Author: livingthedreamwithsallyandvic

Left our amazing campsite above the Snake River yesterday morning and then went to DuBois WY, a cool little town. Found a birthday present for my daughter Holly so that was exciting. We stayed in the parking lot of a military vehicle museum. We grabbed dinner in town at a place called Cowboy Cafe.

Rode around in the morning of the second day in DuBois, looking for bears mainly. There are enough bears in this area that they are huge as in you can’t possibly miss it with signs “bears in the road do not approach stay in your car.” Spent 4 hours looking for them, up rough dirt roads in and out of all kinds of places. Didn’t see a one. Very disappointed. However did see a lone duck swimming and diving in a pond. Gorgeous duck with a purplish blue head. And we saw snow!!!

We would have stayed longer in Grand Teton/Yellowstone but the weather was not good and the forecast was for more clouds and rain.

Tonight we are staying in the parking lot of Wind River casino on an Arapaho Indian reservation in Riverton, WY. Tomorrow we continue on towards Mt Rushmore.

The buffalo are from the Tetons.

It was hard to keep up with the posts because in and around Yellowstone internet and cell service was spotty.

We got here on Thursday June 2nd. In two days of driving around here and in Yellowstone we’ve seen some moose and big horn sheep. We are camped on an overlook, it’s very roomy and the view of Snake River and mountains is breathtaking. There is a campground just beyond and below us but where we are is free. When we drove into Yellowstone yesterday we found out that Vic’s retired military status gave us free entrance to all national parks! Wow! So the gas prices may be high but … Vic’s birthday is today. Mine is tomorrow. We’ll both be 72. What a place to have a birthday. The scenery here is amazing and gorgeous.

The part everyone looks forward to – pictures! Some I took, some Vic took.

Hope you are all well. We are enjoying the adventure 😊. XO

We have nicknamed this stop “Dog Patch”. There is nothing pretty here. It’s mostly cloudy and cold. We are camped on a gravel parking lot. There’s a dam/reservoir and fishing but the scenery is desert. There are foxtails here too so we will be careful Zoe doesn’t get into it.

We drove into Lovelock for lunch at a home cooking joint. People were very friendly and Zoe was welcomed too 😊. She sat on my lap and didn’t make a peep.

Truckee is on the border with Nevada. We are in a no frills campground, huge pine trees all around. Each site has a fire pit and plenty of room between you and the next person. This is a gorgeous place, I love it here. The sites are arranged around a large paved circle. I walked around with my camera and noticed 4 campers were women by themselves. Brave souls. I did see a pretty blue bird. We were able to take advantage of someone’s cancellation and stay three nights (Memorial weekend), so that was very lucky.

I’m so happy about these action shots!!!

The RV park is tucked way in the back of the base, there are only 6 spaces, with loads of room in between. It’s spotlessly clean, with a playground nearby and a large pond where there are 3 sets of Canadian geese families. Each family unit has several offspring and each set is at a different stage of development. Also there is a pair of white swans with babies – so cute!

We are enjoying this place and are taking an extra day here to give Vic a break from driving.

Yesterday we noticed Zoe was obsessively licking her front paw so today we found an emergency clinic. Turned out she had some foxtail stickers in her paw so we got them removed. Fortunately they could all be removed with tweezers, none had gone through the skin into her body. Unfortunately this plant is everywhere and in bloom right now.

Yesterday we drove around to see some sights. Saw the lighthouse (a cold and windy walk to get to a point where it could be seen), an abandoned and beached boat, and elephant seals at Point Reyes.

Moss Landing was near the Laguna Seca Raceway where we camped at their RV park for almost a week. We went here twice to see the sea otters. Vic had fun photographing these playful creatures. I took Zoe out to walk on the beach.

And I forgot to mention earlier there were ground squirrels everywhere at Laguna Seca. Here they are.

We had lunch on Saturday here. Breathtaking views and delicious food. We drove down Rt 1 to get there, which is a drive full of gorgeous views and includes driving across the famous Bixby Bridge (1932).

Vic was riding his Harley one day in 1973. He pulled in for gas and heard someone yell ‘hey jarhead!’ He looked around and it was Clint Eastwood! Clint asked him where he was going and did he want a riding partner. They ride down Rt 1 and stopped for lunch at Nepenthe. Clint invited him to go with him to the Hogsbreath Inn which he owned at the time for a surprise (except he knew) birthday party. The party was a star studded affair but they treated Vic like he was a celebrity.

Vic and I had a wonderful time. They let Zoe in even though dogs are not allowed and she was perfectly behaved, laid on her blanket and never made a peep.

We’ve had a magical time here in CA. The memories will stay with us for a long time. We are moving on, next stop Point Reyes.

Vic took us on the 17 mile Drive. It was one amazing thing after another. Views, mega mansions (with views), beaches. Wow. Felt like my jaw was permanently dropped.

We walked out on Fisherman’s Wharf and saw (and heard) sea lions at play. Then we had dinner at Abalonetti’s. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl and fried calamari, best I’ve ever had. Zoe napped on the chair next to me and was perfectly behaved. Delicious meal.

We are staying at the Laguna Seca racetrack in Monterey. What a crazy campground, on a steep hill, windy twisty road (at least it’s paved!) and the spaces are cut outs in the hillside. Our site overlooks the racetrack. There won’t be a race while we are here but there are plenty of cars doing practice laps. Also it’s cloudy so good thing we got a plug in space.

We drove around the area this afternoon. Vic spent 3 years at the Language Institute studying Russian. Time out for a brag. Vic graduated first among everybody, all languages. He won the Commandant’s Award. That honor shaped the rest of his career, it was a huge deal.

We walked on the beach, what a gorgeous area.

Red moon, iPhone photo so not the greatest. I hope some of you reading this got out to see it.