Actual Dumpster Fire in RV Park

May 26, 2022 When we were staying in River Ridge Retreat at Guntersville, AL (https://retirementrvdream.com/2022/04/17/what-a-weekend/), we would walk with our trash bag to the dumpster. It was a 3/4 mile walk to the dumpster, so we would feel like we got some exercise. One afternoon, we walked to the dumpster and as we walked up […]

A Couple of Parks in Hays, KS

May 25, 2022 While we were in Hays, KS, last week, I planned to go to the Fort Hays State Historical Site. We got there too late and the buildings were closed. The name Frontier Historical Park sounded interesting and it was across the highway from the Fort Hays State Historical Site. I saw it […]

Parked and Set Up in Golden, CO

May 21, 2022 We have made it safely to Golden, CO and have the RV set up. We passed the famous “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” sign. People often park near the sign and take pictures. As we were coming up to Limon, CO, there was snow on the ground. Just a little ways past Limon, […]

Back on the Road to Golden, CO

May 21, 2022 I am posting from the truck as we head towards Golden, CO. We headed out of the Creek Side RV Resort at 9:40 am. We got on I-70 and it a short way down the interstate, it was raining and the temperature was 40 degrees F. We stopped at a rest stop […]

Checking Out Ellis, KS – Part 2

May 21, 2022 See https://retirementrvdream.com/2022/05/20/checking-out-ellis-ks-part-1/ for earlier in the day. We walked along a gravel road that is next to the scaled down train tracks. We saw the old brick buildings that had been part of the railroad roundhouse. We noticed a park and as we walked around, we realized it was a town RV […]

Checking Out Ellis, KS – Part 1

May 20, 2022 Yesterday (May 19), my friend contacted me and we made plans to meet up. She also made some suggestions of places to see and some restaurants to try. I wanted to see the train museum in Ellis, KS. I love trains. It runs in the family as my great-grandfather was a train […]

Creek Side RV Park in Hays, KS

May 19, 2022 We made it in last night to the campground. It was just after 8:00 pm. As we turned onto the campground exit, we had a beautiful view of the sunset view on the bridge over I-70. The work camper came to the office and got us checked in. She gave us a […]

Into Kansas and Staying for Three Nights

May 18, 2022 See https://retirementrvdream.com/2022/05/17/stopped-for-the-night-in-illinois/ for our travels yesterday. We got up this morning and started packing up the RV. While Bruce was walking Nox, I went to pay for our night at the park. I had an entertaining conversation with the gentleman who took the payment. We left the park at 8:20 am. We […]

Stopped for the Night in Illinois

May 17, 2022 We made it all the way to Mt Vernon, IL before we stopped for the night at Archway RV Park in Illinois. We arrived around 8:30 pm. Set up was quick, as we didn’t unhitched the truck. We had two fuel stops today and three rest area stops. Good night, all! If […]

Heading Back to Golden, CO

May 17, 2022 I have a neurologist appointment on Monday (May 23) in Lakewood, CO. The timing worked out, as our month at River Ridge Retreat was up this morning. We packed up the RV and hitched it up to start our trip back to Dakota Ridge RV Resort. We put the garbage on the […]