What we've learned about retiring early, health, technology, RVing and an active lifestyle.
The landscape of the Bow Valley, with its windswept grasslands, alluvial topography, and volatile climate, made agriculture a very unforgiving and demanding way of life. Open range grazing, unmaintained overland trails, and primitive equipment made commercial cattle husbandry a very time consuming, meticulous endeavour.
I don’t want to say driving the RV is difficult but you do have to watch for the other guy and so many don’t understand a 36′ RV isn’t an SUV. Consequently, we purchased a dash webcam just in case.
A fire started in the valley, right along side Williams Lake. 4 water bombers, 2 helicopters and a spotter plus ground crew from several departments fought the fire.
From the time we reach the Campground right to the Canada Day weekend it’s a race to get the park and the Stampede site ready. We spend the first couple of days getting ourselves setup. After all, the days can be long and we need a place to eat, clean up and sleep. Were on-site … Read more
We are Della and Mark Boothby. 2024 is our eighth season operating Williams Lake Stampede Campground. We”ll use this facebook page to tell you about goings on at the campground, the Stampede grounds and highlight things to do in the beautiful Cariboo, We’re open with Pre Season Rates This is our first video of the … Read more
Della tells me she had two best days. One was the trip to Idyllwild. Idyllwild is in the mountains south of Palm Desert. The highway has numerous switchbacks. Our guides, the Blackwells recommended we all go in separate vehicles so that no one sat in the back seat. Yes, it was that bad. The town … Read more
Visited a museum showcasing WW2 planes, including a B17 bomber, and pondered the crew’s experiences. Also saw planes from Desert Storm and aircraft under restoration.
After years of anticipation, Della and I finally separate from our friends to experience Disneyland, two hours from Palm Desert, with me navigating the overwhelming LA freeways.
