September 27 – October 10 We left Colorado at the end of September in search of warmer weather and fewer crowds. Southeast Utah seemed like it would be a great…
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Finding Fall in Crested Butte
by Amanda October 8, 2020September 13-25We love Colorado, but after spending nearly 6 months (what!) in one state, mostly parked in the same spot, the itch to get those wheels moving again was strong.…
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Back to Boondocking
by Amanda September 18, 2020September 7 -12Twin Lakes, CO Well, we did it. After nine weeks of sitting still in one place, followed by 14 weeks of sitting still in another place, we are…
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Hiking in the Colorado Mountains
by Amanda September 8, 2020May 31 – September 5: up above Idaho Springs As I mentioned in the last post, our Colorado summer was all about hiking. Staying in one place for three months…
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Summer in the Mountains
by Amanda September 3, 2020May 31 – September 3: Up above Idaho Springs, CO This is summer in the mountains… This is also summer in the mountains… As is this… If I had to…
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Postcards From Palisade
by Amanda June 8, 2020March 29 – May 31These are strange times indeed. If someone had told me at the beginning of the year that we would spend all of April and May at…
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3 Weeks of Desert Distancing
by Amanda April 2, 2020March 7-27Over the years we’ve often joked about how RV life has prepared us for escaping the madness when/if “the shit hits the fan.” I mean, think about it. We…
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Palm Springs
by Amanda March 13, 2020March 23-6After nine weeks of boondocking in the desert, we decided a little time in the city was in order. Palm Springs lured us in with the promise of restaurants,…
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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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Going Bananas for Sand Dunes
by Amanda February 12, 2020February 2-8We spent the first week of February just west of Yuma on AGM road (American Girl Mine rd). This is not a new spot for us – or most…
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Social January
by Amanda February 6, 2020January 1 – 31Winter is always a social time of year for us. As all the nomads filter south to the warm spots, it becomes almost more work to avoid…
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December in Arizona
by Amanda January 3, 2020December 2019We drove across the border into Arizona on the first of December and headed straight to one of our favorite spots in Tucson. We’ve been camping at Gilbert Ray…
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From Louisiana to Arizona
by Amanda December 6, 2019November 23 – December 1Well, we did it. After spending much of last winter, some of the spring, all of the summer, and most of the fall in the northeast,…
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Another Week of Travel: Alabama & Mississippi
by Amanda November 26, 2019November 16-22Before leaving Tennesse for Alabama, we changed our minds about when and where we would go approximately 500 times. First, we were going to stay outside of Birmingham through…
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North to South Through Tennessee
by Amanda November 18, 2019November 7-15The last time we traveled around Tennessee, we spent 5 weeks going from east to west, stayed at five wonderful state parks, and enjoyed Thanksgiving in Nashville. This time,…