https://www.chezduboistravels.com/blog The RV road-trip travels of Liz & Clint DuBois — national parks, birding, desert vistas, and life on the road. en Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:49:19 +0000 https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/anza-borrego-round-ii https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/anza-borrego-round-ii Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:49:19 +0000 (This blog never was posted from last year, 2025 trip) Three years ago, on our first RV road trip, we found Anza Borrego Desert State Park and decided that we really wanted to come back and experience it again. We weren't disappointed and enjoyed five nights… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/ramsey-canyon-birding https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/ramsey-canyon-birding Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:12:31 +0000 We planned the next part of our trip early on because Liz knew she wanted to spend a few days doing some real birding. Ramsey Canyon, in far south Arizona in the Huachuca Mountains near Mexico, is known as being a birding "hot spot." This area is unique… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/saguaro-national-park-chiricahua-national-monument https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/saguaro-national-park-chiricahua-national-monument Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:07:29 +0000 Another week of work and another week with two great stops on our itinerary. We arrived in Saguaro National Park outside of Tucson about 2 hours before sunset so had to set up quick and get a move on. We hit the visitor center to get our Park stamps and maps… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/lost-dutchman-state-park-and-organ-pipe-cactus-national-monument https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/lost-dutchman-state-park-and-organ-pipe-cactus-national-monument Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:44:58 +0000 After departing Sedona, AZ we headed south towards the Phoenix area where we encountered vast desert vistas very different from the mountainous red rock landscapes of Sedona. We camped at Lost Dutchman State Park which is in the Sonoran Desert at the base of… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/sedona-a-wonderland-of-red https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/sedona-a-wonderland-of-red Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 This was our first trip to Sedona, Arizona. We had seen photos and heard it was a beautiful place, but the Red Rocks area was more breathtaking than we imagined. https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/returning-to-grand-canyon-national-park-and-wupatki-national-monument https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/returning-to-grand-canyon-national-park-and-wupatki-national-monument Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:58:55 +0000 We left Death Valley and continued our drive south towards the Grand Canyon. We didn't arrive until about 10:30 p.m. at our dispersed campsite just a couple of miles outside of the park. It was a new moon, so it was as dark as it can be and about 20 degrees!… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/exploring-the-wonders-of-death-valley https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/exploring-the-wonders-of-death-valley Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:47:12 +0000 The first main stop on our 2026 winter RV trip was Death Valley National Park! It's been on our list of places to visit for a while and we finally made it. Death Valley is an extreme location - a bit out of the way and hard to get to, and very other-worldly.… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/san-diego-rv-rally-and-friends https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/san-diego-rv-rally-and-friends Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:06:46 +0000 After our day at the Zoo, the View/Navion Rally began. This was a meet-up of other people who have the same RV we have, and we joined https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/a-day-at-the-san-diego-zoo https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/a-day-at-the-san-diego-zoo Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:41:14 +0000 We arrived in San Diego on the 14th day of our trip, and one of the things we really wanted to do was the Zoo. We have mixed feelings https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/leaving-the-white-behind https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/leaving-the-white-behind Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:53:25 +0000 We started our winter journey on February the 8th, 2025. We left Issaquah while it was snowing and cold. Our first and second days of https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/luna-s-first-adventure https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/luna-s-first-adventure Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:40:59 +0000 Yes, we named our camper van Luna! We found her ready for adventure when we arrived last Saturday for the walk through and pickup at the https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-spring-trip-to-yellowstone https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-spring-trip-to-yellowstone Wed, 29 May 2024 23:19:34 +0000 A quick trip to Yellowstone was booked for May and even though we had just come off the big Texas trip we were ready and raring to go https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/wait-for-it-we-have-some-news https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/wait-for-it-we-have-some-news Sun, 26 May 2024 07:32:33 +0000 Well, no use in waiting more! As some of you know we have been thinking about making some changes for this next phase of our lives as we https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-the-road-home https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-the-road-home Sun, 12 May 2024 18:53:49 +0000 With sadness it was time to leave Bryce and head for home. The "home" part sounded great as we were looking forward to our regular sized https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-wildflowers https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-wildflowers Sun, 28 Apr 2024 19:04:18 +0000 WOW! There are a lot of flowers in Texas in April. Good thing film cameras are a thing of the past because we took a lot of photos! We https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-bryce-canyon-national-park https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-bryce-canyon-national-park Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:58:24 +0000 Without doubt Bryce Canyon is one of our favorite National Parks. This trip did not disappoint. We started our visit by picking an RV https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-davis-mountain-state-park-and-t-or-c https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-davis-mountain-state-park-and-t-or-c Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:28:37 +0000 When we left Liberty Hill, we knew it was time to quickly get moving. The thunderstorms and tornado warnings were all around. We were https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/texas-road-trip-2024-the-big-day https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/texas-road-trip-2024-the-big-day Sat, 13 Apr 2024 16:51:16 +0000 We left our warm and happy place on the gulf coast to get to the site where we planned to watch the eclipse, mother nature willing. We https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-mustang-island https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-mustang-island Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:51:36 +0000 We made it to our destination on Mustang Island on 3/21. We were ready to get to the beach as it has been so long since our last beach https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-padre-is-national-seashore https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-padre-is-national-seashore Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:50:02 +0000 The trip today was just a quick 30 mins. Liz drove ahead and found a great site in the primitive camping area. It was on pavement so https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-let-s-just-get-to-texas-already https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-let-s-just-get-to-texas-already Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:55:07 +0000 On our first day of the trip leaving Issaquah, we had to detour around snowstorms in Oregon, Then it happened again our last day in Moab when we were caught in a mini blizzard in Canyonlands National Park. The next morning, we left early to avoid any more… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-the-beginning https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/2024-texas-road-trip-the-beginning Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:16:43 +0000 It is really hard to balance everything that's needed to get on the road, and things don't always go as smoothly as planned! Our trip was delayed because of a water leak that moved our departure from 8am to 2pm. But really it was karma, and we think that was… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/the-2023-road-trip-that-had-to-happen https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/the-2023-road-trip-that-had-to-happen Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:03:29 +0000 We decided to change things up a bit and do a quick road trip down to California! My Mom, Madeleine and I were not able to do our Portugal trip so why stay home? Lets get on the road!!!! -- Liz ( Clint is home watchin things... )The Trip!We made it to… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/san-francisco-and-the-trip-home https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/san-francisco-and-the-trip-home Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:09:40 +0000 A little late in posting from our return trip last February.We had planned on being home on the 20th, so we left for a night at Half Moon Bay and dinner with Cade in San Bruno. We had a great meal and a quick tour of his apartment before retiring back to the… https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/san-simeon-and-the-elephant-seals https://www.chezduboistravels.com/post/san-simeon-and-the-elephant-seals Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:07:23 +0000 - A little late in posting from our trip last FebruaryWe were about a week into our trip when the first mention of the must see Elephant Seals popped up. With that we knew our last few days would be spent in the San Simeon area. We booked 4 nights at San…