We left San Antonio on April 29, 2005, and returned home in September.
Our first stop was El Paso
Our 2nd stop on April 30, was Prince of Tucson RV Park on the northwest side. It was right on IH 10, but surprisingly quiet and very clean
Our Trip Route
Palm Springs, CA
Repair
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May 4th - 6th
We were on our way to Hearst Castle (we thought). We were advised not go go over the Grapevine, but rather go towards San Bernadino. After we turned on IH-10 onto State Road 30, the left front brake really started smoking.
This was leftover from having a grease job before leaving home. They were told not to grease the brake calipers, but did anyway. The right one froze up before getting home. This one waited 1,300 miles. Good Sam was great in sending a wrecker. The driver was able to back off the pressure and stayed with us to the repair facility. It would have taken him several hours to hook up, and we wanted to avoid being towed if at all possible. We were sent to a truck brake repair shop in the Redlands. They were great. We were back on the road on the 6th, and drove to Stockton, CA.
May 4th - 6th
We were on our way to Hearst Castle (we thought). We were advised not go go over the Grapevine, but rather go towards San Bernadino. After we turned on IH-10 onto State Road 30, the left front brake really started smoking.
This was leftover from having a grease job before leaving home. They were told not to grease the brake calipers, but did anyway. The right one froze up before getting home. This one waited 1,300 miles. Good Sam was great in sending a wrecker. The driver was able to back off the pressure and stayed with us to the repair facility. It would have taken him several hours to hook up, and we wanted to avoid being towed if at all possible. We were sent to a truck brake repair shop in the Redlands. They were great. We were back on the road on the 6th, and drove to Stockton, CA.
Oregon
Oregon was green and wet........we loved the tall trees.....
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Newport, OR area
May 5th - 8th
From Stockton, CA we stopped for the night in Phoenix, OR, and then arrived at Whalers Rest, a Thousand Trails Leisure Time park just south of Newport.
The park is just across the highway from the beach so we enjoyed the sounds of the surf and sunsets. While there we visited the Yaquina lighthouse and the Marine Aquairum.
This is a beautiful park with lots of tall trees, and a large indoor pool.
We went to the lighthouse several times, and at low tide could climb down and walk out to the tidepools.
From Stockton, CA we stopped for the night in Phoenix, OR, and then arrived at Whalers Rest, a Thousand Trails Leisure Time park just south of Newport.
The park is just across the highway from the beach so we enjoyed the sounds of the surf and sunsets. While there we visited the Yaquina lighthouse and the Marine Aquairum.
This is a beautiful park with lots of tall trees, and a large indoor pool.
We went to the lighthouse several times, and at low tide could climb down and walk out to the tidepools.
Pacific City, OR
On the 14th we moved to Thousand Trails at Pacific City. Lots of really tall trees and no signal of any kind. The beach was a short hike across the highway.
Tillamook Cheese Factory
A short drive from Pacific City is Tillamook. We enjoyed the tour of the factory.
Long Beach, WA
On May 19th we visited the North Head and Deception Point Lighthouses
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
Lewis & Clark Visitor center taken from Cape Disappointment
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
Lewis & Clark Visitor center taken from Cape Disappointment
These waves are monitored with cameras from the Northhead lighthouse. They are doing research to rebuild a sea wall
Paradise Liesure Time Park
On the 22nd, we traveled inland and stayed at Leisure Time Paridise park. We loved the large douglas fir trees. We used this park as a base to visit Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Ranier
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