June 21 - July 20 Gary's & Samm's Place (Washougal, WA)

July 4: We have enjoyed a week alone here on the Moller property animal/house sitting while Gary and Samm enjoy some away time. I will have to give the grand-animals back tomorrow. Walking Bobbit several times a day allowed me to appreciate the rural setting. Birds chirping, bunnies hopping, snakes slithering and God only knows what else Bobbit was trying to chase down! There were even some horses from neighboring property who managed to come for a visit. It's been so relaxing to be in suce a serene setting for the past week.

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June 21: An uneventful 5-1/2 trip from Birch Bay to Washougal today. Enjoyed a Father's Day dinner with some of the best grilled steak and asparagus! We are looking forward to a little work around the "ranch" and I MUST go through my stored stuff that is stacked in the barn.

June 11 - 20 Birch Bay Thousand Trails (Birch Bay, WA)

June 20: We enjoyed our last evening (for awhile) at Birch Bay happily enjoying the friends who gathered at Gordon's and Judy's backyard at Latitude 49. Shared some great food, memories of times past and promise of fun together in the future. Bidding everyone a heartfelt "until we meet again" we are now heading for Washougal to visit Gary and Samm.

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June 14: Still enjoying our time with friends at Latitude. Ray and I took the advice of friends Gail and Art and went to the Deming Logging Show this afternoon. Amazing display of strength

and skill. It was interesting that there are multi-generations competing together and against each other. Seemed to be an awful lot of mutual respect as was obvious from the bantering and teasing between contestants. The Deming Logging Show is not for profit and has been an annual event for about 40 years. http://www.demingloggingshow.com/

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June 11: We signed the closing papers on our Latitude 49 Property today and moved our trailer over to Thousand Trails. Returned to Latitude 49 to a nice gathering with neighbors. Bittersweet day. Leaving behind some very negative relationships, but sadly leaving extremely positive friends, experiences and memories. Some of the best people I've ever met inhabit Latitude 49 and I am proud to count them as friends. We'll see them down the road, either here or there. They know who they are, and I hope I've let them know how much of an impact they have made and how much I treasure them. You are never too old to connect.

June 7 - 10 Latitude 49 (Birch Bay WA)

Sunday June 7: Uneventful drive over the mountains to our RV lot in Birch Bay. Bittersweet feeling because we have accepted an offer on the lot and are now just waiting for a closing date. So although we are "home" it feels like we are just visiting. We plan on making the most of our week to 10 days before we turn over keys and move to the Birch Bay Thousand Trails RV Preserve a short distance away.

June 5-6 - Horn Rapids RV Park (Richland, WA)

June 4 - Farewell Bend State Park (Ontario, OR)

Strong thunderstorms in the area all day, but we got set up and comfortable before the winds and rain came through.  This is really a nice spot to stop.

June 3 - Cactus Pete Campground (Jackpot NV)

Stopped for the night at Jackpot NV, which is just a mile or so from the Idaho border.  Usually we enjoy time in the casino, but my lingering cold/flu kept us in the trailer for a quiet evening.

June 2 Ward Mountain Campground Humboldt National Forest

Made the approximately 250 miles from Las Vegas to this campground near Ely, NV.  I woke up with what might be the flu or the start of a cold.  The campground is at about 7800 altitude so it was doubly hard to breathe!