Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year 2020! Traveling in 2019 delivered plenty of awesome experiences and a lot of first-time milestones in nature. We highly recommend spending time in nature whenever you can! It’s good for the soul. RV Routes Click the map below to see…
A month stay at one of our favorite RV parks provides many opportunities for rest and relaxation and to spend time with family for Thanksgiving. Special Christmas party traditions provide time to reflect on our health and the sacrifices medical staff and organ donors made for us. Catalina Spa and…
I had no idea how much our nomadic life would be impacted by the weather. The best journeys have happened on the edge of my tolerance for big weather events. However, driving a 40-foot RV with a towed car in big storms does deserve a certain amount of caution. The…
Still high from the Tundra Buggy Polar Bear sightings, we packed our suitcases to return to the RVs for this final post of the Polar Bear Migration Tour. If you missed the prior posts, see Part 2 The Bears in Churchill and Part 1 Getting to Churchill. Train from Churchill…
Arriving in Churchill After a two-week journey of moving and driving nearly every day in the RV, we finally arrived in Churchill, the Polar Bear Capital of the World. See Polar Bear Migration Tour – Part 1 Getting to Churchill in the previous post. A welcome break in the schedule,…
Our large, premium site at Pheasant Ridge in Wilsonville, Oregon was a nice change from our prior stays where the sites were uncomfortably close together. It provides options for staying near family next time we are in the Portland area. With the annual service on the RV complete, we shifted…
After our National Park trip in Washington, we headed back to Oregon for the Labor Day Grand Opening of the Styring Vineyards new Tasting Space and to prepare for our Fantasy RV Tours Polar Bear Migration trip. Oh, and it would be nice to get the Jeep back from the…
The final destination in our Summertime in Washington series took us to Mount Rainier National Park. Click to read the first two articles: Part 1 Mount Saint Helens and Part 2 Olympic National Park. Camping Near Mount Rainier A week stay at the very small Eastcreek Campground in Mineral, Washington was…
After visiting Mt. Saint Helens in the mountains, Ocean Shores on the coast and Port Orchard on the Sound (see Part One of ‘Summertime in Washington’) we continued on to see Olympic National Park over two weeks in August. One week along the Northern Strait and one on the Western…
Summertime is a great time to see the Pacific Northwest where we feel at home in the abundant greenery. It contrasts so dramatically against the recently-visited desert scenery of Namibia and our typical winters spent in the desert Southwest. This route in July and August started out as a plan…
A new way to begin downsizing
Couple find novel way to downsize after 45 years in the same house
Instead of leaving their books, candelabras, seasonal table linens, Mali baskets and Tibetan singing bowls to be picked over by strangers at an estate sale, this couple held a downsizing party.Fun times were had in 2019!
2019 Travel Adventures - Outgear Adventure
Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy New Year 2020! Traveling in 2019 delivered plenty of awesome experiences and a lot of first-time milestones in nature. We highly recommend spending time in nature whenever you can! It’s good for the soul. RV Routes Click the map below to see… Continue read...Desert Hot Springs - Thanksgiving and Emotional Parties - Outgear Adventure
Desert Hot Springs - Thanksgiving and Emotional Parties - Outgear Adventure
What are you thankful for? Hot Springs pools? Family & Community events? Family that gives back in memory of a loved one? Organ donation that save lives?