Highlights of the Snowbird Adventure

Arizona Desert Sunset - Mexico Caravan - Painted Canyon in CA - Overlooking Palm Springs - Utah Winter Highway

Here is an assortment of pictures from our trip these past few months. We had a wonderful time and came away with many good memories. We are planning already for next winter!

Kingsley, Alan & Janet back in home port

Well, here we are 69 days and 4975 miles later, we are back where the adventure began! And what a time it was. Our first Snowbird experience was terrific! Only problem, not long enough!
Kingsley is sitting out at the curb in front of the house because, there is four feet of packed snow on the usual resting place out back. We will be working all weekend to clear the space. And that nice clean & shiny coach is now quite filthy because of the crappy weather we travelled thru. Alan says, "Never again will we travel with Kingsley in March". It is just no fun! Actually, it was easier traveling in January this year.
Anyway, it is comforting to be home and find the house in good shape and no catastrophes while we were away. Lots of pictures to come. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for safe travels.

Spring storms on the way back home.

We are on I-15 at Pocatello, ID in an RV park attached to the Fort Hall casino. It has been an interesting couple of days on the road. We were in Ely, NV Saturday nite, American Falls Sunday nite and now, a few miles away at Pocatella all because of spring storms. Here are some pictures that really say it all. The one with the bright blue sky was taken on the 18th and the one with the side mirror, this morning, when we woke up to a blanket of snow and howling winds. Some spring,eh?

Ready for the storm in Ely, NV.

We left our friends, Milt & Carmen, in Las Vegas at noon today and decided to take a different route from the one we took coming down. We went US 93, the route the less traveled. We are at the KOA in Ely, NV and the lady at the desk says the storm is on the way and is in Reno already! Check your maps. Tomorrow we hope to make it to Twin Falls or maybe Idaho Falls. We will keep you in the loop!

Homeward Bound

Today we are packing up and leaving the 88 Shades in Quartzite, AZ. It is time to begin the trip back to our former lives after fifty-nine days away. The weather has been near perfect…we haven’t even had the A/C on since one day in Palm Springs when we tried it out. We have been here four nights and have made many friends with the people in this park the two times we have stayed here. Also, it was good to be with the GMCers, John & Hazel from Ranier, WA; Norm & Joan Engman from Olds, AB, Carol Gray from Calgary & Bernie Bartko from Edmonton area..
Now we have to decide which places we want to return to next winter. It’s going to be tough but we do think three months would be better than two. We both have tans and I think we have shed a few pounds during the past nine weeks. All the bike riding & hiking hasn’t hurt either.
We are looking at 1700 miles of travel before we reach home so wish us luck and no mishaps on the road. Oh yes, and no winter/spring storms!!

Hiking in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix, AZ

I went on a five mile hike yesterday with 35 others from the RV Park where we are staying. It was really great and we all had fun. It was good to get out there and get some serious exercise.

On our way to Mesa.

Today as we left the GV RV park, we went to the Titan 2 Missile Museum down the road. It's the only one of 54 installations in the USA that remains...a relic of the Cold War. The tour was fascinating! I have included some pictures...I took many.
We stayed at the casino overnight and dined very well and cheaply. We also lost some money but won more than we lost overall.
We are in a coffee shop in Sahuarita, AZ, a beautiful planned community,half-way between Green Valley and Tucson and near the Desert Diamond Casino where we stayed last night. It's another beautiful day as we head north to Mesa to see our GMC friends, David & Joanne Carter from White Rock, BC(see archives for May 2008).