Twenty-seventeen

     2017, finally the year we retired.  It took a few months to get everything wrapped up so that we can hit the road.  Little did we know what all was involved with actually getting on the road with no place to call home except for the coach and wherever we may be at any given time.  I actually didn't retire until Feb, 28th (300 hours after my 55th birthday) Then it took another couple of months to get everything ready for the trip.  Our first destination was our niece's graduation from Colorado University of Mines in Golden, Colorado.  We picked up my sister and her husband in Boise and had them join us in our drive to Golden and camp with us during their daughter's graduation.  This is when we discovered that our 40' coach is only designed to sleep two.  Friends and family are always welcome to camp with us but in their tent.  We left with a return date in mind to have our main slide repaired.  So we made a loop through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California visiting both the Grand Canyon & Yosemite.  Once the repairs were complete, we headed north to Washington, working our way west in hopes of visiting Yellowstone right after Labor Day.  Unfortunately, snow stopped us from those plans.  We wound up heading back into Idaho from Montana and then south to Utah to see Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks, and Zion.  With all these destinations visited, we found that our most enjoyable memories were the people we met along the way.

• 1/6 Devil's Lake State Park Devil's Lake State Recreation Area, Lincoln City, OR 97367
• 3/16  Ainsworth State Park  Ainsworth State Park, Cascade Locks, OR 97014
• 4/16 LL Stub Stewart State Park L.L. Stub Stewart State Park, Buxton, OR 97109
• 4/17 Nehalem Bay State Park 9500 Sandpiper Ln, Nehalem, OR 97131
• 5/7 Deschutes River State Park Deschutes River State Recreation Area, Wasco, OR 97065
• 5/8  Grande Hot Springs RV Resort 65182 Hot Lake Ln, La Grande, OR 97850
• 5/9  Mountain View RV Park 2040 W Airport Way, Boise, ID 83705
• 5/10 Red Desert Rose Campground 3101 Wagon Circle Rd, Rawlins, WY 82301
• 5/11 Clear Creek RV Park  1400 10th St, Golden, CO 80401
• 5/14 Trinidad Lake State Park 32610 Colorado 12, Trinidad, CO 81082
• 5/17 Coronado Campground 106 Monument, Bernalillo, NM 87004
• 5/18 Verde Valley RV Park 6400 E Thousand Trails Rd, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
• 5/24 Grand Canyon Trailer Village RV Park 100 Trailer Village Rd, Grand Canyon Village, AZ 86023
• 5/26 Needles KOA RV Park  5400 National Old Trails Rd Hwy, Needles, CA 92363
  
• 5/27 Desert View RV Resort 5300 National Old Trails, Highway, Needles, CA 92363
• 5/31 The Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort  2711 W Windmill Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89123
• 6/6 Soledad Canyon RV Campground  4700 Crown Valley Rd, Acton, CA 93510
• 6/9  Yosemite Lakes RV Campground   31191 Hardin Flat Rd, Groveland, CA 95321
• 6/12  Lake of the Springs RV Resort  14152 French Town Rd, Oregon House, CA 95962
• 6/13  Bend/Sunriver RV Campground  17480 S Century Dr, Bend, OR 97707
• 6/18  Ainsworth State Park  Ainsworth State Park, Cascade Locks, OR 97014
• 7/1  Pacific City RV & Camping Resort  30000 Sandlake Rd, Cloverdale, OR 97112
• 7/5  South Jetty RV & Camping Resort  05010 S Jetty Rd, Florence, OR 97439
• 7/9  Whaler's Rest RV & Camping Resort  50 SE 123rd St, South Beach, OR 97366
• 7/13  Long Beach RV & Camping Resort   2215 Willow Road, Seaview, WA 98644 
• 7/17  Paradise RV Campground   173 Salem Plant Rd, Silver Creek, WA 98585
• 7/21  Chehalis RV & Camping Resort   2228 Centralia Alpha Rd, Chehalis, WA 98532
• 7/25  La Conner RV & Camping Resort  16362 Snee Oosh Rd, La Conner, WA 98257
• 7/29  Grandy Creek RV & Camping Resort  7370 Russell Rd, Concrete, WA 98237
• 8/2  Birch Bay RV Campground  8418 Harborview Rd, Blaine, WA 98230
• 8/6  Cultus Lake RV Campground  1855 Colombia Valley Hwy. Lindell Beach, BC V2R 0E1
• 8/10  Beachwood Resort  5001 Bay Rd, Blaine, WA 98230
• 8/14  Mt. Vernon RV Campground  5409 Darrk Ln, Bow, WA 98232
• 8/18  Leavenworth RV Campground  20752 Chiwawa Loop Rd, Leavenworth, WA 98826
• 8/22  Rimrock Meadows RV Park  4177 Tumbleweed Way, Palisades, WA 98845
• 8/26  Ponderosa Falls RV Resort 7520 S Thomas Mallen Rd, Cheney, WA 99004
• 8/30  Little Diamond RV Resort  1002 McGowen Rd, Newport, WA 99156
• 9/8  Willow Bay RV Resort  6607 WA-291, Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026
• 9/12  Indian Creek Campground  745 Maverick Ln, Deer Lodge, MT 59722
• 9/14  Jefferson Lake County Park  490 N 4000 E, Rigby, ID 83442
• 9/17  Willard Bay Marina & Campground   Willard Bay State Park, Willard, UT 84340
• 9/19  Skyline Mountain RV Resort  22130 North 11750 East, Fairview, UT 84629
• 9/22  Paradise RV Park & Campground  2153 US-89, Panguitch, UT 84759
• 9/24  Leads RV Park  97 S Valley Rd, Leeds, UT 84746
• 9/27  The Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort   2711 W Windmill Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89123
• 10/7  Thousand Trails Las Vegas RV Resort  4295 Boulder Hwy, Las Vegas, NV 89121 
• 10/14  Preferred RV Resort  1801 Crawford Way, Pahrump, NV 89048
• 10/21  The Oasis Las Vegas Resort  2711 W Windmill Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89123
• 10/27  Desert Springs RV Park  34805 Daggett-Yermo Rd, Daggett, CA 92327
• 10/28  Almond Tree Oasis RV Park 41191 S Glenn Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210
• 10/29  San Benito RV Camping & Resort  16225 Cienega Rd, Paicines, CA 95043
• 11/12  Rancho Oso RV Camping Resort  3750 Paradise Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
• 11/15  Soledad Canyon RV Camping Resort  4700 Crown Valley Rd, Acton, CA 93510
• 11/17  Cherry Valley Lakes RV Resort  36805 Brookside Ave, Beaumont, CA 92223
• 11/19  Pio Pico RV Campground & Resort 14615 Otay Lakes Rd, Jamul, CA 91935
• 11/29  Palm Springs RV Resort  77500 Varner Rd. Palm Desert, CA 92211
• 12/13  Catalina Spa RV Resort 18800 Corkill Rd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241
• 12/20  Palm Springs RV Resort  77500 Varner Rd, Palm Desert, CA 92211