October 11-24Northern Arizona has eluded us for many years. With its higher elevations and cooler temperatures, we never seem to time it quite right for an optimal visit. Even though…
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Hiking In and Around Joshua Tree NP
by Amanda March 3, 2020February 8-22After spending too long hanging around the barren land that surrounds Imperial Dam and Yuma, heading up to Joshua Tree National Park was 1000% the right decision. We found…
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Harpers Ferry & Parking Lot Living
by Amanda November 12, 2019November 3-7After our day trip to Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, I am more convinced than ever that the best way to learn about history is to visit the places…
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Completing the Journey – Indiana, Ohio & Beyond
by Amanda June 21, 2019May 8 – 25After leaving St. Louis, we had two and a half weeks until we needed to be in Connecticut. The plan was to hit up the Indiana Dunes,…
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May 5-7We’ve traveled across the country enough times now that we have to make a concerted effort to find a new route. Hence, the decision to follow a diagonal path…
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Exploring Big Bend: Desert, Mountains, River
by Amanda May 11, 2019April 19-23The first thing you need to know about Big Bend National Park is that it is not on the way to anywhere. Located about as far south in western…
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Back in the Desert
by Amanda April 29, 2019April 1-18We flew back to Arizona to reunite with our tiny rolling home during the first week of April. It felt great to return home after a cold few months…
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Over the Mountains to Winthrop
by Amanda October 16, 2018September 30 – October 6 Winthrop, WA is one of those towns that thrives on tourism. A short drive through the one block main street brings you past a string…
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Finding Our Bliss in the Mountains of North Cascades National Park
by Amanda October 9, 2018September 23-29 I guess it should come as no surprise that even after 6+ years of full-time RVing we are still figuring things out. It seemed so simple in the…
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Cape Flattery: The Edge of the World…err, Country
by Amanda August 31, 2018August 19-24 The journey to Cape Flattery, (aka the northwestern-most point of the contiguous US) feels like a journey to the edge of the world. As you travel the narrow,…
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More Cactus Love at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
by Amanda February 16, 2018February 4-10 When a national monument is named for a very special cactus that only grows in a small corner of Arizona and Mexico, you know the scenery is going…
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Thanksgiving in Zion National Park
by Amanda December 7, 2017This is our 6th Thanksgiving spent on the road. Every year we try to do something different. There was the Thanksgiving buffet in Las Vegas, Thanksgiving with friends in Las…
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One Day at the North Rim
by Amanda November 22, 2017Another short post this week. I guess the blog hasn’t been high on my list of priorities lately. I had someone ask me the other day why we don’t post…
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Lee’s Ferry, AZ
by Amanda November 10, 2017Well, that didn’t take long. After only a month or so of writing my daily journal I completely dropped the ball last week and didn’t write a single entry. Instead of…
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Lone Rock Beach & Page
by Amanda November 3, 2017Saturday, October 28 While trying to come up with a fun weekend adventure Tim mentioned kayaking in Lake Powell. I immediately jumped all over that. It’s been months since we…