Season Nine Begins

Welcome back. I'm trying out a new format for the blog. My three month storage is coming to an end at TransAtlantic Auto & RV Center, It's an RV repair place on Park Street in Peekskill, a mile from home. While there I had my backup camera replaced.  With weather being my primary concern, I'm eager to get going. My journey of what I'm estimating to be at least 8.600+ miles will begin with my first step on January 6th, 2022 and an overnight stay in Harpers Ferry, WV, five hours from home. 

I've created the following itinerary for my readers and through a very complicated process was able to get it into readable form for this blog. As I reread it, I see minor changes already made. Although this portion of my RV season goes until the end of March, the rest, April to September, will follow in a future blog. I'm booked and paid for all destinations either in full or with a deposit including most attractions I'll visit along the way. So, for those of you who are interested, here's where I'll be until the end of March. Here's hoping you'll keep in touch as well.

DATE	DAY	CAMPGROUND & ADDRESS	TRAVEL TIME
01/06 to 01/07	Thu Leave Fri	Harpers Ferry/Civil War KOA 343 Campground Road Harpers Ferry, WV 25425	From Peekskill, NY 309 miles - 5 hrs
1
01/07 to 01/08	Fri Leave Sat	Lumberton I-95 KOA 465 Kenric Road Lumberton, NC 28360	From Harpers Ferry, WV 408 miles – 6½ hrs
1
1/08 to 01/09	Sat Leave Sun	Starke/Gainesville NE KOA 1475South Walnut Street Starke, FL 32091	From Lumberton, NC 196 miles – 3 hrs
1
01/09 to 01/16	Sun Leave Sun	Citrus Valley 2500 Us Highway 27. Clermont, FL 34714.	From Starke, FL 127 miles – 2¼ hrs
7
01/16 to 01/23	Sun Leave Sun	Fort Wilderness Campground 4510 North Ft. Wilderness Trail Orlando, FL 32836	From Clermont, FL
7
01/23 to 01/31	Sun Leave Mon	Citrus Valley 2500 Us Highway 27. Clermont, FL 34714.	From Ft. Wilderness
9
01/31 to 02/7	Mon Leave Mon	Trail Lakes Campground 40904 Tamiami Trail US 41 Ochopee, FL 3414140904	From Clermont, FL 193 miles – 4 hrs
7
02/07 to 02/14	Mon Leave Mon	DelRaton RV Park 2998 S. Federal Highway Delray Beach, FL	From Ochopee, FL 121 miles – 2 hrs
7
02/14 to 02/15	Mon Leave Tue	Clearwater/Lake Tarpon KOA 37061 US Hwy 19N Palm Harbor, FL 34684	From Delray Beach, FL 253 miles -4½ hrs
1
02/15 to 02/16	Tue Leave Wed	Milton/Gulf Pines KOA 8700 Gulf Pines Drive Milton, FL 32583	From Palm Harbor, FL 400 miles – 6¾ hrs
1
02/16 to 02/17	Wed Leave Thu	Bay St Louis RV Park 814 Hwy 90 Bay St Louis, MS 39520	From Milton, FL 170 miles – 2½ hrs
1
02/17 to 02/18	Thu Leave Fri	LaFayette KOA 1825 St Mary Street Scott, LA 70583	From Bay St Louis, MS 173 miles – 3 hrs.
1
02/18 to 02/22	Fri Leave Tue	Visit Pat & Marty Vespo 512 Lake Sommerville Trail Georgetown, TX 78633	From Scott, LA 394 miles – 6¼ hrs
4

02/22 to 02/23	Tue Leave Wed	Double D RV Park 639 N. Grand Texola, OK 73668	From Georgetown, TX 402 miles – 6½ hrs
1
02/23 to 02/24	Wed Leave Thu	Happy Trails RV Campground 110 Holiday St S Moriarty, NM 87035	From Texola, OK 357 miles – 5¼ hrs
1		Leave by 9:00 am
02/24 to 02/25	Thu Leave Fri	Meteor Crater RV Park Interstate 40 Meteor Crater Rd Exit 233 Winslow, AZ 86047	From Moriarty, NM 321 miles – 4½ hrs Arrive by 1pm; Check in; drive 6 miles north; tours every hour
1
All Day 02/25	Friday	From Meteor Crater RV Park to Sunset Crater Volcano Monument – 43 miles – 46 minutes 6400 U.S. 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004; National Pass at entrance; 2 hour drive around. From Sunset Crater Volcano Monument to Sedona, AZ - 47 miles – 1¼ hrs From Sedona, AZ to Grand Canyon Railway RV Park – 60 miles – 1¼ hrs
02/25 to 02/28	Fri Leave Mon	Grand Canyon Railway RV Park 601 W Franklin Avenue Williams, AZ 86046	From Sedona, AZ 63 miles – 1¼ hrs Tickets for Train & Bus Tour Purchased
3	Saturday	Train ticket and Bus Tour ticket already purchased
02/28 to 03/03	Mon Leave Thu	Hidden Beaches River Resort 6951 6th Avenue Blythe, CA 92225	From Winslow, AZ 345 miles – 5 hrs.
3
03/03 to 03/10	Thu Leave Thu	San Onofre State Beach  830 Cristianitos  San Clemente, CA, 92672	From Blythe, CA 227 miles – 4½ hrs.
7
03/03 to 03/10	Thu Leave Thu	Stay at 211 Heliotrope Ave Carona del Mar, CA	Winnie stored in San Clemente while visiting Chuck & Silvia
7
03/10 to 03/11	Thu Leave Fri	Las Vegas KOA at Sam’s Town 5225 Boulder Hwy 89122 Las Vegas, NV 89122	From San Clemente, CA 296 miles – 5 hrs
1
All Day 03/11	Friday	From Las Vegas KOA to Hoover Dam Visitor Center – 33 miles – 40 min. Tour Hoover Dam-Tickets purchased on location. Then on to Grand Canyon Cavers RV Park–139 miles - 2½ hrs
03/11 to 03/14	Fri Leave Mon	Grand Canyon Caverns RV Park Route 66 Mile Marker 115 Peach Springs, AZ	From Hoover Dam 139 miles – 2½ hrs.
3
All Day 3/12	Saturday	45-minute Cavern tour ticket to be purchased on premises -928-422-3223 The Cavern Grotto for lunch Sat/Sun noon till 3 pm
03/14 to 03/17	Mon Leave Thu	Monument Valley KOA Milepost 2, Highway 163 Monument Valley, UT 84536	From Peach Springs, AZ 277 miles – 4½ hrs
3

All Day 03/15	Tuesday	Arrange with front desk. All day 7-hour tour of Monument Valley and Mystery Valley 3.5 hours in Monument Valley and 2.5 hours in Mystery Valley. Enjoy a musical performance from your guide and a visit to a Navajo Hogan! Enjoy a one-hour lunch break in between tours at the View Hotel restaurant.
All Day 03/16	Wednesday			Best for photographers and tourists who want extra time to explore each stop! Enjoy a musical performance from your guide and a visit to a Navajo Hogan! Open air and enclosed vehicles made for the rough terrain. 28 mile / 45 km route -Includes all the highlight and backcountry locations! Departs from The View Hotel and KOA Campground. Landmarks: Mitten View, Three Sisters, John Ford Point, Sleeping Dragon, Traditional Hogan, The Big Hogan, Moccasin Arch, Sun's Eye, Totem Pole, North Window, Artist Point, Ear of the Wind. Original tour routes and destinations may change due to bad road and weather conditions.
All Day 03/17	Thursday			From Monument Valley, UT to Four Corners Monument – 93 miles - 1¾ hrs. 928-206-2540; 928-871-6647 From 4 corners to Ouray KOA – 154 miles – 3 hrs.
03/17 to 03/18	Thu Leave Fri	Ouray KOA 225 CR 23 Ridgway, CO 81432			From Monument Valley, UT 234 miles – 4¼ hrs
1
03/18 to 03/21	Fri Leave Mon	Pikes Peak RV Park 320 Manitou Ave #2506 Manitou Springs, CO 80829			From Ridgway, CO 263 miles – 5 hrs
3		Road Conditions 719-385-7325
All Day 03/19	Saturday		Manitou Cliff Dwellings – 16 miles – 23 min. – 800-354-9971 Pikes Peak Cog Railroad – Ticket to be purchased – 40 miles – 1½ hrs -719-685-5401
All Day 03/20	Sunday		Garden of the Gods - 16 miles – 23 min Cave of the Winds 719-685-5444 X6 – Ticket purchased for cave tours; 17 miles – 25 minutes from KOA    Be there by 11:30 am, 30 min before Noon Tour
03/21 to 03/22	Mon Leave Tue	Dodge City KOA 701 Park Street Dodge City, KS 67801			From Fountain, CO 303 miles – 5½ hrs
1
03/22 to 03/24	Tue Leave Thu	Joplin KOA 4359 Dakota Lane Joplin, MO 64804			From Dodge City, KS 345 miles – 6 hrs
2
All Day 03/23	Wednesday			Bluff Dwellers Cavern  417-475-3666 – Purchase tickets at Gift Shop – 50 miles -50 min south of KOA
All Day 03/24	Thursday			When leaving Joplin KOA – Grand Falls – 3 miles – 7 min, then to Bonnie & Clyde Hideout – 5 miles – 8 min, then to Eureka, MO with a stop at

03/24 to 03/25	Thu Leave Fri	St. Louis West/Historic Route 66 KOA 18475 Old US Hwy 66 Eureka, MO 63025		From Joplin, MO 259 miles – 4 hrs
All Day 03/25	Friday	Tour Anheuser-Busch Brewery-1200 Lynch St, St. Louis, MO 63118 – Ticket to be purchased for 2 hour tour From St. Louis West KOA – 30 miles – 31 min. Then on to Indianapolis KOA
1
03/25 to 03/26	Fri Leave Sat	Indianapolis KOA  5896 West 200 North Greenfield, IN 46140		From St. Louis, MO 289 miles – 4¼ hrs
1
03/26 to 03/27	Sat Leave Sun	Madison/Pittsburgh SE KOA 764 Waltz Mill Road Ruffs Dale, PA 15679		From Greenfield, IN 355 miles – 6 hr
1
All Day 03/27	Sunday	Visit Fallingwater - 35 miles from KOA - ¾ hr. Ticket to be purchased for 1 hour tour – 724-329-8501 1491 Mill Run Road – Merissa says call in mid December for ticked purchases + boxed lunch Mill Run, PA 15464. Then on to Hummelstown, PA
03/27 to 03/30	Sun Leave Wed	Hersheypark Camping Resort 1200 Sweet Street Hummelstown, PA 17036		From Mill Run, PA 183 miles – 3 hrs
3
All Day 03/28	Monday		Indian Echo Cavern Tour – 1 hour – Ticket to be purchased 717-566-8131
All Day 03/29	Tuesday		Hershey’s Chocolate World -101 Chocolate World Drive 717-534-4942 (Steph) – Free admission AACA Museum – 161Museum Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 – 717-566-7100 – Ticket to be purchased Cornwall Iron Furnace – Karin – Fri/Sat/Sun - $7 94 Rexmont Road, Cornwall, PA 717-272-9711 Leave for CPP
03/30 to 04/13	Wed Leave Wed	Croton Point RV Park 1 Croton Point Avenue Croton on Hudson, NY 10520		From Cornwall, PA 196 miles – 3½ hrs
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