Disneyland and California Adventure

  After leaving Las Vegas, we headed to Anaheim, to a campground within walking distance of Disneyland.  We spent two incredibly full days at Disneyland and California Adventure – on each day we were at the park around 8.30am and left around 11pm! I had been to Disneyland with my family when I was 8,…

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Las Vegas, Nevada

We spent three nights in Las Vegas, staying at the Luxor Hotel. The Luxor had an Egyptian theme and our room was actually on the side of a pyramid, with sloped windows.     Chocolate and a 3D movie at m and m’ s world.     Vegas was pretty crazy – both days we…

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The Grand Canyon

  After a long drive from Ouray (which included a stop at Four Corners, where 4 different states meet) we arrived at the Grand Canyon for sunset…just before the rains started.     We managed to get our tent up in the dark and the rain and were hoping to wake up to sunshine –…

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Ouray, Colorado

Matt and Michelle (friends we stayed with in Denver) recommended that en route to the Grand Canyon we check out Ouray. Ouray is known as “The Switzerland of the USA” and for good reason – it is a beautiful little town surrounded by stunning mountains. We camped for two nights in Ouray.   During the…

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Denver and around

  From Kansas we headed to Denver, Colorado where we were able to spend time staying with our friends Matt, Michelle, Nicole and Josiah, and their friends Cathy and Dennis.  We wound up staying about six days in Denver – some of the highlights from our time there were: Spending time with our friends –…

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4th of July!

We celebrated the 4th of July in a slightly random style… driving all day from Memphis to Hays, Kansas…chosen as a good stopping place after 12 hours of driving! Hays did have a nice fireworks display, so we joined the locals down at the university to watch the show.  

Memphis, Tennessee

We arrived in Memphis with one main plan – to go see Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home. I (Karen) had been there with my family, but it was Reuben’s first time. We found a campsite right across the road at the Graceland RV Park, and headed over to see the house.     We opted for…

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Nashville, Tennessee

We arrived in Nashville, the home of country music.  We decided to walk into town, and headed in via the Bicentennial Mall, which gave us a great view of the State Capitol.     We also liked finding a giant map of Tennessee – here’s Reuben on Nashville.     Our main stop was the…

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Biltmore and the Smoky Mountains

Leaving Charlotte, we went to Asheville and visited Biltmore House. Built by the Vanderbilt family, it is the USA’s largest privately owned home. Over several hours we toured the house, gardens, exhibits on the family and winery (free tastings were good!) Sadly we were not allowed to take photos inside the house, but it was…

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Charlotte, North Carolina

After Wild Goose, we headed to Charlotte, North Carolina and stayed with Reuben’s good friend from India, Patricia.  We spent some time in Charlotte recovering from our camping, relaxing and reconnecting with Patricia.  We went with Patricia to the Billy Graham library – this is Billy Graham’s childhood house, as well as a museum that…

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