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Betsy Rich
Sep 262 min read
Healing
September 26,2024 “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” —...
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Betsy Rich
Sep 222 min read
Life & Death
Saturday 9/22/24 We were supposed to be camping at Mount Ranier today. Instead, we were in New Jersey at Liberty State Park across from...
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Betsy Rich
Sep 42 min read
Triptus Interruptus. My Mom Is Very Ill
Wednesday, September 4 A couple of weeks before leaving for our trip, I flew to NJ to help my mother. A month shy of her 89th birthday,...
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Betsy Rich
Sep 32 min read
Goodbye Family Hello Gold County
September 2, 2024 We awoke to another beautiful day in the Tahoe National Forest. Lindsey & Jon stepped out of their tent early so we...
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Betsy Rich
Sep 12 min read
Horses, Chowder & Bears Oh My!
August 31st, Tahoe City, CA We woke up this morning in the deep forest of the William Kent Campground, nestled under a canopy of towering...
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Betsy Rich
Aug 312 min read
Lake Tahoe Here We Come!
Friday August 30th We woke up early in Ely, NV because we had a 6 hour drive to Lake Tahoe where we would meet up with daughter Lindsey,...
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Betsy Rich
Aug 291 min read
A Gorgeous Drive Through Utah
We left Green River this morning and headed west across the whole state of Utah. A drive through Utah is actually a privilege because it...
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Betsy Rich
Aug 282 min read
Our Biggest Adventure...Ever
On a snowy afternoon last winter, I had an idea. Let's take Rhoda from our home in Evergreen, Colorado to the coasts of Oregon and...
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Betsy Rich
Jul 181 min read
Learning To Relax On The Rhoda
Relaxation should be easy, especially when camping On The Rhoda. Being outside in a lovely place with nothing to do, no place to go and...
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Betsy Rich
Jul 172 min read
Fort Collins Is The Bomb
We woke up to another overcast day. It looked like storms could break out at any moment. So we decided to head 25 minutes north to Fort...
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Betsy Rich
Jul 162 min read
THE WEATHER SUCKED TODAY
When I book a camping trip, I just assume the weather will be wonderful. Most of the time we are lucky. Except for that time last summer...
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Betsy Rich
Jul 41 min read
Cherry Days...A Small Town 4th
Small towns love to celebrate the 4th of July with parades. Fire engines, color guards, antique tractors and floats of all kind make...
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Betsy Rich
Jul 33 min read
A Maiden Voyage, Wine & Goats
It's been a long time since I've vacationed at a lake. So we chose to camp at Crawford State Park this week because its prime attraction...
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Betsy Rich
Jul 22 min read
Rain & Cherries & Wine...Oh My
Camping is a very popular activity in Colorado. And everyone wants to camp at our spectacular State Parks. Reservations fill up 6 months...
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Betsy Rich
Jun 221 min read
Too Many People Not Enough Moose
Sometimes you just need to get away. We love where we live but in the late spring our neighborhood fills up with snowbirds coming back to...
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Betsy Rich
May 272 min read
Making Custard From Rotten Eggs…Our Last Day At Yellowstone
We awoke this morning to sunshine for the first time since arriving in Yellowstone. It was perfect because our plan for today was to see...
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Betsy Rich
May 262 min read
Blowing Off Steam
We got up and out early this morning to avoid the holiday crush at Yellowstone. Today was geothermal day for us so we planned to visit...
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Betsy Rich
May 252 min read
All Hail Yellowstone
We left Tetonia, Idaho this morning, giddy at the thought of visiting Yellowstone for the first time. It took just 90 minutes to get to...
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Betsy Rich
May 251 min read
Wyoming Blows…Me Away
We woke up to a beautiful day. Anxious to leave Little America and Eastern Wyoming, we packed up Rhoda, unplugged our hookups, filled the...
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Betsy Rich
May 242 min read
Wyoming Blows
Wyoming, which gave us the gift of shoot-em-up dead-eye Dick Cheney is NOT one of my favorite places. The parts we’ ve seen so far are...
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