We’ve reached the half way point…SIX months into our year long adventure traversing the country. We’re full-time RV-er’s with our truck, travel trailer and mobile business, creating and shipping driftwood artwork everywhere we go. We’re up to Part 6 of our route map now, but feel free to check out previous segments. Here’s a breakdown of each leg of our journey:
- Part 1 looped us from Ohio to Maine and back to Ohio.
- Part 2 carried us across the country from Ohio to Montana and to our adventures in and around Glacier National Park.
- Part 3 circled the Olympic Peninsula in and around Olympic National Park.
- Part 4 took us to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon and Redwood National and State Parks in California
- We also included our extended stay on the Oregon Coast over the holidays in Part 4, as we filled holiday orders for Destination Tree
- Part 5 traversed us through California including Napa Valley, Yosemite, King’s Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
And now…
Part VI
January 15 – February 8, 2016
We had a harrowing experience on our way from Southern California towards Twenty Nine Palms, CA. I hate to tease and not elaborate, but I’ll leave the details to an upcoming blog post from Matt. Just know that some SEVERE winds threatened to blow us away, and through the kindness of a Good Samaritan, we found a safe spot to wait out better driving conditions.
Despite that delay, we made it safely to Twenty Nine Palms, CA which was our base for exploring Joshua Tree National Park. Predawn sunrises and early morning hikes (before the heat of midday) were our favorite times of day to experience the park. The Joshua Trees, cholla cacti and huge rocks are the icons of this park and gave us a true appreciation for the desert.
From there we continued on to Arizona. We soaked in the beauty and peace of the red rocks in Sedona, 4×4’d the Apache Trail outside of Phoenix, and took several day trips exploring extended areas around Tucson, including Kartchner Caverns, Tombstone, Bisbee, Pima Air & Space Museum and Chiricahua National Monument.
Any worries about leaving the coastline and forests behind were unnecessary…the cacti and mountains proved themselves worthy of admiration.
This is just the route overview, so check out our next blog post with highlights and pictures from Joshua Tree National Park and Arizona. Thanks for following along!
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