411 The Walters Bunch

Day 16---Today was a travel day. We left the cramped quarters of our Anaheim stay and headed north towards Sequoia National Park. A was excited to be going through LA and the Hollywood Hills, but it was so dusty and gross we couldn't even make out the hills, much less the Hollywood sign. Everyone here has to have some sort of lung issue. The amount of dust and stuff in the air is disgusting. California has NOT impressed us so far. In fact, we can't wait to leave it and breathe fresh air. Travel day was only 4 hours, which is great, and the new KOA is fantastic. Maisy has a nice run that has actual grass, never thought that would be a plus, and the spaces are spread out. The weather is perfect and other than being down wind from a cow holding area, we really like this spot. Day 17----Today we went to Sequoia National Park. The long winding switchback roads made me EXTREMELY nauseous. Flashbacks of a car sick childhood driving through the mountains to visit grandparents came...

Day 10...Today we leave the beautiful Grand Canyon. I will miss it. Luckily, we had one last chance to see a baby and 2 does wander right up to the campsite. The baby was so adorable I couldn't wait to show the girls. I opened the door to the trailer quickly while saying "girls come quick". Of course, Maisy was there with her I WILL SAVE YOU MAMA FROM THE EVIL BABY DEER attitude and rushed out the door to pursue, what were luckily not bucks, until they reached a safe distance of about a about a quarter mile away. Boy, that baby can run, Maisy is fast but the deer smoked her! At least, she didn't bark. Now, after all this excitement we are off to our brief layover in NV. We arrived in the mid afternoon. It is hot here and after the lushness of the Grand Canyon,  it seems rather barren. The clear, freezing, cold Colorado River. The Nevada campsite. Day 11...Nevada maybe hot during the day, but it gets COLD at night. We are still dealing with the dog's bl...

Day 4  I am glad we left Colorado Springs early for Albuquerque, NM. It still took more than four hours, we really liked being able to check in before lunch time and having the rest of the afternoon and evening to relax as we please. We really enjoyed the games at the KOA. The kids got pretty good at horseshoes. Our travel days usually do not allow for much down time so this day was really fun. L takes horseshoes seriously. Daddy does to!  Day 5 Today we visited the New Mexico Museum of Science and History. T is really into dinosaurs right now so he was really excited about this visit. We spent the afternoon playing horseshoes and moose farkel. The dog got a bruise on her foot so we tried nursing her back to health. No more walks on asphalt for awhile. She pulls too much and cuts her feet up. So far she has been better than I thought she would be. She will bark at other dogs outside the trailer, but inside she just lies down and chews her bone. She unfortu...