Paws and Friends

Here we are at Dolores Riverfront RV Campground , May 21, 2019....with two inches of snow! Maddie LOVED it! Rupert showed his excitement, too! Mike's Snowman! The park is on the Dolores River, on the state highway where one can go up to Telluride. We were at 7012 feet. We did experience nice weather earlier in May..... River was kind of tame....! Our site....notice few leaves on trees for first of May.... River view from the cabins---turning brown with run-off... One can spend the night in one of these! Check their website for pics inside! Nice! Yurts, too! Backing in was interesting....had to be just right...! And Bigfoot was there! Walking along the Riverfront Trail Driving up Highway 145 Here is spring! Buds in the snow.... Yesterday was a travel day for us. With an eye on the weather forecast, we had stowed all the items we could the day before, so that all we had to do was disconnect the power cord an...

We LOVED Yellowstone's Edge! We are heading back to it this summer! Coach Detailing October 2018 We reached North Ranch last October via Fort McDowell, where we had arranged for Andrew, of A.N.S. Detailing (found on  Outside our Bubble) to wash and wax our coach. WOW! What a GRAND job! Thanks, Brenda and David! Riding up the  Hassayampa  December 2018 This past season in Arizona was wetter and cooler than usual. We did get several rides in, in spite of the "chill" and wet! The moisture certainly makes the desert GREEN in the spring! Chilly ride up Round Mountain February 2019 Rupert and Maddie - at top of Round Mountain Snow at North Ranch - February 2019 April 2019 Mighty Saguaros! Arch - April 2019 Crested Saguaro = April 2019 Both Lindy and Mike are "off" the board/committee each served, thus providing more time to "do and be"! And that is JUST what we are doing! We are enjoying EACH day, reli...

Sunrise on the Yellowstone River at Yellowstone's Edge RV Park. We have spent a month here, about 34 miles from the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We have taken two raft trips on the Yellowstone with friends from North Ranch. Marcia and Dennis, our neighbors at North Ranch, spent a weekend at Yellowstone's Edge. Steve and Linda, part of  SxS (side by side) group, Desert Tortoises, spent a week. A great time was had by all! Fortunately the sky and air was clear/clean when they were here! You can see from this picture MUCH haze and smoke! We have not been alone in facing this problem. Most of the north west US and western Canada have been suffering from the results of all the wildfires. It is sobering to think of the wide spread damage done across this part of the US! Tomorrow we begin our journey east and south. We will check on fires in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico as we travel. Here's hoping for rain and cooler weather! Are you won...

Do you remember our story of biking at Redding CA in 2013? Click here to refresh your memory.  The very first paragraph of the 2013 entry will help build the background for this story, particularly the "walking the bikes up the hill" part. Now let me share with you our ride in 2018! Premier Redding RV Resort rents RAD electric bikes . The ones we rented were just like the one in the link! We had GREAT FUN riding! It was SO MUCH FUN to ride UP that hill! Lindy was going just a tad too fast...! She had to slow it down a bit! Sun Dial Bridge just as beautiful! Turtles -- for Turtle Bay.... We rented the bikes for two hours, and thoroughly enjoyed our ride from the RV Park to the Sun Dial Bridge and the trail along the Sacramento River. These bikes would be great to have in Valley Camp, for riding the John Wayne Trail!  Later! Roving Riders, SWIRVIN around North Bend, Washington--wanting to rent those RAD bikes...!

We enjoyed a week sitting on an ocean-view site at Pacific Shores Motorcoach RV Resort. What a treat! The trail to the beach was near, with just a few steps (NOT like the 76 steps down to the beach at Lincoln City!)  Yaquina Head Lighthouse Sunset on the Pacific Did Maddie make a heart...?! We explored tide pools at low tide. We all enjoyed the beach several times. Rupert doing what he loves -- playing with his ball, and Maddie being Maddie--just running around smiling and having fun! Click on any picture to make it larger. One fat starfish! Interesting pink plants.... After lunch at the Chowder Bowl Stairs-and note Rupert the Elder being carried.... Rupert LOVES the beach and playing ball! Later! Roving Riders SWIRVIN around Oregon