August 4, 2016

July 29, 2016

Joyce and I are almost to the end of our Smith Rock gig.  We will leave here Monday and head over to Devil’s Lake State Recreation Area in Lincoln City for the month of August.  In September we’ll start making the trip to Texas.

Here is our itinerary:

Sep:
1-4, Oakridge, OR.  Staying at Jim and Jeanne Glaspey’s B & B and RV Park.
4-8, Valley of the Rouge State Park, Gold Hill, OR.  Jim & Jeanne are going to join us there.
8-9, Redding, CA, Win-River Resort & Casino.
9-12, Travis AFB, CA.
12-16, Calistoga, CA.  Visit family and friends.
16-20, Travis AFB, CA.
20-25, Elks Lodge, Fresno, CA.  Going to attend my 50th high school reunion and visit family.
25-28, Camp San Luis Obispo, CA.  Gonna explore that part of the California coast.
28-1 Oct, Port Hueneme Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA.  We’re going to visit President Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA.  Going to pay our respects to Nancy.
Oct:
1-3, Elks Lodge, Ontario, CA.
3-5, Elks Lodge, Indio, CA.
5-6, Quartzite, AZ.  Pass through.
6-9, Elks Lodge, Tempe, AZ.  Visit my brother and sister-in-law who live in the area.
9-13, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ.
13-16, Deming, NM.  Tour Silver City and Columbus, NM.
16-20, White Sands Missile Range, NM.  We have been there before and toured White Sands National Monument.  Anyone have suggestions for other things to see in the area?
20-21, Fort Stockton, TX.  Just passing through.
21-25, Elks Lodge, Kerrville, TX.  Going to spend an evening in Lukenbach or two at the Sunday and Monday Evening Pickers Circle.
25-29, Jim Hogg COE Campground, Georgetown, TX.  This park is not far from Austin where we hope to see our friends The Peterson Brothers Band along with their parents, Glenn Sr. and Deanna.
29-1 Nov, Lockhart State Park, Lockhart, TX.  Gonna get me some Texas b-b-que and play some golf.
1 Nov-1 Jan 2017, Goliad State Historical Park, Goliad, TX.  This will be our second time hosting at this park.  Looking forward to seeing friends that we made the last time we were there.
1 Jan-1 Mar, Hidden Valley RV Park, just outside San Antonio, TX.  Going to take a trip to Florida to visit Michelle and her family and in February, we're taking a cruise out of Galveston.

If you are reading this and live near one of those places get in touch.  We would love to see you.

August 2, 2016

We left Smith Rock yesterday morning and headed across the hills to Devil’s Lake State Recreation Area in Lincoln City, Oregon.  The drive over was fairly easy except the gaggle going through Salem.  You really have to be on your toes driving through the traffic in that city.

As most of y’all probably know Joyce and I have hosted here several times, this being our forth time I believe. We’ll be cleaning yurts, selling firewood and generally keeping the park clean.  On most days we’re usually completely done with our duties by 2 PM.

Thanks Marcia Stevenson for the pictures of Smith Rock.  We really enjoyed Gary and your visit. Hope we can do it again at Devil's Lake.

Until next time.

Barry & Joyce