Author Archives: Rose and Dean's Travels

Happy Holidays

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Monday 27th December 2021 2021 has been quite an eventful year. We have been vaxxed, boosted, trapped under a heat dome in Oregon and dodged wildfires in Washington. Life has calmed down since we arrived in Phoenix in November. We … Continue reading →

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Traveling South to Arizona

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Sunday 31st October 2021 The coast of Oregon is green (It must be all the rain and fog that reminds me of England). Eastern Oregon high desert is pretty barren and brown. (Probably because it hardly ever rains). Washington, Oregon, … Continue reading →

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Oregon Coast

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Sunday 19th September 2021 We spent a few weeks traveling down the Oregon coast. The weather was pretty decent most of the time. Depoe Bay is always a nice stop. The worlds tiniest harbor is only 6 ½ acres. We … Continue reading →

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Washington 2

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Tuesday 10h August 2021 We managed a couple of good hikes in the North Cascades National Park. It was pretty hazy due to the 2 massive wildfires just east of the park. Over 114,000 acres already burned and less than … Continue reading →

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Washington

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Saturday 31st July 2021 We camped for a week below Mount Rainier. A day visit to the East side of the park convinced us to keep away from the area as it was very crowded. It was time to test … Continue reading →

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Oregon 2

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Tuesday 13th July 2021 We rested up for a few days in a nice quiet campground in the high desert of Oregon after our busy time near Hood River. It seems we have missed the wildflowers here too. Summer came … Continue reading →

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Oregon

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Monday 14th June, 2021 We stopped into see our friend of many years. We first met Pat in a campground in Arizona. Pat now lives in Salem and just celebrated her 95th birthday. Happy birthday dear friend. Finally it was … Continue reading →

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California Coast

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Sunday 16th May 2021 It took a month to slowly move up the California coast. We were looking forward to visiting Venice Beach. It’s very quirky and a great place to people watch. What a disappointment! Many streets had homeless … Continue reading →

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Indio Spring

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Wednesday 31st March 2021 February was marmalade time. We stopped by Jay’s house and picked all of his oranges. He gave us lots of lemons too. The park we are staying at had plenty of grapefruit trees. Since I only … Continue reading →

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Indio, California

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Rose and Dean's Travels

Tuesday 28th December, 2020 We have been in our RV spot for a couple of months now. We have a pretty nice view of the golf course and hills in the background. We rented a propane heater from our neighbors … Continue reading →

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