Tag Archives: Travel

Home Again, Home Again

Posted on September 21, 2013 by David and Karen

After 100 days,  4790 miles, 7 states, 141 VW buses, 71 breweries and 2 new tow dolly rims, we made it back to our home in Friendswood. This last leg of our summer trip started out great. The sky was … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day in Dallas/Fort Worth

Posted on September 20, 2013 by David and Karen

We haven’t seen many rainy days in our travels this summer and judging by the water level in Lake Grapevine, neither have the folks in Dallas/Fort Worth. But the rain today is a welcome sight, not only for the much … Continue reading →

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Martin House Brewing

Posted on September 15, 2013 by David and Karen

Although our summer trip is winding down we did manage to find one more brewery to check out. The brewery is Martin House Brewing Company and, interestingly, we found it in the city where I grew up, Fort Worth. Due … Continue reading →

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Grapevine, Texas

Posted on September 11, 2013 by David and Karen

I remember when we were kids our dad would take my brothers and me out to Lake Grapevine in his old boat. He tried to fish while we would sometimes fish but mostly swim. At that time there was not … Continue reading →

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Santa Fe

Posted on September 6, 2013 by David and Karen

Although Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been a good place to stop for a few nights on our way to or from somewhere else, we have determined that it is also a great destination. At 7000 feet elevation it has … Continue reading →

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Durango

Posted on August 31, 2013 by David and Karen

Durango proved to be a great stop for all of the reasons we travel – beautiful scenery, great pizza, craft breweries and lots of buses! Let’s start with the scenery. Our RV park, Durango Riverside Resort & RV Park, is … Continue reading →

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Million Dollar Highway

Posted on August 28, 2013 by David and Karen

   We can’t say we weren’t warned, but warnings weren’t really necessary since we have traveled this road before. But that was last year and in the car. Plus, I drove this road 35 years ago with our family of … Continue reading →

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Ouray

Posted on August 27, 2013 by David and Karen

We made an overnight stop in Grand Junction with plans to visit the Colorado National Monument before heading on down to Ouray, Colorado. However, those plans got washed out with the rain that fell all afternoon and into the evening. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Bend, Hello Los Cucos

Posted on August 24, 2013 by David and Karen

The time came to slowly start making our way back from where we came but not before one more stop at our favorite Bend brewery, Rat Hole Brew Pub. Owners Al and Susan have done a great job with their … Continue reading →

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Mount Bachelor

Posted on August 18, 2013 by David and Karen

The clouds and the smokey haze from the wildfires down in southern Oregon that had been hanging around for the past several days finally took their leave and Sunday morning greeted us with the clear blue skies that we remembered … Continue reading →

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