Home Again !!

Home Again !!
We've come full circle and made it home to Maine (not the most attractive Welcome sign we've seen in our travels)

Henniker, NH

Henniker, NH
We'll make it home after we leave here

Pretty close to home now

Now we're getting somewhere....

Niagara Falls, NY

Niagara Falls, NY
Welcome back to USA. I didn't know you could drive from Michigan directly to NY, but we did it

A 'good sign'

Wonders, The American Falls (near) and Canadian Falls (far)

Maid(s) of the Mist

Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada
Here we go, off to Canada again, over the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron

Another very nice young lady intervied us and wished us safe travels

Welcome back to Canada, now to get across Ontario, then out of Canada later today

They were practicing along the highway in Canada.

Fancy Queen Elizabeth Way sign

Any and all of these all look good to us....

Locks in the Niagara River allow ships to travel and negotiate the 326 foot drop between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The St. Lawrence Seaway allows ships to avoid Niagara Falls along the way.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe ???

Here we go again, kinda like SWA, just like cattle

We all got bored waiting over an hour to cross the border

I wonder if the boys will take any of our stuff this time?

Port Huron, MI

Port Huron, MI
Location, location, location...

The Blue Water (double) Bridge to Canada

This is where we stayed at Port Huron, MI, poised to cross their bridge to Canada in the morning

Harrison, MI

Harrison, MI
Didn't take alot of pictures in the rain today as we drove, but this shows the direction we took as we drove towards our reservation in Harrison, MI

St. Ignace, MI

St. Ignace, MI
Signs in St. Ignace, MI

Mackinac Bridge between St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, MI. Third longest suspension bridge in the world

Sign says it all

Crossing over the Mackinac Bridge. It connects Michigans U.P. and L.P. (mitten)

Iron Mountain, MI

Iron Mountain, MI
Could be Maine, but we're driving down Hwy 70 between Eagle River, WI and Michigan's U.P.

Shortly after leaving Eagle River, WI we entered Michigan again. We missed the welcome sign first time in, but got a second chance.

Hwy's we traveled on the U.P. of Michigan

Might be Bark River, MI but it's the same time here as it is back home, yeah !!

Lively town on the U.P.

On coming cedar post truck travelin on the U.P. of Michigan. Cedar trees and the industry thrive here

Eagle River, WI

Eagle River, WI
Nice welcome sign !!

We stayed here, and as usual opened the campground for the 2011 season

Yup, the World Snowmobile Championships are held here in Eagle River

Hwy 2 on UP of Michigan on way to Eagle River, WI. Yes, we left Wisconsin at Hurley, entered Michigans U.P. at Ironwood, took Rt 2 to Rt 45 and entered Wisconsin again at Land O'Lakes on route to Eagle River, Hi Pines Campground

Deluth, MN

Deluth, MN
Just checking to see if you're paying attention

Bridge from Deluth, MN to Superior, WI

Across the bridge from Deluth into Wisconsin

Looking down into Deluth

Landmarks at the tip of Lake Superior in Deluth, MN

Cloquet, MN

Cloquet, MN
Gas station at Fond du Lac Indian Reservation

We stayed at Big Lake Campground, Cloquet, MN, near Deluth. I liked this sign. Can't remember where it was but it was somewhere off Hwy 2

A neat General Store, northern Minnesota

Local election time in Bagely, MN

Outside of Blandin Paper Mill, Grand Rapids, MN

Theif River Falls, MN

Theif River Falls, MN
The Red River, flooding as we crossed into Minnesota at Drayton near Grand Forks. We were detoured from our route in this area due to flooded highways.

Minot, North Dakota

Minot, North Dakota
Taken from our site at Rough Rider Campground. Yes, those sites across the dirt road are under water

With the Souris River flooding here it'll be a while before anyone uses these sites

Flooded campsites at Rough Rider Campground, Minot, ND

USA, Yeah !!!

USA, Yeah !!!

Anne had to pass this huge seeding aparatus (which kindly moved over for on-coming cars)

We drove thru North Dakota on this valley-like highway on our way to Minot

USA/Canada border at North Dakota

USA/Canada border at North Dakota
Flooded farm land, like most of the farmland we saw across Canada

Suddenly a fog bank overcomes the beautiful clouds as we drive the Trans-Canada Highway

Feels good, the anticipation of leaving Canada for USA

I have serious questions about these US Customs agents, if they only knew I had this picture. They took the rest of them I had taken here, and our dog food and fruit too.

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Sunrise in Moose Jaw

Trans-Canada Highway, 4000+ miles long

Anne, excited to finally see the Moose, freezing, or both

Loved this sign, seen in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Medicine Hat, Alberta
One of hundreds of the grain elevators in this part of the world

Even here in Canada, we never get too far from the train

Places along our route here

The largest Tee-Pee in the world, Medicine Hat, AL

British Columbia, Canada

British Columbia, Canada
About a half hour from Moyie Springs, ID

The border crossing was all torn up with construction going on

Look them straight in the eye and tell the truth, works every time

I would have placed the sign somewhere else.....

Put your thinkin cap on. Hey, maybe the GPS will convert for us ?

Imagine this with a nice blue sky

So near, yet so far away

You can almost reach out and touch 'em

Do I hear an echo ??

Holy Cow, let's hope not

Oh My !!

Watch out for these !!

Not too fast !!

Just plain scenic, don't blink

Yikes, no guardrail here !! C'mon now, no rubber neckin

Where the rams hang out, it's their territory

Quick, convert the meters, and hope this is over 12' 6"

This Rocky Mountain Sheep looked as tho he wanted to take us on, we slowed down

Welcome to Alberta

Moyie Springs, ID at Twin Rivers Canyon Resort

Moyie Springs, ID at Twin Rivers Canyon Resort
The road we negotiated in and out of the Resort

Looking over the edge of dirt road, half way up the hillside, as we drive out of Twin Rivers Canyon Resort

View down to the campground as we drive up the hillside (notice the road behind us in the mirror)

View of the hillside / switchbacks from the campground below

View of a train atop the canyon wall, from the lower campground

View of the canyon from the rivers edge

The train atop the canyon wall heads to the log yard we saw on the way into the Resort

Find the Pope in the Pizza, rather the UPS Truck starting up the switchbacks

The sign says it

One of many switchback turns heading down the hillside into Twin Rivers Canyon Resort

Sign on the way down to the resort

As we start driving down, a look across the canyon to a log yard on the other side

8-10 deer surprised us and traverse the steep hillside in front of us as we drive down switchbacks into the canyon

A section of the road we used to descend the canyon hillside

View from top of the hill at Moyie River Canyon, ID,. We camped down bottom at the river

We're never too far from the tracks. Taken in Bonners Ferry, ID

The Washington Desert between Moses Lake and Spokane

The Washington Desert between Moses Lake and Spokane
Desert Farming

More of the Washington Desert (no, it's not a painting)

I smell trees, yeah, we're finally out of the desert, 30 miles outside Spokane

Coming into Spokane, WA on Hwy 90

18 miles to Spokane RV Park, Deer Park, WA. Might be cold !!

Around Sunset 4/6/11

From our site at Spokane RV Resort. YEAH IT SCARED US TOO

Over the Cascade Mountains we go

Over the Cascade Mountains we go
Let's go for it

We don't carry chains, so........

WARNING !! WARNING !!

Is THIS where they filmed Rambo?

Find the Pope in the pizza (or the cell tower in the spruce trees)

Just a little further, then it's all downhill from there

Ears popping yet ??

Why not just pour salt on the wound !!

Heavy wet sleet

I see the potential for an avalanche

On to Moses Lake, WA

On to Moses Lake, WA
Another good place for a wind farm

Vantage Bridge, Vantage, WA, crossing the Columbia River

On to Black Diamond, WA

On to Black Diamond, WA
Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Gig Harbor, WA

Gig Harbor, WA
I'm thinkin' Camp Granada.....

Hood Canal Bridge

Some serious cloud cover

Sequim, WA (pronounced Sqwim)

Sequim, WA (pronounced Sqwim)
Quinnault Indian Reservation Natural Area at Olympic National Forest

We got fuel here in Amanda Park,WA

A spot on the WA coast in Quinault Indian Resesrvation today

A sign

You can see the managed forests

We've come to expect 'border crossing' checkpoints in places like this

Approaching Lake Cresent

Driving along side Lake Crescent

The boom precedes the empty log truck as it approaches

Port Angeles with Olympia, Canada (Vancouver Island) across the water in the distance

Copalis Beach, WA

Copalis Beach, WA
No fear

My girls love the beach

Ahhhhhhhhhh

Oooooooooo

The girls. What about poor Beasley, stuck back in the RV?

Anne insisted

Almost sunset

What about steamers?

Puffy Q at Copalis Beach

Ride into Washington from Astoria, Oregon

Ride into Washington from Astoria, Oregon
Next Landfall, Washington's wilderness

Tankers in the mouth of the Columbia River

Near the bridge to Astoria, the distant bridge goes to Washington State

Netarts, OR

Netarts, OR
Their boat launch

???? They grow in bunches along the roadside

Bigger, and fancier tail than the ones back home

Skunk plants, not for your centerpiece we're told

Bay City, OR

Bay City, OR
Lunch at Pacific Oyster

We're talkin dump-truck loads of live oysters

I shuck, you shuck, we all shuck

I shucked these, he shucked those, I bet mines heavier

Packing the oysters for sale

Ride from Lincoln City to Tillamook, OR

Ride from Lincoln City to Tillamook, OR
Pacific Coast Highway at sea level for a change

Big country out there

The longest scenic byway we've ever seen

Didn't expect to see cranberry bogs here !

That's where the Oregon Dunes start up ahead there

More of the Oregon Dunes, and a brief shower in the background

Lincoln City, OR

Lincoln City, OR
The Siletz, a beautiful green, wild (no dams) river

Alright! They have cats here too !!!

Oh yeah, we can take 3 nights here to recharge

Site 7, Coyote-Rock RV Park

Garlic, salt & pepper, or jerk (smoked salmon that is) for the weary

It's the Siletz River, one of a few wild rivers left in Oregon

Coos Bay, OR

Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay

Port Orford, OR

Port Orford, OR
View of the harbor, and booms on the dock

The Marina of Port Orford, OR

???? Head, just to the South of Port Orford

Hmmmm, wonder how big it is?

The ??? Head at Port Orford

Beam me up Scotty

Trinidad, CA to Port Orford, OR

Trinidad, CA to Port Orford, OR
Glad they were resting when we came thru

Drive-thru Redwood Forest, well allright !!

WOW

WOWWOW

It took awhile to get thru California

It was a short summer for us, but we'll have another summer when we get home

Love that blue sky when it shows up

What will the sky do next?

And how did it get there?

I know Montana is 'big sky' country, but ......

Trinidad, CA

Trinidad, CA
Good thing the other park had no vacancies, we'd have missed out on something nice !

Among giants !

Hold that tree up Anne (don't anybody tell her there's no top on it)!!

Damp around these parts.....these trees drink like crazy

Caspar Beach to Trinad, CA

Caspar Beach to Trinad, CA
Oh my, no rubber neckin for the driver

Is that a sunny spot ahead, can we make it?

Up we go again

We've seen these in the news but this is a bit too close for comfort

Tryin to capture the height of those redwood trees

Holy cow, how many 'S' turns will that be

A place to pull over

In case they didn't look tall in the other picture



All that and blue sky too

WHOA !!!!

No, those are not Matchbox cars....

The Sea Ranch, CA

The Sea Ranch, CA
Before we walked down the stairway


No problem, walking down to the beach

Hope I can get back up

Meme couldn't jump the stream from the waterfall

Caspar Beach to The Sea Ranch, CA

Caspar Beach to The Sea Ranch, CA
First turn out of Caspar Beach

Along California 1

Pacific Coast Highway

PCH

Don't be looking down !!

Somewhere along California 1

Caspar, CA

Caspar, CA
My girls, Anne and Dixie discovering Caspar Beach

Caspar Beach

Yup, we've made it to the Pacific Coast

Caspar Beach from the street


Entrance, Caspar Beach RV Park

Flowers at Caspar Beach RV Park

Flowers at Caspar Beach

More of CBRV Park

Flowers at Caspar Beach RV Park

More of CBRV Park

Flowers at Caspar Beach

Willits, CA

Willits, CA
At Willits we exited Hwy 101 and took Route 20 over to the coast

Anne driving thru vineyards on Hwy 101 near Ukiah, CA on the way to Mendocino

View on the way to Mendocino

Napa Valley, CA

Napa Valley, CA
A site along the road near my cousins home

Amazing how these grape vines are trained

Standing alongside a vineyard at Napa Valley

Amazing detail of how each grapevine is tended to at Napa Valley

Tiburon, CA

Tiburon, CA
View of Angel Island and the GG Bridge from Tiburon waterfront

View of San Francisco from the Tiburon waterfront

View of San Francisco from up on a hill in Tiburon

View from a 'ritzy' hillside in Tiburon

Another cool view of the GG bridge from another hill top in Tiburon

Sacremento, CA

Sacremento, CA
Getting into Sacto

Driving thru mountains east of Napa

Even folks with solar powered gate openers have trash cans

A Winery

Tight road in the hills of Napa


Riding to Sacto thru the woods of Napa

Riding thru the hills of Napa to Sacramento

Hills and vineyards of Napa

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area


Wind Farm East of Oakland

Kingsburg, CA, Viking RV Park

Kingsburg, CA, Viking RV Park
Citrus, Palms, and Snow all in one

A proud employer in this town

fruit trees and mountains way up at Sequoia

Spring sprang !

One of many colors of poppies around here

Pretty in pink

Magnolia

Flowers bloom in March, grapevines produce in September

Why not, a self directed RV Park ? Just follow the dots.

Hey Lizzy

Gardens at Viking RV Park

Driving, Lake Elsinore to Kingsburg, CA

Driving, Lake Elsinore to Kingsburg, CA
East LA Freeway

Hills and Freeway near Santa Clarita

Near Pyramid Lake

Pyramid Lake

I think Isaac Newton warned us about this stuff.

Weeeeee!!!

Some kind'a nut trees

Around Lake Elsinore, CA

Around Lake Elsinore, CA
Riverside Drive

Sunrise

Clouds cling to the mountain tops

Fiesta Island Dog Park, Mission Bay, San Diego

Fiesta Island Dog Park, Mission Bay, San Diego

More of the Dog Park

Fiesta Island Dog Park, San Diego

Mission Bay Shoreline

Territory east of San Diego

Territory east of San Diego


Funny how a Mexican looking dude usually let's us proceed thru

The stats

Carrizo Gorge, CA

Carrizo Gorge, CA
Hwy 8

Are those bumps in the road ahead, snowy ones ?

No Where's Ville

No Where's Ville
Glamis Dunes

Here we come !

A mountain pass going into Yuma, AZ

Wellton, AZ

Wellton, AZ
Fantistic crops grow in the desert, one being onions, and these were thriving

Wellton, AZ

Wellton, AZ
We never get too far from the railroad

Here we are !! Is that a little dust devil?

Gila Bend, AZ

Gila Bend, AZ
The other windy city

Desert driving

Desert driving
Near Gila (Hela) Bend

The Desert

The Desert
If you water it, green will come

Driving Thru the Desert again

Driving Thru the Desert again
On the way from Mesa to Yuma

Mesa

Mesa
Every spot, even our's, has it's tree

Mesa

Mesa
Got Citrus?

Mesa Regal RV Resort (RV City)

Mesa Regal RV Resort (RV City)
2500 spaces at this park, WOW

Mesa, AZ

Mesa, AZ
Bird of Paradise plant

Picacho, AZ

Picacho, AZ
Sunset on the ranch in Picacho, AZ

More sunset in Picacho

The spread at Picacho

Ouch Cactus

Close up ??? Cactus

Little cactus garden

Prickly Pear

View thru window from our table at Frankie's

Tucson

Tucson
Just passin thru

Deming, NM

Deming, NM
Sunset sky, Hi-Lo RV Park

?? Cactus, Hi-Lo

Sunset at Hi-Lo RV Park, Deming

Cactus Garden at Hi-Lo

El Paso Texas

El Paso Texas

Drive to Deming, NM from Carlsbad, NM

Drive to Deming, NM from Carlsbad, NM
Texas Hwy 285

Texas Tea

More Texas Route 17

On the way from Study Butte TX to Carlsbad, NM

Most motor homers are satisfied with a car in tow, but this is rediculous

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Big Bend National Park, Texas
THIS is The Rio Grande w/Mexico just across

The scenery never quit in the park and outside too

Study Butte, Texas

Study Butte, Texas
Sunrise out our door in Study Butte, fuzzy pic but you get the idea

Coming into Study Butte, TX just outside Big Bend National Park

Texas 'Hill Country' West of Austin

Texas 'Hill Country' West of Austin
Heading West from Austin to Fort Stockton

Austin, TX, Live Music capital of the World

Alongside Highway 45, Huntsville, TX

Alongside Highway 45, Huntsville, TX
__________

Dallas Day Trip

Dallas Day Trip
SuperBowl Players superimposed on a giant building

One day after the SuperBowl

The 'High Five'

Huntsville, Texas

Huntsville, Texas
It wasn't featured on 'The Travel Channel' for it's looks....

Louisianna

Louisianna
Natchitoches, LA, home of 'Steel Magnolias' the movie

Louisianna COLD

Brrrrr

Are ya sure you want to sneak up on me with that camera?

Beasley is doing fine ! Getting over a sneeze he's had for a week now

Home for the next 2 nights

View from our truck, we pull into Country Livin' RV Park

Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway

Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway

Seen 5 miles,,, you've seen em' all.

Mexico Beach, FL

Mexico Beach, FL
Dixie will be able to stretch her legs here

Florida's Panhandle

Florida's Panhandle
Route 98, a divided highway, ideal conditions for haulin'

12

12
Stress free

11

11
Pondering our next move, the drive across Texas maybe?

10

10
Florida's Natural Gas Pipeline Project along Highway19

9

9
Finally, a place for a pocket full of tangled line

8

8
The end of our road, and we're here all alone

7

7
Self explanatory

6

6
No complaints from anybody

5

5
View back from the pier/deck

4

4
No hurricanes in the forecast, RIGHT?

3

3
OK, I guess somebody's got to take Site #25

2

2
From the RV steps, sight of where 'The Old Pavilion' once stood

1

1
People just get uglier and loose their sense of time when the tide goes out

Keaton Beach, FL, Old Pavilion RV Park

Keaton Beach, FL, Old Pavilion RV Park
6pm 'ish

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Aripeka, FL

Aripeka, FL
This sleepy town was Babe Ruth's favorite fishing/vacation spot

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thursday Morning, a good one

Good day,
Anne is home from treatments this morning, she's had lunch, a pain pill, and is off to dreamland for the afternoon while I go to work.

The ride went well, and she's doing better than yesterday.  Real glad there was no snow on the ground this morning around here.  It's a nice day.

Tomorrow mornin we get to Maine Medical Center at 8:30 for her hernia repair surgery at 10am.  They will have fluids connected to her there, so no special hydration appointment needed tomorrow.  If she feels it's needed over the weekend I'll make those appt's tomorrow.

I'm reminding Anne to call Erika later tonight.  Erika is also having a surgery in the morning tomorrow.  Good luck Erika !!, and we'll talk later.  Thinking of you and love you very much !!
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