Arches Nat Park Utah

1. If you think you need to see the Grand Canyon and other places and think do i have the time to see it all __Skip GC --and come to Arches and Canyon Lands. Gotta tell ya more view points and hiking trails.--Did some yesterday in arches 3 mile hike into delicate arch pictures of Mim under the the best one.Today into Canyonlands--next day --float the Colorado river in the kayaks --Moab great small town no walmarts and that stuff.

Calif is beautiful east of the coast before SanFrancisco --traveled thru lots of miles of farmland we saw hundreds of miles of almonds trees,grapes veggies fruits--stop anywhere get the tomatoes get ova here 39 cents a pound.We made salsa for the rest of the trip--whole bucket.Now we get to the Sierra Nevada mountain range. WoooWee up the hill lots of switchbacks --temp went up in the truck pulling the house on wheels--was sticking out a bit on the wrong side of the road going around one of those sharp curves--truck driver hauling gas needed to screech to a stop to avoid hitting the ass end of our house--want to meet him some day at least buy him a beer a hug ? or give him our house! Got to Yosemite stayed 2 nites lots of places to hike --the Valley is the best --woke up in the morning at 29 deg .Ok time to bail lets find our summer.Outa Calif-into Nevada wow this has its own beauty-lots of flat scrub prairies -no problem going 70 plus found a remote pull off to camp for the nite very quiet --maybe two cars we heard go by all nite.

While heading to Utah passed a Nat Park Great Basin never heard of it --like lots of them. got 5 miles past and said lets go.Gotta tell ya one of the best --best camping--best stars --mountain to climb and the bonus --CAVES with stalagamites and lots of tight passages WooWee .Travelling thru Utah it just continues to be-- see that and see that --stop take a picture! Wow dont let this stop.

Outa Oregon into the Redwoods

This is amazing --going from dunes that go inland 3 miles to the tallest and biggest trees in the world .So the big guy is over 23 feet in diameter and is older than most of the people we know.Walking the trails and travelling the avenue of the giants that go back 2000 years was that before JC was born--not you John C--they are hanging in there.As we drove down some of the narrow tree lined back roads they used chain saws to cut back part of the trees as they grew to allow the cars to pass instead of cutting the trees down .Thought my mirrors were going to scrape a couple of them.We thought about going to San Fran --but Eureka was enough tomorrow move thru Sacramento in the morning-- wave to Arnold and move on to Yosemite--then pick a way back east to hold the new baby.

OUTA OREGON AND TO CALIF

Yep like we said Oreganians love the outdoors and they Hang in there rain or shine --now its the rain but does not stop the dune buggies on --just like NH with snow machines go when you can.Three miles of dunes from the wood line to the ocean We are in Florence on the coast would take a whole day to get to the water-- I know a couple of guys Scott Reagan and Gary Morse would love this --no snow boots or gloves and go all nite.Heading to the Redwoods in Calif --gonna pass thru Larry Franke country down south of Calif-and chase the sun east somehow make it back to NH

m&m on the go in Oregon

These Oraganians love the outdoors --they are all out here enjoying what is left of the good stuff before the rains come .Came down the coast and past thru Portland to Detroit Lake --big resoirvoir for Salem and power dam.One of the best kayak floats around the island--The best was getting together with Mim's niece Liz and her love Joe-what a great visit with family folks--Liz made the rasberry jam to not share the Best!! . Geez they can still sleep on camp pads in the tent. We held back and did not turn on the heater in the box on wheels.We can see why they are making this home for now --wish all of our families and fokks we know were here--its the east coast magnifiedX100.Sort of winding down now --but hanging in there for more to come.

Moved on back to the Oregon coast today --gobbling down as many peaches and blackberries ya can grab a hold of..

Today--back on the beach-lots of trails to get lost on and figure out whos right to get back --and as we always love -more crabs for supper- So last nite we heard barking all nite --dogs no --seal lions all over the haba--no Rs

outa wash into oregon

Could have stayed in Wash for another month but time to move on. Woowee --Oregon crossed the Columbia River today Astoria/Melger bridge did not look down --vertigo--Mim said it was high. On the beach again in Astoria.Fort Stevens State Park --they set up bunkers here with the artillery during WW2 expecting the Japan invansion on the west coast didnt happen so now its now a beauteous place to come to the ocean.So today we past thru South Bend Wash "The capital of Oysters of the world --hey JC they got that wrong. They have plenty but not the best! So tommorow get more of the ocean and get some more of the dungeonese crabs--they are the best --picture 1967 volks we had but beige

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hunkering down on the Wash coast

Moved out of the Ocean city state park -loved it --and on to the Quinaut restodayervation rv park next to the marina on the Gray harbor-much better packed in but lots of great folks-mim does not like these places as well as I do --but she likes this,Hey we got electric and water.Biked along the shore today lots of places for sale Salamies I think or lack of bucks.In touch with Liz -the Oregon lady niece of the west--gonna do some camping with her and Joe and learn the lay of the land.Yep won 30 bucks at the casino and flew the frog kite.So we did not find the biggest spool of string but the huggest spurce tree in america Also next to us pulling a 1967 VW like the one had in 1969 So mim and I drove back in that in 1969 and here we are today. We took a spin around the campground in this 19678 VW for old time sake. talke about bring back memories.

Ocean city wash

What a change up from the woods to the ocean--we can hear the surf from our camp spot .Sirens and and evac routes all over the place for salamies warnings in case the big earthquake comes off shore--even the vendors work-- it up salamies jewlery-- salamies gift shop -lots of places for sale here --must have a prediction in the air.What a great coast --got to spend more time here.Bought a new kite today T shirt for the new babe coming.Rode the beach with the TRUCK yahoo! drove along the surf got more sandollars-- never done that before!Listened to the 60's music out there.Folks write on the hard pack dunes --best one I saw

MOM with a heart--Tommorow up to olypmia--FISHING yippie ya ya ya

from the mountains to the beach

Ocean City Wash --got a great spot here for 5 days walking distance to the ocean.Snarley yesterday so spent the day in Tacoma VA hospital for a tune up --not enough water and too much driving. What a place in room with a 92 year old more combative then he was in the So Pacific during WW2.Though he was in POW camp and he was busting out--What a hot shit he was. Biked out 0n the beach five miles today on the hard packed sand it was the best ---found sand dollars and flew a kit --much too busy need to slow down.Tonite put on the new chinos and go pull the slots at the casino --if the big one comes in well- who knows where that would take us next. Fijis for thanksgiving.Tomorrow ride the giddy ups--heehaws on the beach--then drive the truck down park and listen to the Beach Boys on XM radio.