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[sleepy]

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Our 2009 travels started here on March 1, 2009
The first pictures appeared at page 15. We couldn't get our data card to work with our new computer.

New Orleans and the Bayou country can be seen here.

Lake Charles, LA, Austin,Tx, and the LBJ Texas White House can be viewed here.

We enjoyed San Angelo TX even though we were sick part of the time... visit it with us here.

Our favorite winter hide-out...Phoenix,AZ and White horse Pass. Here.

Heading north in AZ, Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert Starts here.

Canyon de Chelly has wonderful cliff dwellings and a FREE campground.

Mesa Verde and the Lodge are breath taking in every way.

Sheepcamp, rv.net member, sheep rancher, and wildfire fighter invited us to visit.

Note: If you are scrolling from start to finish you'd see our Hawaii adventure here... I couldn't wait to post. It is really near the end of the thread and near the end of this page where it should be.

We traveled through Monument Valley and on to Page, AZ. after we left Sheepcamp and Cortiz, ColoradoTravel with us here.

We visited the Glen Canyon Dam and traveled to the North Rim of then Grand Canyon

Red Canyon Is a beautiful park on the way into Bryce Canyon.

Bryce Canyon is one of the best parks on the country... unique.

Zion NP is Grand... in scale and views. to '55"

The Reagan Presidental Library. My wife proclaims it to be the best Presidental Library.

Booking our vacation to Hawaii while were in Simi Valley.

Visiting Sacramento , boondocking, the capital, and more.

Golden gate bridge and San Francisco are always special.

Revisited 2007 boondocking visit to San Quentin Prison with Reddog1 and his wife.

At this point we interupted our truck camper travel and vacationed in Hawaii and a cruise of the islands.
Please come with us.

.....Atlantis Submarine... we went down to 127ft for more than 1 hour. Wow!

.....Ship, island travel Neat stuff

.....Movie tour For memories... this is a must.

.....La'ua no trip would be complete with out one.

Back on the mainland and heading home... from San Francisco to Tennessee... through CA, NV, UT, WY, NE, IA, KS, MO, IL, and KY. We posted pictures all along the way... some favorite spots are listed below.

... Following I-80 we stopped at Donner Pass... where a party heading west resorted to canabalism... they ate human tissue to survive...

40 mile desert

Bonneyville Salt Flats

Contintal Divide boondocking and sunsets

Land between the Lakes

We returned home on July 24, 2009
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The 2010 trip started in June. See page 123.

Home to Silversands!

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123 Heading North East from TN wirh a stop at Hershey Park

124 A visit with Suds54 and Birthplace of the US Navy

125 Vermont

126 US/Canada border crossing, to visit Silversands and Dunes

130 Canada/US border crossing, southern Maine woods, Sarampus

134 Sugar Loaf Ski area

136 Baxter State Park south western area

140 my visit to the now closed Loring Air Force Base

147 Long Lake, Sinclair, Maine

149 Long Lake Lodge, site of the USAF Recreation Center 50 years ago

150 a photo tour of the inside of Long Lake Lodge and the Cabins

154 The fort at Fort Kent, Me

157 Loring Military Heritage Center (Museum)

160 US/Canada border crossing, Limestone, Me to New Brunswick

163 Grand Falls, New Brunswick

167 Saint Quentin, NB

170 Boondocking in the dense woods of northern NB

173 a visit to Campbellton, NB

177 a visit to Bathurst, NB... concert

179 Acadian Peninsula... Grande Anse Light House, Sea cliffs, historic village

187 the bridge at Miramichi, NB... we are just passing through

189 visit to home made camper

191 the bridge to Prince Edward Island

195 a visit with the Jhawk's, touring, sail boat, and Windows on the Water

205 Sally's Beach Provential Park

207 Ship Wreck Point Light House, Naufrage Harbor, Boondocking

217 Cape Egmont Light House, Harbor, boondocking

228 Bridge to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

237 Arisaig Light House

239 Face in Rock

241 241 Cape George Point Light House

245 Cape Breto Island, canso causeway

251 Louisbourg

254 Louisbourg Light House

262 Marconi Trail

264 beach

269 Boondocking Sydney, NS

274 Broad Cove Camp Ground, Cape Breton Highlands NP

282 Bay St Lawrence

288 Skiline Trail, boondock

291 Chetticamp, NS

294 baddeck, Alexander G Bell museum

298 passing through Antigonish

302 Special boondock



We are on the road again after a year sidelined for doctors. They went to a convention or something, we escaped.

We left through Level Pebble (Flat Rock, AL) and have made it as far as the BassPro shop in Plattsburg, AL.

Hope to get to Mobile or even Biloxi, MS tomorrow. I was stationed in Biloxi at Kessler AFB 51 years ago.

We'll be heading west from there... california in a couple of months... home in August
We hope to see some of you over the next 5 months.

Don't tell anyone where we are:W

Started this thread at 707 nights... todays subject edit on July 24, 2009
adding more and more pictures finally.

To find your way in this post you might like a table of contents... me too!

After you click on a link you can scroll up and down... or go to "prev" or "next" at the top or botton of the page.

Follow our 2009 truck camper travels over a total of 141 nights ...out of the 848 nights that we have traveled in the last 6 years

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Inquirees have made me think a bit...

and to share 2012 SPRING LOOP

the general plan... miss the tornados.... be home before the first of June

We are heading south thru Jimmy Carter country to Tallassee... and he coast... getting away from the middle America E/W interstates and the tornado alleys.

We'll be heading west and then down toward Brownsville... then follow the border to NM... North as far as rocky Mtn NP and then head east thru Nashville toward the end of May... we have never been inside the State Capital.

I'll be posting some as we go...

PS... the camperport did great in the storms, no damage that I can see... best $3500 I spent last year. I highly recommend it.

Chet and Janet

[bigfootford]

Hay, If your going to Canyon De Chelly think about going to the Aztec Ruins at Farmington and then to Chaco Canyon...

Chaco is the eye opener!!!!

Jim

[sleepy]

it's been a while... we have been living on the land of our native americans.

We followed route 87 NE from Phoenix to Rt 260.

We stayed at Snowflake... had a fantastic meal and tucked our little camper into a corner of the parking lot for the night.

We entered the Petrified forest from the south... taking all day to go north to the painted desert.

We slept on main drag in Hobrook, Az last night and tonight,.

Tomorrow... Canyon de Chilly and on to Monument Valley.

We have seen a few truck cvampers... almost all Lances... (the Suv of all weather campers :W

Sleepy

767

[sleepy]

I-man wrote:
Sleepy,

We missed you by a couple of days. We passed thru Van Horn on the 9th meandering our way to Columbus, New Mexico. You are correct in that there's not much there.
We have been following this thread since before we left Georgia on 4/3 and have passed many of the same areas as you. We did turn south to hit Corpus Christi and then up to San Antonio, both to visit Vietnam Veteran buddies and then to Big Bend. North thru Van Horn to Guadalupe Mountain National Park then west thru El Paso to Columbus.
Very windy here but the temps aren't to bad. Had a great lunch yesterday in Polomas, Mexico. Have a safe trip.

We went to columbus 2 years ago... Poncho Villa was gutsy.

Turn south off I-10 to US191... to Sunsite... go to Cochese's Last Strong Hold... meet the Budster... very nice.

Sleepy

[sleepy]

abnengr wrote:
Sleepy, I missed you in Oak Ridge this weekend. We were there for a regatta and actually camped Fri and Sat nights on the peninsula point past the Chinese Restaurant (you know the one). We had a great view of the race finish line and the boat launch area. Sat was a beautiful day for the race and tailgating. We had the Auburn University Crew team (our son rows for them) set up their tent next to us so we used our generator and camper to help cook and feed the kids between races. It was great with everyone using our camper as a base of operations for the race even though we hadn't planned it that way. Sunday, we had a steady rain and we were busy serving hot chocolate out of the back of our camper. We had both awings out so folks could get out of the rain but still see the race. We enjoy the camper more each time we use it. Best wishes.

We have spent many days and a few nights on that point. We'll probably be more concerned with Auburns football team than their rowing crew by the time we get home.

Was this a qualifier or the main event? Best of luck to your son.

Sleepy

[btggraphix]

Glad you weren't in Colorado this weekend. You wouldn't have liked it. We had around 4 feet of snow in the storm Friday night through Sunday morning. Sunday was beautiful and cloudless. The roads are dry again, with giant snow banks on the shoulders. Made some money plowing with my skidsteer though!

[abnengr]

Sleepy, I missed you in Oak Ridge this weekend. We were there for a regatta and actually camped Fri and Sat nights on the peninsula point past the Chinese Restaurant (you know the one). We had a great view of the race finish line and the boat launch area. Sat was a beautiful day for the race and tailgating. We had the Auburn University Crew team (our son rows for them) set up their tent next to us so we used our generator and camper to help cook and feed the kids between races. It was great with everyone using our camper as a base of operations for the race even though we hadn't planned it that way. Sunday, we had a steady rain and we were busy serving hot chocolate out of the back of our camper. We had both awings out so folks could get out of the rain but still see the race. We enjoy the camper more each time we use it. Best wishes.

[sleepy]

We had a great time last evening with local friends, Steve and his beautiful wife. We had dinner at "Rawhide".... a western town that was moved to Wild Horse pass from Scottsdale a few years ago. The steaks were very good and my salmon was too... my cardiologist would be proud of me.

We have several other friends in the area that we need to contact... the warm weather and lazy days are contributing to our slow pace.

Sleepy
boondocking on the reservation... 752nd night

[sleepy]

I seem to be making progress on the data card... push, push, push. The option GT Ultra express has an external antenna connection for trhose of us that take our TC's far off road... like reddog1, the master of this sort of thing.

It is cold in AZ... the iceburgs melting are freezing us.

749 nights... tonight.

[sleepy]

Good morning from Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler AZ.

Today is our 746th day in the camper... over 6 years.

We have now been in a campground for 5 nights... all of the rest boondocking.

We stayed with the Budster (TC Forum member) where he is the campground host until May 2.

It is "campground lite" only 8 total spaces with NO services... and a dispersed area near by.

It is "Cochese's last Sronghold" in south east AZ. A most beautiful place.

Budster is a fantastic person... we shared meals and a lot of good times.

Beddows came the last 2 nights. He and I hiked the mountains.

We'll be hanging out here for a short while... then to higher elevations when the temps get to 100 or more.

Having a very good time.

[spkncarl]

sleepy wrote:
Should be in Phoenix by mid week.

Sleepy

Yep, right in my backyard...:B

sent you a pm.

[I-man]

Sleepy,

We missed you by a couple of days. We passed thru Van Horn on the 9th meandering our way to Columbus, New Mexico. You are correct in that there's not much there.
We have been following this thread since before we left Georgia on 4/3 and have passed many of the same areas as you. We did turn south to hit Corpus Christi and then up to San Antonio, both to visit Vietnam Veteran buddies and then to Big Bend. North thru Van Horn to Guadalupe Mountain National Park then west thru El Paso to Columbus.
Very windy here but the temps aren't to bad. Had a great lunch yesterday in Polomas, Mexico. Have a safe trip.

[sleepy]

After 18 days in the SA MS truck camper hospital we finally hit the road this morning. We scraped the more northernly route... it's just too cold further north.

We plan on spending our 738th night in our truck camper where we are parked at this moment in Van Horn, TX.

It's a funky little rail road town with not much going on. Just a crossroads to carlsbad caverns and Big Bend National Park.

We can see I-10 from where we are parked on "main street". This afternoon we saw a truck camper pulling an enclosed trailer heading east on I-10. Any of you?

Tomorrow we'll pass through El Paso and probably stay in Las Cruses overnight... nice place, good food, and friendly.

Should be in Phoenix by mid week.

Sleepy

[sleepy]

Beddows wrote:
Sleepy, headed North through Arizona & Nevada in about a week if that intercepts.

We might be in Phoenix (Chandler) by then... we are still in San angelo, TX... both of us have bronchities... I'm about over it.

I think we may go through Roswell, NM, get on US 60 and follow it thru Globe, AZ and into Chandler... friendly casinos... good weather, good food. Avoid the border... been there and done it anyway.

Sleepy (735)
San Angelo, TX

[sleepy]

FarcticOx wrote:
Hi Sleepy,

Just spent the night in your backyard..sorta. We stayed a couple of nights at "Cedars of Lebanon" state park in the Nashville area. You sure have a pretty state there.

We are about three hours east of there 26 miles NW of Knoxville. Closer to the Smoky MT Nat. park. It gets better the further east you go.

[Beddows]

Sleepy, headed North through Arizona & Nevada in about a week if that intercepts.