Grand Canyon, June 28, 2007

We headed for the Grand Canyon after visiting New Mexico. Trevor and Makena have never seen the Grand Canyon and we were excited to show them this natural wonder. They were awestruck by its grandeur. We hiked a portion of the the Bright Angel trail.

Sante Fe, NM

From Albuquerque we took a day trip to Sante Fe. It is a very quaint town. We really like all the pueblo style homes and commercial buildings. We had fun shopping in Old Town.

Albuquerque, NM

Our next destination after leaving El Paso was Albuquerque, NM. We wanted to ride the tram which is the longest tram ride in the country. The ride took 15 minutes to get to the top of the mountain. The views from the tram and the observation deck at the top of the mountain were awesome.

El Paso, TX June 21, 2007

We arrived in El Paso for the purpose of visiting with family and celebrating my Mom's 80th birthday. All my siblings were there and it was great to see them all. Our granddaughter, Makena, flew into to El Paso. She will be joining us on our adventure from El Paso.

Travel Update

From the Redwoods, we headed to Las Vegas, NV. We spent a couple of nights there and Tony entered a couple of Hold Em tournaments. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to place in any of the tournaments. From Las Vegas, we went to Yuma, AZ. The weather was extremely hot! It reached 110 degrees while we were there. The air conditioning in our RV was not able to keep the inside cool because of the extreme temperatures. We left Yuma and headed for Tuscon. Tuscon was just as hot. We decided to stay and have another air conditioner in the RV. Now we have two air conditioners which is keeping us cool inside the RV.

Trees of Mystery Museum, 06-05-07

We had a great time touring the Trees of Mystery. In addition to a museum, their are walking trails through the Redwoods. They also have gondola rides which take you high above the tree line. Just as we got on the gondola, it started raining heavily so we didn't get to see as much as we hoped. But it was still thrilling. We were really high and Tony started getting a little queazy!! We also saw trees that were growing on other trees. Very unique.

Tour thru Tree, Klamath, CA 06-05-07

We had to stop at this attraction off Highway 101. It's not often you can drive through a tree.

Redwoods National Forest, CA 06-05-07

The Redwoods are absolutely stunning. We have never seen trees so huge and so old!

Southern Oregon Beaches 6-04-07

We left Central Oregon and headed for Gold Beach, OR as our first destination. We are going to travel Highway 101 and enjoy the beautiful Pacific Coastline. Trevor, our grandson, is accompanying us on the trip.

On the Road Again 6-01-07

After spending a year at home with our family, we are back on the road again. Stay tuned for news on our new adventures.

Buffalo, WY July 24 - 26, 2006

Buffalo is a small Wyoming town nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Big Horn Mountains. Buffalo is a ranching town with many large cattle ranches surrounding it. We took a trip to view Crazy Lady Canyon. There was a 14 mile gravel road which traversed through the canyon. The views were spectacular. Along the way we spotted hundreds of antelop and lots of deer.

Wisconsin Dells, WI July 13, 2006

After Jamaica, we started heading West. We are going back to Oregon to await the arrival of our 3rd grandchild! We headed to Wisconsin to visit the House on the Rock. Located a short drive from the Wisconsin Dells, the house was built on a very large rock. The unique feature in the house is the all glass infinity room. The room extends 218 feet from the rock without any support. The house is like nothing we have every seen before. Rooms were built to follow the shape of the rock. We felt as though we were in a cave in some of the rooms. The Infinity Room sways a little with the room. Very unusual art can be found in every room. Unfortunately, the house is surrounded by trees and we couldn't take good pictures. We had to drive to a lookout point to take a picture of the Infinity Room. We are including a picture of one of many sculptures found around the outside of the house.

Negril, Jamaica July 1 - 8, 2006

We took time off from our road trip and we flew to Jamaica. We met our kids and grandchildren there. It was nice to get together with them since we hadn't seen them in 6 months. Jamaica was a great place to meet.

Marshall's Creek, PA June 13-20, 2006

From Connecticut, we headed to the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area. Our RV Park was located in Marshall's Creek, PA. We did a lot of sightseeing while in the area. During the Father's Day weekend, our RV Park had a Pig Roast which we attended. It was a fun time for all.

Bushkill Falls, Delaware Water Gap, June 15, 2006

The Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area is a national park nestled between NE Pennsylvania and Northern New Jersey. There are plenty of activities to be found here; such as, rafting, canoeing, hiking and sightseeing. We went to an area called Bushkill Falls were 8 falls can be found. There are several hiking trails to traverse depending how what falls you want to see. Hiking trails range from moderate to extreme.

East Lyme, CT June 6-13, 2006

East Lyme is located in the SE portion of Connecticut. We were able to see many coastal towns from this area; such as, New London, Niantic, and Mystic to name a few. Also, we were not too far away from Foxwoods Casino. Tony was anxious to enter a poker tournament. Tony entered a few tournaments during the week and actually won one. There were 150 participants in that particular tournment and Tony won $1700! The RV Park, Aces High, that we stayed at was beautiful. It was peaceful and serene.