September 2nd 2017 - The drive from Winnemucca to Rancho Cordova

This was our last day of our vacation as we drove from Winnemucca to Rancho Cordova, but we made the most of the trip none the less. As we drove on Interstate 80 from Winnemucca towards the Sacramento area, we stopped in Lovelock Nevada for the lovers plaza to add a lock that we had to the vast collection of locks that already existed. This collection of locks started in 2005 when a couple placed the first lock there on Valentines day.

We were thrilled to add our own lock here, especially since our own anniversary will be here in the next couple days.

We were also surprised to see one of the old style Safeway stores. This is the style of store that Karen, Mike and Eric have all worked at during one point in time in their working careers.

We continued the remainder of our trip home, arriving to Rancho Cordova around 3:45 on Saturday afternoon. The estimate was that we would drive the motorhome 2,328 miles. In reality, we drove 2,308, so only about 20 miles less than originally estimated. Also, we got on average 7.6 MPG on the Allegro bus. We were very happy with how the Allegro bus and our new Jeep Wrangler performed.

Safe travels all!

Eric and Carol

September 1st, driving from Heyburn Idaho to Winnemucca Nevada

On this day, we had a fairly easy but 350 + mile run to Winnemucca Nevada from the RV park we had been staying at in Heyburn Idaho. After we left Heyburn, we once again passed through Twin Falls to stop at the Blue Beacon to get the Motorhome a bath, and to get a Starbucks drink. Once the motorhome was washed, we topped it off with fuel and continued on to Winnemucca. All in all, the run went very smooth.

When we arrived in Winnemucca, we parked for the night at the 'New Frontier RV park'. This is a great RV park in a high desert area that is always a favorite of ours. This RV park had probably the best infrastructure of all of the ones that we stayed at this trip. There was solid, Power, water and cable TV as well as fairly solid Wi-Fi. We are concerned though that since there were very few rigs in the RV park on this date, the WIFI might be undersized when the park is fuller. This RV Park has a little fenced in dog yard to take your dogs for a run, but there is lot of open lots around the RV park where you can take your dogs to get up a real run if you want too. This RV park did not have any Breed restrictions so bringing our pack of pit bull mixes was not a problem for us.

We had dinner at the restaurant that is part of the property, and the food was very good, though the waitress had a problem getting our drink orders correct.

Tomorrow, we make our final run for home in Rancho Cordova.

Safe Travels all!

Eric and Carol

August 31st, Heyburn and Twin Falls Idaho

For two nights we are staying in Heyburn Idaho at a wonderful RV park that is adjacent too and managed by the City parks system. This RV park is nicely set up and has a solid infrastructure system. There is 50 amp pull through sites with water and sewer but no cable. The Wifi is over taxed as you will find with most RV parks these days. The bathrooms and showers have been around for a while, but are well maintained. There is easy river access at the end of the park and an area to take your dogs to stretch there legs, though there is no fenced in dog yard. On the plus side though, there is an elementary school right next door which is almost completely fenced in, which allows you to let you dog off leash to stretch its legs if you'd like too. This RV park did not have any Breed restrictions so bringing our pack of pit bull mixes was not a problem for us.

We were thrilled to make a new friend with a lady who works for FEMA who also has a pit bull mix that was a wonderful dog. We loved passing on what we could about RV'ing with Pit bulls to her. Sadly, we didn't take any pictures of the RV park when we were there.

During our day off here, we drove to Twin Falls and explored the Snake River and Shoshone falls. Neither of us had seen the Shoshone falls before, and we were both surprised as to how massive the snake river gorge is (where Evil Knievel jumped across the river many years ago). We truly enjoyed our visit to this area. It is one of those places where you can perform a quick visit in about 30 minutes and feel like you have done the visit justice.

If you are passing through the area, it is definitely worth taking the time to stop by and check it out.

Safe travels all!

Eric and Carol