rollover Pass, Bolivar Peninsula, TX
Apr 5 Galveston, TX
Apr 5-6 Quintana Beach State Park
Apr 6-10 Padre Island National Seashore and Corpus Christi

Westward Ho! 6  Texas Hill Country and San Antonio
Apr 10-25 Cranes Mill COE Campground, Canyon Lake, TX

Westward Ho! 6a- Hill Country Continued-Fredericksburg and History we can relate to
Fredericksburg, Johnson City, Stonewall, LBJ's Texas White House and Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, TX

Westward Ho! 7 and we are headed west again Junction, Ozona and Fort Stockton/Balmorhea SP
April 25-28 Junction overnight, Ozona, Fort Stockton and Balmorhea State Park, TX

Westward Ho! 8 A turn to the north Guadalupe Mountains
April 28-May 2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Pine Springs, TX

Westward Ho! 8a  Carlsbad Caverns National Park
April 29 day trip to Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Westward Ho! 9 Into New Mexico Roswell NM and Bottomless Lakes State Park
 May 2- 6 Roswell and Bottomless Lakes State Park

Westward Ho! 10 Lincoln and Fort Stanton NM
May 6-9

Westward Ho! 10a Capitan NM and Smokey Bear Days
May 7

Westward Ho! 11 Valley of Fires National Monument Carrissozo NM
May 9

Westward Ho! 12 Puerta del Sol Alpaca Farm Socorro NM a wonderful and exciting overnight
May 9-10

Westward Ho! 13 Albuquerque NM annual maintenance, a reunion with friends from the road and a visit to Old Town
May 10-12
returned May 16-17

Westward Ho! 13a Coronado Historic Site
May 12

Westward Ho! 14 Cochiti Lake COE Campground, Pena Blanca and Santa Fe NM
May 12-16

Westward Ho! 14a Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Cochiti NM
May 15

Westward Ho! 15 El Malpais National Monument Grants NM and on to AZ
May 17-18

Westward Ho! 16 Petrified Forest National Park (with Painted Forest) Holbrook AZ
May 18-20

Westward Ho! 16a Holbrook, AZ
May 20

Westward Ho! 17 Meteor Crater Winslow AZ
May 20

Westward Ho! 18 Dead Horse Ranch State Park Cottonwood AZ with Sedona and seeing old friends who are also on the road
May 20-23

Westward Ho! 18a Jerome and Tuzigoot National Monument Clarksdale AZ
May 23

Westward Ho! 19 Kaibab Lake National Forest Williams AZ and the Grand Canyon
May 23-29

Westward Ho! 20 The Drive to California via Seligman, Kingman and Ehrenberg, AZ
May 29-May 30

And we reach California! Joshua Tree National Park and Pioneertown, CA
May 30-Jun 1

CA Dreaming- Laguna Campground atop Laguna Mountain and San Diego via Box Canyon and the Salton Sea
Jun 1-6

Fr-amily, Graduation and hangin' out in Laguna Niguel-with a weekend in San Juan Capistrano
Jun 6 - 13

Famous Rocks, a vineyard and cousins Agua Dulce/Santa Clarita, CA
Jun 13-14

Sequoia National Forest, 100 Giants and Fairview Campground in Kernville, CA
Jun 14- 19

Rio Seco Winery Paso Robles, CA
Jun 19-20

Chapparal Campground, Laguna Seca Recreation Area, Monterey CA
Jun 20-27

Anthony Chabot Recreation Area, Castro Valley CA and San Francisco Jun 27-Jul 1

Family and Farm Isleton CA Jul 1-10

Crane Flat Campground, Yosemite National Park, CA Jul 10-15

Back to the Farm and on to the NoCal coast
Isleton CA Jul 15-20 to Ocean Cove Campground Jenner CA Jul 20-25

A Long winding road and then Redwoods and...more Redwoods
Giant Redwoods RV Park Myers Flat CA Jul 25-29 and Redwoods RV Resort Crescent City CA Jul 29-Aug 1

Rivers West RV Park Myrtle Creek OR with visits to Cottage Grove and the coast Aug 1-8

Eugene to Portland at
Richardson Park on Fern Lake Eugene OR Aug 8-12, then Valley River Center parking lot Eugene OR Aug 12-13 then Arcane Cellars at Wheatland Winery Wheatland OR Aug 13-14 and finally
Hoffman Farms Beaverton OR Aug 14-15

Cascade Locks-East Portland KOA Cascade Locks OR Aug 15-19

Family Time at Devil's Lake, Otis, OR Aug 19-21

Lewis and Clark RV Park and Resort No. Bonneville WA Aug 21-25


Visiting the John Day Fossils Beds National Park
starting at Pilot J @ Biggs Junction OR and a quick visit with an old friend Aug 25-26 and then
In the Orchard in Kimberly OR Aug 26-31

With friends again Ontario OR with a weekend at Pine Creek ID Aug 31-Sep 8

Carmela Campground at Crossings Winery Glenns Ferry ID Sep 8-10

Little Valley Campground Mantua UT with a visit to Golden Spike National Historic Site in Promontory Sep 10-12

Rowley's Red Barn Santaquin UT with a (fateful) stop in Salt Lake City Sep 12-13 and the resulting unplanned stay at Lakeside RV Park Provo UT with a visit to the MOA at BYU and from an excellent mobile RV service Sep 13-14

Capitol Reef National Park Torrey UT Sep 14- 21(boondocking on Rte 24)