A Week at McDonald Creek

McDonald Creek Provincial Park

After getting the new inverter and solar panels on our 5th wheel installed, we decided the best place to test the system out would be at McDonald Creek Provincial Park in British Columbia's West Kootenays. If you've done any camping in B.C.'s interior provincial parks, you know that means NO hook-ups --- no electricity, water or sewer --- at the site. At McDonald Creek they go that 'extra … [Read more...]

Snowbirding 2010 / 2011

Sunset at Lake Havasu

This is the first winter that we are skipping showshoeing in Canada in favor of wearing shorts in warmer climes in the southern U.S.. Below is a list of blog posts to date from our first winter away. Stuck in Lake Tahoe Hike to the Hoover Dam Golden Canyon Hike in Death Valley Fun with Mike and Shirley Jasper vs. the Cactus Catalina State Park: A GREAT Place to Feel Bad Ed … [Read more...]

3rd RV in 2 Years: Blame the Dog

Cougar High Country 5th Wheel (18)

I think I'm still in shock. Yesterday I bought another RV. That wouldn't seem so absurd, until you realize that it's our 3rd RV in under 2 years. We started with the T@B which we positively LOVED. But then we got Jasper - our chocolate Labrador puppy - and moved up to a 23 foot Trail Cruiser. Well, my puppy (which was supposedly the runt of the litter) has grown into a MASSIVE dog … [Read more...]

10,262.2 Kilometer Road Trip

10k-road-trip

On May 14th, we left Penticton for Lakeview, Ohio to pick up our new trailer. As Lakeview is a mere 8-hour drive from my mother's place in Toronto, we made that our ultimate destination. On the way eastbound, (before we had the trailer), we overnighted in and saw places around: Spokane, Washington (pics) Butte, Montana (pics) Sheridan, Wyoming (pics) The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South … [Read more...]

Antelope Island State Park: Almost Heaven

The sign that greeted our arrival at the entrance to Antelope Island State Park near Layton, Utah was "the biting gnats are bad". Equipped with various forms of deet, we were not to be deterred from visiting. After a month on the road, we were ready for a 'real vacation' --- time to kick back, walk, hike, play in the water, read a book and do a little writing. I absolutely love wide open quiet … [Read more...]