L’Usine du la Fromage

Posted by Sierra The Darigold cheese factory in Sunnyside, Washington, gives visitors an interesting view of cheese. It has a short, self-guided tour of part of the factory. Above the processsing room is a catwalk-level exhibit in two corridors explaining the process of making cheese, as well as facts about cheese. The tour starts off [...]

RV Park Reviews

Posted by Daria When we’re trying to figure out where to stay, I often look at the website RV Park Reviews to see what people have to say. The reviews are anonymous and mostly seem honest. Some people have different priorities than we do, such as needing a lot of room for slideouts and long [...]

Stewardess Sierra’s Tips for Kids in an RV

Hello! This is your favorite stewardess, Stewardess Sierra, giving you helpful tips to survive on a very long trip with your parents. 1. Proclaim yourself Steward or Stewardess. 2. Draw up a list of your Steward(ess) duties, which may include locking cabinets and fetching items for your parents. Remember that the list is subject to [...]

The Hop Museum, Version 2

Posted by Sierra In the small town of Toppenish, Washington, which is known as “City of Murals” is the American Hop Museum. The museum starts out, innocently enough, with a 10-minute video, which explains the process of growing and selling hops, starting with planting the seed and ending with sending fully grown hops off to [...]

The Hop Museum, Version 1

Posted by Daria I hate to kick a man or a museum when it’s down, but the American Hop Museum in Toppenish is really a sad place. It’s a small repository that obviously lacks funds for upkeep. The introductory video is out of date, as are the exhibits. It’s dirty and dusty. Bags of ancient [...]

The Golden Spike

Posted by Sierra Bang! Crash! Boom! Settlers first thought it was a passing storm. But the “storm” didn’t pass for seven years. Even when all was quiet, the sound echoed in the ears of poor, sleepless homesteaders. What was the cause? The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads were being joined into one long transcontinental [...]

Utah and Beyond

Posted by Daria Brigham City, Utah–I drove the motorhome for the first time on Thursday. There was no wind, so it was easy, although the truck-position steering wheel takes some getting used to. The position forces you to sit up straighter, so it’s probably better for the back. As we headed into Utah’s coal country, [...]

Random Advice for Those Living in an RV

Posted by Daria 1. Learn to sleep with earplugs. Road noise travels far and a lot of RV parks are near interstate highways. 2. Don’t pack more perishables than you can eat before parking the RV dry for a few days. Pork chops for breakfast, yum! 3. Try not to think about the fact that [...]

Pretend you’re an 11-year-old girl

Posted by Sierra I would like to dedicate this article to my good friend, Darren Tyrone Johnson, who has always wanted his name on the Internet. Pretend you’re an 11-year-old girl (OK, that might be hard for boys, and even harder for actual 11-year-old girls, but you know what I mean). You are going on [...]

The Slow Travelers have left Corrales

History recorded. This photo was taken in front of the house of our friends Ron and Sue about an hour after we left our home in Corrales and stopped at their home in Rio Rancho (the adjoining city). Moments later we got into the motorhome and headed into the wind. As we continue on the [...]

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