Author Archives: Serene

We spent most of a week at Ponderosa State Park in McCall Idaho with friends Darrell and Cindy.  In addition to hanging out and disc golf, we had some rockin’ Racko and Yahtzee games! McCall is a destination with great … Continue reading →

We spent a cool, soggy weekend near Sumpter, Oregon with Natasha, Seth and Archer, my parents, and my aunt and cousins. Fortunately my dad brought firewood! During rainy times, we played cards in the “garage” of my cousins’ toy hauler … Continue reading →

May 19th, 2016 marks our second anniversary of moving out of the house, into the trailer and becoming full time RVers.  (Click the following link to read the blog post from that first week  – We made it! We are full … Continue reading →

We have traveled the west far and wide over these last (almost) two years and have chosen destinations for reasons of scenic beauty, available activities, visiting friends or family, weather management, or just stops along the way. This stay in … Continue reading →

“Peaceably if you possibly can, forcibly if you must.” Those were the words spoken by an Indian agent tasking the US Army with gathering sixty Modoc warriors and their families and taking them back to their assigned reservation. The Modoc … Continue reading →

We recently drove to Virginia City and spent some time exploring the old boom town. Virginia City was “the richest place on earth” for 20 years after the country’s largest silver deposit was discovered in the Comstock Lode in 1859. … Continue reading →

We had days of rain when we connected with our friend Beth here in Reno so we looked for indoor pursuits.  We found some interesting places! On Friday evening we went onto the University of Nevada campus to visit the … Continue reading →

We are camping in nature for a change and loving it! As I write this blog post, I am watching two cottontail bunnies playing just a few feet from my window. (Later I saw two adults and two baby bunnies!) … Continue reading →

We are back in Boise and have enjoyed spending time with grandson Archer and his parents! During our video chats this winter Archer was calling me “Beema.” I had never really connected with “grandma” so I liked that Archer came … Continue reading →