Who We Are

We sold our home in June, 2007, and spent the next 7 1/2 years traveling full time in a Cross Roads Fifth Wheel. (We had been traveling during our summers for several years before going full time.) We loved the full-time lifestyle! Each summer we spent a month or two volunteering in State Parks, first in Indiana at McCormick's Creek State Park, near our family, then in later years as the grandchildren got older, at the Bluewater Lake State Park in New Mexico. We spent 6 months each winter at Cactus Gardens RV Resort in Yuma, AZ, where I worked mornings in the park office. The remaining months were spent on the road, seeing this great country of ours. Our favorite places are our National Parks. Anita loved photography and the freedom of digital photography, taking sometimes hundreds of photos in a day. We hiked as much as our legs will allow. We also really enjoyed square and round dancing as we travel across country, and meeting all the wonderful people who dance and/or travel.

But as in all things, there comes a time for change, and we decided it was time to create roots once more. In the fall of 2014, we purchased a home in Cactus Gardens, and in the spring of 2015, sold the 5th wheel. Anita also retired in the spring. We will continue to travel each summer, but for a shorter period of time. We hope to continue blogging about those trips, but it will obviously be on a more limited basis than in the past.

Please explore our past posts if you are interested in traveling this great country. You'll find an index in the left column. We hope you enjoy our blog, and appreciate all comments

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

From Virginia to New York

From Virginia, we traveled through the edge of West Virginia, with it raining most of the time.

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Next came a few miles in Maryland, again in the rain.

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Traveling farther northward, the rain was not coming down quite as hard, and we enjoyed the country scenery of Pennsylvania.

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We found a cute little park in Pennsylvania, Lickdale Campground.  The campground is a shady area near a creek.  They also have a campstore with ice cream shop and rent canoes. 

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What I liked most about the park, though, was their imaginative use of flowers.

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The next morning, we were back on the road again, once more in the rain.  For a season when much of the country was in severe drought, ironically, we had rain almost every day of the trip!

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1 comment:

Linda at To Behold The Beauty said...

Sorry you had such dreary weather for this trip, but you still managed to get some nice pictures. That park really does get creative with its flower arrangements.