- Houston, we have a problem. (chuckling)
- Road closed on the path to the state park we're supposed
to go to.
(gentle upbeat music)
- So apparently there's some construction going on
and the road is broken up,
but it looks like we can pull a u-ey here
on someone's property.
Yeah, there's a vacant lot and there's an in and an out
that we could probably get away with turning around in
without having to unhook the Jeep.
That's my hope.
We just walked it so it looks like we can do it.
- But yeah, it's pretty solid.
- Nothing on the website for the state park
that we went to that said nothing about
coming down this road and it being closed
or anything on-
- Well, there was a sign on the road
but it's actually on the road, not before the road.
So once we turned onto the road is when we saw the sign.
So there's nothing warning,
no left turn or construction, residents only,
until you actually are on the road, which is not helpful.
- And then you can't really, I mean,
there's no way we would have,
if this wasn't here
we would have had to have been unhooked and then-
- Do a 15 point turn or something.
- Yeah, yeah, on this narrow two lane road.
And we're literally 10 minutes from where
we're supposed to be to, 15 minutes.
- If that.
So this is the life of an RVer.
So you gotta be flexible,
you gotta take things in stride
because honestly you never really know
what you're going to run into.
♪ Baby you and I should start living now ♪
♪ With the whole world at our feet ♪
♪ We can stay or we could leave ♪
♪ There is nothing in between ♪
♪ So baby we should start living now ♪
♪ 'Cause we only have this life ♪
♪ Wanna laugh and wanna cry ♪
♪ I don't wanna waste my time ♪
♪ So baby we should start living now ♪
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- We made it, didn't have to unhook, unhitch the car,
so that was awesome.
- Yeah, it was a pretty easy turnaround.
It wasn't too bad, but getting out and walking it
beforehand is the best advice.
- Yeah, yeah.
So just a quick detour.
What is life without a u-turn or a detour?
The Farleys are known for them, even with the rig.
- That's right,
it's not a successful trip
unless there's at least one u-turn.
- That that used to be our phrase every time we traveled,
luckily with the RV, that's not the case.
- So now we've got to figure out, we just looked at the map,
so we think we've got it figured out
where to take us around.
I mean, literally- - It's right on the
other side. - It's on the other side
of the tractor that's down there.
- So, all right, so hopefully we'll be there
in like 10 minutes.
As you can see, we finally made it into the park,
we got all settled and we've actually been here
for two days.
- Yeah. It's been pretty nice, other the dang temps again,
it's a 100 degrees.
- Yeah we came down from the springs and lost our altitude
and now it's, phew, we are warm again.
And this isn't a bad campground, actually.
It's pretty nice.
This side is electric only, there's another loop
that is no hookups at all.
- Primitive.
- Yeah, so for the extra money,
I figured since the temps are going to be warm,
we chose the electric.
So instead of saving a buck this time,
we chose to stay cool and to keep our little Gizmo cool.
- Yeah, yesterday was 95
and we had another really big storm come through
about four o'clock
- But we were able to get up early in the morning
and work out, I went for a run,
so if you get up early and get moving,
you can get some stuff done outside before it gets too warm.
- Now we have slept with the windows open every night
that we've been here, it's dipped down that cool.
So that's been a plus.
- And there's some hiking trails and bike trails
and some cool things to see here in the park.
So as you can see, this park has a lot of opportunities
for some cool activities.
- Yeah, it's nice seeing the boats and the paddle boarders
behind us out there on the water,
kind of wish we had some kind of inflatable paddle board.
- Yeah, well, let's not talk about that.
That's a whole nother story.
But one thing to know about this campground
is it does require you to pay a daily fee,
even if you're camping.
So we would have to pay an extra $9 per vehicle,
meaning the RV and our Jeep each day that we're here.
- On top of our site fees.
- Yeah, so a lot of state parks do that.
Colorado does it, I have found that Wyoming
and I think Nebraska does too.
So if you're planning to stay for any length of time
in any of these states and hop to their state parks,
then you might want to just get their annual pass,
it will be cheaper in the long run.
- Yeah, we got lucky here as the month of August
is free for the military folks.
So we didn't have to pay the 19 or the $18 a day.
- And I saw online, but online, it said $7 a day,
and it didn't say the rig was included,
it just said per vehicle, I assumed it meant Jeep.
I didn't know it's going to increase us to
another $18 a day,
which would have priced us out of this park.
I would not have been happy to pay that much
with just electric. - Electric hookup, yeah.
- So, but it's fine.
And we found something really cool here.
So we found, what's it called?
Parts and Labor.
- Parts and Labor Brewery.
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- Man, was that good.
- Yeah, it was a little too good.
So we got a few to go cans.
- And we may even have some presents for a friend.
- Well, maybe. - Maybe.
- I don't know.
- You think they'll last that long?
- I don't know, we got a couple of weeks ahead of us.
I don't know if these will last.
- All right, so if you are in the area,
this is Sterling, Colorado,
you have got to stop in this brewery.
They gave us a sample of pretty much
all their beer they have on tap, currently.
It changes all the time.
And I got to tell you, I didn't taste a single one
that I didn't like.
- Yeah, it was a really, really cool brewery,
it's called Parts and Labor Brewery, come check it out.
- Yep, a small mom and pop,
so come on down. - And the food is, man,
I'm telling you, the burgers are probably
some of the best burgers that we've had in a long time.
- So you don't have to come for the beer.
You can come for the atmosphere and the food.
And even if you don't buy the beer, you will be very happy.
- Yeah, I think it's, if you cutting through this area,
swing by and show him some love.
- Okay, let's get back to the park and figure out
where we're going tomorrow, we still don't know.
- That's kind of important,
we gotta know where we're going.
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- As you can see, we have a new background,
because we have a new location.
We decided last night to head to a Harvest Host
in Nebraska.
- Yeah, Nebraska, that was a change of plans,
quick too.
We really didn't know where we were going to go.
- That is very true, we finally decided last night.
So we made it up here, it was only about a two hour drive.
- A little over two hours. - So it wasn't too bad.
- So far we just got set up,
which took a little bit to level,
probably took us like, I don't know, four times to level,
four attempts.
- And I think a majority of that is
us being out of practice.
- Maybe.
- We've been level for the last six months.
So we were in a little bit of a rut back there,
where we're parked, it's not a bad spot.
The only downfall to this spot is coming down
this driveway right here.
I got to tell you, he needs to trim his trees,
'cause we just scratched the crap out of Ruby on the way in.
- He offered to cut a tree down for us,
he was more than willing to cut something.
So I'm sure if we let him know there's a problem
they'll take of it.
- He wasn't gonna cut down a tree, he was going to trim it.
- Well, trim it. - An overhead.
There were trees hanging down. - That's what I meant.
- And we're almost 13 feet tall,
and the way he wanted us to come around this tree back here,
we would never have made it.
We'd have ripped the whole roof off.
So I mean, he is easy to talk to and you know,
we'll let him know that we got some scratches,
it's on us, it's not on him at all,
I mean, we could've stopped
and unhooked the Jeep. - And done a u-turn.
- And just backed up and said, nope, we're not going down.
But it is what it is.
I'm hoping they buff out.
- I guess that we will find out later.
In the meantime, we are not using much solar right now
because we are in shade,
and I don't know if you can hear the slight hum
in the microphone, but the generator is going,
because it is in the 90s right now.
So we need to be nice and cool.
- Yeah, well more importantly, Giz needs to be cool.
- Yes that is true.
Yeah, because we're going into cool off
with maybe a wine slushie.
I don't know, this guy needs something,
he's a little stressed right now
after driving down between the branches.
- Yeah, just I hate seeing scratches on there.
And we scratched it before,
it's not, I mean, and they kind of buffed out,
I can still see 'em.
And those of you that have scratched your rig or your car,
you know what I'm talking about,
even if they buff out, you know they're there.
So I just got to figure out,
because we have a gel coat over the paint,
I just got to figure out how to do that.
So I'll be on the Tiffin forums later tonight or tomorrow
trying to figure out what's the best way,
some of them are a little deep.
- Yeah, so we're hoping to leave here and maybe get some
free camping, but I don't know, we'll see what happens.
'Cause we don't really know
where we're going tomorrow either,
but we will keep you posted.
- Yeah, but first, wine.
- Yes.
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♪ You had me at hello ♪
♪ 'Cause where you go is where I go ♪
♪ I don't need nobody else ♪
♪ I got you ♪
♪ And you got me too ♪
- We finally get to go explore, I'm so excited.
- She got me up early to go out and hike.
So off we go.
- So we're headed over to a National Park,
It's, I forgot what it's called, Bluff's, Bluff.
Maybe it's Bluff.
When we get there, I'll let you know.
- I'll call her bluff, I don't think that's what it is.
- I Think it's Bluff something, Scottsbluff.
Anyway, we are in Nebraska.
- Scottsbluff, Nebraska. - Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
So it's something like that.
But it's where the Oregon Trail went through.
So I'm pretty excited to have some hikes
and some history stuff, so we'll go check it out.
- Yeah, I'm excited to actually get out
and do something other than hanging out around the RV.
- Uh, yeah, although this Harvest Host
is pretty phenomenal.
It's really pretty, they did a great job
making you feel snug and comfy and it's so green.
- Yeah, they did a really good job laying it out.
The drive in, still on the fence,
But overall it's a really, really nice Harvest Host.
- Yeah, so if you haven't joined Harvest Hosts,
of course, we're going to tell everyone about it
because we love it so much.
We are affiliates so we have a discount code down below,
I'll drop it for you, you can check out the link,
see if it's something you want to do,
we do it as often as possible.
- Yeah, every chance we get actually,
so we really like them.
- All right, let's hit the trails.
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♪ This is as good a day as any ♪
♪ To start the rebuilding of life ♪
♪ The roads that lay open are many ♪
♪ When the old one's gone under the knife ♪
♪ And I can feel the sun on my skin ♪
♪ Beginning to thaw from within ♪
♪ Today and not tomorrow there's no time to borrow ♪
♪ Today is a good day to live ♪
- We are officially on the Oregon Trail
and the Pony Express.
- Yeah, this is pretty cool.
Seeing the trail come between these two rock formations
on either side of us that they used as their guide
is pretty cool.
- And you can see them for miles and miles.
Long before we got here, we could see them really high
over all the trees and the buildings,
not that there's skyscrapers here,
but it was pretty cool.
Definitely, we knew exactly where we were headed.
- Yeah, it's nice to get out and see this
up close and personal.
The views up here are freaking phenomenal.
I mean, look at that view behind me. I mean, it is just.
- It's crazy gorgeous. - It is, it is.
- It's just beautiful.
I can't imagine being up here for sunrise or sunset,
I bet it's just out of this world.
- Yeah, so if you cutting through Scottsbluff, Nebraska,
make this a pit stop for sure.
(gentle music)
- We made it out of the Harvest Host alive,
not too sure if there's any new scratches on the side.
Phil will check that out later.
- I'm sure there are, I was watching them.
- Anyway, so we are headed about 40, 45 minutes
east of here, to a town called Bayard,
it's where Chimney Rock is.
So we want to go and hike that and check that out.
We're not exactly sure where we're staying yet.
We have a couple of options.
One is a city park that you can stay for two nights
for free, and then after that it's 10 bucks a night.
So we're hoping there's an option there for us to stay.
If not, there's another RV park,
that's you know, like 34 bucks a night with full hookups,
we'll say there for two nights.
So cross your fingers we get the freebie.
- Yeah, let's shoot for free.
We like free 99.
- Yeah, we still are trying to make up for our heavy
cassita costs, that totally blew,
it's almost our whole budget for last year
in those few months.
So we're really going to have to work that out.
- But it was well worth it,
we would not have stayed there had it not been for rehab.
So, shoulder rehab.
- Yeah, so anyway, all right, cross your fingers for us.
We're going to go ahead and close out this video
so it doesn't get too long for you
- And just in case you're wondering where we are,
check out those mountains with a little bit of snow
on it back there.
That's the only hint you're gonna get.
- Yeah, that and maybe some future National Parks coming up.
So make sure you keep watching
because you never know where we're going to end up.
As you know, we do run a little behind
on all of our social media, including the videos,
- Yeah, so when we post a picture of let's say,
the Badlands, we're not there.
So it would be nice if we were there
as people would, you know, see the post and then,
try to look for us.
We're not there, we're behind in videos
and pictures and whatnot,
it's just because we're out exploring,
we're capturing it and then we move on to the next place.
And in between that,
that's when Stacy does all her homework
- Right, that's when I upload pictures.
And usually the social media is all pre-done by a program
I use that, it schedules it all for me.
So I don't have to think about it while we're out playing.
So when you see those pictures,
I'm sorry to say we can't meet up.
And we aren't really meeting up right now
due to COVID anyway, we want you guys to stay safe.
So we're not doing meetups, but as soon as COVID calms down,
we will start meet ups
and we will start planning some stuff out in the future.
- Yeah, it is nice though,
we do run into people as we're traveling.
It's still always nice to meet people on the road.
I mean, we say at the end of every video,
see you on the road and we're seeing a handful of people
in our travels and it's nice.
- It is really nice.
And some people are like, I can't believe you came this far.
I wouldn't expect you to be here.
I thought you were going to be here based on your posts.
That again is because we're behind.
- That's right, so keep an eye out.
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And just so you're wondering,
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So thanks for all the well wishes.
- Although he's not doing his PT,
like his nurse practitioner has been telling him to do,
so you guys hit those comments and yell at him.
Tell him to get on his PT.
- I did it today.
- Finally after I've yelled at him and yelled at him.
So all right guys, thanks a lot for watching.
Hopefully one day we'll see you-
- [Both] On the road.
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