Where We Went
Up, Up & Away…
WORDS & PHOTOS LISA MORA
The thing I love best about the RV
lifestyle is the opportunity to tick
so many places and experiences
off my own “Bucket List”.
Having seen photos all over the Internet
of the world famous Albuquerque
International Balloon Fiesta, it had long
been one of those events that I was
determined to attend one day. So, when
a group of Sisters on the Fly put together
a gathering for anyone who wanted to
experience the wonder for themselves
and said they would be camping at
my favorite Route 66 camping spot:
Enchanted Trails RV Park & Trading Post, I
signed up straight away. Any excuse for a
road trip, right?
Having planned my itinerary only a few
days before, the idea was to make each
day’s drive around 300 miles, more or
less, to cover 1,500 miles over the next
five days.
On day one I set off from Oregon and
drove 330 miles to Susanville, California
and stayed at the Susanville RV Resort
and got a pizza delivered for dinner. On
day two I continued 240 miles down
Highway 95 through Reno, skirting around
the magnificent Walker Lake and on to the
speck on the map town of Mina, Nevada
where I stayed at the Sunrise valley RV
Park and ate the rest of my pizza.
The next day as I set of early for my big
280 mile drive to Las Vegas, pulling in just
as the sun set, I stopped by the “Welcome
to Las Vegas” sign and parked the Hudson
and trailer across the road at the Harley
Davidson dealership while I walked over
to the huge tribute of flowers and crosses
that had been set up as a tribute to the
victims of the nearby Mandalay shooting
that had taken place in the previous
weekend. I waited for those famous
lights to come on, and when I asked the
attendant, he led me over to the switch
and said I could turn them on myself.
What a treat that was! After that I pulled
into camp at the Circus Circus RV Resort
and treated myself to a New Zealand
lamb and roast vegetables dinner at
the Outback Steakhouse and a wander
around the sights of Las Vegas before
heading back to the trailer feeling like a
very happy camper indeed.
On day four I had travelled across four
different states and was excited to be
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