Niagara Falls! The Falls, there is actually 3 of them, sit in the USA and in Canada. The American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls are on the US side of the border in New York and can be visited via the Niagara Falls State Park which offers several great viewing
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Darien Lakes State Park – Darien Center, New York
From Geneva State Park we headed east on I-90 through Pennsylvania and on to New York following the shoreline of Lake Erie all the way to the outskirts of Buffalo. We had purchased an E-Z Pass for the toll roads and it sure made things a lot quicker and easier.
Continue readingGeneva State Park – Geneva, Ohio
Geneva, Ohio is a small, quaint, charming town which lies close to the shores of Lake Erie. The streets are lined with fruit trees (which were in full bloom when we arrived) and lovely, old, historic looking homes which looked immaculately maintained. And it is known as Ohio Wine Country!
Continue readingMy Old Kentucky Home State Park – Bardstown, Kentucky
“My Old Kentucky Home” is a song written by Stephen Foster in 1853 and still sung today as the Kentucky Derby anthem. The State Park is located in Bardstown, Kentucky and has a campground, golf course, and the old mansion called Federal Hill which was owned by state senator John
Continue readingArcadia Lake Central State Park – Edmond, Oklahoma
We spent some time in the Oklahoma City area visiting family and fell in love with this area. Oklahoma City is such a clean, quaint, charming city with a small town feel. Edmond is just as lovely. Arcadia Lake sits in Edmond on the east side and has a variety
Continue readingPalo Duro Canyon State Park – Canyon, Texas
Welcome to Palo Duro, the land of canyons, cattle, cardinals, turkeys, and roadrunners. Oh yes, and some coyotes. Palo Duro is located south of Amarillo near Canyon. An interesting side trip in the area is Cadillac Ranch just to the west of Amarillo. This is an art sculpture of 10
Continue readingSanta Rosa Lake State Park – Santa Rosa, New Mexico
We headed east on I-40 through Albuquerque to the eastern part of New Mexico. Along the way we stopped at Camping World in Albuquerque for a few parts and then headed east and exited I-40 to drive the New Mexico Musical Road near Tijeras. Not quite the loud music
Continue readingHomolovi Ruins State Park – Winslow, Arizona
Off we departed via Flagstaff to I-40 and headed east towards Homolovi State Park in Winslow, Arizona. The state park has one campground in a figure 8 configuration consisting of back-ins and pull along sites. Campground: Homolovi State Park Location: Winslow, Arizona off I-40 (north side) Site: 24
Continue readingLost Dutchman State Park – Apache Junction, Arizona
It’s time for our shakedown trip! Yep, we bought a new motorhome so we needed to take a trip and test it out. Our goal was to first go somewhere with hookups so we could test all the appliances and equipment which run off power and also check out
Continue readingValley of Fire State Park – Overton, Nevada
We love driving through Nevada. It is one of our favorite areas with long deserted roads and beautiful scenery. What more could you ask for? We eventually head into Valley of Fire State Park, an area we have visited many, many times and is one of our favorites. We
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