Snowbirds Heading Cross Country

We've been on the road & on the move since the last post... but not all that much to "write home to Mom about". This post is dedicated to our dear friend Joe who reminded us that we are DELINQUENT in posting our updates! Thanks, Joe. We needed that little kick in the pants.

Let's see -- left off in California... in Fresno, we had a nice (but short) visit with Steve's sister Bonnie and her hubby Scott. Then we headed to L.A. (Anaheim & Garden Grove) to see more family. It was also a very short, but pleasant visit. We stayed in a cool RV park across the street from Disneyland. Then it was on to San Diego (El Cajon & Alpine) to see our niece Kathi and her hubby Dean, as well as Rita (our sister-in-law who was married to Don - Steve's late brother). All were well and it was so good to see everyone again.

Steve & Bonnie (siblings)

From there we started the long trek east cross-country. We wanted to hit Denver as we began to make our way toward Florida (where we'll spend the holidays this year) so we headed northeast, staying just one night in the Mojave desert at Barstow. Wow - dry. Next day... we crossed the southern tip of Nevada and on into Utah. We stayed a few nights in Cedar City (just east of St. George). What a pretty little city! Very nice. The next stop was Grand Junction, Colorado.

Willie & Jimi enjoyed bird-watching in Grand Jct.

The fall colors were really starting to come out by this time. Our drive through the mountains and into Denver was really pretty.

Fall colors near Vail, CO

The snow guns were busy manufacturing snow for the upcoming ski season

We took care of vet, doctor & dentist appt's while "home" in Denver but as usual, wished we could have stayed a bit longer to see more of our friends & family. We stayed at our favorite park in Denver and it was especially lovely with the trees if their full autumn glory!

Cherry Creek Reservoir (state park) in Denver -- the fall colors were at peak

After leaving Denver, we headed straight to Tulsa, Oklahoma to see our friend Robert.  Just spent a couple nights there and then it was on to Memphis. We ate at a featured dive from "Diners, Drive-ins & Dives" (emphasis on DIVE)... but the food was good. Southern BBQ.  Mmmmmm. We were actually in West Memphis (Arkansas) and stayed at the Tom Sawyer RV park which was right on the mighty Mississippi river. Nice & slow living there... we felt like singing "waaaay down upon the Swaneee River... "

We watched the HUGE barges go by. Nice place to visit, but probably wouldn't want to live there. We swung by Elvis's Graceland. We would have taken the tour but didn't feel it was worth the 60 bucks they wanted to get in. Nice to see the famous front gate, yard & front of the house, though.

From Memphis, we headed southeast across Mississippi and right now we are in the little town of Red Bay, Alabama. It is where they manufacture Tiffin motorhomes (like ours).  We are waiting to have some work done - mostly cosmetic. It's an incredibly busy place, so we might be here for a couple of weeks while we "wait in line" for service. We were so fortunate to meet up with our very special friends here - Joe & Carolyn who we originally met in Sioux Falls.  They are also full-time RV-ers like us. We enjoyed dinner together a couple of times & got caught up on each others' lives.  (Love you guys!) They have hit the road again to parts unknown but we plan to see them again soon.  Probably in January.

We'll post again from sunny Florida.  We should arrive there by Nov 15th. So long for now!