Jacqueline’s Jaunts

Diamond Lake RV Park Jeeps - Hips hurt too much to walk the RV Park Steps - 1,778 - Drive day, so not much walking Miles - 225 miles                                                                                                                                                                            We left Red Bluff around 10:15 AM and  headed  to Crater Lake. We took I5 to US97.  It was a beautiful four-hour drive.                                      ...

Red Bluff, California Jeeps - 11 Steps - 6063 ON THE ROAD AGAIN  Oregon is our destination to visit Ryan, Amanda, Addison, Tucker, and all the animals. Also, to visit Roma and Dennis and see their new place. They were part of the group that went to the Grand Canyon and the five parks in Utah this past May. R&D moved to Coos Bay (on the Oregon coast) from Rocklin (above Sacramento) about a year ago.  We thought we would only be gone a few weeks when we first discussed this trip. Not so! Once I researched the National Parks in Oregon, our trip expanded. We will visit three Oregon National Parks: Crater Lake, John Day Fossil Beds, and the Oregon Caves. There are six, but I could not fit them into our schedule. This means we must return, which will be fine since we love Oregon. The only thing about driving to Oregon is the long ride on I5. Acres and acres of almond, olive, walnut trees, sunflower fields, grapes, and I’m sure I missed one. No wonder we are the almond capital of...

Pacific Coast Village Site #382 JEEPS - 5 (Tuesday), 22 (Thursday) We left home on Monday, June 26th , for Pismo Beach. We are staying at Pismo Coast Village RV Resort for the first time. They have 400 sites. We made the reservations six months ago. We normally stay at Oceano State Beach RV Park, but we wanted to try this place. We are here with Jan & Ken Reynolds. This place does not let you choose a site; they will only tell you your site number the morning you check-in. This is also a place you can join for $50,000, and you get the first pick of sites...ridiculous. You can store your RV at the resort storage across the street. If you are a member, they will bring your RV to your site for you, one perk for the fifty grand. We checked in around 4:30 PM on Monday. The Reynolds are two sites from us and checked in about thirty minutes before us. Check-in time is 4:00 PM. We hooked up and headed to Old Juan's Cantina in Oceanside. We love this place, especially its huge margarit...

Beginning of Kaibab Trail Jeeps-7 “There are many paths to a meaningful sense of the natural world.” (Blackfoot Proverb)  We left for the visitor center around 10:00 AM. The main goal was to get our Passport cancellation stamps and stickers. We also bought sammies for our hike down Kaibab Trail. It is a steep downward hike with three levels .9 miles to Ooh Aah Point, .6 miles to Cedar Ridge, and 1.5 miles to Skeleton Point...then another four miles to the Colorado River. We only went to Ooh Aah Point., well...almost. The rest of the group went to Cedar Ridge. This was a challenging hike, serious stuff at 7,000 feet.  This is what the trail looks like from the top I was worried about how far I would make it, but I would do my best. Unfortunately, my damn hips were giving me problems again. We almost made it to Ooh Aah, but it was starting to get warm, and I do not hike well when it is warm. I also had to use my inhaler, and it helped. The walk back up was uphill with switchback...

When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. (Arapaho Proverb) 1 Jeeps 5   Today was biking day to Hermits Rest, seven plus miles. This was a significant challenge for Barry and me. The rest of the group have electric bikes, and we have standard bikes, so staying together was doomed from the start. Barry and I took the shuttle to the first stop so we did not have to ride up a steep hill. The rest of the group waited for us there. Each stop along the way had magnificent views of the canyon. I found myself standing at the edge in awe of the views. I can see how this is one of the world's seven wonders. Can you name all seven?   The original plan was to stop at each site, but that did not last long as the rest of the group blew up the hill. I had a difficult time and needed to walk some of it.    We did make it to the top of Hermits Rest behind the electric bike group. I could not believe we made it. Most people passing us had elec...