SandBill Adventures

Exploring our world

and enjoying our time together.

This blog is dedicated to each other and to our family and friends.

We hope to use this as a vehicle to share our journeys.

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6/4/19 to 6/11/19 Florence, OR

June 19, 2020

5/23/19 to 5/28/19 Port Orford OR

June 17, 2020

5/1/19 to 5/4/19 Skyline Wilderness Park, Napa CA

June 14, 2020

3/24/2019 to 3/27/2019 Moss Landing KOA, Moss Landing CA

June 8, 2020

11/2518 to 12/2/18 Catalina State Park, Tuscon AZ

June 5, 2020

2/15/19 to 2/18/19 San Onofre State Park / San Mateo Campground

May 31, 2020

5/13/19 to 5/16/19 Azalea Glen RV Park, Trinidad, CA

May 27, 2020

8/28/18 to 9/4/18 Colorado Springs CO

May 24, 2020

2/18/19 to 2/22/19 Crystal Cove State Park, Moro Campground, Laguna Beach CA

May 18, 2020

3/3/2019 to 3/7/2019 Faria Beach State Park, Ventura CA

May 15, 2020

3/7/2019 to 3/15/2019 Ocean Mesa CG, Goleta, CA Highlights: Santa Barbara; Solvang; Santa Ynez/Lompoc Wineries; Wind Caves

May 13, 2020

3/17/19 to 3/24/19 Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay CA

May 10, 2020

10/11/18-10/16/18 Wonderland RV Park, Torrey, Utah (Capitol Reef NP)

November 14, 2019

12/4/18 to 12/12/18 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

November 12, 2019

9/29/18 to 10/2/18 Country Rose RV Park, Fredonia, AZ Grand Canyon North Rim, Paria

November 2, 2019

9/5/18 to 9/12/18 Trailer Ranch RV Park, Santa Fe NM; Part 4 Tent Rocks

November 1, 2019

9/5/18 to 9/12/18 Trailer Ranch RV Park, Santa Fe NM; Part 3 Chimayo, Taos Pueblo, La Hacienda Del Los Martinez

November 1, 2019

9/5/18 to 9/12/18 Trailer Ranch RV Park, Santa Fe NM; Part 2 Ghost Ranch;

November 1, 2019

9/5/18 to 9/12/18 Trailer Ranch RV Park, Santa Fe NM; Part 1 Santa Fe

November 1, 2019

9/22/18 to 9/29/18 Ruby's RV Park Bryce Canyon UT Part 2 Cedar Breaks, Red Canyon, Kodachrome SP, Grosvenor Arch

October 19, 2019

9/22/18 to 9/29/18 Ruby's RV Park Bryce Canyon UT Part 1 Bryce Canyon National Park

October 18, 2019

9/19/18 to 9/22/18 Wahweap RV and Campground; Page, AZ Highlights: Lake Powell, Rainbow Bridge, Page

October 17, 2019

9/16/18 to 9/18/18 Monument Valley KOA; Monument Valley, UT Valley of the Gods; The Goosenecks

October 16, 2019

8/13/19 to 8/14/19 Devils Tower / Black Hills KOA, Devil's Tower WY Devils Tower and Prairie Dogs

October 11, 2019

8/3/19 to 8/7/19 Jim and Mary's RV Park; Missoula, MT. National Bison Range, Garnet MT (ghost town), Highlander Brewery.

October 10, 2019

8/14/19 to 8/16/19 Deadwood, Spearfish Canyon, Roughlock Falls, Dances with Wolves, Golf (Elkhorn Ridge RV Resort, Spearfish SD)

October 3, 2019

8/11/19 to 8/13/19 Deerpark Campground, Buffalo WY (Fort Phil Kearny, Fetterman Massacre Site, Wagon Box Battle Site, Crazy Woman Canyon)

September 27, 2019

8/16/19 to 8/21/19 Custer's Gulch RV Park, Custer SD (Black Hills, Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Wind Caves National Park, the Mammoth Site)

September 6, 2019

8/21/19 to 8/24/19 Badlands / White River KOA; Interior SD

August 30, 2019

6/26/19 – 6/30/19 Midway RV Park, Centralia WA

July 19, 2019

6/11/19 to 6/18/19 Premier RV Resort, Lincoln City OR (Yaquina Head to Cape Meares); Our 100th Campground!

July 5, 2019

5/28/19 to 6/5/19 Oceanside RV Resort, Coos Bay OR (Part 3, Bandon)

June 17, 2019

5/28/19 to 6/5/19 Oceanside RV Resort, Coos Bay OR (Part 2, Cape Arago Sea Lions)

June 17, 2019

5/28/19 to 6/5/19 Oceanside RV Resort, Coos Bay OR (Part 1 – Sunset Bay to Cape Arago)

June 17, 2019

5/10/19 to 5/19/19 The Redwood Coast: Humboldt, Prairie Creek, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Parks and the Avenue of the Giants.

June 6, 2019

5/19/19 to 5/23/19 Harris Beach State Park, Brookings OR

May 27, 2019

5/8/19 to 5/10/19 Pomo RV Resort, Fort Bragg, CA (Mendocino)

May 15, 2019

5/4/19 to 5/7/19 Skyline Wilderness Park, Forestville, CA (Bodega Bay)

May 11, 2019

2/22/19 to 2/26/19 Joshua Tree Lake RV CG; Joshua Tree CA.

March 19, 2019

12/12/18 to 2/12/19 Santee Lakes Resort, San Diego (Part 4 - Balboa Park, San Diego Zoo)

March 2, 2019

12/12/18 to 2/12/19 Santee Lakes Resort, San Diego (Part 3 – the Beaches)

March 2, 2019

12/12/18 to 2/12/19 Santee Lakes Resort, San Diego (Part 2)

March 1, 2019

12/12/18 to 2/12/19 Santee Lakes Resort, San Diego (Part 1)

February 28, 2019

10/18/18 to 10/25/18 Portal RV Resort, Moab UT (Arches NP)

February 21, 2019

10/2/18-10/9/18 Campground: Zion River Resort, Virgin, UT; (Zion National Park)

February 19, 2019

9/13/18 to 9/16/18 Ancient Cedars CG, Mancos, CO. (Mesa Verde National Park, Durango)

February 15, 2019

2/2/2019 Stranded in Temecula CA. Brake failures, RV shopping, driving scare, and a big upgrade.

February 12, 2019

10/25/18 to 10/28/18 Dead Horse State Park and Canyonlands

January 19, 2019

10/28/18-11/1/18 Mountain View RV Park; Monticello, UT (Canyonlands National Park Needles District, Natural Bridges NM)

January 3, 2019

11/8/18-11/15/18 Rancho Sedona, Sedona AZ

December 2, 2018

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6/4/19 to 6/11/19 Florence, OR

June 19, 2020

Highlights: Cape Perpetua, Thor's Well, Oregon Dunes, Haceta Head Lighthouse, Florence's Old Town

Campground:

Haceta Beach RV Resort Site 46;$42.50/night; back in; gravel/firm sand; level; full hook up; CATV; weak Verizon cellular and almost unusable ATT LTE service. O...

5/23/19 to 5/28/19 Port Orford OR

June 17, 2020

Highlights: Cape Blanco, Port Orford Head, town of Port Orford

Campground: Port Orford RV Village; Full hook ups; CATV; well kept; good laundry room; we liked this place and it's proximity to the coast. Not a lot of room between sites, but here here for exploring, not...

5/1/19 to 5/4/19 Skyline Wilderness Park, Napa CA

June 14, 2020

Highlights: Wineries and hike

Campground:

This campground is run by an association created by the county who got the land from the state. Being the only highly rated campground near Napa it is very popular. We were placed in a pull through that was theoretically large en...

3/24/2019 to 3/27/2019 Moss Landing KOA, Moss Landing CA

June 8, 2020

Highlights: Big Sur, Nepenthe, Phil's Fish Market, Moss Landing

Campground: 30/50A; Slightly tight 46 back-in sites in a good location for exploring from San Francisco to Monterey and Big Sur.

This was a quick stop at the best reviewed campground we could find near San J...

11/2518 to 12/2/18 Catalina State Park, Tuscon AZ

June 5, 2020

Highlights: Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Hiking, Gates Pass, Biosphere2

Campground: Site A-7; pull through; excellent views of the Santa Catalina Mountains; plenty of room to spread out; short walk to trails to hike or bike. There are two sections of the campground....

2/15/19 to 2/18/19 San Onofre State Park / San Mateo Campground

May 31, 2020

Highlights: San Onofre State Beach, Calafia State Beach with trail to San Clemente Pier, San Juan Capistrano

Campground: Site 14; E/W hookups; Nice Campground.

As described below on the California SP web site (http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=647), this state park...

5/13/19 to 5/16/19 Azalea Glen RV Park, Trinidad, CA

May 27, 2020

Highlights: Trinidad Head, Patricks Point State Park, picturesque rugged coastline

Campground: Site 38; grass and gravel pull through with unique and nice separate and private picnic Full hookup; Verizon and AT&T worked well; Cable TV unusable for us – requires user to...

8/28/18 to 9/4/18 Colorado Springs CO

May 24, 2020

Highlights: Family meet up; Garden of the Gods, Cripple Creek (old mining town), Red Rock Canyon Open Space, shopping at Manitou Springs and Old Colorado City

Editor's note: I had published scenes from this trip in 2018, but without the phone pics - which included...