Category Archives: Campgrounds
F. J. McClain State Park
July 4-6, 2018 F. J. McLean State Park is right on the shore of Lake Michigan. So much so that part of the campground is now IN Lake Michigan. A past winter storm took out part of their camp road … Continue reading
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
Campground There are two campgrounds – East and West – with a total of 165 sites. The West campground has an extension with large pull-through sites, 50amp electric, community areas, and firepits. We opted to stay in the East campground … Continue reading
Getting back in the groove
We landed at Portland airport late on Monday, January 5th. We were beat but the hotel shuttle snagged us right away, the Radisson checked us in quickly and we were tucked into our bed within an hour of landing. You … Continue reading
Cape Lookout State Park
January 14-23, 2015 This is a beautiful park mostly nestled in the forest right near water’s edge. It is a short walk over one dune to a beautiful, soft sand beach. There isn’t much beach at high tide but the … Continue reading
Newport Oregon Area
December 10-15, 2014 We said goodbye to Carl G. Washburn State Park on a cool, rainy Wednesday morning and sloshed up the road toward Newport, Oregon. Despite the rain, we still managed to catch glimpses of the magnificent coastline and … Continue reading
Haceta Head Lighthouse
December 8-10, 2014 Carl G. Washburn Memorial State Park Out stay was a bit on the soggy side but we really didn’t mind. We seem to be getting used to rainy weather. It seems to rain a little every day, … Continue reading
Coos Bay Area
December 5-7, 2014 We spent several days in the area around Coos Bay. The main area of the town is aligned along one side of Hwy 101 with the bay on the other side. We wandered through Mingus Park which … Continue reading
Harris Beach State Park – Oregon
November 21 – December 5, 2014 Although we stayed here for two full weeks, we didn’t do as much sightseeing as usual. We may travel around the country, going where we want, staying where we want for as long as … Continue reading
Redwood National and State Parks
November 18-21, 2014 For the past two months we traveled through areas that had few clouds, lots of sun and almost no rain. As we headed north up the coast, that was about to change. More clouds, less sun and … Continue reading
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
Spirit of the Woods 