We’ve had a series of recent mental lapses. First there was the sudden fear that we didn't make any reservations to stay anywhere in St. Augustine, Florida so there was a last minute KOA reservation. It was only the next day, after a phone call, that we realized we were expected at an awesome camping spot at Anastasia State Park that we had made reservations for long ago, unfortunately we had already paid for our entire stay at the much more expensive KOA. Then there was the decision to put out a small fortune on the trolley tour of St. Augustine on our last of 3 days in St. Augustine, only to realize that our trolley tickets were good for 3 days.
So with this trend of mental lapses, We thought it would be a good time to quickly go over where we’ve been, just in case we forget (as was the case when talking with my friend John on the phone the other day when trying to tell him where all we had been).
So here goes, and this list is subject to change. We plan to continue updating it, and add more information to this list. Some highlights have been added, and more will be added...
This is the the list so far. I plan on this being something of an ongoing post which we will be updating with each new stop. We will also be adding in more highlights for our stops. For now I wanted to get this out before I have another mental lapse and forget that I wrote this blog post.
This is the the list so far. I plan on this being something of an ongoing post which we will be updating with each new stop. We will also be adding in more highlights for our stops. For now I wanted to get this out before I have another mental lapse and forget that I wrote this blog post.
- August 28, 2015 left Seattle and drove up to Riverside RV Resort near Whistler/Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia.
- Aug 30 -- Coastal Black Winery, near Campbell River, British Columbia (Harvest Host)
- Aug 31 -- Quatse River RV park, near Port Hardy, British Columbia
- We had an amazing side trip to Telegraph Cove where we saw a juvenile bear wandering though town and went on an incredible whale watching trip.
- Sept 3 -- Prince Rupert RV park in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- Sept 4 -- Rainy Creek RV Park in Stewart, British Columbia
- On the drive up here we encountered numerous bears on the road including at least one mamma grizzly with cubs.
- Sept 6 -- Camp Runamuck RV Park in Hyder, Alaska
- Sept 7 -- Shady Rest RV park in Houston, British Columbia
- Sept 8 -- somewhere in the Sugar Bowl Grizzly Den Protection Area (AKA middle of nowhere miles back in the woods), British Columbia.
- I think we were mistaken on what this was after driving miles down a very rough dirt road barely wide enough for the camper that eventually ended at a trail head.
- Sept 9 -- Whistler’s campground at Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Sept 13 -- Wapiti campground at Jasper, Alberta
- Sept 17 -- Tunnel Mountain campground at Banff, Alberta
- Sept 22 -- Townsite campground at Waterton, Alberta
- Here is where we got to meet up with Andrew's boss from the UW who was on vacation in the same area with his wife.
- Sept 23 -- Stayed with Danny in Bozeman, Montana
- Sept 27 -- Yellowstone River RV park in Billings, Montana
- Amazing drive to this campground along the Beartooth Highway.
- Sept 28 -- Comfort Suites, Rapid City, South Dakota
- Sept 30 -- Elk Mountain Campground, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
- Oct 1 -- Blue Mounds State Park, Minnesota
- Oct 2 -- Great River Bluffs State Park (on the Mississippi River), Minnesota
- Oct 3 -- Wells State Park (on the west side of Lake Michigan), Michigan
- On our drive here, we made an accidental stop that happened to be the turn off for Lambeau Field
- Oct 5 -- Aloha State Park, Michigan
- Oct 6 -- Platte River Campground, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
- Oct 9 -- Lakeport State Park (southwest end of Lake Huron), Michigan
- Most every RV in this packed state park was completely decked out for Halloween
- Oct 10 -- Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Oct 12 -- Swan Bay Resort and Marina, Alexandria Bay, New York
- Oct 13 -- Montreal South KOA, Montreal, Quebec
- Oct 16 -- Quebec City KOA, Quebec City, Quebec
- Oct 19 -- Younity Winery, Unity, Maine (Harvest Host)
- Thank you Clem for your wonderful hospitality and incredible wines!
- Oct 20 -- Courtyard Motel, Bangor, Maine
- A motel chosen by the desire to be near the Ford dealership for the 8am servicing appointment
- Oct 21 -- Bass Harbor Campground, Bass Harbor, Maine
- Oct 24 -- Recompense Shore Campground at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Freeport, Maine
- Oct 26 -- Winter Island RV Park, Salem, Massachusetts
- Oct 30 -- Atlantic Oaks Campground, Cape Code, Massachusetts
- On the drive here we stopped at the at the most unique museum we will likely see on our entire trip, the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine
- On the drive here we stopped at the at the most unique museum we will likely see on our entire trip, the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine
- Nov 1 -- Bishop’s Orchards, Guilford, Connecticut (Harvest Host)
- Nov 2 -- Hilton Garden Inn, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- This is another mental lapse; we put the wrong campground into the GPS and ended up at a member only campground. It was late, and we were desperate.
- Nov 3 -- Gettysburg Campground, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Nov 9 -- 16 Mile Brewing Company, Georgetown, Deleware
- Nov 10 -- Delaware Seashore State Park, Delaware
- Nov 12 -- The Thompson's, Chesapeake, Virginia
- Nov 28 -- White Barrel Winery, Christiansburg, Virginia (Harvest Host)
- Nov 29 -- Cades Cove Campground, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
- Nov 30 -- Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg KOA, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- Dec 2 -- Asheville West KOA, Candler, North Carolina
- Dec 3 -- Sophia & Yuki's, Nashville, Tennessee
- Dec 6 -- Bowling Green KOA, Bowling Green, Kentucky
- This was our camping location we stayed at while visiting Mammoth Cave National Park.
- Dec 7 -- Cartersville/Cassville-White KOA, Cartersville, Georgia
- Dec 8 -- Mockingbird Hill Farm, Sparta, Georgia (Harvest Host)
- Thank you for your wonderful hospitatlity Martha, we really enjoyed our stay!
- Thank you for your wonderful hospitatlity Martha, we really enjoyed our stay!
- Dec 9 -- Savannah South KOA, Richmond Hill, Georgia
- Dec 13 -- St. Augustine Beach KOA, St. Augustine, Florida
- Dec 16 -- Titusville/Kennedy Space Center KOA, Titusville, Florida
- Dec 19 -- Camp Wilderness, Disneyworld, Orlando, Florida (stop number 50!)
- Dec 27 -- Somewhere off the coast of Havana, Cuba (on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship)
- Dec 28 -- Cozumel, Mexico (on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship)
- Dec 30 -- Falmouth, Jamaica (on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship)
- Jan 1 -- Castaway Cay, South Abaco, The Bahamas (on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship)
- Jan 2 -- Hayden & Stephanie's, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Jan 6 -- Boyd's Campground, Key West, Florida (technically it was Stock Island, but I'm calling it Key West)
- Jan 13 -- Pine Island KOA, Pine Island, Florida
- Jan 15 -- Perry KOA, Perry, Florida
- Jan 16 -- St Andrews State Park, Panama City Beach, Florida
- Jan 19 -- French Quarter RV Resort, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 22 -- Shreveport KOA/ Bossier City KOA, Shreveport, Louisiana
- Jan 23 -- Jon & Monica Waters, Richardson, Texas
- Jan 27 -- Chaz & Lori Rutledge, Locust Grove, Texas
- Jan 30 -- Cimarron Canyon State Park, New Mexico
- Jan 31 -- Taos Valley RV Park, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
- Feb 2 -- Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
- Feb 3 -- Taos Valley RV Park, Ranchos de Taos New Mexico
- Feb 5 -- Santa Fe Skies RV Park, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Feb 8 -- Cabin, Idlewild, New Mexico
- Feb 17 -- Last Resort RV Park, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
- Friendly people, but one very muddy campground. We almost got the camper permently stuck in the mud upon arrival. The next morning the mud was frozen enough for us to leave.
- Feb 18 -- Holiday Inn, Durango, Colorado
- Feb 20 -- Sundance RV Park, Cortex, Colorado
- Friendly people, but one very muddy campground. We almost got the camper permently stuck in the mud upon arrival. The next morning the mud was frozen enough for us to leave.
- Feb 21 -- Peaks Resort and Spa, Mountain Village, Colorado
- We wanted to ski Telluride, and the town and area isn't exactly RV friendly so we had to up our game.
- Feb 25 -- Grand Junction KOA, Grand Junction, Colorado
- Mar 1 -- Steamboat Springs KOA, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- We lost our step stool here. The entire campground was buried in snow which would melt during the day and freeze solid the next night. To get our folding table unfrozen on the day we were leaving I had to run and extension cord out to the table with two space heaters going. The step stool was too far frozen in the ice for us to ever hope to remove it, so there it remains.
- Mar 4 -- Rock Springs / Green River KOA, Rock Springs, Colorado
- We wanted to ski Telluride, and the town and area isn't exactly RV friendly so we had to up our game.
- We lost our step stool here. The entire campground was buried in snow which would melt during the day and freeze solid the next night. To get our folding table unfrozen on the day we were leaving I had to run and extension cord out to the table with two space heaters going. The step stool was too far frozen in the ice for us to ever hope to remove it, so there it remains.
- Mar 5 -- Salt Lake City KOA, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Mar 10 -- The Lodge at Snowbird, Snowbird, Utah
- This is where my brother Alex came down to join us. We couldn't fit him in the camper with us, so we had to step up our game a bit.
- Mar 13 -- Winnemucca KOA, Winnemucca, Nevada
- Mar 14 -- Rye Patch State Recreation Area, Lovelock, Nevada
- A great state park that we happened upon in the middle of Nevada. There was only one other person at the state park when we got there and a bunch of agressive turkeys in the middle of mating season.
- This is where my brother Alex came down to join us. We couldn't fit him in the camper with us, so we had to step up our game a bit.
- A great state park that we happened upon in the middle of Nevada. There was only one other person at the state park when we got there and a bunch of agressive turkeys in the middle of mating season.
- Mar 15 -- Squaw Valley Ski Resort, California
- This was a highlight in that it was one of the few ski resorts that allows you to stay overnight in your RV.
- Mar 18 -- Mount Shasta City KOA, Mount Shasta, California
- Mar 20 -- La Pine State Park, La Pine, Oregon
- This was actually quite a gem of a state park. Tons of hiking, great camp sites along the Deschutes River, and for those who don't care for a tent and don't have an RV they have numerous cabins for rent.
- Mar 22 -- Mount Bachelor Ski Area, Oregon
- Mar 24 -- Mount Hood Village RV Resort, Welches, Oregon
- This was a highlight in that it was one of the few ski resorts that allows you to stay overnight in your RV.
- This was actually quite a gem of a state park. Tons of hiking, great camp sites along the Deschutes River, and for those who don't care for a tent and don't have an RV they have numerous cabins for rent.
- Mar 27 -- Timberline Lodge, Oregon
- Mar 30 -- Redmond/Central Oregon KOA, Culver, Oregon
- Mar 31 -- Tom & Lisa Quinlivan, Bend Oregon
- Thank you so much Tom & Lisa for letting us stay, yet again, in your driveway!
- April 3 -- Cloverdale / Healdsburg KOA, Cloverdale, California
- I think this was one of Kathy's favorite KOA, it was situated near the Russian River in the Alexander Valley where every other bit of space was used for vineyards. It was beautiful, far from the highway, and at night we were serinaded to sleep by the frogs.
- April 4 -- Half Moon Bay RV Park, Half Moon Bay, California
- April 7 -- Big Sur Campground and Cabins, Big Sur, California
- Great location, but we were only able to stay one night, and it was REALLY expensive, but they had hot water.
- Thank you so much Tom & Lisa for letting us stay, yet again, in your driveway!
- I think this was one of Kathy's favorite KOA, it was situated near the Russian River in the Alexander Valley where every other bit of space was used for vineyards. It was beautiful, far from the highway, and at night we were serinaded to sleep by the frogs.
- Great location, but we were only able to stay one night, and it was REALLY expensive, but they had hot water.
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