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Today's adventure was to visit Lowell Observatory, the earthly home of the planet Pluto. In the late 19th Century Percival Lowell, a Harvard trained mathematician, had a keen interest in astronomy. He had done calculations indicating the presence of a planet beyond...
Fans of the 2006 Pixar film Cars, know the fictional town of Radiator Springs along the very real Route 66. It's based on a composite of several communities along the historic route including Seligman AZ. Another interesting note about Seligman is that at one time in...
The 1831 version of the London Bridge was deemed by the City of London to have reached the end of its useful life and in the late 1960's was auctioned off to the highest bidder, an Arizona real estate developer for $2.46 million. Robert McCullough had the bridge...
Our home tonight is at the KOA near Needles CA between Historic Route 66 and the Colorado River in the Mojave Valley. Tonight we are blessed with perfect weather, a beautiful sunset with purple mountains in the distance, and a clear sky with no moon. As we sit in our...
The journey south along the coast is behind us and our eastbound journey is ahead. After several days of traveling twisty coastal roads and after studying the maps, we are opting for interstate travel for smoother grades and longer curves. We're using overdrive and...
This morning is a good time to move on. The KOA is packed with weekend revelers including some who believe that the ban on campfires doesn't apply to them. And the forecast is for red flag conditions, hot, dry, and windy. So we are traveling east through the fertile...
Our home at the moment is Ventura Ranch KOA in the hills of California's Ventura County. This morning is beautiful, sunny, and pleasantly cool as we prepare breakfast in our T@B Clamshell kitchen. Last night though we had the excitement of a windstorm lasting from...
The route from San Luis Obispo to Santa Paula took us through stunning scenery and along gorgeous beaches. Our plan had been to stay ay Hobson Beach but no electric sites were available and with plans to be away from the T@B for several hours tomorrow we deferred on...
Last night we set up on Site C-10 for two nights in the El Chorro County Park after being unable to find the campground we'd initially picked out on our Allstays app. It's a pleasant place though not quite as convenient for our major purpose for coming to SLO and...
Early this morning we got hugs from Lou and from Megan as they each headed out to their professional realms. For a couple of hours we stayed coccooned in the apartment giving rush hour traffic a chance to calm. Later in the morning we made our way to Cupertino and a...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Today’s excursion to The Victoria & Albert Museum established in 1857 gave us a glimpse into the Victorian world and a chance to see some glorious originals and copies up close.
With Karen’s sister, niece, and her family we visited Stotfold England to walk in the footsteps of ancestors and to explore a lovingly restored historic water mill.
To meet up with some family members for the weekend, we headed north to explore Ely one day then Lavenham the next, two incredible historic communities.