Mike and Carol

Lots of great information, I’m trying to digest it all, my map is getting a workout. It’s quite a drive to the PNW from south Texas and we want to plan enough time do make the most of that long drive. Thanks to all for your insights! Mike

This is Aguirre Spring in January…

Lance, we love that campground too! Mike

Yes, using reserveamerica.com. I tried some other dates and looked at the availability view and did see some openings, thanks. Once I nail down our dates hopefully there will be a spot for us. We are right on the edge of the 6 month reservation window, so that might work in our favor too!

Just checked Beverly Beach SP for availability in August. All reservable sites are reserved. It looks like a 6 month reservation window and a number of sites are not reservable, I’m assuming they are probably first come first served. Big park! Will continue to check.

I’m starting the planning for a trip to visit some National Parks and states we haven’t been to. This will be a late summer trip, August/September. Planning to visit Lassen, Redwood, Crater Lake, Mt. Ranier, Olympic and North Cascades National Parks. Would also like to work in some coast driving (101) and camping. We’ve never been to either state so if anybody has any recommendations or advice it would be appreciated. I’m sure the weather is somewhat cooler there in late summer than it is here in south Texas! Mike

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John, we’ve always had good experiences overnighting at Cracker Barrel’s. Stay safe if the roads are slick! It’s cold in Texas, 21 degrees here this morning, colder up north.

When we were thinking about retiring in Arizona the only places we considered were high country. Sierra Vista (5000+’), Payson (5000+’), Prescott (5000+’) and Flagstaff (nosebleed’). Our daughter graduated from Northern AZ University in Flagstaff, it’s easy to get used to the cool summer temperatures there! Plus, there isn’t any humidity anywhere which makes the heat very tolerable. 90 degrees in AZ is 20 degrees cooler than 90 degrees in San Antonio!!

Just finished ours!

Carol and I have been together since 1969, married 49 years this year. For someone who wasn’t very enthusiastic about getting a trailer and camping, she has become the best camping partner ever. SInce I retired in 2016 we’ve been pretty much joined at the hip, we do everything together. Mike

We go where we go, no gentle treatment here. You should see the front of my trailer, there’s enough chips and rock gouges to qualify it as a replica of the surface of the moon. The rest is pretty shiny. 😎

John, despite my efforts washing and waxing on a regular basis our old trailer was looking a little dull. The CGI guys made it look better than the day we picked it up. Much easier to clean now.

CGI does great work…

We haven’t tried them either, they just came out a month or so ago. We’re using the same as you.