Author Archives: Phoenix 2552
CA Highway 1 between Bodega Bay and Leggett
November 9-15, 2014 We drove this portion of Route 1 in our 28′ Motor Coach towing the Subaru – driving North (which is the NON cliff side). We left Napa and headed west on a beautiful sunny day. We knew … Continue reading
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Tuesday, November 4, 2014 I had been to San Francisco once before, when I was much, much younger, and remembered it as a really cool city. I was married back then and spent the weekend with my then … Continue reading
Monterey Bay Aquarium and Cannery Row
November 2, 2014 I’ve wanted to see the Monterey Bay Aquarium for many years and we finally made it. This is a beautiful aquarium with several HUGE tanks and lots of smaller ones. I had a hard time whittling down … Continue reading
San Juan Bautista
Saturday, November 1, 2014 We paid a visit to San Juan Bautista to see the old Spanish mission and the San Juan Bautista State Historical Park, which were adjacent to each other. This sleepy little town embraces the early history … Continue reading
Kern River Park, Bakersfield CA
October 30, 2014 Once we left Zion our plan was to head for the coast and work our way up to Oregon. There was a lot of territory between southwestern Utah and the central California Coast and a good bit … Continue reading
WillowWind RV Park – Hurricane UT
We stayed at The WillowWind RV Park in Hurricane Utah both before and after going to Zion Canyon. This is a very nice campground with full hookups, grass lawns and shade trees. They have a nice laundry facility and rest … Continue reading
Angel’s Landing Hike (Zion)
Zion NP Sunday, October 26, 2014 While Holly’s favorite hike so far was the Narrows, mine is Angel’s Landing. This hike pushed me both physically and mentally. I’ve done tough hikes before – a 6-day rim-to-rim-to-rim backpack trip across the … Continue reading
Zion Tunnel-Mt Carmel Highway
October 25, 2014 We chose not to take the Phoenix through the Zion Tunnel. Even though it is shorter than most we were still large enough to require an escort. We figured it would be a long wait to get … Continue reading
The Narrows Hike via RiverWalk (Zion NP)
October 24, 2014 For those following our blog, you may notice that this is the same day we hiked the Emerald Pools and Kayenta Trails. So much for our planned “easy” first day of hiking at Zion. We had our … Continue reading
Emerald Pools and Kayenta Hike (Zion NP)
Zion NP Friday, October 24, 2014 We kicked off our hiking at Zion with a “baby” hike. It’s interesting that a few months ago, this “baby” hike would have done us in. So we’re definitely getting our legs in shape, … Continue reading
Spirit of the Woods 