Salt Lake City

As we arrived in Salt Lake we headed for Camping World to have an Oil Change in our RV. Can you believe we have traveled over 3500 miles already on this trip.

The Mormon Temple is beautiful. I toured the surrounding buildings and they were very interesting, with one of the largest organs I have seen.

Today we were able to go golfing. I love this low humidity and high altitude. Chris and I both had good scores with me getting the lowest ever. A 58 on the front and 50 on the back! I might have to stay out here just to golf!

Tomorrow we are heading down to Moab and the Green River Country. This will starts our eastward journey home.  

Yellowstone National Park

Yes, we did see Old Faithful, but Yellowstone has so much more to offer. Here is a picture of Tower Falls taken from the North Loop Drive. We also got up close to this Black Bear and Buffalo. (Up close as we stayed in the car!) The days were in the 70's and nights in the 30-40's. Good snuggling weather! Misty, our dog and Skid, our cat are doing great and also enjoying the weather.

We stayed in a camp grounds just outside the West Entrance to the Park. I am amazed at the vast diversity of our Country. Each stop brings more beauty than the last. This will be hard deciding what I like best.

You will not believe but Chris bought some fudge made of mango and chocolate. Of course he bought his favorite too, Chocolate Walnut.

Chris was sitting outside our RV when dirt came flying out of a small hole. He kept watching and a small rodent came out pushed the dirt out of the way and went back to tunneling. It was the size of a rat with no tail. We asked the campground and found out it was a mole. You never know what Wild Life you will see when camping!
We were able to stay 5 days at Yellowstone. Our next stop is Salt Lake City.

Mt. Rushmore

Yeah, I am back in civilization with good Internet connections! I will do several short entries to bring you up to date. The Bad Lands are very close to the Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore and what a contrast. We visited the night lighting of Mt. Rushmore and what a sight! This is something every American should see.

The Black Hills are beautiful and we visited the town of Deadwood where Wild Bill Hickok was shot at Saloon #10 over the "Dead Mans Hand" of Aces and Eights. Guess I'll give up gambling............nah!

We, also, visited Crazy Horse but was disappointed. From here we go to Yellowstone. More from there.

Badlands South Dakota

Heading north west from Sioux City, South Dakota we stopped over night in the middle of the South Dakota Prairie Lands, where we have continued to experience temperatures over 100.

After one night we continued on toward Mt. Rushmore. We took a side scenic drive through the Badlands. I can't image what early pioneers thought as they traveled west through the beautiful grassy prairies to then come upon what looks like another planet. I was so taken by the stark beauty that I took over 85 pictures of the area.

Good thing I have a digital camera! More to follow from Mt. Rushmore.

Gateway To The West

The drive from Memphis was an easy trip. We arrived at our campground and set up in record time. The temperature in St. Louis was just as hot as Memphis, 100. We were here only a short time when I noticed our back A/C was not working. Chris and I checked breakers and could find no problem so we called Tech Support at Lazydays, where we bought our coach, and left a message. As he was calling back, Chris noticed we had no power to the plugs in our kitchen slide-out. This is now a bigger problem.

100 degrees outside, only one A/C, and half the power out, OH NO and only one week into our trip........HELP........After much trouble shooting and no positive results, our tech suggested unplugging from the campground power and starting our generator. This way we could see if we still had the problem. We Didn't! So back to the office to report to them that they had a problem with the electric hook up. They changed out the 50 amp plug and we tried again. So I'm inside waiting for the A/C unit to kick on when David calls and there is a problem with the alarm system at home.........NO POWER.........I Hate Electricity!

Everything settles down and evening is setting in when Chris, while sitting outside, notices this pick up truck circling around the campground. It pulls in across the large lawn facing us and parks. (He is sure they are casing out the joint.) The office was closed and Chris thought we should call the Sheriff if we could not find an after hours number. (He was ready to call 911!) A few minutes later Chris opens the door and says "Don't Do Anything!....... Our big threat was a family tenting with 5 children! OK Chris Chill Out!!!!!!!!

Today we traveled into the city to see the ARCH. What an architectural wonder that is. Afterwords we visited Grants Farm owned by Anheuser-Busch. These beautiful grounds house many wildlife animals as well as the majestic Clydesdale Horses. I drank my first beer a Budweiser Lime. This farm was once plowed and planted by President Ulysses S. Grant. His cabin is still located on the farm. So enough of the adventures!

Tomorrow we are off the Kansas City, MO and hopefully cooler weather.

Good Old Days

Check out those "white walls," they don't make them like that any more!

As you can tell, we visited Elvis's home, Graceland in Memphis, TN. It is a beautiful home. It was fun to see his cars and needless to say hear his songs being played.

We are staying in a campground across the Mississippi River in Arkansas. You can't believe the heat.........over 100 today. We might have to come home to get out of the heat. HA! Tomorrow we are headed to St. Louis.

New Orleans

St Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans is just as beautiful as ever. The French Quarter was as crowded as Disney and very hot. As we walked around there were musicians playing wonderful New Orleans Jazz.

We had a wonderful lunch at Acme Oyster House which has been featured on the Food Chanel's, Drive-Ins, Dinners and Dives. We started out with the most wonderful appetizers of grilled oysters in garlic butter with Parmesan cheese on top. We then shared a Seafood platter. Yum...... While we were eating, a little girl around Layla's age, walked by Chris, stopped and smacked him on the shoulder. She must have thought he looked like someone because she grinned and kept on walking. The waiters were laughing and you should have seen the look on Chris's face. She must have thought he needed it.

We drove down through the Garden District with homes dating back to the early 1800's. There amongst the beautiful southern homes we drove past Loyola and Tulane Universities.

We have already had a bump in the road. Our rear camera has gone out. You should have seen Chris and I reading a wiring diagram and switching camera cables! The Good Lord help us All. Tomorrow we are off to Memphis for 3 days. Elvis Here I Come...........