Travel &amp; Photo Goddess

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4180189034978.159986.1591991790&type=3&l=bcd03463d5

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Last Part Of Our Trip

Today's Blog is about the last few days of our 48 day Motorhome journey. It was sad to see it end but so nice to get back home to Lake Havasu City.
After leaving beautiful Winchester Bay, Oregon we drove down the coast stopping now and then to enjoy the ocean views. It was foggy day which made for an interesting drive through the Redwood Forest. We stopped to see the Drive Through Redwood Tree. We found some unique items in the gift shop.
http://www.drivethrutree.com/
We spent the night at the Marin RV Park in San Rafel, California. It is a very an OK place for one night. Most of the spots are back ins on gravel. The best feature is you can walk to the ferry that takes you over to San Francisco. It does have a pool, WiFi, laundry & showers.
After getting settled at our RV Park we took a short walk to the ferry and spent the rest of the day in San Francisco. We really enjoyed the twenty minute ride across the bay. We did a lot of walking around the piers in San Francisco watching the street performers. We had a fabulous dinner at Scomma's Seafood Restaurant. After the big dinner none of us wanted to do any more walking so we hired a couple of Rickshaws to get us back to the ferry. It was so much fun. I highly recommend it. Here is a link to some of the photos I took that day:

The next day we packed up and drove across the Richmond Bridge past San Quentin Prison on our way out of the city. We drove through Berkley to get on the 580 South to I5. We enjoyed seeing the Wind Farms, orchards and wineries. There many large farms growing vegtables and flowers as well.

We spent the night in Bakersfield, California which is known for it's oil wells. We stayed at the River Run RV Park. It is located in an industrial area which is strange. It is a very nice RV park with large lots with cement patios. It is on the Kern River. It is beautifully landscaped with tar roads. It has a convience store, good Wifi, pool and cable TV.

We had dinner at the Wool Growers restaurant. It specializes in Basque style food served family style. It is a mix of French, Spanish & Italian food. The food was wonderful and most of the dishes were new to me.

The next day we headed for home. Driving by the wineries and orchards of Tehachapi, California. We continued on across the dessert passing large Wind Farms, Joshua Trees and even an Airplane Grave Yard.

The Thought For The Day:

"The secret of success is constancy of purpose." by Disraeli courtesy of The Happiness Project.

Thank you for reading my Blog!

Becky McGuire, CTC, MCC

Vacation Travel Specialist

612-490-0359

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4160062011815.159409.1591991790&type=3&l=ad8506b216

Monday, September 10, 2012

Oregon

Greetings everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. My husband has been cleaning out his garage and finding all kinds of car parts leftover from past projects. I spent Sunday afternoon listing things on Ebay.

More from our Motorhome Adventure: We left Washington State and drove to Oregon. We spent one night at White Salmon, OR. We stayed at the Bridge RV Park which is on the Columbia River but there was no access down to the river. It was beautifully landscaped and immaculate park. Internet access was good, there were full hook ups, pull throughs and laundry on site. There is a train track that is very close and the first train goes by at 4:00AM!
We delayed leaving in the next morning so we could visit a couple of waterfalls that were nearby. The first stop we made was at Horse Tail Falls and then we continued on to Multnomah Falls which is the second highest falls in the United States. Below is a link to some of my shots that I posted on my Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4208600385244.160551.1591991790&type=1&l=bada529a23
Next we drove West and South to Winchester Bay which is on the coast. We met up with up our friends at the Winchester Bay RV Park which is on a bay. This is a large RV park and it is very well maintained. There are full hook ups, pull through sites and laundry on site. The internet connection quality depended on what site you were in but we lucked and had a good signal.
It was quite cool (in the 60's) and foggy while we were there. I got some cool pictures of the boats in the marina one foggy morning. Here is a link to some of my shots:

We drove up to Coos Bay to do some shopping and had lunch at the Shark Bite restaurant. There is a an Indian Casino called the Coquille Casino there. There are the typical tourist shops.

The next day we drove North up the coast to Newport, OR. There are lots of fun shops and great restaurants. We bought at candles at he Newport Candle Company and had a fabulous seafood lunch at Local Seafood. We then drove a little farther North to Depoe Bay for more shopping and sight seeing. We had a great day! Here is a link to some of my shots from that day:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4208691427520.160553.1591991790&type=1&l=37d58ab418

Here is an article about using a tripod. A lot of beginners wonder if they really need one or not. Once you make the investment it opens up a whole new world of Photography techniques.

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/photography-for-beginners-using-a-tripod/

Today's Thought For The Day:

"Worry is the misuse of imagination." by Dan Zadra. My friend, Joan Steffen, posted this on Facebook. June Rosier Paul made this comment: "Worry is the opposite of praying." So true!

Thank you for reading my Blog!

Becky McGuire, CTC, MCC

Vacation Travel Specialist

612-490-0359

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stbmzv3afzM

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Omak Washington State

Happy Tuesday everyone. It is hard to believe it is September already. The summers always go by so fast. I am looking forward to cooler weather her in Arizona. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year here. The weather is beautiful and the sunsets are gorgeous.

After we left Coeur d' Alene we drove to Omak Washington. We stopped to see Coullee Dam along the way. Omak is home to what is called the Omak Stampede which is in it's 79th year. There are a lot of activities including a rodeo, christian live music, art show, indian dancing and a carnival. The unusual thing is they do a horse race down a very steep hill and then across a river. The race ends in the arena which is part of the rodeo. I did not get any pictures because when we watched it was after dark and there was not enough light to get a good shot. Here is a Utube video of the race:

Here are a couple of links to the shots I took at the event:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4142502612841.158951.1591991790&type=3&l=4d3027cd52

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4142495812671.158949.1591991790&type=3&l=5b7391ea8c

After we left Omak we drove to White Salmon Oregon. We saw Mt. Hood and drove by Lake Chelan. We passed many wineries, apple orchards as well as peach and cherry orchards along the way. We drove along the Okanagan and Columbia rivers as we went through the Wenatchee Mountains.

When I first started to learn Photography I often had to stop reading an article and look up a word or acronym that I did not know. It can be daunting when you first start out to figure out what all the jargon means. This article will define some of these for you:

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/photography-acronyms/

Here is today's Thought For The Day:

"To know anything about oneself one must know all about others." by Oscar Wilde courtesy of The Happiness Project.

Thank you for reading my Blog!

Becky McGuire, CTC, MCC
Vacation Travel Specialist

612-490-0359