July 2020

For yet another month….Covid 19 seems to be

Calling the shots.

The Vancouver WA waterfront is beautiful.

That’s Oregon across the river.

Brandon and Karen enjoying the sun.

We took a drive up the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side and
stopped for a picnic lunch with a view of
the Bonneville Dam.

We spent two weeks at Champoeg State Park just outside of Newberg, OR.

At Champoeg, we met up with John and Sheri (Mike’s brother in law and his sister)

We had a great time.  It was fun spending time with them.

We also got to spend time with Marc, Maria, Camryn and Colby too.

Next stop was Neskowin Creek at the Oregon Coast.

We are spending two weeks here.

We drove down to Newport one afternoon and hiked out to
the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.
It’s not a working lighthouse and the inside was closed
  to visitors, but we enjoyed the view and history

the lighthouse offers.  Not the best weather that day.

Another day, we walked on the Lincoln City Beach.
Lots of people but everyone seems to be socially distanced.

Beautiful day on the coast.

We met up with Gloria and Len (Gloria is Mike’s cousin)

in Pacific City.  Gloria and Len live fulltime in their motorhome ---
just like us!

We had a great meal…… the freshest fish (just off the dory)
then we went to their park and visited for a while.

Great meet up!

June 2020

It’s the end of June and here we are again……

In the middle of Covid 19

As we head north …… a beautiful view of the
Eastern Sierra Mountains

 We arrived at Bend Oregon on June 3rd….just in time to see both Marc and his family and Brandon and his family.

After the kids went home, we stayed in Central Oregon another week.  One day we drove up to Paulina Falls.  A beautiful falls.

  East Lake was cold and cloudy but still beautiful.

Not too many people out on the lake today,

Just a few hearty fishermen.

After leaving Bend, we drove to Vancouver Washington to spend time with Brandon and his family.

Mt St. Helens looking beautiful today.

One quiet day, we drove up to Mayfield Lake (just to check it out)
What a beautiful area….just a short distance north of Vancouver. 

Brandon and Karen have a new member to their family.

It is little “Enzo.”

He is an absolute tiny doll.

Bath time isn’t his favorite.

Next week we will head south to spend
some time with Marc and his family


Who knows what the rest of this year will bring……
so uncertain????

May 2020

 The Corona virus continues……. But life goes on.

Tom and Linda West came to Yuma for a visit.

We hadn’t seen then in several years.

A good visit.

A fella in our resort entertaining folks in distanced golf carts.

A beautiful evening.

Mike continues with his off roading trips into the desert.

An abandoned mine – an interesting point.

Wow it’s hot for only May.

It’s time to head north to cooler weather.  We put

Our little “Mustang Sally” into storage for the summer.

It’s time to leave our beautiful green landscape.

May 29^th, we left Yuma and headed north to Lake Havasu City to visit with
Mikes brother and sister-in-law, Chuck an Eva…also his sister Pat drove up as well. 

We stayed in Lake Havasu City for 3 nights.  Great time !!

Tomorrow, we will again head north on
our journey to see the kids in Oregon/Washington.

Stay safe…stay healthy..

We hope to see you soon.

April 2020

The Corona virus has taken over…….everything.

The summer sun is here….even though it’s not summer yet.

What a beautiful cactus……each one of those little nubbins
are a potential bloom.

The stay at home rules…… mean that I’m cooking a lot more.

One night I tried a taco ring….  Not too bad eh?

It’s getting warm…..  we got a portable air conditioner for the motor home.  Wow, it’s great.  It may be REALLY hot outside, it’s very comfortable inside.

We took a drive down to Gateway park.  It’s beautiful.

The river is cool and the freeway (Hwy 8) shades a lot

of the park.  The land on the other side of the bridge is California.

Looking east… is the “Ocean to Ocean” highway. (in Arizona)

Plenty of great playing for the kids (once they can get out)

Up on the hill above the bridge is a beautiful old

Mission.

We end April wearing our new Oregon State face masks.

(Thanks Jeri !!)

Stay safe…stay healthy..

We hope to see you soon.

March 2020

What a crazy month !The Corona virus has taken over…….

 But, Jeeping continues.  Mike went to this beautiful area

just outside of Yuma.

The cactus are all in bloom

If you look carefully, you can see Big Horn Sheep in the wild.

The ocotillo are in bloom.

Early in the month, Country Roads had a great concert,

                  It was the Desperados…… an Eagles tribute. They were great!

Later in the month, after going stir crazy staying at home, we decided to take a drive.  What a wonderful day!

We went up north to the Yuma Proving grounds area, drove thru
the beautiful fields, then south thru town and down toward our
southern border with Mexico.

At one point, in a small town named Gadsden,
the main road goes approx. 1 block from the border wall.
 The wall is neat and uniform
but not solid.  It is missing in several areas.

After our ride, we returned to Country Roads

(Very quiet)

Let's hope that next month’s blog will report

on how we are getting back to “normal”
Our country is at a loss, the way this corona virus has attacked us.

Stay safe and healthy!

February 2020

 Visits from Indio….

A fun weekend visit from Neil Peterson and his friend Lari

We went to the Yuma Proving grounds, Neil & Lari went to the casino and saw Jay Leno.

Pictured here is dinner with Jerry & Jennifer.

 

Marc and Brandon took in some good weather on breaks from their
work conference in Dallas.

Next a visit from Jim and Gayle.  Dinner on our lot before heading up
to Phoenix for some spring training games.

While up in Phoenix, we saw the Dodgers, the Angels, the Rangers and
the Cubs and also the Reds and the A’s

We had a great time…..  weather was perfect.

Good friends.

The home teams won every game

These goofballs with their "bobbleheads"

Even the mascots had a great time.

We are back in Yuma now….  The weather is in the 80’s, the sun is shining. 
We are ready for whatever March brings.