Winter 2011 & 2012  Blog Free Winter Travel.  We traveled for eight months beginning last September (2011) and we were having so much fun I didn't make one post to this blog.  Betty and I, and our security team, Squatty (the wonder dog) and Tiger Lily (our guard cat) traveled away from Alaska through Yukon, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.  We burned more diesel than the Exxon Valdez but had lots of fun seeing the sights and meeting both old and new friends.  We had a number of memorable experiences but I didn't post them here and I won't try to detail them now.

We started our slow return trip from Mission, TX on the first of February to hang out at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson for a few weeks and then repeating that at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas.  On the way we got to visit our friends Brad and Jo at their beautiful home in Scottsdale and ate "Brads Brats" that rival the infamous "Junk Yard Dogs" Brats in Harrisburg, Oregon.  The cost of Brads Brats is only some mild psychological abuse, and I'm sure he's operating without a business license or health certificate, but it's worth it. Thanks, Brad and Jo...we always really enjoy seeing you folks.

 From Scottsdale we continued on to Las Vegas for two weeks.  On that leg we had a blowout on the trailer that caused some body damage and ruined a wheel but we were able to coordinate with our insurance company to get road ready again.  Overall, we enjoyed visiting Las Vegas a all the sights.  Betty always likes the light show on Freemont Street and I like to go there to snack on otherwise forbidden goodies.

We left Las Vegas and traveled North to Salt Lake City, then continuing on West and North to Klamath Falls, Oregon where we visited my youngest son Pete, Debbie, and Hunter.  Then to Junction City, Oregon to spend a couple of weeks with dad, who at age 92 is doing as quite well for his age.  Then on toward Alaska with a fairly uneventful trip.

We got back to Fish Camp and the cabin (Sterling, Alaska) the first week in May (2012) to find that our underground water line was frozen.  Its good to be home!

I'll add a post soon with pictures of our progress on the cabin which we left last fall as a shell needing a lot of work.