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Cindy in a hot air balloon at the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas.

West Rolling Hills Campground Junction City, Kansas September 24 – October 1, 2024

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We left the Walmart in Colby, Kansas on Tuesday, September 24th after picking up some groceries and drove 3 1/2 hours through America’s breadbasket to the West Rolling Hills Campground outside of Junction City, Kansas for a 7-night stay. Let me tell you, driving that long through nothing but wheat fields drives Cindy nuts, lol. […]

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Jeff in front of Mile High Comics in Denver Colorado.

Cherry Creek State Park Aurora, Colorado September 16 – 23, 2024

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We left the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park Island Acres Section Monday, September 16, 2024 (Cindy’s birthday!) around 8:45 am for what was supposed to be a 4 1/2 hour drive to Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Colorado. It actually took us 9 hours. Pound the Roundabout We were approaching Vail, Colorado

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James M. Robb Colorado River State Park Island Acres Section in Palisade, Colorado September 9 – 16, 2024

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After a nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel we took a leisurely 4-hour drive to the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park Island Acres Section in Palisade, Colorado for a 7-night stay. Our site was a level pull-through one with electric only, so we had filled our fresh water tank back at Massacre Rocks State

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Massacre Rocks State Park September 6-8, 2024

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We left the Cracker Barrel in Wampa, Idaho around 10:30 am on Friday, September 6th and drove 218 miles to Massacre Rocks State Park just outside of American Falls, Idaho. Massacre Rocks State Park is named for the passage through boulders along the south bank of the Snake River that travelers on the Oregon Trail

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Plymouth Park Campground in Plymouth, Washington August 30 – September 5, 2024

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We left the Tolt-MacDonald Campground and drove 220 miles southwest to Plymouth Park Campground in Plymouth, Washington. We were here 9 weeks before this and it’s STILL the Kingdom of the Spiders, but otherwise an ok place to stay. This stay is only for one week instead of two and we’re just spending the time

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Tolt-MacDonald Campground August 23 – 30, 2024

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On Friday, August 23, 2024 we left Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, Washington and drove about an hour north to Tolt-MacDonald Campground in Carnation, Washington outside of Redmond. Like Kanaskat-Palmer, this is our third year staying here when we cross the country to visit. We were held up in bad traffic on the way and

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Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, WA August 16 – 23, 2024

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On Friday morning, August 16, 2024 we packed up, left Fort Stevens State Park and drove 4 1/2 hours (I know the Google map in the photo album shows 3 1/2 but trust me, it was 4 1/2) to Kanaskat-Palmer State Park in Ravensdale, Washington. We arrived around 4 pm and got set up at

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Fort Stevens State Park, Warrenton, OR August 9 – 16, 2024

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On Friday, August 9th we drove 121 miles from Milo McGiver State Park outside Portland to Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton, Oregon for a 7-night stay. We had been to Fort Stevens a couple of years ago before we started this blog for a short, rainy 2-night stay. We were looking forward to this

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Jeff in front of Powell’s Books in Portland, OR

Milo McIver State Park August 5 – 9, 2024

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On Monday, August 5, 2024 we left Lepage Park in Rufus, Oregon and drove 117 miles to Milo McIver State Park in Estacada, Oregon, outside of Portland. For the first time in a long time we were seeing tall, green trees. Cindy’s mood lightened and brightened in the presence of her beloved woods. Milo McIver

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Lepage Park Rufus, Oregon July 26 – August 5, 2024

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We left Hood State Park on Friday, July 26th and drove less than two hours to LePage Park in Rufus, Oregon. Most of that drive was on I-84 running parallel to the Columbia River, so we enjoyed the view (or at least Cindy did, since it was on her side of the road) as we

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