Friday, July 13, 2012

Thursday, July 12, 2012

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 20.....Wednesday......7/11/12.......Home Stretch

Day 20......Wednesday.....7/11/12.....Home Stretch.....Little Rock to Home


Departed Little Rock around 10AM
Passed throught Memphis around 12:30PM

Arrived at Home around 10PM
Special thanks to Mom and Dad for the gift of the Motorhome
And my inherited wonder lust and spirit for travel
><>  ><>  ><> Thanks to all who held us in their prayers <><  <><  <><

I feel like I have been to the Moon and back
Best Vacation of MY Life


Found this traffic cone in Lake Tahoe........

Pretty good summery of this trip.......
Pretty good summery of my life.........

><>  ><>  ><> Getting there is half of the fun <><  <><  <><

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 19.....Tuesday.......7/10/12......Desert on a Horse with no Name

Day 19......Tuesday....7/10/12.....Horse With No Name


Drove through night from Santa Rosa and through day to Little Rock as temperatures cooled into upper 80's


Checked with national weather service, We have a
corradore of day time highs in 80's all the way home
Decided to drive rest of way home in daylight
Stopped at Motel in Little Rock around 4PM

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 18......Monday.......7-9-12

Day 18.......Monday........7/9/12..........Traveled through Arizona and New Mexico desert at night


Stopped around Noon and plugged in at Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Slept till 8 PM 
Left camp ground at 9PM to drive through desert at night


Wednesday, July 11, 2012

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 17.....Sunday......7-8-12

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:   Day 17.....Sunday.....7-8-12.....Rode train to Grand Canyon


Boarded Train For Grand Canyon at 9:15 AM

Grand Canyon 7/8/12



CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 16.......Saturday.........7-7-12.....

Day 16.......Satirday.....7-7-12


Departed Las Vegas 4 AM to beat the headt to the Grand Canyon

Stopped at Hoover Dam

Arrived at Camp Ground in Williams Arizona (I-40 / Route 66)
.....around Noon

Made reservations to ride train to Grand Canyon tomorrow
Girls rode horses





Friday, July 6, 2012

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 9........

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:     Day 15.......Friday.......7-6-12


Stopped at around 2AM at Best Western Motel
in Tonopah, Nevada
Silver Minning Town

Arrived Back at Las Vegas early afternoon and began packing for trip home
Will Stop tomorrow at Grand Canyon


CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 9........

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:     Day 14......Thursday......7-5-12


Yosemite


CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 9........

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:    Day 13.......Wednesday......7-4-12


Spent day at Lake Tahoe

Rode Tahoe Queen to Emerald Bay

Finished day on beach......




CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 9......6-30-12......Viva L...

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:       Day 12.........Tuesday.......7-3-12

Traveled from Vegas to Lake Tahoe

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 9......6-30-12......Viva L...

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:   Day 11.....Monday.......7-2-12

Spent another day in Vegas Seeing the Sights

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 9......6-30-12......Viva Las Vegas

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:     Day 10 Sunday 7-1-12........

Spent the day in Vegas resting and getting to know my way around town


Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Day 9......6-30-12......Viva Las Vegas

CALIFORNIA OR BUST:  Day 9.....6-30-12.....To Las Vegas


Left Campgraound at 2:30AM to drive across desert through cool
of night while Rhonda and Kids slept

Nevada....just over them hills

Picked up rental mini van 8AM and arrived at
destination Resort 9AM

Parked Motorhome

Sam plugged in

Rhonda and girls cooled off in pool

Life is Good


CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 7......

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 8......: CALIFORNIA OR BUST:   Day 8.....6-29-12.....Disneyland

Anaheim RV park 5min shuttle ride from Disneyland

The original....Disneyland

DUMBO

Mary and Becky on Submarine

Soarin California Adventure Park

Screamin California Adventure Park

Monday, July 2, 2012

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 7.............Campland t...

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 7.............Campland t...: Spent morning at Campland RV resort on Mission Bay San Deigo Then traveled up coast to Anaheim lost connection to server, will try to send...

Breakfast at Campland RV Resort
Day 7......Thursday 6-28-12

Campground has over 600 sites, Beach,several pools and hot tubs, 
Marina, Stores, full size laundry,
Out door theater, and rentals from golf carts to sail boats.

I missed my chance at fame....Karaoke was last night

All this and only $75/day
Campland private beach on Mission Bay

Drove up coast to Analheim RV park where we droped trailer at campsite

Huntington Beach just west of Anaheim




CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 7.............Campland to Anaheim RV Park

Spent morning at Campland RV resort on Mission Bay San Deigo Then traveled up coast to Anaheim

lost connection to server, will try to send images latter......

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 6.........6-27-12......Broke Down MountainLe...

Day 6 images continued
First stop San Diego Zoo

Left Zoo around 5PM and traveled to Campland RV Resort
Mission Bay San Diego

Arrived at Campland around 6PM

CALIFORNIA OR BUST: Day 6.........6-27-12......Broke Down Mountain

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: Day 6.........6-27-12......Broke Down Mountain Left Tucson 1:30AM and drove thru cool of night Arrived at California line just after ...

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Day 6.........6-27-12......Broke Down Mountain

Left Tucson 1:30AM and drove thru cool of night
Arrived at California line just after sunrise



Shortly after this photo engine stalled and would not restart....
less than one mile from summit
Fuel system was pressurized.....opened gas cap and got arm soaked with gasoline
Ambient temperature in mid to upper 90's
Added 15 gal of gas from trailer to cool gas in Motorhome fuel
After about 30 min delay and a lot of praying the engine started
After we crossed summit to Pacific Coast side of mountain
temperature begain dropping rapidly and all was OK





Day 5......6-26-12........Roswell to Tucson

Area 51

Believe it or Not

Speeding Ticket

Left Roswell at 4:30AM.....at sunrise going down
 mountain in west New Mexico 

Pulled over in small town at bottom of mountain
 Hwy 70 ....64mph in a 50mph zone???

Shortly after speeding ticket and sunrise arrived at
White Sands National Monument

Planning to stop and plug in when teperature gets in upper 90's

Clouds and Vergo kept temps in mid 90's
maid it to Tucson at about 5PM

Plugged in at Catus Country RV park, Tucson
Departed at 1:30AM next morning to drive thru desert
to California in cool of night