We’ve been enjoying following your snowbird trip this season. A bit sad to see Vancouver showing up on the map and knowing that the end is near. We appreciate how you orient us by using the 3-D map at the start of your videos.
Hi Ray & Wife. You have a way of taking us on a very nice journey even though we are sitting and wishing to be there also. Very thoughtful and well done... Cannot wait to get out again. I like the Google Earth lookdowns and road explanations. Cheers; miss you two in Cali! Safe travels. T&C
One of my favorite places. Bowman Dam backups Brownlee Reservoir which you are on. Down river which is north is Oxbow Dam and reservoir, then Hells Canyon Dam and Reservoir. Then you get into Hells Canyon which worth exploring. All three reservoirs are famous for their fishing, large, and smallmouth bass crappie and trophy catfish. Catfish in Brownlee and up river especially. You missed as you going there Leslie Gulch and Lake Oyhee. Both spectacular. I’m very familiar with the area spend a lot of time there and Hells Canyon hunting and fishing.
I decided today that May 3rd I'm going to go back out on the road go back to Mount Baker went through Washington lake peregrine Baker lake get back out in nature thank you for encouraging me
Hey Ray. I want to thank you for putting out these videos. We are on the same trek, and you are doing great at reviewing camp sites for us. We have now stayed at Snowbird Mesa, Zion at Laverkin. Then we stopped at Young’s field WMA. We skipped antelope island, and went straight to Twin Falls fairgrounds. On Sunday we head to farewell bend. We have reservations at Mt Hood Village. So we will push from Farewell Bend to Mt Hood. Then we head to Seaside, Or. from there.
Wife and I spent 10 days there in August. I was great, but man, was it hot! We were right in the middle of all those record highs. We are birders, so we enjoyed the many raptors we were able to watch. Ospreys, Eagles, owls and falcons. We were coming home from the northwest and came in the opposite direction that you came. Would stay again for sure.
@@LoveYourRV Ya, we didn’t see the sun for well over a month and a half because of the smoke. Somehow, we managed to dodge all of them. At Crater lake, it was so heavy we couldn’t see the opposite side of the lake.
Hello Anne & Ray! Haven't said "hey!" in quite awhile. Good to see you back in the area, in fact, you're in my backyard, literally. Should be a nice weekend - for a change! I didn't know why it was called Farewell Bend. LOL Thanks for the great video.
Very nice video. Added it my list of places to stay. Have added some of you outher places to. I love the west great places to see and stay. Last year we stayed at the Koa in buffolo wy for a week went and saw independence rack and devils gate over by Casper wy. This year going to yellowstone.
What a lovely park and great place to camp! We live vicariously through you. We have not had the chance to explore the midwest or the West coast (we'd love to; have camping friends in Oregon) but until then, we'll enjoy your travels...
Been watching many years but never see you going to midwest states. I believe you've mentioned you have to go home for family, and maybe other reasons, but I think a trip around Michigan would be right up your alley.
The USA currently only allows Canadians to stay in country for 182 days per calendar year unless you pay an expensive filing fee and apply for a visa extension with no guarantee it will be granted. On the flip side we must reside in our west coast Canadian home province of British Columbia for at least 5 months per year to maintain residency and free healthcare coverage. So when you factor in summer and winter weather and driving distance from BC to the mid west it isn't very easy to get over there for very long and expensive fuel wise for the back and forth travel.
@@LoveYourRV Thank you for the detailed info. Makes sense now. Definitely don't want to mess up the healthcare and other stuff. Hopefully you have that saved so you can copy and paste :)
No problem. I should mention that in BC every 5 years we are allowed to apply for an extended travel exemption of 2 years and still maintain healthcare. So the first year we were on the road we did that and traveled east to spend summer in the Maritime provinces then down to Florida, across the Gulf coast and through the Southwest. To cross we dropped into the USA and took I90 as far as Wisconsin then headed up in to Lake Superior and Upper Michigan before crossing back at Sault Ste. Marie. That trip we ended up spending 9 months in the States and applied for the visa extension, back then 2012 it was $300 to file the paper work. I imagine that price has risen. This was our trip map www.travellerspoint.com/map/#/trip/274939 We had sort of planned to maybe do something similar in the future but then Covid hit and now fuel costs are crazy high!
The damn father up hasn't opened yet. End of May it will be much much higher. Just in time for the catfish derby end of May. Look for the water marks it can get high. Beginning of the Brownlee reservoir
I use a Sony Camcorder it and excellent zoom with awesome image stabilization to keep it from being to jerky when full zoomed in. It also does pretty good still photos. www.loveyourrv.com/love-your-rv-gets-a-new-4k-camcorder-sony-fdr-ax53/
Every year we buy the $80 America the Beautiful Pass that that is good for all Federal Lands www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm But each US State also has there own parks and fees and rules, Usually State Park camping includes day use but sometimes we have to buy day use if not camping. Sometimes day use is free at parks, it varies. Most States have a yearly pass but usually not worth the cost unless we are in a state for a long period of time.
@@MrRegzxzx Yes, Bureau of Land Management are federal government lands. Most are completely free camping, but some of the more popular or developed campsites have a small fee for camping. If you are a USA senior sometimes you can get discounts of 50% off camping in many BLM places.
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Very laid back video made me relax. Back to nature, thanks .
We’ve been enjoying following your snowbird trip this season. A bit sad to see Vancouver showing up on the map and knowing that the end is near. We appreciate how you orient us by using the 3-D map at the start of your videos.
Nicely done. Been there a few times, Off season is the best time... More wildlife and less people.
Thx LYRV for an informative and entertaining video. Happy Camping and stay healthy.
You're welcome. :)
Always great videos. Thanks Ray!
My pleasure!
I get your newsletter but now I get your videos thank you so much
Hi Ray & Wife. You have a way of taking us on a very nice journey even though we are sitting and wishing to be there also.
Very thoughtful and well done... Cannot wait to get out again. I like the Google Earth lookdowns and road explanations.
Cheers; miss you two in Cali!
Safe travels.
T&C
Thanks. :)
Wow Ray, that train is a long ways from Ogleby Road. 🙂
One of my favorite places. Bowman Dam backups Brownlee Reservoir which you are on. Down river which is north is Oxbow Dam and reservoir, then Hells Canyon Dam and Reservoir. Then you get into Hells Canyon which worth exploring. All three reservoirs are famous for their fishing, large, and smallmouth bass crappie and trophy catfish. Catfish in Brownlee and up river especially. You missed as you going there Leslie Gulch and Lake Oyhee. Both spectacular. I’m very familiar with the area spend a lot of time there and Hells Canyon hunting and fishing.
Weather was pretty bad this time through to risk getting to far off the beaten path, hopefully next time we get better. :)
Love seeing the area we live in on one of your videos, definitely subscribing
Great ending!
Always a favorite spot for us on the way to Az and back from the northwest.😎
Thanks Ray! Nice spot.
Nice job Ray. You made F.W.B
Look Great 👍
Thanks :)
At Caprock Canyon SP in Texas, the Buffalo follow the rangers pickup like that. They have a feeder on the back of the vehicle.
I decided today that May 3rd I'm going to go back out on the road go back to Mount Baker went through Washington lake peregrine Baker lake get back out in nature thank you for encouraging me
Ray love your videos bought a 2013 299RKS Cougar 5th wheel I followed you video for some time I have done a lot of your upgrades. Keep sharing
Great to hear! Will do. No plans to stop, we love the lifestyle and the old Cougar is still holding up well. :)
The sky is soooo blue out there.
Very nice Ray.
I rode that route back in 2016. Going from Portland to Salt Lake City. Beautiful country!!!
Hey Ray. I want to thank you for putting out these videos. We are on the same trek, and you are doing great at reviewing camp sites for us. We have now stayed at Snowbird Mesa, Zion at Laverkin. Then we stopped at Young’s field WMA. We skipped antelope island, and went straight to Twin Falls fairgrounds. On Sunday we head to farewell bend. We have reservations at Mt Hood Village. So we will push from Farewell Bend to Mt Hood. Then we head to Seaside, Or. from there.
You're very welcome. Happy travels and have a great time on the coast!
Beautiful footage. Great job as always!
Gorgeous spot, snow or sunshine. Safe travels.✌🏼
Wife and I spent 10 days there in August. I was great, but man, was it hot! We were right in the middle of all those record highs. We are birders, so we enjoyed the many raptors we were able to watch. Ospreys, Eagles, owls and falcons. We were coming home from the northwest and came in the opposite direction that you came. Would stay again for sure.
The guy I met at the BLM camping site are told me the scariest thing was fires in the summer.
@@LoveYourRV Ya, we didn’t see the sun for well over a month and a half because of the smoke. Somehow, we managed to dodge all of them. At Crater lake, it was so heavy we couldn’t see the opposite side of the lake.
Hello Anne & Ray! Haven't said "hey!" in quite awhile. Good to see you back in the area, in fact, you're in my backyard, literally. Should be a nice weekend - for a change! I didn't know why it was called Farewell Bend. LOL Thanks for the great video.
Another good spot is the Deschutes River area. It’s outside of bend in LAPine oregon area. There is a state park, and also a 1000 trails.
Man, you sure got your money's worth out of the ol Cougar!
You bet! Been a good bang for the buck. Drove right by its birthplace on Pendleton, Oregon the other day. :)
So pretty! I want to check this place out. Those narrow roads scare me! I do have a small rig, but still!
Very nice video. Added it my list of places to stay. Have added some of you outher places to. I love the west great places to see and stay. Last year we stayed at the Koa in buffolo wy for a week went and saw independence rack and devils gate over by Casper wy. This year going to yellowstone.
Great views, thanks. Are you going to visit the Stonehenge on the Columbia River? It is a pretty interesting place to see.
Yes, we already did the other day, pretty neat!
You’re in our neck of the woods, Walla Walla, just north.
What a lovely park and great place to camp! We live vicariously through you. We have not had the chance to explore the midwest or the West coast (we'd love to; have camping friends in Oregon) but until then, we'll enjoy your travels...
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Ray. Like 289
Been watching many years but never see you going to midwest states. I believe you've mentioned you have to go home for family, and maybe other reasons, but I think a trip around Michigan would be right up your alley.
The USA currently only allows Canadians to stay in country for 182 days per calendar year unless you pay an expensive filing fee and apply for a visa extension with no guarantee it will be granted. On the flip side we must reside in our west coast Canadian home province of British Columbia for at least 5 months per year to maintain residency and free healthcare coverage. So when you factor in summer and winter weather and driving distance from BC to the mid west it isn't very easy to get over there for very long and expensive fuel wise for the back and forth travel.
@@LoveYourRV Thank you for the detailed info. Makes sense now. Definitely don't want to mess up the healthcare and other stuff.
Hopefully you have that saved so you can copy and paste :)
No problem. I should mention that in BC every 5 years we are allowed to apply for an extended travel exemption of 2 years and still maintain healthcare. So the first year we were on the road we did that and traveled east to spend summer in the Maritime provinces then down to Florida, across the Gulf coast and through the Southwest. To cross we dropped into the USA and took I90 as far as Wisconsin then headed up in to Lake Superior and Upper Michigan before crossing back at Sault Ste. Marie. That trip we ended up spending 9 months in the States and applied for the visa extension, back then 2012 it was $300 to file the paper work. I imagine that price has risen. This was our trip map www.travellerspoint.com/map/#/trip/274939 We had sort of planned to maybe do something similar in the future but then Covid hit and now fuel costs are crazy high!
The damn father up hasn't opened yet. End of May it will be much much higher. Just in time for the catfish derby end of May. Look for the water marks it can get high. Beginning of the Brownlee reservoir
Are you still at Farewell Bend? I live close and would love to come meet you!!
No, unfortunately that was about a week ago, takes time to process and edit the video together, we are down on the Colombia River now.
@@LoveYourRV oh I get it With the vids. Sometimes when I am doing good, I am the next day for release but usually a few days behind.
Just wondering what type of camera you used to be able to zoom in on those pronghorn like you did?
I use a Sony Camcorder it and excellent zoom with awesome image stabilization to keep it from being to jerky when full zoomed in. It also does pretty good still photos. www.loveyourrv.com/love-your-rv-gets-a-new-4k-camcorder-sony-fdr-ax53/
Hi Ray, do you have to buy a state park pass for every state you go to or is there a National state park pass?
Every year we buy the $80 America the Beautiful Pass that that is good for all Federal Lands www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm But each US State also has there own parks and fees and rules, Usually State Park camping includes day use but sometimes we have to buy day use if not camping. Sometimes day use is free at parks, it varies. Most States have a yearly pass but usually not worth the cost unless we are in a state for a long period of time.
@@LoveYourRV Thanks for the Info Ray, do I understand correctly that the America the Beautiful passes covers BLM passes also?
@@MrRegzxzx Yes, Bureau of Land Management are federal government lands. Most are completely free camping, but some of the more popular or developed campsites have a small fee for camping. If you are a USA senior sometimes you can get discounts of 50% off camping in many BLM places.
@@LoveYourRV Allright :-) Thanks Ray and happy trails.
@@LoveYourRV Thanks Ray.