Monthly Archives: July 2012

Portland

We left Montana Saturday morning, stopped for lunch in Sandpoint, Idaho, overnighted in Spokane, Washington, and in spite of the contentious winds in the Columbia River Gorge, arrived in Portland, Oregon, Sunday afternoon. Last year we got just a glimpse … Continue reading

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Bigfork

If we had it to do over again we would have found an RV park near Bigfork instead of near Glacier National Park. That’s because we went to the park only once but after discovering the Flathead Lake Brewing Company … Continue reading

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Flathead Lake

This afternoon we took a little drive to check out the Flathead Lake Brewing Company in Woods Bay on Flathead Lake. The food was nothing special but the Espresso Porter and the Stout  were most excellent! So good that we … Continue reading

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Glacier National Park

Today we drove the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. One of the many highlights of the day was the 3-mile round-trip hike we took from the Logan Pass Visitor Center to Hidden Lake. No kidding, it was uphill both … Continue reading

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Teton Valley

UPDATED – Jul 19, 2012 We’re back!  This is the view from our motorhome at the Mountain View Lodge in Tetonia, Idaho. Last year we stayed at an RV park a few miles closer to Jackson while visiting Grand Tetons … Continue reading

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Los Cucos

Our favorite restaurant back home is the local Tex-Mex chain, Los Cucos. We go there so often that we’ve gotten to know our waiter, José, and the head chef, Miguel, pretty well.  On our last visit José mentioned that they’ve … Continue reading

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Ouray – Silverton

Today we took a drive and headed for Silverton, Colorado. It was a beautiful clear morning and the scenery was the best we’ve seen so far. It was only about 30 miles up to Silverton and once we got close we … Continue reading

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Durango

We have certainly found the beautiful scenery and cool weather that we look for.  The Durango Riverside Resort & RV Park is a great find.  This is the view from David’s “office” window.  We arrived on Sunday afternoon and haven’t spent … Continue reading

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Santa Fe – part 2

After a day of work, we were ready for something good to eat.  A search of our favorite internet sites for such things, Yelp and Flavortown USA, suggested we try something very different – the Tune-up Cafe.  We both had … Continue reading

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Santa Fe

Our goal was to get to the nearest place with cooler weather – that wasn’t on fire – and this is where we chose.  The RV park provided a list of recommended area restaurants and this one jumped right off … Continue reading

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