{"id":90,"date":"2015-07-17T14:26:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T14:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.yourpcgeek.com\/blog\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:58:21","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/yourpcgeek.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"*Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you for joining us on our amazing journey!\u00a0 We hope you enjoy the stories and pictures from our travels.\u00a0 This Full-Time RV lifestyle — mixing volunteering with seeing the sites our beautiful nation is wonderful for us.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re happy to hear your thoughts.\u00a0 There is a comment box at the bottom of each page.\u00a0 Thanks for visiting with us,<\/p>\n

Judith & Mark<\/p>\n

Our Life Has Changed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We spent eight years on the road, traveling full time and seeing the wonderful and interesting sights this continent has to offer. But all good things come to an end, and a new chapter of our lives has begun. We parked our smaller 5th wheel trailer at my son’s house near Cleveland, Ohio, and sold our big truck. Now we are traveling mostly between our Arizona home between Phoenix and Tucson (we are now officially Arizona residents) and Chardon, Ohio, where my son lives and is near my daughter as well. We have become grandparents and are loving it. (Want to see a thousand pictures of our grandkids?). As we travel we will still visit family and friends and select sights along the way, but we won’t be pulling our 15,000# house behind us.<\/p>\n

Our Latest Post:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Arriving at Morton NWR<\/a><\/strong> — June 2023<\/p>\n

Spring 2023 \u2013 Arizona to Ohio<\/a> — <\/strong>May 2023<\/p>\n

Winter in Arizona 2023<\/a>— <\/strong>March 2023<\/p>\n

Ohio to Arizona 2022<\/a> <\/strong>— October 2022<\/p>\n

Whale Watching out of Gloucester MA<\/a><\/strong> — Sept 2022<\/p>\n

Wedding in Gloucester MA \u2013 Beau and Lucy<\/a> — <\/strong>Sept 2022<\/p>\n

Alaska Cruise \u2014 Part 2<\/a> — <\/strong>August 2022<\/p>\n

Alaska Cruise \u2013 Part 1<\/a><\/strong>— August 2022<\/p>\n

Volunteering at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a> — June 2022<\/p>\n

Spring 2022 \u2013 Arizona to Ohio<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0— April 2022<\/p>\n

Covid Winter in Arizona \u2013 2022<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0— February 2022<\/p>\n

Bosque delApache \u2013 Part 2 \u2014 It\u2019s all about the birds!<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0— December 2021<\/p>\n

Bosque del Apache is going to the birds!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>— October 2021<\/p>\n

Utah with friends and arrival at Bosque del Apache<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0— August 2021<\/p>\n

Crescent City, Redwoods N.P., Lassen Volcanic N.P.<\/a> <\/strong>— July 2021<\/p>\n

Tule Lake, CA<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0— July 2021<\/p>\n

Upper Klamath Lake & Wood River Wetland<\/a><\/strong>— June 2021<\/p>\n

Black Butte Ranch & Crater Lake<\/a><\/strong>— June 2021<\/p>\n

Oregon Coast \u2013 Cape Perpetua Scenic Area<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 — May 4, 2021<\/p>\n

Portland \u2013 Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden<\/a> <\/strong>— April 28, 2021<\/p>\n

Portland \u2013 Winter into Spring 2021<\/a><\/strong>— April 2021<\/p>\n

October in Oregon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0— October 2020<\/p>\n

Summer in Ohio \u2013 On to Oregon<\/strong><\/a> — September 2020<\/p>\n

2020 \u2014 January thru June<\/a> <\/strong>— June 2020<\/p>\n

Happy Holidays 2019<\/strong><\/a> — A Recap of our past year – December 2019<\/p>\n

Bosque del Apache \u2013 Part 2 \u2013 2019<\/strong><\/a> — November 2019<\/p>\n

Bosque del Apache & Balloon Fiesta 2019<\/strong><\/a> — October 2019<\/p>\n

Visiting Friends & Family \u2013 Summer 2019<\/a><\/strong>— August 2019\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(W Va, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, Ft. Wayne, Chicago, Wahoo, Kanab)<\/p>\n

N Carolina Adventures \u2013 Part 2<\/a> — <\/strong>June 2019<\/p>\n

N Carolina Adventures \u2013 Part 1<\/a> —\u00a0 <\/strong>May 2019<\/p>\n

Traveling to Pocosin Lakes NWR \u2013 Family & Friends<\/a><\/strong>—\u00a0 February 2019<\/p>\n

Volunteering at Petrified Forest National Park<\/a><\/strong>—\u00a0 November 2018<\/p>\n

Canyon de Chelly, Hubble Trading Post, & Monument Valley<\/a><\/strong>—\u00a0 September 12, 2018<\/p>\n

Olympic Peninsula, family and friends<\/a><\/strong>— July 20, 2018<\/p>\n

Seattle, and vicinity —\u00a0 July 5, 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jasper National Park of Canada<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 —\u00a0 July 1, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Banff National Park of Canada\u00a0<\/a>—\u00a0<\/strong>June 24, 2018<\/p>\n

Waterton Lakes N.P. (CA) & Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> —\u00a0 June 22,2018<\/p>\n

Glacier National Park<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 — June 16, 2018<\/p>\n

Grand Staircase Escalante \u2013 North Rim \u2013 trip to Glacier<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– June 10, 2018<\/p>\n

Page, AZ \u2013 Lake Powell \u2013 Antelope Canyon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 June 6, 2018<\/p>\n

Bosque del Apache – End of another season<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 – June 1, 2018<\/p>\n

Beautiful Bosque del Apache \u2014 Birds & Friends<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 May 2018<\/p>\n

Christmas, Quartzsite, and Boondocking \u2014 Plus some repairs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 March 2018<\/p>\n

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Arches & Canyonlands National Parks<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 November 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Dead Horse Point State Park<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 November 8, 2017<\/p>\n

Mesa Verde National Park<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 November 3, 2017<\/p>\n

Petrified Forest \u2013 Painted Desert<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 October 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Rock Art Ranch<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 October 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 October 12, 2017<\/p>\n

Grand Tetons and Yellowstone<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 29, 2017<\/p>\n

Devils Tower \u2013 Little Bighorn<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 19, 2017<\/p>\n

More fun in South Dakota<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 17, 2017<\/p>\n

Around Mt Rushmore<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Trip to Mt. Rushmore<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 9, 2017<\/p>\n

Grand Portage \u2013 Final Days<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 4, 2017<\/p>\n

A Visit from Debbie\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> –\u00a0 August, 2017<\/p>\n

A Wedding in Youngstown<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 July 21, 2017<\/p>\n

Ft. William F.N. Pow-Wow and other adventures<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 July 2, 2017<\/p>\n

First days at Grand Portage \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 6\/15\/2017<\/p>\n

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Grand Portage \u2013 First Days<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 6\/11\/2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Heading to Minnesota<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 May 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Wrapping up in Texas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 May 7, 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Smith Oaks Rookery – High Island, TX<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 March 9, 2017<\/p>\n

Feb. in Texas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 February 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Florida: Friends & Family<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 January 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Off to Florida<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 January 1, 2017<\/p>\n

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Around the Refuge – Friends and birds<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 November 22, 2016<\/p>\n

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Santa Fe, Bandelier, & Tent Rocks<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
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Gila Cliff Dwellings, Silver City, City of Rocks, & Rockhound State Park<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 10-5-2016<\/p>\n

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Valley of Fire \u2013 Three Rivers Petroglyphs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 9-28-2016<\/div>\n
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Very Large Array, etc.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 9-20-2016<\/p>\n

Bosque del Apache<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 9-12-2016<\/p>\n

Albuquerque, NM<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> –\u00a0 September 5, 2016<\/p>\n

Summer is coming to an end<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 August 27, 2016<\/p>\n

Adventures around Sedona<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 July 20, 2016<\/p>\n

Palatki – Part 2<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 July 10, 2016<\/p>\n

Palatki Heritage Site – Sedona Arizona<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 June 16, 2016<\/p>\n

Sedona Arizona<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 May 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Yuma Arizona<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 April 28, 2016<\/p>\n

Boondocking in the desert & San Diego<\/a><\/strong>— \u00a0April 22, 2016<\/p>\n

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 April 13, 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Death Valley<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 April 5, 2016<\/p>\n

The End \u2013 And a\u00a0Beginning <\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 April 2, 2016<\/p>\n

Two Scorpions, A Snake, and a Beautiful Lake<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Around the Ruins – A Walk in the Park<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n
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St. Anthony’s Monastery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona Desert Museum, Sonoran Lights, and a Mishap<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 February 6, 2016<\/p>\n

Tonto National Monument & Besh Ba Gowah<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 January 29, 2016<\/p>\n

Casa Grande pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Taliesin West and Phoenix Botanical Garden<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 January 26, 2016<\/p>\n

Arizona Excursions – Part 3<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 January 19, 2016<\/p>\n

Arizona Excursions –\u00a0Part 2<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 January 11, 2016<\/p>\n

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Arizona Excursions – 12-24-2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our Adventure – Casa Grande Ruins – 12\/8\/2015<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Texas to Arizona – 12\/1\/2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

New Orleans 11\/9\/2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

New Orleans – World War II Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our New Adventure – Part Four<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Winter Haven & Destin, Florida<\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a010\/25 – 11\/8\/2015<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Augustine, FL \u00a0– \u00a0October 22, 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Charleston, SC \u00a0– \u00a0October 19, 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our New Adventure — Part One<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark “mostly retired” on September 30. \u00a0Judith retired on Friday, 10\/16\/2015. \u00a0For each of us, our co-workers gave us a delightful send-off and good wishes for our new adventure.<\/p>\n

We packed up our trailer “Lucy” and pulled out of Woodside Lake Park, stopping by\u00a0ALT to let Judith’s co-workers see our new home, and headed south out of Cleveland just before the first snow of the season (just a dusting) hit Cleveland.<\/p>\n

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Wrapping up in Cleveland<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 September 3, 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our first trip – the plan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 –\u00a0 August 19, 2015<\/p>\n

Our first destination \u2013 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preparing for Full-Time Travel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Woodside Lake Park<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our New Adventure \u2013 Can you spell \u201cRV\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Our Previous Travels:<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chautauqua:<\/a> \"IMAG0002\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Oregon: <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"DSC_2609<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sedona: \u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"Chicken-Point-Panorama\"<\/a><\/p>\n

London: \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

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Western England:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Technical Details<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0All the geeky details about calculating\u00a0truck capacities, composting toilet, solar installation, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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