The Badlands & the Black Hills
I am writing this as 40-mph wind gusts and rain buffet the camper at our KOA campground in Buffalo, Wyoming. We have spent the past week...
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The 2019 Great Adventure Trip Wrap-up!
“Wow, look at that!” – phrase most often spoken on our trip We’ve been home for a week, and already “real life” is taking over—so it’s...
Week 12 (&½) – Mostly Maine
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the...
Week 11 – On the Road Again (plus Theodore Roosevelt National Park)
“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred...
Week 10 – Montana & Glacier National Park
“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.” – quote on the back of a neighbor’s RV in Glacier Meadow Monday (7/1) – Nine...
Week 9 – Northern California Coast & Crater Lake
“The ocean was the best place, of course. That was what she loved most. It was a feeling of freedom like no other, and yet a feeling of ...
Week 8 – California National Parks
“When I entered this sublime wilderness the day was nearly done, the trees with rosy, glowing countenances seemed to be hushed and...
Week 7 – The SoCal Coast
“Live in the sunshine. Swim the sea. Drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Monday-Wednesday (6/10-12) – Jamul, CA We try not...
Week 6 – Page, Greater Phoenix, and the Grand Canyon (North Rim)
“This landscape is animate: it moves, transposes, builds, proceeds, shifts, always going on, never coming back, and one can only retain...
Week 5 – Sedona & the Grand Canyon (South Rim)
After being cold for most of week 4, we enjoyed the bone-penetrating warmth of the Arizona sun this week! Tuesday–Saturday (5/28-6/1) –...
Week 4 – The Canyonlands
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread." — Edward Abbey,...
Week 3 – New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment (plus a smidge of Colorado)
"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do." –...
Week 2 – Fun in the Lone Star State
"Where flowers bloom, so does hope." — Lady Bird Johnson Tuesday (5/7) – Pittsburg On Tuesday we had an easy 2.5-hour drive from Hot...
Week 1 – Tennessee & Beyond
“Home is behind us. The World is ahead.” – sticker on the back of a neighbor's RV We’ve been on the road a little more than a week, but...
Ready, Set . . . Go! (sort of)
First of all, a huge thank-you to Jody and Leesa, who allowed us to park Pearl in their driveway in nearby Hamilton for three nights so...
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