And we're off!

This is where we will be living for the next 5-6 weeks! We left and headed to Deer Run campground in Cooperstown, NY. On the way we saw the Bennington Monument. We were not off the entrance ramp toLue lisää
Cooperstown and Animal Adventure Park

We went to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Then, on to Animal Adventure Park to see April the giraffe, Oliver and their baby. We saw many interesting animals. We even got to see a joey come out ofLue lisää
Travel Day

We did a lot of traveling today as it was raining off and on. We decided instead of stopping at a camp ground we would driver further and sleep at a truck stop. There were lots of big rigs!
Indiana and Circle B Campground

We stayed at a very large campground. There were multiple parks for the kids to play at and it was on a lake. Circle B campground is located in Angola, Indiana. The kids had so much fun. There wereLue lisää
Travel Day

Josh went for his morning run. We took our time this am. Eggs and venison sausage for breakfast. Then back to the lake. The weather has been beautiful yesterday and today. It was a long travel day. WeLue lisää
Green Giant and Jellystone

Our goal was South Dakota today. On our way we had a pit stop at Blue Earth to see the green giant. It was nice driving and it amazed us how many wind turbines there are. Next we took a little detourLue lisää
Sioux Falls

The kids are back out on the air pillow, jumping with their new friends. We packed up around noon and headed into the city of Sioux Falls. While here we took a trolley ride, saw the falls, went to aLue lisää
Traveling To Wall, SD

After leaving Sioux Falls we drove to Wall. Here we saw Wall Drug (and about a hundred billboards along the way for it). However, on the way, there were dark clouds. When looking at the weatherLue lisää
Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse

Off to Mount Rushmore. We were there before 7am. We had a nice little walk around the monument. Very interesting seeing how the rock was carved. Crazy Horse is equally as interesting. We didn't see anLue lisää
Fort Laramie

More laundry then on the road. We visited Fort Laramie. Josh and Jodi found this interesting as it was part of the Oregon trail and Pony Express. We had a quick lunch, then back on the road to anotherLue lisää
Sinks Canyon & Sacajawea

Today was a good day. Beautiful weather for a nice 3 mile hike in Sinks Canyon, Wyoming. We saw a beautiful waterfall. On our way to Dubois, we stopped at Sacajawea's grave. Then off to Dubois for theLue lisää
Grand Tetons

WOW! What a great day. We started by going to the Grand Tetons. They are amazingly beautiful. On our little walk, a deer came out of the woods and walked about 8 yards from us 😊 The snow on topLue lisää
On the way to Yellowstone

On the way to Yellowstone we saw Bison and drove next to a canyon (which Rileigh wasn't impressed with). We did stop and appreciate the beauty below. A little further up there was snow in which theLue lisää
Old Faithful

Yellowstone was interesting. We were able to see Old Faithful. When leaving Yellowstone we saw moose and elk. The kids had fun at the campground playing mini golf, swimming and visiting the giftLue lisää
Craters of the Moon

We visited the remnants of a volcano. It was cool. We climbed to the top of one of the cones and could see the Grand Tetons 100 miles away. Then we explored a couple of caves. The kids had a blastLue lisää
Another Travel Day

Today was a traveling day. We stopped at a campground in Nevada. It was HOT! Our bodies are not use to 100 degrees. The kids were happy that there was a pool. There was also a water balloon launchingLue lisää
More traveling

The kids had one more bout with the water wars this am while laundry was being done. Then, back in the RV for a couple of hours. There happened to be an Olive Garden half way there, so we ate lunch atLue lisää
Chandelier tree

We went to the drive thru tree. We were a little too big to drive thru, but were able to do a quick walk thru 😁. Next, off to the ocean. The road to the ocean was EXTREMELY winding. The GPS wasLue lisää
The Pacific

We made it!!!!!!! The Pacific Ocean is a little chilly. The kids are hard at work looking for shells (which there aren't many of). We tried to watch the sunset, but it was cloudy. Zak, Rileigh, andLue lisää
Still at the ocean

We stayed 2 nights at the beach. The kids had another great day playing in the sand. We all played a little volleyball too. Early to bed tonight.
San Francisco

We were up early and headed to San Francisco. We went to fisherman's Warf, Ghirardelli Square, saw the crooked street and went to a Giant's game. We even managed to find our way back to the hotelLue lisää
Traveling to Las Vegas

Instead of going to Yosemeti (which Jodi read would be a 2-3 hour wait just to drive into the park because of heavy traffic and construction), it was decided we would drive straight to Vegas and spendLue lisää
Las Vegas

Even after a late night, the kids were up early ready to go play at the adventure park. There were roller coasters and MANY other rides and games. The kids and Jodi stayed and played and Josh went toLue lisää
Zion National Park

Today we went to Zion. We walked up the river and swam at a waterfall. Riann decided to walk in her sneakers, so they got quite wet. We walked a little ways up the narrows, but there was a threat of aLue lisää
Bryce Canyon

Today we went to Bryce Canyon. It was hot, but AMAZING. We went for a 2.3 mile hike into the canyon. It was fun, but tiring. Everyone was happy to have lunch in the air conditioned RV and take a nap.Lue lisää
Susan FortinBennington is where I was born. So far everyone looks happy. I will be following you and hope everyone continues to smile. Love you and miss you already.