Boondocking at Walmart in Fort Stockton, Texas

 

Japanese Tea Garden - San Antonio, Texas

 

From Atmore, AL to Pearlington, MS --- What a typical day traveling is like for us.

 

Probably the funniest thing I have seen at a Walmart!

My homemade insect screens

 

Some simple RV safety tips

 

What we do when we arrive back home.

 

Spike running on the beach

 

Heading to Sutton, West Virginia

 

Kewpee Hamburgers - Lima Ohio

Today we stopped for lunch in downtown Lima, Ohio.  We were looking for something different and found Kewpee Hamburgers on the Roadside America website.  Glad we did!  This restaurant has a rich history going back to 1939 and still has the big Kewpee on the front façade.  I even read online that it had a turntable installed to spin cars around in order to exit the lot.  This was a huge hit with the kids!  Today the turntable is gone, but not the memories of it.  The staff was super friendly and fun!  Deb had a nice chat with a lady waiting in her car in the drive-thru lane.  She and many Lima residents still love these burgers after many, many years!

We brought our food back to our Coachmen Beyond because their inside dining is closed due to Covid.

Coachmen Class B Plant tour with Nick Reechio 2020

RV winterizing with compressed air

A fun part of Route 66 not videoed by many people

My Keurig Mini replacement

 

How my wife made the curtains on the side windows in our Class B.

Ford Transit - Turning the front passenger seat around

Coachmen Beyond - TV - Scanning for TV channels and playing the DVD player

How we remotely monitor our RV temperature to make sure Spike is okay.

Coachmen Beyond/Galleria - setting xantrex SCP to use different amp out...

Parking a Coachmen Beyond - plus a big warning at the end of the video

Pickle's Place - Arco, Idaho

 

Two RV Must Haves!

Simple to make refrigerator shade for a compressor refrigerator.

Firefly control panel - How to use it

Heartland Military Vehicle Museum - Lexington, Nebraska

 

Elks in Yellowstone

Spike shopping in Virginia City

Yellowstone Geysers

Boondocking, AC and lithium batteries.

 

Visiting family in Houston, TX

 

Coachmen Beyond Li3 Moochdocking and someone offers you the 15 amp outle...

2020 Coachmen Beyond Li3 - how to use the inside components

2020 Coachmen Beyond Orientation video outside

Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone erupting

Prairie Dog Town Devils Tower

Yellowstone campground Elk

Mammoth Hot Springs into Yellowstone Park

Shoshone Falls

Shoshone Falls

July 8 2020 road from Cody, WY toward Cook City, WY

Amazing crop duster we saw today.

Ford Transit weather app - just an example of what it shows

Cedar Break National Monument- overlook view

Fireside chat - Cedar Breaks National Monument

Spending the night in Pioche Nevada

We spent last night in Virginia City Nevada

We spent last night at a Harvests Host location in Virginia City.  It was a peaceful night there, we did enjoy a few beers and street tacos at their bar.

The sunset was beautiful!

This morning we walked around Virginia City taken in the sights. 

Good morning from Winnemucca Nevada

Breakfast at Griddles.

I had a couple great days!

While we were in Wendover I received a message from a Coast Guard buddy and he invited me to his home.  I told Debra and said it was about a 300 mile trip to his home.  She said tell him we were on our way!

We are friends on Facebook and chat with each other,  but we have not seen each other in over 37 years!

It was great to see other and relive old memories.

Standing on Bonneville Salt Flats.

Day 32 - Made it to the Great Salt Lake

Good morning from Rock Springs WY

Day 31 - We made it to Rock Springs WY

We spent last night at Hatchet Campground just east of The Grand Tetons.

Today was mostly drove, and it was very windy!

We visited  Dubois WY, a nice little city.

We also visited  Sacajawea's grave.

We also visited Atlantic City, a town with rich history,  but sadly appears to be slipping away.

Day 30 - Eating lunch in Idaho Falls.

We have been to many places since my last post.   We have been  staying pretty much in areas without cell phone service,  so I couldn't post.

We have spent time in Yellowstone,  Cody, Cook City and a bunch of other places. 

Last night we camped at Craters of the Moon, that was interesting to say the least.  The night sky was unbelievable,  we saw the Milky Way and that was nice.

Today we drove through Atomic City, pretty much a ghost town today.

Day 23 - Made it to Emigrant MT

We had a great time in Cody, we spent two days there and left for Yellowstone.  We spent four days at Yellowstone, three nights.  I have not had any internet until tonight.

Yellowstone was amazing!  My only problem with Yellowstone was a Ranger saw my camera and asked if I made money off my photos and videos.  I told the truth and said yes, so he told me I needed a license and walked me to my van to put up my gear.  But luckily Spike took over filming for me, he will be posting some videos on his YouTube channel which is perfectly legal.  Spike to the rescue!

We saw Old Faithful erupt, that was nice.  But, we also saw Steamboat erupt and that was unbelievable! 

Day 17 - Made it to Thermopolis

It was a short drive to Thermopolis,  that was nice.  We visited the Hot Springs State Park, it was a lot of fun.  We went to Hellie's Teepee and Spa and spent a couple of hours there. 

We ate dinner at the One Eye Buffalo,  I had a Rueben and Debra a Chipotle Chicken salad, both very good.

We spent the night at Eagle RV Park.

It is a very well run RV campground,  the owners were friendly and treated us well.   The bathrooms were clean and the park well maintained.

Day 16 Sheridan to Worland

We left Sheridan and took US14 over parts of the Big Horn mountains.   What a beautiful drive that was!  The views were unbelievable,  I highly recommend this route if you're in the area.

We stopped in Greybull and enjoyed a very nice dinner at Lisa's Western Cuisine and Spirits.  We were seated on the patio under a tree, I don't know what kind of tree but it was a nice western tree.  They kindly allowed Spike to sit with us there and we all enjoyed the early Wyoming evening.

After dinner we drove to Worland and spent the night at Worland RV Park and Campground.   We called them on short notice and they made room for us.   It is a nice campground and we had a great night's sleep.

Day 15 - Still in Sheridan WY

Today we visited a couple of places and walked around downtown Sheridan.   We even found a free dump station in Washington Park.  There is potable water there to purchase, 25 cents gets you 12 gallons.  That is a deal in my book!


Our first stop was Trails End Historic Site.  A beautiful mansion built in the Flemish Revival style. with indoor plumbing and electrical wiring. Home of John B. Kendrick and his family, who was a rancher, a United States senator from 1917-1933 and Governor of Wyoming from 1915-1917.

Next, Gardiner and I visited the  Brinton Museum in Big Horn, WY.  While Gardiner sat in the van with Spike, I went inside to see what this museum had to offer.  I was very impressed.  I didn't plan to spend a lot of time inside since they were waiting in 90 degree early summer splendor of Wyoming.

First I saw the exhibit of old Native American clothing.  Among the collection were headdresses, women robes with beading, moccasins and more.  The collection was exquisite.  Also, some great paintings.

Across the hall, was the Takuwe art installation. Takuwe is the Lakota word for Why.  This exhibit tells the story of the massacre at Wounded Knee.  It was a very compelling exhibit. It told of a very troubling period in our history but I was glad to see it.

And we saw a big horn in Big Horn!

Day 14 - Made it to Sheridan, WY

We left Gillette in the morning,  we did stop by the Rock, Scissors,  Paper roadside attraction.

We dodged a lot of stormy weather and made it to Casper to pickup a package that was shipped there for us.

From then north to Sheridan for the night.

Spent the night at Walmart in Gillette

The weather was a little stormy, so before settling in we drove around looking for cover if it started to hail.  The Walmart has a drive through with room for a couple of Class Bs.  There is also a bank next to where the RVs are suppose to park that has room for four Class Bs.

Day 13 - Made it to Gillette, WY

We left Rapid City and drove on US 14A  through Spearfish Canyon.  It was very beautiful,  I will be posting videos later.

We made our way to Devil's Tower,  it's very impressive when you see it in person.   

Videos to come.

As we pulled into Gillette when found a male and female Pronghorn deer  just in town.  He was fun to watch and run around.   I believe his partner was laying down because it's about the time of year they give birth.

Day 12 - Back to Rapid City from Sturgis and Deadwood

Today we drove to Sturgis and Deadwood.  They both were nice, but we really enjoyed Deadwood the most.  We had a good night's stay at Cabela's so we came back again for tonight.

Sturgis

Deadwood