Capital Reef – Utah
CAPITAL REEF - Day 6 of our Utah Trip On day 6 of our Utah trip we headed to Captial Reef. We had debated making the 1 1/2 hour drive (one way) to see it, but we are SO GLAD WE DID !! It was so beautiful. As we couldn't hike down to the canyons of Bryce Canyon (my...
Kodachrome Basin State Park
DAY 5 - KODACHROME BASIN STATE PARK AND THE GRAND STAIRCASE We went by the visitor center in Cannonvile to get some information on taking Cottonwood Canyon Road through the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument to Highway 89. Our first stop was the Kodachrome...
Off Roading – East Fork Sevier River – Forest Rd. 87 – Utah
Day 4 - OFF ROADING Now time for some "off roading". We stopped at the Red Canyon Visitor Center and picked up "A Route Guide to Scenic Byway 12" and it shows the Scenic Backways. We took #3 on the map - East Fork Sevier River. This was Forest Road 87. We drove down...
Bryce Canyon Utah
In 2014 we traveled to Bryce Canyon, Zion, Capital Reef and Kodachrome State Park in the state of Utah. We first camped at the KOA RV park in Cannonville, which is close to Bryce Canyon and Zion. Each day was unique and special. This post is all about our two...
Coral Sand Dunes State Park
DAY 10 - CORAL SAND DUNES STATE PARK Our last day on vacation!We visited the Coral Sand Dunes State Park. It was a 35 minute drive from the Bryce Zion Campground. I've never seen pink sand dunes before, so it was worth the time to visit. There is a campground...
Zion National Park
DAY 8 & 9 - ZION NATIONAL PARK - HERE WE COME! 1st stop some breakfast! There was a German Bakery and Restaurant on Highway 89 on the way to Zion. One small problem .. even though they opened early, they didn't serve any breakfast! But they did have a savory...
Bryce / Zion Campground – Glendale Utah
DAY 7 - MOVING DAY - NEW CAMPGROUND With rain predicted, we decided to use this day to move to a new campground (Bryce Zion Campground) off of highway 89 in Glendale. It would be closer to Zion. We saw this campground when we were out and about and it looked nice and...
Fun Cross Stitch Projects!
Four brand new designs! I thought I would take a break from my 5x7 designs and create some fun and easy 4x4's. I think every camper can relate to these four messages. My favorite is the "Not all who Wander are Lost". I'm going to wander in my RV this year and I'm...
Finding the Sea Glass – Camping along the California Coast – MacKerricher State Park and Sea Glass Beach, Fort Bragg
UPDATE!! We made it to Fort Bragg in December of 2017. We stayed at Anchor Bay Campground and visited the Point Arena Lighthouse, Glass Beach at Fort Bragg, Bowling Ball Beach and a cove where I found SO much sea glass!! Read all about it HERE!ORIGINAL POST - One...
Morro Bay Favorites – A NEW Cross Stitch Design is now available!
Morro Bay. One of my favorite places. My Mom and I used to go to Morro Bay all the time. We would drive up and visit my Grandma and then go down to the Embarcadero and walk around and visit the little shops, have some fish and chips and enjoy a cold beer. My family...
Bronco and the Cat Camping – a NEW Cross Stitch design
The Ford Bronco - tent camping with a cat. My newest design was inspired by my daughter and her fiance and their cat. And, yes they have camped with their cat! The Ford Bronco is based on the one he has rebuilt. This design when complete is 5x7 using 14 count...
Beer Bread
We were camping down at San Elijo right after Thanksgiving and our camping neighbor told us about making Beer Bread. I had never heard of it before. He makes it right on the BBQ which is easy - keep it off direct heat and your BBQ acts like an oven. We wrote down...