Category Archives: RV Travel

Skagway and the White Pass & Yukon Route

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Kings On the Road

We first visited Skagway Alaska while on a Royal Caribbean Inside Passage cruise in 1998.  The entire town is a National Park Historic Site, the Klondike Gold Rush.  The day we arrived was exactly the 100th anniversary of the death … Continue reading →

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The Okanagan

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Kings On the Road

BC’s Okanagan Valley was a beautiful way to start our journey North from Washington state to Alaska.  We visited in late June 2015. The Okanagan Valley in south central BC is the banana belt of western Canada.  It is also … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Canada, RV Travel, State Parks, trains | 4 Comments

Valdez Alaska

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Kings On the Road

As many of you know, Dianne suffered a broken leg at a campground near Anchorage.  We found a top notch orthopedic and got her patched up but she is dealing with many follow-up appointments and a long recovery.  It definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, RV, RV Travel | 6 Comments

Alaska Highway

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Kings On the Road

Now that we have arrived in the Anchorage area we have good internet again.  The trip up through British Columbia to Dawson Creek and the start of the Alaska Highway was a wonderful journey itself.  More on some of those … Continue reading →

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The Oregon Trail and Our Alaskan Trail

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Kings On the Road

On our way to Seattle we stopped to visit The Oregon Trail National Historic site near Baker City in eastern Oregon.  As usual the National Park Service does a splendid job of interpreting the story of those 500,000 intrepid pioneers … Continue reading →

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Golden Spike National Historic Site

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Kings On the Road

You probably know we are huge train fans and rarely pass on an opportunity to see and learn more about trains.  Rarely do we find a site more historic than this National Park Service site. This is the place where … Continue reading →

Posted in Desert, national parks, RV Travel, trains | 8 Comments

Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos NM

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Kings On the Road

  Ever since our first trip West when our kids were young, we have always been fascinated by ancestral Puebloan sites in the American Southwest.  Bandelier has been on our radar for a long time. On our way from train … Continue reading →

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Bay St. Louis Mississippi

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Kings On the Road

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.  Just what we like.  A nice state park campground, Buccaneer. Lots of history.  Some trains.  And friendly people, but not too many. Ground zero for Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Bay St. Louis shows lots of new … Continue reading →

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