Finding Our Way
We departed Ketchikan on the ferry in the early afternoon and had about a 6 hour sail to Wrangell. It was beautiful and sunny out. It tends to be quite chilly out on the side of the boat without sun so most people gravitate to the sunny side. We had
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It was about a 37 hour sail from Bellingham to Ketchikan. We saw lots of whales and eagles and had bouts of sunshine and beautiful weather. There was the occasional rain shower but it quickly turned to blue skies again. We arrived in the Alaska Ferry port, just north of
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All aboard! As we waited in the Bellingham Cruise Terminal Long Term Parking for our ship to arrive…suddenly it does! Almost 2 1/2 hours early! We planned on going over to the Ferry Terminal and watch it come in but they fooled us. It was supposed to be 9am so
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Yes, we are taking the ferry (and the RV) to Alaska! We booked our sailing as soon as the Alaska Ferry reservation system opened for the season in January. We reserved space for our RV and a 4 berth cabin (just to give us extra space) along with a sitting
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This morning we departed La Grande, Oregon and headed over the Blue Mountains. This involved driving over Deadmans Pass. It is no problem in the summer but can be quite a difficult drive during a winter snowstorm. It was windy but still warm and a beautiful sunny day. We came
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Today’s adventure had us driving to northeast Oregon’s Blue Mountains to some hot springs!! We departed Glenns’s Ferry in Idaho and traveled into the northeast corner of Oregon skirting the Snake River for some of the way. The Grande Hot Springs RV Resort is about 8 miles southeast of La
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We departed Ely, Nevada early one morning and headed north on Highway 93 traveling through the remote, beautiful section of Nevada. We continued north to Jackpot, Nevada which sits just south of the Idaho border. It is a perfect location to fuel up and take a lunch break. Shortly thereafter
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We drove west from Hamiltons Fort, Utah through the farm fields of western Utah. It is a lovely drive and one we have taken various times before. We see many of the same sites including the RV on top of the hill It isn’t long before we enter Nevada and
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We drove north on AZ Hwy 89 from Flagstaff towards Bitter Springs through the Navajo Nation. We passed many Navajo souvenir roadside stands selling their wares. The shop by Bitter Springs is my favorite and I love, love, love the photos on the side of their stand. We decided to
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Off to Sunset Crater National Monument for some cooler temperatures. The Bonito Campground, across from the National Monument Visitor Center, sits in the pines at over 7,000 feet elevation just north of Flagstaff. As we drove into Flagstaff on I-17 we could see a bit of snow still on Humphreys
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