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Rex’s Slow Smoked Pulled Pork
One of my favorite things to prepare on my Traeger grill is slow smoked, pulled pork. This is a great dish to prepare you just have to...

Rex Ballard
May 15, 20205 min read
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Purchasing Your First RV
Elisa and I have owned several different types of RVs over our 42+ years of marriage. It seems that some sort of RV has played an...

Rex Ballard
May 8, 202013 min read
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Dad and Son Trip to Bandon Dunes
All fathers look forward to that time when they can take a "guys" trip with their grown son. This is just the type of trip that we...

Rex Ballard
Nov 18, 201914 min read
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A Trip to Bandon Dunes
Family Guys Trip to Bandon Dunes

Rex Ballard
Sep 12, 20198 min read
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How to Hide from 8 Million People
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to about 8 million people. In spite of that, the Bay Area is also home to some of the most beautiful...

Rex Ballard
Aug 7, 20193 min read
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A Day In Lassen Volcanic National Park - July 27, 2019
Elisa and I came up to Redding, California to visit our Son, Daughter-in-law and our Grandson. I also am helping our son Brandon...

Rex Ballard
Jul 27, 20192 min read
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A Walk Through Historic Placerville 7/16/19
Regrettably, we decided to end our trip a day sooner than planned. It seems that a whining noise cropped up in our motorhome last night....

Rex Ballard
Jul 16, 20198 min read
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The Story of Charlie Six Hands - 7/15/19
While we were visiting the Marshal Gold Discovery State Park we were fortunate to hear the tale of Charlie "Six Hands". In the 1850s,...

Rex Ballard
Jul 15, 20194 min read
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The Man Who Started It All - 7/15/19
The Man Who Started It All..

Rex Ballard
Jul 15, 20197 min read
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Ruth's Dolls and Memories Museum - 7/14/19
You're never too old to follow your passion. (Scroll to see other photos) We came across an interesting place to visit in Eldorado...

Rex Ballard
Jul 14, 20194 min read
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A "Taste" of Plymouth - 7/13/19
Dining at Taste Restaurant in Plymouth, CA When we were in the trendy little down of Murphys, CA visiting the Old Timers Museum, we...

Rex Ballard
Jul 13, 20195 min read
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Angels Camp Museum - 7/13/19
Angels Camp, CA - 7-13-19 Today we pulled out of our campground in Angels Camp and began heading north towards Plymouth on California 49,...

Rex Ballard
Jul 13, 20194 min read
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Murphy's New Diggins - 7/12/19
Murphys, CA - July 12, 2019 After visiting the Columbia State Historic Park, we decided to head into the small gold mining town of...

Rex Ballard
Jul 13, 20192 min read
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California Gold Rush
Today, we headed out to explore the Columbia State Historic Park in Columbia, CA. Think of it as a little like colonial Williamsburg -...

Rex Ballard
Jul 12, 20196 min read
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Lesson on the California Gold Rush - 7/12/19
Columbia, Ca - July 12, 2019

Rex Ballard
Jul 12, 20196 min read
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Walking Among Giants
Today we ventured from our base in Angels Camp, CA heading North East up State route 4 toward the small town of Arnold. Located a mere 3...

Rex Ballard
Jul 11, 20197 min read
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Mining the Mother Lode
Hi there everyone, We've been away for awhile but we have embarked upon a new, albeit quick adventure. We are spending a week visiting...

Rex Ballard
Jul 10, 20193 min read
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The Biggest Little Town in the Middle of Nowhere - Boise
We said our farewells to family in Burbank, Washington, which sits just outside of Pasco, Washington. We are heading to Boise, Idaho. I...

Rex Ballard
Sep 19, 20174 min read
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Hanging Out by the Columbia River
We spent the day today just hanging out along the Columbia River in Pasco, Wa. Elisa and I started out the day by visiting nearby...

Rex Ballard
Sep 18, 20174 min read
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Back in the USA
Today will be our last day in Canada. We really have enjoyed visiting our "Neighbor to the North". It is really quite beautiful up...

Rex Ballard
Sep 17, 20177 min read
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