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COWBOY
COUNTRY - COWBOY ETHICS! |
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WASHINGTON
STATE - THE GREAT NORTH WEST! |
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OREGON
- THE COAST! |
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CALIFORNIA
- REDWOODS, SURF & TRAFFIC! |
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ARIZONA
- CANYONS, CACTUS, COLOURS! |
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UTAH
- FLAMING GORGE |
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WYOMING
- BUFFALO BILL CODY & BUTCH & SUNDANCE! |
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IDAHO
- NOT JUST SPUDS! |
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COWBOY COUNTRY - COWBOY ETHICS!
April was spent RVing 5,500 miles through Washington,
Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, and in Cody, Wyo. I purchased
a book 'Cowboy Ethics' or 'What Wall Street
Can Learn from the Code of the West' .....Tell
your Broker, Financial Advisor, Banker, Lawyer,
Accountant, Corporate CEO et al, Your Boss,
Politicians and the Teachers of your children
about this book and suggest they buy a copy...PLEASE!
This should be essential/mandatory reading for
ALL OF US!...It is, hopefully, not too late!.....The
Nomad
WASHINGTON STATE - THE GREAT NORTH WEST!
A mountain, forest and coastal drive from teh
Olympic Peninsular to Long Beach before crossing
the Columbia River with great beaches and glorious
seafood everywhere....returning 30 days later
through Clarkston (Lewis & Clark), Leavenworth
and back over the Cascades.
RV sites at Long Beach - andersensrv.com / Clarkston
- granitelakervresort.com / Leavenworth - icicleriverrv.com
OREGON - THE COAST!
No matter how many times you drive the Oregon
Coast, the spectacle is absolutely stunning
at every turn with magnificent Pacific breakers,
Great Rock Formations, Sand Dunes and of course
the seafood. For aviation buffs try the superb
Tillamook Air Museum (tillamookair.com) and
see a rare 2 seater Spitfire!
RV site - Gold Beach - turtlerockresorts.com
CALIFORNIA - REDWOODS, SURF & TRAFFIC!
From teh serene North Coast, The Redwoods, The
Wine Country and across the Golden Gate to Monterey
and Carmel before Santa Barbara and Malibu and
the chaos of getting around or through LA!....
to stay in Carlsbad (home of Tailor Made Golf)
before reaching San Diego.
RV sites - Mendocino Coast - manchesterbeachkoa.com
/ Carpinteria State Beach Park
ARIZONA - CANYONS, CACTUS, COLOURS!
Backroads from Carlsbad to Yuma....stopped at
Dateland but only found edible dates and then
found Ajo RV park enroute to Organ Pipe Cactus
National Monument (100's of RV's etc camped
on teh desert with all of their desert toys!).
On to Tucson but unable to find a tour to the
Copper Canyon in Mexico so headed north and
found the beautiful Desert Gardens RV park near
Floence and St.Anthony's Monastery (Greek Orthodox)...
A super drive north to Ganado and the amazing
Monument Valley..
RV sites -La Siesta RV resort in Ajo / Beaudyrvresort.com
in Tucson / Desertgardens rvpark.com in Florence
(exceptional) / VoyagerAtJuniperRidge.com in
Show Low.
UTAH - FLAMING GORGE
Gouldings RV park in Monument Valley is a great
place to stay and tour the Navajo Country. North
to Flaming Gorge and a lucky break.....a snow
storm forced me to stay at Dutch John RV park
where I rigged up the fly rod whilst waiting
for the wind to drop and fished the wonderful
Green River....Visited the viewpoint for Red
Canyon (a must do!)....The Drive just keeps
on getting better and I am in Butch and Sundance
country!
RV sites - Gouldings.com in Monument Valley
/ Dutch John in DJ
WYOMING - BUFFALO BILL CODY & BUTCH & SUNDANCE!
Beaut. drive north to Rock Springs with great
scenery and wild horses and then north to Thermopolis
and Cody.
The BBHC is a wonderful place to spend a day
before trying some of the best prime rib at
the Irma Hotel or Roughcut Tavern - mouthwatering!
Spend a few days in Cody and maybe stay at a
Dude Ranch or drive some to the scenic highways
- Chief Joseph Highway is one of the best. I
was fortunate that the Yellowstone Hwy was 'not
yet open' so I headed for the Grand Tetons -
one of the greatest drives and views down from
Togwattee Pass into the park and south to Jackson
Hole. My first visit to the GT's but not my
last...
RV sites - Cody, codyponderosa.com / Snake River
- http://srpkoa.com
/ Dubois KOA
IDAHO - NOT JUST SPUDS!
Leaving JH and crossing the Teton Pass into
Teton Valley, Idaho is another grand drive -
this valley has to be one of the prettiest around
and seems to have been found by real estate
companies. Hoped to get a flight in a glider
but 'not yet open' for the season - again! North
to Salmon and then to Rivers Fork for the night
after another day of spectacular scenery. Briefly
into Montana before heading back into Idaho
over the Lolo Pass heading for Lewiston.
RV sites - riversforklodge.com / waggonhammercg.com
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