MON MAY 14, 2001

Pick up RV, Pack RV and head to the Smokies.

TUE MAY 15, 2001

Drive to Graceland.

WED MAY 16, 2001

See Elvis, Drive to New Orleans, Drink on Bourbon Street.

THU MAY 17, 2001

Drive the coast to Corpus Christi.

FRI MAY 18, 2001

Spend the day at the Beach, Drive to San Antonio late.

SAT MAY 19, 2001

See the Alamo, Drive to Carlsbad, NM.

SUN MAY 20, 2001

See Carlsbad Caverns, Drive to Roswell, See UFO's, See Geoff and Teresa.

MON MAY 21, 2001

Drive to Painted Desert/Petrified Forest, Continue on to Grand Canyon.

TUE MAY 22, 2001

Ride the Burros down into the Canyon, Drive late to Utah.

WED MAY 23, 2001

Breakfast in Bryce Canyon, Lunch at Mt. Zion, Head to Las Vegas.

THU MAY 24, 2001

See Sin City and Viva Las Vegas.

FRI MAY 25, 2001

Drive to Death Valley.

SAT MAY 26, 2001

Drive to San Fran, see Tim and Kim and whomever else Tim brings.

SUN MAY 27, 2001

Taste wine (no spitting).

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DAY FOURTEEN - SUNDAY MAY 27, 2001

Halfway through with the trip!

We woke up and got on a ferry from Sausalito to San Francisco. We were going straight to Alcatraz, to visit of course. We departed the ferry at Pier 1, took a trolley to Pier 41, the Fisherman's Warf. Alcatraz tours were sold out. We cried. We consoled ourselves with seafood.

Next came shopping. Pier 39 was our destination without much money to spend. We got to see the sea lions and all the foreigners.

Rick remembered some fantastic views from the Marin Headlands the last time he was out here and wanted to see them again. So we followed the map but never found what he wanted to see. He concluded he must have dreamt it. So we drove around Muir Woods (not an easy task in an RV) and on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Night set in and we made a camp fire and cooked weiners over an open flame. We wanted Smores.

Phrase of the Day: Who do I have to KILL to get to Alcatraz.


Starting off the day... San Quentin.


Ha ha, we get to go shopping.


One end of the Golden Gate Bridge.


The Golden Gate Bridge.


London Bridge.


The City by the Bay.


The pebble, I mean rock, Alcatraz.


The Famous Fisherman's Wharf.


Us in Canada.


Our new pet, the RV was getting too empty.


He brought his friends.


We didn't like Bubba, he barked a lot and his breath smelled like tuna fish.


But we got along great with Sam, Sally, John, Jake, Mark, Mark Jr., Jerry...


We could have escaped from here.


The flag says it all.


Yahoo, lots and lots of people in a tiny place and none of them spoke English.


Driving to the Marin Headlands.


Oops, took a wrong turn, oh look honey, the Golden Gate Bridge.


Oooh look honey, the Golden Gate Bridge going the other way.


A city shot.


Yes kitty, we're going over the bridge again.


Finally, our destination, well sort of.


A tunnel.


The tunnel again. We got lost here too. NO, not IN the tunnel.


The Pacific Ocean.


The Marin Headlands.


A Tree. It's not a redwood.


The Pacific Ocean as seen from Pacific Coast Highway.


More photos from the Pacific Coast Highway.


We can't help it, every veiw looks like this.


Laura takes time to smell the roses and take a picture.


Entering Muir Woods.


Someone gets a lot of mail.


Finally in the great state of Kansas.


Now Nebraska.


Now Oklahoma.


Arkansas is pretty.


The sun sets on the West Coast.


Ya think this RV can drive on water?


I quit, no more driving.


Stinson Beach.

MON MAY 28, 2001

Drive to Yosemite.

TUE MAY 29, 2001

Hike around Yosemite.

WED MAY 30, 2001

Drive to Lake Tahoe.

THU MAY 31, 2001

Drive to a big Salty Lake. (We didn't quite stop in Salt Lake City, instead kept driving on to Moab, Utah)

FRI JUNE 1, 2001

Drive to Denver, see the Knoxville Boys. (Saw the Arches National Park, Drove to Vail had dinner, then drove on to Denver)

SAT JUNE 2, 2001

Drive to Colorado Springs, see the Elkins.

SUN JUNE 3, 2001

Drive up to South Dakota. (We skipped Mt. Rushmore in favor of getting ahead, stopped just past Kansas City)

MON JUNE 4, 2001

See Mt. Rushmore and some of the Bandlands, Drive to Kansas City. (Drove to Ft. Leonard Wood to see Missy)

TUE JUNE 5, 2001

See Missy, drive to French Lick to shoot hoops with Larry Bird. (High tail it across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and into Ohio)

WED JUNE 6, 2001

Drive to Lake Erie. (High tail it across West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and on into Massachusetts)

THU JUNE 7, 2001

Drive to and See Niagara Falls. (See Rick's family and his new nephew)

FRI JUNE 8, 2001

Drive to Norton. (Stayed in Norton)

SAT JUNE 9, 2001

visit with family, hopefully see new neice/nephew. (Stayed in Norton another day)

SUN JUNE 10, 2001

Drive to see Sue, maybe see PJ on the way. (Drove home, stopping in Baltimore to see Sue)

MON JUNE 11, 2001

Drive Home, Unpack, Return RV.

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