Next Stop " Gold Country Campground in Pine Grove Ca"

Nearly a year to the day we find that hitch itch is calling to us again. 

With heavy hearts we hit the road.

We had worked in Groveland for Yosemite Pines campground for a total of 3  combined years. We think of them as family and will miss them dearly.  

 

We were offered an opportunity to work in Pine Grove CA at a park which we had stayed at between jobs before as a guest. This is an amazing and fun park for campers to enjoy.

      Paradise in the Pines 

         Your Year Round Destination

       13026 Tabeaud Road, Pine Grove, Ca 95665
     (209) 296-4650 



This is a picture that someone had painted back in the 60's of how the park looked. This park has been in existence since the 1930's.

 

It has many fun things for campers to enjoy especially ones camping with children. The accommodations include RV camping, Tent camping, Cabins and Lodge rooms.

 

 

They have a water spray park as well as a pool for those Hot summer days.

 

 

There is a really nice miniature golf park, playground, basketball court, volley ball and bocce ball court. Also they have an Arcade room, a billiards room, and a recreation room.

In the summer they have arts and crafts for the kids, skits and games.

On holiday's they have performers come in as well, like music or old western reenactment performers.

 

Pine Grove is located on Hwy 88 just 8 miles up the road from the Jackson Rancheria casino.

 

While in the area we explored Lake Tabeaud, which is a PGE water lake. People can fish in it but NO swimming or boating is allowed.

 

 

 

 

Not far away between Jackson and Angels Camp is a very nice area to play at on the Mokelumne River

 

Just off of hwy. 49 between the Calaveras county and Amador County line there is a bridge. You can stop on either side of the bridge and enjoy the river.

 

 

 

This picture below is another area that we had found that was on a road near the little town of Volcano.

 

 

 

 

 

 



We stayed here a little over 3 months. Before deciding to head down the hill to the Delta area of California. Which brings us closer to my Mom and will give us new experiences working for a KOA park.



Back HOME at 

Yosemite Pines RV Resort

Well shortly after arriving we experienced heavy rains then snow. It had been awhile since we have actually felt winter, so this was not a bad thing.  It was such a blessing that we made it here between storms and before the big ones hit.

We are even back in our same site, which we really enjoy. Its so peaceful up here on the hill and up here we are able to keep an eye on this portion of the park.

 

We even missed the animals.

The newest additions to the park are a pair of crazy Turkeys.

The male seems to think its fun to attack the wheels of cars and RVs in the park. Well I have come to the conclusion that this crazy birds days are numbered. It's funny to watch but saddens me to think that one day he will not win. Sure gets the campers all worried not knowing how to handle a Turkey attacking their vehicle. He is brave with the autos but timid around people..  I think the Hen realizes he is a bit on the crazy side since she seems to ignore his crazy ways and goes a different direction.

We started work shortly after arriving which made us happy we were ready to get busy.

There has been many wonderful changes in the park while away, and the newest is yet to come.

We will be having a Deli here in our Recreation room.

My Niece and Nephew came and stay for a few days about a week or two after our arrival.. It was so wonderful to see them and spend time with them again. Their little Timothy is growing up so fast. This was Trina's first visit to Yosemite National park.

 I even had a surprise visit from one of my ol High School friends. He has promised to bring his wife and their RV so that we can all have a longer visit.

It's so good to be HOME.
For those who may not know this I am originally from Sonora which is about 45 minutes away from our campground. It's the main place to go for your shopping needs.

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On the down side.. shortly after arriving my Mother's health has started to fail. She was admitted to the hospital with her blood levels all at comatose levels. They gave her several transfusions and she was in the hospital for about a week. They have sent her home where my brother lives with her. We still do not know what the cause is. One theory is that her bone marrow is not producing the blood cells.. So it is good to be back closer to her and was good timing to get here.
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There are so many more wonderful things to share about this park, so I will continue to update as our season progresses.

We are still in need of workcampers so if you are interested please contact:

http://www.guestfirstrvresorts.com/employment.html
Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging
20450 Old Highway 120
Groveland, California 95321
yosemite@yosemitepinesrv.com

Leaving Ventura Beach RV Park

Well it is time to hit the road again. We ended up staying here in Ventura far longer than we had expected. It is a Beautiful area. There is so much to see and do. We are scheduled to leave here on March 15th, 2012.

While here we visited Grant Park. In 1782 Father Junipero Serra founded the San Buenaventura Mission. Soon after, a large wooden cross was placed on a neighboring hillside as a guidepost for travelers. Over the years, the original cross and a series of replacements were lost to the elements, but locals never gave up. The current cross has stood atop its circular stone pedestal since 1941.
The view from here is Amazing!

While working here as the Events coordinator I had the pleasure of meeting and working with some living legends. Iron Butterfly AllStar Band. 3 of the members are from the original 'Iron Butterfly Band' from the 60's and 70's.

They are some very talented guys. Crazy and lots of Fun to be around. I am proud to call them friends.

Just before leaving Ventura Beach RV Park I learned that they had just been signed and that they will be soon be cutting a new CD, as well as they will be touring again.

We worked with some wonderful people and had a lot of fun. I do have to say that this has been the most continuously busy park that we have ever worked in. We had plans to see Robert's parents more often while here but with being so busy it was so much harder for us to accomplish this.

We started out our travels at Yosemite Pines RV Park in Groveland CA and went out to spread our wings to gain more experience working in other types of campgrounds. What we found is that we really missed our home in the hills. So after being away for 2 years we are returning soon to Groveland and Yosemite Pines RV Resort.

Ventura Beach RV Resort.

Oh, MY what a difference, going from high desert to what looks like it could be Hawaii.

We arrived here on June 1st not knowing whether we were vacationing or going to be working. A quick meeting with the Manager with a planned meeting to talk in the next couple of days. Wow.. Am I sleeping? Pinch me.. LOL

After a quick set up, we were hungry and decided on pizza.

I looked up pizza on my Droid and found a highly rated Pizzaria.. called Tony's. It was NOT pizza hut  but was like a real Hut.

 The pizza is different than what we were used to but it was really good and the ambiance of the place was like being in Hawaii. 

BUT Wait....

We missed the Pizzaria at first .. then tried to find parking well the street which is next to Tony's that we turned on, just so happened to take you to surfers point beach.. OMG I was not in heaven. We decided to stop and walk around a little while so that I could take some pictures.. OK Robert stopped so he could shut me up.. LOL I was more than a little excited to be at the beach and so close there was no way that we were not going to stop for a few minutes. :)

I am so glad my husband loves me..

After we left the beach.. sighs it was so nice.. We went to Tony's Pizzaria (hut..)

We were fortunate enough to actually meet the owner.. He is rarely seen and just happened to be doing an interview while we were standing by the fire waiting for our pizza.  He stopped for awhile from his interview to greet us. I have to say he was a delight and added even more to the day. Tony is 86 years old and he opened his pizza hut in 1958.. why does that seem familiar to me?? It's the year that i was born.

We took 2 days to settle in then on the 3rd day i spoke to the manager.. on the 4th day i was working.. Robert started a few days later.

I work in the office/store, assist with Sunday Breakfasts, and also am in charge of the Resorts Face Book page and Website page.  I have yet to have a day off but then again most days i am only working 3 hours.  Robert is working four 8 hour days right now in Security. Which is different for him, since it is not like military security.

We are within a short walking distance of one of the beaches, and a little more of a walk or drive to another nicer beach. The ocean is a very nice place to relax and unwind and heal the soul.

I really love my jobs here and the area, but I am so terribly afraid that we are going to wake up and find ourselves in yet another nightmare.. Lord please no.. I am not sure i can with stand another of those right now.

We should be here until October 2011. We want to leave before winter sets in when they have flooding in this area.. Also Salt air is not good for autos or RV's.

We will take this one step at a time and savor this area and the time we spend here. And the MOST IMPORTANT reason for being in this area is to be near Robert's parents.

More pictures to come later.

www.venturabeachrvpark.com

Short Stay at Pyramid Lake CA.

This post is a little later than I had expected..

Well there is this saying that, "not all things are what they seem".. and i will kind of leave it at that....

    Here are some pictures from Pyramid Lake where we were for a LONG 2 weeks before pulling out.

 This was the view from out back window in the 5th wheel.. nice..

 Another view from our campground.

 This picture is taken from the Gate House where i spent most of my time.. Which is approx 2 miles from the campground we were to be Hosting in.

 This is the boat launch.

Map of the lake.

 See all the overgrown weeds in this shot and the next? Robert and I cleared out 24+ sites and our own with a shovel, hoe and a rake after hours at the marina and on our days off..  (well, all but one of our days off which we took to go see his parent's.)

This was the uniform for at the gate house, then we had other attire / uniforms to wear in the campground. There was No end in the supply of uniform shirts..

Preparing for the upcoming move.

I know you must think that moving while living in an RV must be easy right? You just hook onto it and move it..

NOT!!!

Especially in our case. We live in our RV full time and it is part living and part storage, not to mention that:

               We do not own a tow vehicle. What we have is Ol' Yeller.

 

You would be amazed at how many people will say to us, either joking or other wise.... How do you tow your RV with the jeep?

Well what we do may sound expensive.. but it is far from the fact. By utilizing a mover we are cutting out other monthly and bi yearly expenses. 

1. Auto Insurance
2. Extra DMV charges
3. Maintenance costs

Not to mention the dreaded payment of another vehicle since our jeep is payed off.

We would normally tend not to move but every couple of years.. unfortunately this year was a bit different and we did move more than we would have liked to have, but still we saved.

As we prepare for this next move there is packing to be done, re-organizing of furniture and other items so that they do not move or break in transit. Cleaning and Shopping. It is all a part of the lifestyle..  even with all this..

It's still far easier than moving from a stick and brick house to another.. since we do take our home with us where ever we go..

 Happy Trails.. My next post will be of the arrival at 

Pyramid Lake Campgrounds.

Lone Pine and Boulder Creek RV Park

Lone Pine.. Where is that? 

That is the question i hear most often when i mention where we are.
It is on Hwy 395 between Bishop and Ridgecrest. Still not sure.. ok well have you heard of Mono Lake? and Los Angeles? Ok well it is between those areas.. Maybe this map will help.

What is here?
Oh my.... well, lets see, it is called:
                         The Gateway to Adventure.
              Well that is interesting since all i see is high desert!

                                          OH but wait! There is always hidden treasures in the desert.

   There is Death Valley, Mt Whitney, The Alabama hills, Ghost Towns, Manzanar, and Movie road.. just to name a few..and then there is fishing, hiking, climbing, skiing, prospecting, rock hounding and more to be done around this area as well.

Movie road?
    Well here in Lone Pine they have filled movies since back in the 1920's. Remember The Lone Ranger?

In the The Alabama Hills there are some very unusual and unique rock formations.. The movie "Tremors" was also filmed here?

This is the link to more information regarding movies filmed in the Lone Pine area.

Lone Pine Film History museum

How many do you remember?

The campground which we worked at here is called Boulder Creek.

This is a view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and a part of the Alabama hills.

Large Lizard who seems to like living near us.

One morning the sunrise was amazingly colorful. This picture is taken facing the storage area and the Inyo mountains.

While here my long time friend / sister came to visit. I had not seen her in many years.

It has been Interesting and quite a learning experience while here.. but we will be moving very soon. Robert's Parents really need us closer to them.  So our next destination will be Pyramid Lake California, where we will be campground Hosts.

 The new park is in the growth phase of  re-opening after years of neglect from being closed. 
This is going to be a fun and challenging position.  

I do have to say that I do enjoy being a campground Host and I am looking forward to it.

But mostly, I am looking forward to being able to spend some time and helping Robert's parents.. We will be approximately One hour from them.

Pictures and updates to the Blog maybe awhile since internet will be via my Droid phone until we get internet up and running at the park.