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May 17, 2016
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Monday, May 16, 2016
☁️ 54 °F
Altitude: 686 ft
United States Welling Reservoir 45.42163, -122.3056545°25’18” N 122°18’20” W
Home Base
May 16, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We've spent the last 10 days at our home base, located on Randy's mom and dad's property in Boring, catching up on medical and dental appointments, sorting through 4+ months of mail, visiting family and taking in a Livewire show with the kids.Read more
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Day 5
Saturday, May 21, 2016
⛅ 57 °F
Altitude: 13 ft
United States Salmon Harbor East Basin 43.67706, -124.1748443°40’37” N 124°10’29” W
Winchester Bay, Oregon
May 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
On 5/17 we journeyed south to Coburg to have service work done on the motorhome. Tires rotated, front end aligned and other maintenance/repair issues. Our home on wheels is now running and driving like a dream.😊
Friday the 20th we headed west to Winchester Bay RV Park for the Stallard Family Reunion (Randy's mom's side of the family) . The park is beautiful and is managed by Randy's cousin, Paul. It was wonderful reuniting with the Stallard clan....they really know how to party!Read more
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Day 6
Sunday, May 22, 2016
☁️ 55 °F
Altitude: 686 ft
United States Welling Reservoir 45.42163, -122.3056545°25’18” N 122°18’20” W
Home Base
May 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Back to Boring, from Winchester Bay, for 5 nights. Went out for dinner and drinks with Liz and Mark, girls night out for Debbie with Jan and Terri and visited folks at the cemetaries with Kelsie.
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Day 14
Monday, May 30, 2016
☀️ 66 °F
Altitude: 892 ft
United States Berge Reservoir 45.73211, -121.7615145°43’56” N 121°45’41” W
Timberlake Campground
May 30, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Friday 5/27 we met our good friends Chad and Leslie and Dean and Lesa at Timberlake Campground for Memorial Day weekend. Chad and Leslie hosted their annual smoked Porkfest Saturday night...absolutely delicious as usual. Sunday we prepared leftovers over the campfire in our pie irons. Monday we took a drive into Hood River and O'Dell. Had a flight at Foxtail Cider...😋Read more
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Day 22
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
☀️ 90 °F
Altitude: 1,598 ft
United States Willow Creek 44.6735, -121.2328644°40’25” N 121°13’58” W
Lake Simtustus RV Resort
June 7, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Departed Timberlake on May 31st. We had a beautiful drive over the Cascades to Lake Simtustus RV Resort where we settled into our lakefront site to begin our month long stay of boating, fishing, smoking fish and especially connecting with friends old and new.
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Day 45
Thursday, June 30, 2016
☀️ 79 °F
Altitude: 1,611 ft
United States Willow Creek 44.67375, -121.2331344°40’26” N 121°13’59” W
Lake Simtustus
June 30, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
After a week of fishing and partying we bid adieu to our camping buddies, and former neighbors, Leslie and Chad. Randy's mom and dad, Sharon and Larry, and our kids, Kelsie and Kyle as well as Kyle's girlfriend Kelly joined us for Father's Day. Weather wasn't great but we still managed to have a great time. My sister Marcia visited for two nights and prepared delicious meals for us... a perk of having a professional chef in the family! We also celebrated Randy's birthday... thanks for the boat mimosas and yummy dinners Kathy, Jim and Dick. Gorgeous scenery, fantastic fishing and awesome wildlife...a great kickoff to summer during our month at Lake Simtustus!Read more
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Day 65
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
☀️ 72 °F
Altitude: 358 ft
United States Daniels Creek 44.14447, -123.0586744°8’40” N 123°3’31” W
"Camp Monaco"
July 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Back at Home Base in Boring for 3 nights then to Coburg Oregon for motorhome service and upgrades. New gas cooktop, residential refrigerator and shock absorbers installed! Ended up staying in Coburg over two weeks waiting for diagnosis, inspection and authorization by warranty company, parts delivery. We spent our days visiting and comiserating with our fellow RVers at "Camp Monaco", going to Eugene's excellent farmer's market, driving up the McKenzie River to Blue River Lake, buying bread at the Camas Country Mill Store and Bakery, shampooing and clipping Kuma and taking many walks. As always we met new friends during our stay including Rod, a former jet fighter pilot, and Mona, a Las Vegas singer, as well as Renee, a former winter site manager at Admunsen Station South Pole... some of the most interesting folks we've met during our travels.Read more
So good to hear from you, and sounds like you are having a fun summer. I want to give that sweet face a PET!! (no, not you Debbie lol!!!!)
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Day 69
Sunday, July 24, 2016
☀️ 70 °F
Altitude: 686 ft
United States Welling Reservoir 45.42163, -122.3056545°25’18” N 122°18’20” W
Friends and Birthdays
July 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Back to home base July 20th. Girls night out with Jan and Terri. Happy Hour with Gary and Barbara...good times with good friends. Met Logan, Jada and Brian's newest addition... a precious little guy. Randy went with Kyle when he bought his, new to him, 2013 Camry.
We celebrated Kelsie's 30th birthday on July 24th. Randy prepared some delicious ribs on his new smoker and Sharon made an awesome peanut butter chocolate cake... YUM 😋. We played gonadatoss, aka ladder ball, team Kelsie and Debbie lost but did manage to toss the balls into a tree.Read more
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Day 74
Friday, July 29, 2016
☀️ 70 °F
Altitude: 16 ft
United States Brown Island 48.53671, -123.0031948°32’12” N 123°0’11” W
Brown Island Fun
July 29, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Following Kelsie's birthday celebration we traveled north and boondocked at the Tacoma Camping World. Got an early start Monday morning and headed to the Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, parked the motorhome then took the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor where our friends Gary and Carrie took us to their vacation home on beautiful Brown Island. We had a fantastic time hiking, kayaking, crabbing, visiting Wescott Bay as well as Roche and Friday Harbors and especially savoring Gary's delicious meals. We couldn't have had a better stay... good friends, good food, good drink, good times! Many thanks Gary and Carrie, you're the best!Read more
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Day 77
Monday, August 1, 2016
⛅ 68 °F
Altitude: 1,138 ft
Canada Campbell Creek 50.65448, -120.0760350°39’16” N 120°4’34” W
Kamloops, British Columbia
August 1, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We enjoyed a lovely ferry ride back to Anacortes, spent Friday night at Fidalgo Bay Resort, then were up early to cruise northeast to Kamloops. Headed to Costco for provisions... love the exchange rate😀$!
Sunday we took a walking tour of historic downtown Kamloops...😐 not too much going on as it's a national holiday and most shops and museums are closed. We did take an long bike ride on the Kamloops River Trail along the North and South Thompson Rivers through Pioneer, McArthur Island and Riverside parks, then treated ourselves to ice cream! A perfect day for exploring.
Monday we strolled through the Secwepemc Heritage Park and around the old Kamloops Indian Residential School. We'd hoped to tour the museum but it was closed for the holiday. We did talk to a security staff person who told us some hair-raising ghost stories about the school.
http://www.secwepemcmuseum.com/plan-your-visit/…
We finished our day of touring with a delicious japanese meal at Sushi Royal Tokyo.Read more
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Day 79
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
☁️ 59 °F
Altitude: 1,650 ft
Canada Illecillewaet River 50.98947, -118.1620150°59’22” N 118°9’43” W
Revelstoke, Canada
August 3, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Tuesday we enjoyed a beautiful drive on Hwy 1 past Shuswap Lake into the Kootenay Rockies and to our campsite at Revelstoke RV Resort. Wednesday we explored downtown Revelstoke and took in the Revelstoke Museum and Archives. Then we toured Revelstoke Dam and took a drive along the shores of Lake Revelstoke which is a reservoir on the Columbia River. The Columbia's water is crystal clear up here in BC!Read more
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Day 80
Thursday, August 4, 2016
⛅ 55 °F
Altitude: 5,282 ft
Canada Columbia-Shuswap Regional District 51.18224, -117.6516751°10’56” N 117°39’6” W
Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks
August 4, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Today we visited Revelstoke National Park and drove the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, took a short hike to the Summit and then two longer hikes at the top. Gorgeous vistas and wild flowers!
We continued on Hwy 1 to Glacier National Park where we stopped at Rogers Pass Summit and Discovery Centre for more breathtaking views then headed back to town for dinner and cocktails. Another near perfect day😊Read more
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Day 81
Friday, August 5, 2016
☀️ 68 °F
Altitude: 4,967 ft
Canada Kingfisher Lake 51.40664, -116.166951°24’24” N 116°10’1” W
Lake Louise, Alberta
August 5, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The views on Hwy 1 continue to amaze us. We passed through Revelstoke, Glacier and Yoho National Parks on our way to Lake Louise Campground.
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Day 82
Saturday, August 6, 2016
☀️ 57 °F
Altitude: 4,547 ft
Canada Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church 51.17737, -115.5710851°10’39” N 115°34’16” W
Banff, Alberta
August 6, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Rainy day. We strolled around Lake Louise Village, toured the Visitors Center then cruised down to Banff hoping the weather would break so we could bike the Legacy Trail... no such luck. Instead we visited the Cave and Basin National Historic Site home of a sulfer hot spring as well as an exhibit on Canada's National Parks then drove by Hotel Banff. Even with the rain everything is crazy busy with tourists. The Canadians have built landscaped overpasses over the park highway to allow animal crossing...nice☺️Read more
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Day 83
Sunday, August 7, 2016
☀️ 61 °F
Altitude: 5,722 ft
Canada Lake Louise 51.41771, -116.2168851°25’4” N 116°13’1” W
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Lake Louise, Canada
August 7, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
This morning we took a wonderful hike around Lake Louise. Started out cool and misty but cleared up as we gained elevation.
This afternoon we drove part of the Icefields Parkway. Stopped at Bow Lake for a short hike and gorgeous views.
We've been looking diligently for wildlife but have only spied rodents. There have been grizzly bear sightings in the park...there is bear poop across from our campsite that wasn't there when we arrived!Read more
Keep Kuma safe! Yourselves, too!
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Day 84
Monday, August 8, 2016 at 7:14 PM
☀️ 61 °F
Altitude: 4,531 ft
Canada Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church 51.17836, -115.5707751°10’42” N 115°34’15” W
Bow River Parkway/Banff
August 8, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Rainy here at the campground so we headed toward Banff on the Bow River Parkway... weather gorgeous as we headed southeast. Walked around Banff had lunch and visited the Banff Museum which was built in the early 1900's and features the wildlife in the area as it was originally displayed.Read more
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Day 85
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
☀️ 59 °F
Altitude: 5,492 ft
Canada Stephen 51.44036, -116.2442851°26’25” N 116°14’39” W
Lake Moraine
August 9, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We spent the morning hiking along Lake Moraine's unbelievably crystal clear, turquoise blue water and then to Consolation Lake. Glad we got to the trailhead early because the parking lot was full and road closed by the time we headed back to camp.Read more
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Day 86
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
☀️ 59 °F
Altitude: 3,786 ft
Canada Jasper 53.24619, -117.7775153°14’46” N 117°46’39” W
Jasper Gates
August 10, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We departed Lake Louise without spotting a grizzly even though they were within 100 yards of us, according to the rangers. We headed north to Jasper stopping at the Columbia Icefields Visitors Centre and taking an Ice Explorer vehicle onto the Athabasca Glacier then ending our adventure on the glass platform of the Glacier Skywalk, 918 ft above the valley floor....fantastic! We arrived at Jasper Gates RV Park after putting in a full day of driving and sightseeing.Read more
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Day 87
Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 11:29 PM
🌙 59 °F
Altitude: 3,484 ft
Canada Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site of Canada 52.87368, -118.0813652°52’25” N 118°4’53” W
Jasper, Alberta
August 11, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
We spent the afternoon exploring the town of Jasper then took a hike along and above Pyramid Lake. Loving Jasper, not near as crowded as Banff and Lake Louise. We finally spotted some wildlife! A wolf, elk and golden eagle, though you'll have to take my word for it as I wasn't quick enough with the camera.Read more
how things have changed...deb and I visited those areas around 30 years ago...couldn't count the vast numbers in the herds of elk. our visit was also in the summer early fall months
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Day 88
Friday, August 12, 2016
☀️ 70 °F
Altitude: 3,264 ft
Canada Rocky River 53.14394, -117.9751353°8’38” N 117°58’30” W
Jasper National Park
August 12, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We took Kuma exploring with us today! We visited Jasper House, the Palisades Centre and took a good hike on the Overland Trail where we were treated to fantastic views of the Athabasca River and surrounding peaks. We spotted a herd of big horn sheep on the drive back to camp!Read more
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Day 90
Sunday, August 14, 2016
☀️ 73 °F
Altitude: 3,409 ft
Canada Hinton 53.40371, -117.5718453°24’13” N 117°34’19” W
Hinton/Jasper Gates
August 14, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
On Saturday we took a short drive north to Hinton for provisions and short hikes on the Athabasca Riverside Trail and Beaver Boardwalk.
Sunday we hiked the Brule Dunes Trail...beautiful views of Jasper Park in the distance and very convenient as the trailhead was across the highway from our campground.Read more
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Day 94
Thursday, August 18, 2016
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: 2,402 ft
Canada Sunset Point 53.69208, -114.3396953°41’31” N 114°20’23” W
Alberta Beach /Edmonton
August 18, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Monday we headed out of the Canadian Rockies, east on the Yellowhead hwy, to the prairies of Alberta and our next destination at Alberta Beach Golf and RV Resort. We took a bike ride around Alberta Beach. Interesting fact: most folks keep their boats on lifts out on the lake vs mooring or docking, we were told due to wind and ice.
Tuesday we drove to Edmonton visited the Government House, rode our bikes along the Saskatchewan River, shopped at the West Edmonton Mall and provisioned at Costco. The mall was awesome with indoor water and amusement parks, 5+ food courts, skating rink and a huge Asian market with delicacies such as marinated pork bung and happy pig custard buns. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Edmonton_Mall
Wednesday we drove to Wabamun Lake, not much to see, and Spruce Grove.
Thursday we headed to downtown Edmonton wandered around Winston Churchill Square, where the Lebanese Festival was in full swing, then to Chinatown where we had lunch at a fantastic Italian bakery/deli.Read more
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Day 95
Friday, August 19, 2016
☀️ 66 °F
Altitude: 2,231 ft
Canada Kneehills Creek 51.50188, -112.8328451°30’7” N 112°49’58” W
Drumheller, Alberta
August 19, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Friday we cruised south through grain and cornfields to Dinosaur Trails RV Resort outside of Drumheller. Good weather, good roads, good scenery!
Saturday morning we dropped by the visitors center, home of the world's biggest Dinosaur, then took a bike ride along the Red Deer River, went to the farmer's market and took a walking tour of downtown Drumheller where dinosaurs abound.
Saturday afternoon we drove southeast on Hwy 10, the Hoodoo Trail, with a turnoff onto 10X crossing 11 1-2 lane metal bridges. Traveled on hwy 10 to the Hoodoos, small beans compared to Bryce Canyon. Walked across the Rosedale Suspension Bridge before taking the Dinosaur Trail/hwys 837 & 838 and the Bleriot Ferry back to camp. A good day of exploration 😊Read more
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Day 98
Monday, August 22, 2016
🌬 63 °F
Altitude: 2,264 ft
Canada Nacmine 51.47921, -112.7901551°28’45” N 112°47’25” W
Drumheller, Canada
August 22, 2016 in Canada ⋅ 🌬 63 °F
Sunday morning we hiked the Interpretive Trail behind the Royal Tyrrell Museum then rode our bikes on the Badlands Trail. Later on we enjoyed some yummy grilled sandwiches at the Meat Club then stopped at the Little Church on our way back to camp.
Monday was spent touring the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, a definite must see if you're in the area.
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Day 100
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
⛅ 61 °F
Altitude: 3,173 ft
Canada Magrath 49.40556, -112.8722449°24’20” N 112°52’20” W
Magrath, Alberta
August 24, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
We departed Drumheller on Tuesday... stormy with wind and rain Monday night and the first half of our journey to Covered Wagon RV Park in Magrath.
We bought some corn, salsa, tortillas, peach pepper jelly and a smoked brisket dinner at the Farmers Market held in the Event Center/hockey rink in Magrath. Very nice indoor market.
Wednesday we drove an hour west to Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Center, a World Heritage Site. The Blackfeet Indians presented a program then we toured the excellent museum and took a short hike on the interpretive trail. http://history.alberta.ca/headsmashedin/
We grabbed lunch at Tim Horton's, Canada's biggest fast food chain...food was pretty good, sandwiches, salads and doughnuts, no burgers. When we got home Kuma tagged along on our bike ride on the trail behind our campground.Read more
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