Third Trip

Our third T@B trip was kind of funny. In early May, we went to the storage place to pick up the T@B and then drove back home and parked it in the driveway. We usually do that before a trip, but we didn't leave the next day. Later, I learned why. We had a house full of people show up--kids and grandkids! They took up all the beds and bedrooms in the house and even some places I didn't know were beds. So we spent the nights in the T@B. It was pretty nice. We could go to the T@B whenever we wanted to go to bed and everybody else could play or watch T.V. or whatever. Or we could just go to the T@B for peace and quiet. I liked the swirl of activity, though. Here's a picture:

A strange T@B trip, but definitely four paws!

Second Trip

Our second trip with the T@B was an overnighter in April. We went to scenic Emmett, Idaho. I didn't even get car sick. Did I mention that I have a tendency to get queasy in the car? The big deal on our trip to Arizona was that I only got sick once. In Emmett, we got to learn how to make some great Turkish food and learn about Turkish culture (well, I played outside while the food was getting made). Anyway, we camped at our friends' house on their acreage north of town. Very pretty! And I got to run around with the locals. Sorry, no pictures this trip--somebody forgot to bring the camera!

Here's a picture from earlier in the Spring, just for fun.

No campgrounds to rate, but this was a four paws trip!

First Trip

Our first trip was at the end of March 2009. The main purpose of the trip was to pick up our T@B trailer from some terrific people in Arizona. We travelled 2450 miles, visited National Parks and Monuments and saw some old friends in eastern Arizona. The photo above is at Canyon de Chelly on our way back to Idaho.

We camped a couple places before we got the T@B--a KOA in Beaver, Utah and a hotel in Flagstaff, AZ. The KOA was cold, windy, and dusty. The hotel was warm and dry.





We saw this camp before we got the T@B but we didn't stay there.









Arizona seems like it has a lot of stickers.

And funny looking trees.

We saw this windmill and corral along the highway. It seemed like a good place for a windmill because it was plenty windy.


There were a number of camps like this one at Canyon de Chelly:


















But we stayed in the T@B at the Cottonwood campground in the National Monument which the Navajo people are kind enough to share with visitors.


There were some more stickers around there that we had to be careful about.



Then we headed north to Utah and it snowed.

The next day at Arches was very pretty and sunny.

We pretty much just drove back to Idaho after we left arches.

Campgrounds on this trip:

• Beaver, UT KOA gets 2 paws. We were there early in their season, so we're sure we didn't see it at its best.
• Flagstaff, AZ Embassy Suites gets 2 paws. Hey, it is just a hotel.
• Safford, AZ Casa R & J gets 4 paws. That place is the best! Though it does have a slight Bubba factor.
• Canyon de Chelly National Monument Cottonwood Campground gets 3 paws. It is a little rough around the edges and not very pet-friendly but has through-the-roof scenic value just up the road--and it is free.
• Moab, UT Slickrock Campground gets 2 paws. It was a bit dirty and crowded but any port in a snow storm is good.
• Willard Bay, UT State Park gets 2 paws. Very neat and tidy, but right next to the Interstate.