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McMinnville, OR – MacKenzie’s Wedding

October 8, 2023 | Comments Off on McMinnville, OR – MacKenzie’s Wedding

We got up before sunrise on the day of MacKenzie’s wedding and drove the 260 miles from Pasco to McMinnville, arriving about 12 noon, in plenty of time for the 4pm wedding. Olde Stone Village RV park was a first-rate place to stay!  Extremely clean, well-managed and located right next door to the Evergreen Aviation…

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Pasco KOA III

October 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Pasco KOA III

We stopped for a quick overnight stay in Pasco, on our way to McKenzie’s wedding in McMinnville, OR. It was our third stay at this KOA and it really helped to cut down the drive to Oregon the next morning, which commenced at the crack of dawn on Saturday, October 7th.

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Spokane, WA – Uncle Lee’s Rosary and Funeral

October 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Spokane, WA – Uncle Lee’s Rosary and Funeral

We left for Uncle Lee’s Rosary and Funeral on Thursday, October 5th.  The  morning was foggy until the top of the pass, then it rapidly cleared and became a beautiful sunny drive. We arrived at noon and they allowed us to check in early at the Spokane Valley KOA.  We quickly got set up and…

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Ocean City State Park, Ocean Shores

September 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Ocean City State Park, Ocean Shores

Sam and Theresa invited us to join them at Ocean Shores.  They stayed at the Quinalt Casino while we stayed at the Ocean City Campground, within walking distance.  In fact, we walked down the beach with Sam and Theresa and with the help of GPS, found the trail that led to our campsite. In addition…

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Camp David, Labor Day Weekend

September 6, 2023 | Comments Off on Camp David, Labor Day Weekend

We spent an extended four day Labor Day weekend at David and Cathy’s near Belfair, WA.  We camped alongside their home, so we called it Camp David. They hosted a fun party with family and friends on Sunday, which included some delicious food and interesting conversation. Dick and I reminisced about the old Seattle Times…

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KOA, Pasco, WA – Again!

August 8, 2023 | Comments Off on KOA, Pasco, WA – Again!

We drove to Pasco to have our trailer worked on by Broadmoore RV, the place we purchased our rig from.  It was a quick overnight stay so they could handle the three recalls on our unit, the solar panels, the coupler and the spare tire assembly. The solar panels had screws that were backing out…

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Deception Pass, July 2023

July 31, 2023 | Comments Off on Deception Pass, July 2023

We camped at Deception Pass State Park, from Friday, 7/28 to Monday 7/31.  This campsite was strategically close to Anacortes where our nephew Eric and Taylor’s wedding took place on Saturday. When we arrived at the state park, we instantly donned our sweat shirts to handle the 67 degree weather!  It was refreshing after the…

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Home Sweet Home

July 25, 2023 | Comments Off on Home Sweet Home

For the last leg of our Missouri trip, we made the relatively short drive from Pasco, WA to our home in Edmonds. By the Numbers To summarize our trip, we left on June 19th and returned on July 25th, 37 days, a little over five weeks.  Eighteen days of that time was spent with Melissa…

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KOA, Pasco, WA

July 24, 2023 | Comments Off on KOA, Pasco, WA

We drove from West Point, Idaho to Pasco, Washington and stayed at a KOA campground right next-door to Broadmoor RV where we bought Minnie Cooper. We paid them a visit and we were enamored with a 21 foot version of our trailer that they had on sale as a manager’s special. It had a larger…

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Y Knot Winery, Glenns Ferry, ID

July 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Y Knot Winery, Glenns Ferry, ID

We traveled from Moab, UT to Glenns Ferry, ID and stayed at the Y Knot Winery.  It was a beautiful place, a Harvest Host location that also had a RV park and a golf course. We stayed in the RV park, which had a view of the golf course and full hook-ups. It was too…

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