July 25-31 I was recently asked by a weekend-type RVer about our favorite places to visit. As any full-time RVer is well aware, this is both the most common question…
National Park
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Two Lakes & A Volcano
by Amanda August 31, 2021July 11-24 Over the years, we’ve explored a lot of Washington state – the Olympic Penninsula, the Northern Cascades, east of the Cascades, both north and south – but somehow…
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Patrick’s Point + Redwood Magic
by Amanda May 13, 2021April 25- May 2We awoke on Sunday morning to the sound of steady rain pounding on the parking lot we had called home the night before. With only an hour’s…
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Desert Days – The California Edition
by Amanda May 4, 2021March 13 – April 23We rolled out of Arizona early morning on a Saturday in Mid-March. The previous night was spent in a noisy casino parking lot. Not because we…
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Watching Cactus Grow
by Amanda March 17, 2021October 25- March 17Well, it’s been over four months since my last update here. Or has it been four years, or maybe only four weeks? Who knows? Time has no…
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Flagstaff & The Grand Canyon
by Amanda December 23, 2020October 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,…