Category Archives: trains

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 →

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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 →

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Yosemite and Gold Country

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Kings On the Road

Yosemite National Park has to be one of the most beautiful places on this planet.  Everywhere you turn in the valley there are gorgeous views of massive rock formations, waterfalls, forests and pastoral meadows.  There are 3 groves of Giant … Continue reading →

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Monterey California

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Kings On the Road

Monterey was our re-entry point from our time in the wild Big Sur country.  Time for a minor re-stock.  We found Monterey to be a lovely small city surrounded by more lovely towns and coast.  It was the capital of … Continue reading →

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Ventura Part 2

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Kings On the Road

Too much Ventura for one blog… The surrounding area offers so much.  Channel Islands National Park seeks to preserve California as it once was.  The park consists of five islands just off the coast.  The cattle and pigs which had … Continue reading →

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Ventura California

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Kings On the Road

Ah Ventura!  The real California.  Thats the slogan around here and it kinda sums up how we feel about this place.  When we thought about spending some time in Cal. this was the kind of place we had in mind. … Continue reading →

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Boondocking near Yuma or 3:10 Get me out of Yuma

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Kings On the Road

Boondocking or dispersed camping is  the practice of setting up your RV in unmarked sites and unimproved areas usually BLM land.  BLM is the largest landowner in the West and much of this federal land is desert.  When boondocking there … Continue reading →

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Carson City Rail Event

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kings On the Road

As luck would have it we found a rail event in nearby Carson City on our first weekend in Northern Nevada.  It was Nevada Day and the event was held at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.  We had visited the … Continue reading →

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