Part # 3 Let’s start here. This is one of the many lake coves that you can walk down to off the trail. This is how you can find quiet places. The water is beautifully clear! It is cool by shore, but I imagine very cold in the lake itself. Inside the park there are no swimming areas, so people just swim wherever they want to. The lake itself, at its deepest, is 260 ft. That is near the dam….
Part # 2 Hiking the Island Peninsula This unique hill at the end of this peninsula becomes an island when the reservoir starts to fill up. You are only able to hike out there in the winter when they have the reservoir drawn down. I have hiked out to and around the bottom of the island in the past. It is all covered with sharp edged large stones so you need your hiking boots. But I never went to the…
Part #1. January 13-19, 2022 Days 3-9 After settling in my campsite, I slept in for the next 2 days! The first morning, I actually thought one of the dogs was by my bed sniffing me! Nope, nothing there. âšī¸ It was a little disorienting the first couple days, waking up, wondering where I was…The first couple days I spent getting the RV and supplies in order. And then on the third day I finally brought in my suitcase to…
Day # 2 – January 12, 2022 Motel – Truck – Shop – RV – Lake Pleasant Regional Park Well, now that my alternate self had a chance to whine, it’s time for the adult self to make an appearance.đ No time to sleep in today. First, off to the free cold breakfast buffet the hotel offers until 9:00 a.m. everyone is expected to wear masks inside, except while eating, so that was good. They had hot items as well…
Day #1…January 11, 2022 I am now back in Arizona from Wisconsin. Back from the cold, wind, snow and cloudy days ( with an occasional Sunny one đ ) . Since I was there for a month, it was more of an adjustment than I have had to do in the last 4 years.I do love the sunny days when the Sun shines on the snow. It really is beautiful then… I do like hearing the distinct crunch my feet…
the RV park, the city, the city park, the Christmas parade, hurricane lanterns and laundromats!! After dry camping in a beautiful, rustic location near Bryce National Park, I was ready to move on. I wasn’t sure what the terrain was ahead of me. So I did a lot of looking online . I also wanted a place where I would have electricity again and water would be good too. So I found that 73 miles south in Kanab, Utah. I…
October 29, 2021 In retrospect, I wrote this blog when I was already suffering the symptoms of Covid. As I look back on this, I was really struggling. I have added to it and finished it. Background Delicate Arch is one of the most famous arches at the National Park. You can drive to a View Point to see The Arches or you can drive to a trail to hike up to the arch. The description of the trail is…
Today, October 28, 2021, I finally got here !! My main destination since I left Wisconsin. Moab, Utah and Arches National Park! I have never been here and it was a National Park I really wanted to see. đ The photos of the Arches always appeared beautiful, intriguing and so unique!! It’s a 45 minute drive to the park from my campground. I arrived just before 10:00 a.m.. I have no idea if I was already too late to get…
November 06, 2021 I was feeling a bit better today, and decided I needed to get out a little. I thought moving around would help my circulation and I’d get an idea how I was doing. I did not intend to do any hiking. My infusion nurse had actually told me about scenic drive along the Colorado River going north towards what is known as Dewey’s Bridge. It sounded interesting as well as doable. I looked it up and found…
date: October, 15, 2021 Custer State Park was going to be a nice stop where I could rest and get water and electricity before heading on to Moab. Like Wall Drug, I haven’t been here in years and I wanted to visit the area.My first destination, was Mount Rushmore. Because of all the snow that had fallen in the Black Hills, not all the roads were open. So my first stop was at the visitor center to find out which…