Greetings fellow travelers from Vienna, Austria! I originally started this travelogue in 2025 for our RV trips – but for the new year I am going to expand it to all of our family trips. I also plan to incorporate some short video clips in addition to the normal snapshot pictures in future entries. IContinueContinue reading “Day 1 – Pasco, Washington to Vienna, Austria”
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Day 22 – Havre, Montana to Richland, Washington
The Last Day! We got up bright and early at 5 a.m. for what promised to be a 650 mile driving day from Havre, MT to Richland, WA. It was time to depart! After 21 days on the road – we were both eager to get back home to Washington. I had my fresh brewedContinueContinue reading “Day 22 – Havre, Montana to Richland, Washington”
Day 20 – International Peace Garden to Minot, North Dakota
One of the advantages of traveling with a home on wheels is that you can spend time in pretty remote places that have relatively few amenities – and have a place to sleep, shower and eat close by! The International Peace Garden certainly fits into the category of remote places to visit. If you goContinueContinue reading “Day 20 – International Peace Garden to Minot, North Dakota”
Day 19 – Bemidji, Minnesota to the International Peace Garden, North Dakota
We woke up to a bright and sunny morning at the Bemidji KOA. No rain. No gray clouds. Sunshine. After the downpour the night before – it was nice to see some good weather for our next travel day. We woke up to nice travel weather in Bemidji We got on the road at aContinueContinue reading “Day 19 – Bemidji, Minnesota to the International Peace Garden, North Dakota”
Day 17 – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan
Today was the day for us to explore a new National Lakeshore that we had never been to before – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on the northern shoreline of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I had watched a couple of videos during the dead of winter at home which talked about theContinueContinue reading “Day 17 – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Michigan”
Day 15 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, pt 2.
All good things must come to an end … or so the saying goes. After a terrific week with Tim and Tricia exploring Mackinaw Island and the greater Traverse City Area – we bid good bye to the Tennessee Schulz Clan as they headed home. Before hitting the road, Tim and Tricia treated us toContinueContinue reading “Day 15 – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, pt 2.”
Day 11 Mackinac City, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan
Some travel days are exciting – some are pretty routine. This one was … routine. It was a short day. We left Mackinac City KOA and headed a bit south to the Traverse City KOA – a mere 125 miles or so. Before leaving Mackinac City behind us – Noel wanted to get a fewContinueContinue reading “Day 11 Mackinac City, Michigan to Traverse City, Michigan”
Day 10 – Mackinac Island, Michigan
Some times is pays to be lucky. We visited Mackinac Island for the third time as a family – although it was 25 years between the second and third trip. We were joined this time by our son and daughter in law – Tim and Tricia – who are camping with us in Northern MichiganContinueContinue reading “Day 10 – Mackinac Island, Michigan”
Day 1 – Richland, WA to Butte, MT
Alexa woke me up this morning promptly at 5 a.m. – just as I asked her to do. Two years ago with snow on the ground over Christmas break at our house in Spokane – I started planning our longest RV trip yet – a three week round trip from Washington to Michigan and backContinueContinue reading “Day 1 – Richland, WA to Butte, MT”
Deception Pass State Park I
The unofficial start to camping season in the PNW is the long Memorial Day weekend. Campgrounds are open, summer programs are getting started, and you get to see people trying out the new camping gear they got for Christmas. I am a bit compulsive on trip planning. I mark the calendar on the very firstContinueContinue reading “Deception Pass State Park I”
Kirk’s Travelogue 