Category Archives: States

On The Road Again

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

The Flying J Travel Plazas are the most RV friendly truck stops on the road and we seek them out whenever we need gas.  They usually have a separate RV island that includes a sanitary dump station and water as … Continue reading →

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Mt. Rubidoux Memorial Park

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

One of our favorite things to do here in Riverside is to hike the 3 mile paved scenic trail of shrines to Father Junipero Serra’s Cross at Mt.Rubidoux Memorial Park. There is an American flag near the summit, flying today … Continue reading →

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Return to Riverside

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

How can this be a “daily post” if I don’t post every day?  The problem with a daily diary is that sometimes there is just nothing to say.  And NO pictures to post!  But for those of you who are … Continue reading →

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Riverside, CA

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Surf’s up!  It was a cold, rainy night, and a cold damp morning, but that didn’t stop the surfers from riding the waves.  We took a drive up to North Carlsbad State Beach and saw many people out surfing. We … Continue reading →

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South Carlsbad State Beach

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our discounted price ran out at Mission Bay RV Park so we moved on up the coast about 25 miles to South Carlsbad State Beach where we had stayed last year.  We drove in the rain most of the way … Continue reading →

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Beautiful La Jolla

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Pronounced Le HOYa.  A lovely neighborhood north of San Diego.  We were walking along the Coast Walk and came across Children’s Pool.  This was originally created as a protected swimming area for children but as the man-made cove began to … Continue reading →

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Mission Bay Park and Old Town

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Where is the California Sun?  It’s been so cloudy the past few days.  Oh well, we went out for a walk along the bike path in Mission Bay Park.  Lots of other people were out walking too, riding bike, in-line … Continue reading →

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Balboa Park

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Today’s excursion was to Balboa Park in the heart of San Diego.  As we pulled into the parking lot the very first thing we saw was the Oscar Mayer Wieniemobile that we had seen in El Cajon a few days … Continue reading →

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Old Town San Diego

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Our time limit was up at Circle RV in El Cajon so we headed towards Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego.  We stayed there last year, enjoyed it, and wanted to see it again.  However, we arrived there to … Continue reading →

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San Diego

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We took the trolley from El Cajon to downtown San Diego today.  One of the first things we saw was a big pedestrian bridge crossing the roadway.  From the middle of it I was able to take this picture postcard … Continue reading →

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Wienermobile

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

81 degrees!  That was the high today here in El Cajon, California.  I think the high back home in Minnesota was a whopping 10 degrees.  It was cloudy here and we got a few sprinkles of rain this afternoon. We … Continue reading →

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El Cajon, CA

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We left El Centro this morning and continued our trek west towards San Diego.  This is some pretty rugged terrain  I’m glad our vehicle is in good shape, I sure would hate to break down out here. There is a Border … Continue reading →

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History in Granite

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We awoke this morning to unusual sounds.  Looking out the window across the RV lot we saw this hot-air balloon being inflated in the casino parking lot.  That was a nice view to start the day. After breakfast we left … Continue reading →

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Dates

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

In addition to all the lettuce and other vegetables growing around the Yuma countryside dates are another big crop.  The Imperial Date Gardens is one of the largest distributers of the Medjool date in this country.  They also ship internationally. … Continue reading →

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A Little Move

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

We’re still in Yuma, but we’ve moved to a casino with an RV parking lot on the west side of town about 10 miles west of where we were. It’s a gravel lot, and there are still large puddles here … Continue reading →

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The Sun!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Finally, the sunshine has returned!  Good!  Last night we had a real gully washer with thunder and lightning.  It didn’t last long, just a passing storm cell.  But it did make a mess of the desert sand we’re parked on. … Continue reading →

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A Walk In The Park

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Still cloudy.  Our adventure out today was to find some city parks to play in.  One of the first ones we stopped at was John F Kennedy Memorial Park.  While we were walking around the grounds we had to do … Continue reading →

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Yuma Farmers Market

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Another wet rainy morning.  We heard about a Farmer’s Market that sells only locally grown produce taking place this morning at the Yuma Indoor Marketplace so we went in search of it.  It was actually outside, not inside, as we … Continue reading →

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Yuma Produce

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

Yuma is the winter vegetable capital of the world.  There are miles and miles of different varieties of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and more.  There are also fields of wheat and cotton, and groves of oranges and grapefruit.  Oh … Continue reading →

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Yuma

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Marsha Brecht

There are so many people in RVs at Quartzsite it makes me wonder who is left at home??  It was quite an experience, and we had a good time.  We boondocked for one week, but now our holding tanks are … Continue reading →

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