Last October (2014) we left the RV in the San Francisco area after our trip down from Seattle. This covers our trip down to San Diego. We decided to spend a few days in San
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True West British Columbia to California Oct 3 – 24, 2014
With the summer winding down and the temperatures dropping, we decided to move off the water and onto the land. The GMC Motorhome and the Smart were stored in Seattle for the summer, so Dan
Read moreTrue West Olympic Peninsula May 10-22, 2014
After having made our plans to head to the Northwest, we learned that the boat, True East, would be delayed about ten days for its arrival on the Columbia River. As the motorhome was already
Read moreTrue West Idaho May 5 – 27, 2013
The road trip this spring will start in Helena, MT, closest airport to where we left the GMC last fall with a blown transmission in Cut Bank, MT (coldest place in USA). Dan sent
Read moreTrue West – Colorado Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2011
From Steamboat, we headed over to Ranger Lakes in State Forest State Park. From here, we did a side trip to the beautiful Snowy Mountains in WY and over to Ft Collins. Then we
Read moreTrue West Colorado Sep 7 – 27, 2011
The GMC sprung a cooling leak and was out of service while we toured in the Smart. As soon as that was fixed, the hot water heater sprung a leak….hummmm. Into the Smart for
Read moreTrue West Colorado Sep 4 – 16 , 2011
We started with Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs with Marcia’s brother Tim and his family. Headed west we first faced the climb over the Continental Divide at Cottonwood Pass (elev 12,500 ft). The
Read moreTrue West Smokie Mountains Oct 20 – 24, 2010
Our last leg for the fall takes us through the Smokey Mountains back to Knoxville where we ended our summer of boating on the Rivers. This time our base is Deep Creek State Park
Read moreTrue West – Shenandoah Mountains Oct 11 – 26, 2010
We continue south and establish our next base camp at Fairystone State Park. Again we use the Smart for side trips to a couple of rounds of golf and exploring. With a visit to
Read moreTrue West – Massachusetts to Virginia Sep 28 – Oct 11, 2010
Returning from China, we spent a few days with some of Marcia’s family in Topsail Beach, NC, then flew up to Boston to pick up the GMC for the trip south. Its not common
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