Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ

Tonight's view from our porch! Superstition Mt outside Phoenix, AZ. Spending the night at Lost Dutchman Campground.. Site #30, w/e

Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Spent our last night in California at Joshua Tree Nat park. The sunrise, sunsets, moonsets, stars....what a treat. Jumbo Rocks Campground (wonder why they call it that?)

This ranks as our #1 favorite campsite.   Site #40, no utils.

Santa Cruz, CA

Apparently, I have not been threatening enough, because way too many people knew about Deb's surprise birthday present for me, and nobody told me. I have always wanted to zip-line. Deb arranged a zip-line experience going though the redwood canopy outside Santa Cruz. What a rush! I would
do it again, in a heart beat...that is if my heart ever starts beating again!

Crater Lake National Park, OR

Crater Lake in southern Oregon. Narrow roads with no guard rails and thousand foot drops. The lake is suppose to be the deepest in the US, and the cleanest since no streams run into it. It's filled with rainwater and snow melt.

melt.

Lake Easton State Park, WA

We have completed the first leg of our journey - in Bellevue, WA. Last night we stayed in Coeur D'Alene, dining in a wonderful floating restaurant. Today we lunched at Lake Easton State Park with a salad made from some of central Washington's finest produce. Drex, of course, decided to forgo lunch for a nice brisk swim.

Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, MT

The plan was to go for a hike, BBQ some Montana beef, and roast marshmallows on a campfire. Then it started to rain... the hike didn't happen, the campfire didn't happen. Nothin' adds to the sizzle on a good steak like a little rain. Spending the night at Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park near Whitehall, MT. Site P002, no utils.

(Tonight's excitement - I was sipping my glass of when when I realized the I had just sipped a bug, except it was really a yellow jacket that in protest, bit my lip)

Tongue River State Park, MT

First of two nights in Montana - we are towing a U-Haul with most of our youngest son, Nathan's, accumulated stuff...You really can't back-up, so we've been 2200 miles going only forward. Stayed at Tongue River State Park in Montana.  PW041, pull thru, E.