Summer 2015

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New Orleans
One of the most famous and must go to places.

The two coaches!
The Grizz to the left and Billy’s coach behind.

Grizz and toad!
The Jeep is a Wrangler Safari in the special color they used only in 2014. Amp’d is the nane of the color and the reason we bought the car.

Beignets and Cafe Latte
Cafe Du Monde
New Orleans

Cigar maker in New Orleans

French Market
Seafood restaurant Sandy’s favorite in NO

Billy
French Market
Seafood restaurant

Katie
French Market
Seafood restaurant

Billy and Bradley
at Cafe du Monde

Me at the French Market restaurant
Great local beer

Sandy waiting for her favorite food

Sandy’s favorite food

Our waitress
French Market
Seafood restaurant
She was a sweetie!

Street light base

French Quarter

Bentley and Billy

Bentley and Katie

At the Texas line

Sandy, Sarah and Brady
Arlington TX

At Marathon Coach in Dallas parked next to the Dallas Cowboys coach
(Grand Prairie TX)

Merkel TX
Very bad weather all around us, but we missed the worst of it.

Van Horn, Sierra Blanca
Pecos TX headed west

On the way to Tucson
We usually stop in Van Horn at this KOA
They have a little restaurant

Driving through El Paso

Luna Rosa Winery Pizza and Gellato restaurant near Hacienda RV Resort where we always stop.
Las Cruces NM

Luna Rosa Winery Pizza and Gellato restaurant near the RV resort where we always stop.
Las Cruces, NM

Luna Rosa Winery Pizza and Gellato restaurant near the RV resort where we always stop.

Deming NM

Headed west at Arizona line

Granite rock formations just inside the Arizona border approaching Wilcox AZ
Home of Rex Allen

Approaching the granite rocks

Driving through Arizona
Katie loving the window open

Sonoita Vinyards
Sonoita Arizona

Sonoita AZ
We visited a winery there that was started by an aquaintance of mine from UofA. He started the wine growing businesses in AZ.

Sonoita AZ
The winery tasting room is quite nice and it’s amazing how the wine industry has grown in AZ.

Sonoita Vineyards
Some of the wines vinted there.

Sonoita Vineyards
Sandy, Katie and me

Tombstone AZ

OK coral in background
Tombstone AZ

Boot Hill
Tombstone AZ

Tubac AZ
Great Mexican restaurant
authentic

Tubac AZ
In the restaurant

Tubac AZ
Its an artsy town

Tubac AZ

Mom in Tucson
Spring 2015

Ray in tucson
Spring 2015

Around Chula Vista and San Deigo

My buddy Manson Bent in Arizona
He lives in Benson AZ

Balboa Park restaurant

Balboa Park

Balboa Park restaurant
San Diego CA

Around Chula Vista and San Deigo

Antique trailer rally at Chula Vista RV resort

katie looking for other dogs at the RV park

Antique trailer rally at Chula Vista RV resort

Around San Deigo

San Diego CA, Balboa Park
At one of our favorite restaurants there Sandy is once again enjoying her favorite desert.

San Diego CA
Outside the restaurant at Balboa Park

Little Italy San Diego CA

Sandy iPhone 1 551

Phillipi’s Pizza Grotto

Little Italy San Diego CA

Little Italy San Diego CA
One of my favorite Italian restaurants in the country is this place.
Fillipi’s Pizza Gratto

Little Italy San Diego CA
One of my favorite Italian restaurants in the country is this place.
Fillipi’s Pizza Grotto

San Francisco, CA
Giradelli Square across from Fishermans Wharf

Sandy’s favorite place for Crab Cakes
McCormick & Kuleto’s
San Francisco, CA
Giradelli Square

Katie enjoying Sandy’s favorite place for Crab Cakes
McCormick & Kuleto’s
San Francisco, CA
Giradelli Square

San Francisco Bay in the background
McCormick & Kuleto’s
San Francisco, CA
Giradelli Square

Yreka CA at the same campground

Coburg, OR
Best Pizza ever

Katie getting her photo taken at:
Marathon Coach

Eugene OR
King Estate Winery
Absolutely beautiful

Eugene OR
King Estate Winery - Sandy and Katie in front of the restaurant and tasting room
Absolutely beautiful inside and out
Very good wine also!

Eugene OR
King Estate Winery
Absolutely beautiful

Parked at Marathon Coach in Coburg OR

Parked at Marathon Coach in Coburg OR
I-5 in the background

Parked at Marathon Coach in Coburg OR

sandy enjoying the Oregon weather parked at Marathon Coach

Marathon Coach parking lot
Katie-bug enjoying the weather.

Kennewick WA
A surprisingly beautiful camping resort.

Katie-bug resting

Coeur ‘d Alene ID
We spent ten day parked at the lake in Coeur ‘d Alene. this is one of the most beautiful towns in America. The lake is beautiful and the summer is awesome.

Coeur ‘d Alene ID
We spent ten day parked at the lake in Coeur ‘d Alene. this is one of the most beautiful towns in America.

Parked inside a very good Italian restaurant in Coeur ‘d Alene. We ate there several times and we were never disappointed.

The same Italian restaurant.

Coeur ‘d Alene downtown

Just outside the campground is a huge marina. This is an over-the-water restaurant there is the marina.

Over-the-water restaurant in Coeur ‘d Alene, ID

View from our table Over-the-water restaurant in Coeur ‘d Alene, ID

Coeur d’Alene ID

View from our table Over-the-water restaurant in Coeur ‘d Alene, ID

Katie enjoying the grass at Coeur ‘d Alene

Sandy enjoying the weather at Coeur ‘d Alene

Coeur d’Alene ID

Coeur d’Alene ID
World Famous Hamburgers

Coeur d’Alene ID

Me and Roofus! That dog loved me. He missed his dad who passed away that week while camping next to us. That was an awful situation for the wife. We looked after the two dogs while she made various arrangements.

Coeur d’Alene ID

Yellowstone Holiday RV Campground
West Yellowstone MT

Earthquake Lake
West Yellowstone MT

West Yellowstone MT

Yellowstone Park

West Yellowstone MT
Near Earthquake Lake

Yellowstone Park

Earthquake Lake Visitor Center
West Yellowstone, MT

Earthquake Lake
West Yellowstone, MT

Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone Exhibit
Area

Wolf
Yellowstone Exhibit
Area

Live viewing
Yellowstone Exhibit
Area

Yellowstone Exhibit
Area

Lunch in Yellowstone

Yellowstone Park
West Yellowstone MT

West Yellowstone RV
Earthquake Lake

Yellowstone Park

Elkhorn Ridge Resort
Spearfish, SD
Beautiful Camping Facility

Loud America Bar & Grill
Sturgis SD

Elkhorn Resort
Spearfish, South Dakota

Niagara Falls Canada
Very nice Italian Restaurant

Lake George NY
We stopped to visit a friend who plays guitar on a boat all summer. Paul Santa Maria who now resides in Florida is an awesome guitarist. He is originally from Buffalo NY,