Finally in California again...

We spent our first night in California (after the longest absence of our lives) in Smith River, at Salmon Harbor RV Resort. This was a terrific location at the mouth of the Smith River, and the park was nice, clean, with lots of long term residents but well-kept places. We had considered spending a month here (excellent monthly rate) but we would like to see Yosemite / Kings Canyon / Sequoia, which requires us to pick up the pace and spend less time in the redwoods. Rexie and I enjoyed a nice long walk on the beach. .

More lovely ocean views on our drive continuing towards Klamath and the redwoods:

Wanderers and Vagabonds...

The RV started as a temporary solution to afford living in Newport Beach when Mary's company relocated to Irvine, CA. We loved it so much, we decided to make a go of full-time RVing. In July 2008 we hit the road, and have been roaming ever since. We do seasonal work camping and really enjoy it. We also use camp club memberships such as Thousand Trails and Coast to Coast to save on "rent". We have found beauty everywhere we go and hope to continue exploring and enjoying this beautiful country. Here's a great quote which sums up our hope for ourselves and for anyone seeking similar adventures:

“...May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled cliffs, where deer walk across the white sand beaches, where storms come and go as lightning clangs upon the high crags, where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you -- beyond that next turning of the canyon walls.” - Edward Abbey

the.arys - gary and mary

Finally in California again...

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