by kaplanadmin | Jul 26, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
We slept in a bit and got on the road just before 10am for the 6 hour ride to S. Lake Tahoe. We stopped for lunch at a taqueria which was not too bad. The smoke in northern NV was really bad and we could not see much at all while driving. When we got to Reno you...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 25, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
Well another semi rough night with no hookups in the RV. The battery did not hold and we awoke to an alarm from the fridge around 1:30am. We went to the old tricks that got us to 4:30am, and then 6:45, and finally 8am. No idea what’s going on other than it seems that...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 24, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
This morning we got a very early start and were in the park by 8:30am. We made our first stop at prismatic spring at the mid basin. We got lucky and found parking for Thor and we made the trek up the hill to see the colorful spring. Nothing like the smell of hot...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 23, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
To understand today’s adventure we need to start, well with last night. This was our first campground with no hookups, we also had no cell reception and really our first time fully off grid. We crashed around 9pm and around 12:30am the fun started. First some alarm...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 22, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
Julie and I woke up fairly early and then forced the kids to get up, with the goal of getting on the road by 8am. We hit the road around 8:30am on our way to Cody, WY to super Walmart for some grocery shopping, that was a highlight! We stopped at some great sights...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 21, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
Today we had reservations for RMN Park to enter from 7am-11am. Our first time closing up the RV went pretty smooth, I only got a little grey water on myself, Julie and the girls were helpful locking up compartments and wrapping up some cables. We rode out just after...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 20, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
”The night turned out to get quite cold and we all woke up shivering our butts off. We slowly got up, the girls had some croissants, and Julie made eggs for her and me. After getting everyone fed and dressed we headed into town for some sightseeing, shopping,...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 19, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
Today started off with a divide and conquer mission. Desi went to get the RV with our friend Adam and Julie went with the girls to run some errands. Today is Ellie’s Birthday. What do we have in store for her? An RV, some errands, a road trip, and our first night...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 18, 2021 | Holiday, Vacation 2021
It started with a 6 am wake up! Hop in the van and head to the airport. A short 4 hour plain ride to Denver, some napping, some reading, and were in the mile high city. A local friend picked us up from the aiport, loaned us a car for the day, and treated us to food...
by kaplanadmin | Jul 17, 2021 | Vacation 2021
Vacation 2021 – We have an epic trip planned that will take us from Rocky Mountain National Park through Yellowstone, Tahoe, Yosemite, Grandcanyon, Arches, and back into Denver. We will be blogging this adventure all along the way for historical...
