We started this blog to document our Great Loop adventure. We continued to cruise on Adagio, but in 2018 we purchased a Roadtrek Sprinter Class B RV, named Adagietto. We then purchased an Advanced RV Sprinter named Rocky, which we later traded in for Poppy. It was also from Advanced RV, but was a new design, something they called a B-Box
6/10/2026
Camped at Colter Bay Village last night. Tonight we are at Signal Mountain Village. Both are in the National Park at Grand Teton. The weather cleared today and we drove through the park, had lunch and moved to our new campsite. The weather was cool today, in the 50s, but around 5 pm we had snow showers and now it is raining. What beautiful scenery here.
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| driving in the park |
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| returning to the park after lunch, a very long line of cars |
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| Lunch at Dorman's in Moose |
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| WOW |
6/9/2026
We got an earlier start today (as we head to the Tetons) because of predicted high winds with gusts expected to be 50+mph. We should arrive there midday. Scenery is very different here.
new scenery
Thankfully, Ron is a great driver and gripped the wheel for 2 solid hours as the wind pummeled us. The last 2.5 hours the wind died down, but as we got closer to the Tetons we had rain and temps in the upper 30s. It's so cloudy we can't see the mountains, but we made it and are nestled in for 2 nights.
cyclists fighting the wind, too 
rain and cold
6/7 and 6/8/2026 Church in Denver and Dugway Recreation Area Campground
We attended church in Denver at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The rector there attended the same Catholic grade school as Ron in Elizabeth, NJ. The priest's sister and Ron were classmates. We had a short visit with him after mass.
On the way to the Grand Tetons, we spent the night at a free BLM campground. The North Platte River flows just below the bluff in front of us. Sammy had a great time running leash-free.
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| Sammy, running free |
6/6/2026 Celebration of Life for Carol Vucich Hetherington
Friends from high school, Ellen Franks and Sally Hoffman Jones and her husband Jerry flew in for the Celebration. It was held at Kirk and Lisa Hetherington's home and at a large tent a few houses down the street. Many stories were told about Carol, as a friend, a mother, a grandmother, a wife and a teacher. Kirk was eloquent as he told stories about his mom and his dad. After the many stories, we returned to Kirk's and Lisa's home for a large spread of appetizers and a toast to Carol. Close friends and family were invited to a dinner at Biaggi's, where we were treated to more food and drinks.
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| Kirk, celebrating his mom |
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| Carol's brother Jim |
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| Sally, Ellen and me |
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| Kelly's son, playing another favorite of Carol's |
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| Kirk and Lisa's son playing Carol's favorite tune |
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| Kirk |
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| Kelly and family (Carol's daughter) |
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| Kirk, Sally, Jan, Ellen, Kelly |
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| Lisa, Kirk's wife--adorable |
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| Jim, Ellen, Tom (Carol's brouthers) |
6/5/2026
We are here for the Celebration of Life tomorrow for my life-long friend, Carol Vucich Hetherington. After arriving early, we decided to seek out a dog park for Sammy. The daytime temp was 95 and not a lot of share at the park.
The campgrounds were full, so we opted for a welcome center/truck stop. Sometimes that works out, but in this case it was marginal. The welcome center appeared closed, the cars in the parking lot appeared to be filled with homeless living in their cars, and the truck side where we parked had some sketchy looking RVs. The guy that pulled his RV in next to us, seemed to be having relationship issues and yelled a lot at the woman who was with him and slammed doors. Of course Ron had to walk Sammy, but he steered clear of that guy. During the night, a semi pulled in next to us and ran his engine the entire night. We survived!
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| On the way to Fort Collins |
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| One of the less classy RVs |
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| This is the RV next to us |
Jan Matuska is with Ron Matuska at Timber Creek Campground in Rocky Mountain.
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| A great pic of Sammy |
6/2/2026
We left our campground of two days and headed for Timber Creek Campground, Rocky Mountain National Park. We could have taken the 20 mile route, but no! We took a circuitous 160+ drive to and over the continental divide on Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous paved highway in North America.
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| Climbing over the mountain 12,000 + feet |
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| We saw him near the top |
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| Resting in the campground |
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| Road just opened a couple of weeks ago |
5/31/2026 We left the Rangely Campground in order to get to church in Meeker. Unfortunately, the 11:00 service was 8:30. We stopped in Steamboat Springs for groceries and lunch on-board. Our first choice for a campground was still closed, so we went on to Sunset Campground Arapaho National Forest at Lake Granby. We will be here two nights.
Campground in Rangely, CO
Colorado 
Near Hot Sulphur Springs
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| No explanation needed |
5/30/2026
5/30/2026 After 2 weeks, we departed Utah and entered Colorado. The scenery and weather changed, too. We had the first rain since we left Ohio several weeks ago. Our choice for tonight's campsite was based on church services listed online at 5 tonight. When we arrived, the service was posted as 11:30 tomorrow. We are staying at the city campground in Rangely and will try to find a church tomorrow down the road.
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| Getting ready to climb on Potash Road. Cliff face is straight up. |
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| Leaving Utah |
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| Glad these didn't fall on the road |
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| The Colorado River |
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| Roadside deer |
5/29/2026
Last night we selected a campsite in Needles (Canyonland) since there were still a few first come-first served sites available. It was beautiful, isolated and very quiet. Today we took the scenic drive in Needles before leaving. We stopped in Moab for lunch, dog park and groceries and then drove the scenic Potash road. Since there was a Red Flag warning and rain expected, we opted for an early BLM campsite ($10) along the Potash scenic road with the Colorado River on one side and steep cliffs on the other. Last pic is from the camper. Dark sky and light on the cliffs.
Campsite in Needles
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| Another view |
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| Needles |
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| Petroglyphs |
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| Dog park buddies |
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| Potash scenic road |
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| BLM campsite along Potash Road |
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| Gorgeous light on the rocks |
