Washington
Fort Casey, Whidbey Island, WA, Cougar’s First Outing
For our first adventure in our 2023 Keystone Cougar we spent two nights up at Fort Casey on Whidbey Island. This is our fourth or fifth time camping here, and this time was special. Besides it being our first time in the new trailer, the weather was outstanding for April. It was 65 to 70°…
Read MoreTulip Festival, Mt. Vernon, WA
We took a day trip to the Tulip Festival in Mt. Vernon. This was only the second time we have attended the festival. Everything was in full bloom! The pictures tell the story. Last time we went to Tulip Town. This time we attended the RoozenGaarde. We arrived early, right when they opened. The weather…
Read MoreKeystone Cougar 22 MLSWE
After selling Cooper, our Winnebago Micro Minnie, Karen and I began our search for our next trailer, which should also be our last trailer. We narrowed it down to a Cougar Keystone 22 MLSWE. We love the floorplan! It features a forward facing, walk-around bed, a larger bathroom and side-by-side recliners, a dinette, and a…
Read MoreGoodbye Cooper!
(Photo taken Christmas Day, 2024) On February 22, 2025, we sold our Winnebago Micro-Minnie 1808 FBS, nicknamed Minnie-Cooper. So, we’ve renamed our blog, SK-Travels, “SK, for Steve and Karen”. In the three years we had Cooper, we had so many great adventures. During that time we: Drove from Edmonds to North Carolina once, June 2022…
Read MoreHome Again
We left our home on September 16th and returned on December 27th, after 3 and 1/2 months on the road. We had some great adventures, but it felt great to be home. We spent $764.50 in gas from home to Apache Junction, AZ, $339.02 to drive from Apache Junction to Dixon, MO, $332.16 to drive…
Read MoreSun Lakes, WA
We arrived in Sun Lakes on Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. The campground was pretty empty. We felt like we had the place to ourselves. And it was hot, hot, hot, mid-90’s every day. We were invited by Ed and Betty Lou. Betty‘s brother Wayne and his wife Betty (yes, two Betty’s!) joined us…
Read MoreLeavenworth, WA
We spent four lovely days at Icicle Creek RV campground in Leavenworth. This time we had some obstacles to overcome, the weather and our RV slide-out. It was hot, I mean really hot! Over 100 the first three days, hitting 108 on Wednesday. Thursday it cooled off to the mid 90s and felt pretty good.…
Read MoreHome Again – To Missouri and Back
After six weeks on the road, March 18 – April 27, it felt good to be back in Washington, and back home. We had some amazing adventures, overcame some challenges but overall felt blessed by the opportunity to have those experiences and make some new memories. The big highlights were visiting Melissa and her family,…
Read MoreAnelare Winery – Benton City, WA
Like we did three years ago on our first cross-country trek, we spent our last night at Anelare Winery in Benton City, WA, near Tri-cities. Last time we had the T@b Trailer and parked up above. This time we chose to park down below. Still an amazing view! Also, the last time we were here,…
Read MoreFort Casey – February 2024
We spent four days at Fort Casey, Feb 25 – 29, 2024. There were 16 of us in all including Ed & Betty, their family and friends and Kirk and Lynda. The story of the weekend was the “heavy weather”. Sunday the wind was blowing so hard they had to shut down ferry. Monday was…
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