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Showing posts with label camping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label camping. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Arnold and Newlin: Road Trip Out West 1972

We camped our way out West, picnicking instead of eating in restaurants and saving money from motels. In west Texas a strong wind storm bent and broke a tent support rod in the large of the two tents, and Arnie could not repair it until we got to Whittier, so we stayed the next few nights in motels, enjoying refreshing swimming pools. 

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
Newlin, Eric, Joel, Allan, and Andrew

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
Newlin, Joel, Andrew, Allan, and Eric

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
Newlin and Andrew at camp

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
Joel Allan, Eric, Andrew, and Newlin camping and cooking out 

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
our Buick, safe as a tank but a gas guzzler

We returned to Florida on a northern route that took us through Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. In Yellowstone we bumped into the Collins family, close friends from our neighborhood. We knew that our routes might overlap but we had expected to be weeks apart so it was a surprise when we arrived later than anticipated and they arrived earlier to meet up at the visitor center.

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park

1972 photo by Arnold H. Nevis
Grand Tetons, Wyoming


next post  Arnold and Newlin:  Archer and Gainesville 1973

previous post  Arnold and Newlin: Grand Canyon 1972

first post in Flashbacks  How the Nevis family came to California

first post in Arnold's Story  July 1943

first post in blog  Leonard's Story: May 29, 1943


Saturday, July 17, 2021

Arnold and Newlin: Smoky Mountains 1967

Arnie and Newlin take the family camping in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains in the summer of 1967. 

1967 side by Arnold H. Nevis
black bear in the Smokies

1967 side by Arnold H. Nevis
black bear

1967 side by Arnold H. Nevis
Allan with Cherokee tribe member

1967 side by Arnold H. Nevis
Joel with Cherokee man


1967 side by Arnold H. Nevis
Andrew with Cherokee man

1967 side by Arnold H. Nevis
Newlin washing Eric on the table

next post  Arnold and Newlin: Puerto Rico 1967

previous post  Arnold and Newlin: Whittier 1967

first post in Flashbacks  How the Nevis family came to California

first post in Arnold's Story  July 1943

first post in blog  Leonard's Story: May 29, 1943

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Leonard's Story: May 22, 1948

In his letter to his brother Arnold, Leonard outlines their ambitious camping trip through Canada and part of the northern U.S. With less detail he offers the same to his mother Hazel.






next post  June 1, 1948 Chuck Cutler

previous post  May 19, 1947

first post in Arnold's Story  July 1943

first post in blog  Leonard's Story: May 29, 1943