Category Archives: Travel: Allen’s

June, 2022 – To Denver and Beyond!

To Denver and Beyond! Day 1, Sunday, June 12, 2022, home to Fernley, NV via CA99, I-80: 221 miles I had been grounded since my annual Search for Sunshine which was completed waaay back in March. That is most unusual … Continue reading

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To Denver and Beyond – Sept-Oct 2021

Day 1, Saturday, September 25, Home to Craig’s Castle in Stockton, CA via CA99: 21 miles I completed my last adventure aboard Big Blue back on August 20th, over five weeks ago. I was more than due for another adventure! … Continue reading

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To Denver and Beyond Once Again!

Day 1, Monday, May 17, Home to John’s in Gridley via CA99, I-5: 122 miles Honestly, I look forward to our adventures aboard Big Blue like a kid looks forward to Christmas – and that’s no exaggeration! The two weeks … Continue reading

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To Colorado and Oregon!

…Oregon, Maybe – If We Can Find it In the Ashes. Day 1, Sunday, September 20, Home to Gridley via CA99: 120 miles Hallelujah! It was finally time to hit the road again, and I had been so antsy to … Continue reading

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To Oregon, Colorado and Beyond!

Day 1, Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Home to my Sis’ near Gridley, CA via CA99, I-5: 124 miles We hadn’t been on a trip out of Kalifornistan since June’s adventure to Colorado and Arkansas. I was counting down the minutes … Continue reading

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To Denver and Arkansas. Again!

June 8, 2019, Preparing for Denver and (perhaps) Arkansas: Our long planned trip to see the kids near Denver had already taken a twist or two as we prepared. We had planned to take the south route and visit family … Continue reading

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Another Adventure to Colorado and Thirteen Other States

September 10, 2018, Monday, home to Gridley, CA via I-5, CA99: 121 miles It was more than time to head to Denver and make up for that aborted trip back in June due to engine overheating on the Sierra foothills … Continue reading

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Another Denver and Beyond Adventure Aborted!

To Denver and the kids… and then? June 11, 2018, Monday, Day 1, to Gridley, CA via CA99: 117 miles It was back in April that we visited Oregon, and my “Search for Sunshine” adventure to Texas was back in … Continue reading

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A Fall Cross-Country Adventure Ends Tragically…

The Adventure that Ended in Tragedy… During the days leading up to our Fall adventure… Our adventure was planned for almost a month, and honestly, I was like a kid waiting for Christmas – I counted down the weeks, the … Continue reading

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June 2017 To Gridley and on to Denver!

2017-6-12, Day 1, Monday, Home to Gridley via SR99, I-5: 123 miles It was just three weeks since I got home from my 16 state adventure to Dean’s in Oceanside and beyond – clear to Kentucky. And it was a … Continue reading

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Denver and Beyond! Again! Pg 2

(This is Page 2 of our RV adventure. Page 1 is here.) September, 2016 Day 8, Labor Day, September 5, Greenwood Village, CO to Scottsdale, NE via I-25, E-470, I-76, SR52, SR14, SR71: 220 miles The time had come to bid Allen and … Continue reading

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Denver and Beyond! Again! Pg 1

August & September, 2016 Day 1, August 29, home to Gridley via I-5, SR99: 119 miles I can’t remember a trip that I looked forward to more than this long trip to Denver to visit the kids, then on to… … Continue reading

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Denver and Beyond II

Our Wandering Return Home from Colorado… (This is page two of our Denver adventure. Page one is here .) Day 8, Tuesday, May 31, 2016, Greenwood Village, CO to Scottsbluff, NE via I-25, I-76, SR52, SR71: 234 miles The morning of Day 8 … Continue reading

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Denver and Beyond!

May 24, 2016, Day 1, Home to Winnemucca, NV via I-5, I-80: 366 miles I was chomping at the bit to see some country aboard Cecil the Diesel again. We had made plans to visit the kids near Denver over Memorial Day … Continue reading

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2015 Adventure to Denver2 + Arkansas! (Page 2)

 As we began our trip back home, the first page of this travelogue was becoming too long and unwieldy. It was time to start a second page for this long trip to Denver and Arkansas and this is Page 2. Page 1 … Continue reading

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2015 Adventure to Denver2 + Arkansas! (Page 1 of 2)

(Note: These photos are HUGE if you double click on them.) 2015-9-15, Tuesday, Day 1, Home to Winnemucca, NV via SR99, I-80: 342 miles If we were to make another trip to see the kids in Greenwood Village this year, … Continue reading

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June 2015 Beyond Denver! (Page 2)

After the Denver Visit and into the unknown… (This is Page 2 of the adventure; Page 1 is here.) June 15, 2015, Monday, Day 7, to Dodge City, KS via I-25, SR470,83,86, I-70, US287, US50, US 400: 344 miles Click … Continue reading

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June 2015: To Denver and Beyond!

(Most of the photos on this site are very large, and clicking on them will enlarge them. A double click makes them even larger. Try it for a much better view of the many photos.) Tuesday, 2015-6-9, Day 1, Home … Continue reading

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Colorado or Bust – August 2014

Labor Day Trip to Allen and Nancy in Colorado! Monday, August 25, 2014 Day 1, Home to Winnemucca via SR99, I-80: 342 miles We visited Allen and Nancy in May, and if we were to visit again this year, it was … Continue reading

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May 2014 Coach Trip to Denver and Georgia – Part 1

Bummin’ Across the Country! May 5-23, 2014 Day 1, Monday, Home to Winnemucca, NV via SR88, US395, I-80: 330 miles On the road again ♫ ♪ ♪ Goin’ places that I’ve never been ♪ ♫ Seein’ things that I may … Continue reading

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