August 12-18 Olympic National Park is vast, giant, and remote. Located way up on the tippy-top corner of western Washington, this park is not one you can fully explore in…
Free Camping
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Up, Up, Up in the Mountains above Idaho Springs
by Amanda June 8, 2017When your friends who live in the Colorado mountains offer up a spot in their driveway, you say yes with much enthusiasm. You know it might be a bit chilly…
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Travel Weekend Featuring BBQ, Beer & a Carnival
by Amanda April 28, 2017Like most full-time RVers we try to keep our travel days short. We don’t have any hard and fast rules, but anything over four hours is usually too long. Since…
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Free Florida Camping at the DuPuis WEA
by Amanda December 22, 2016In the land of high priced beachside resorts and public parks overstuffed with campers, is free Florida camping really a thing? I didn’t believe it until I saw it for…
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For the last week and a half we’ve been parked in the driveway at my mom and stepdad’s house in North Carolina. Early in the week my brother and his wife…
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Beaches, Mansions & Snow (!!!) in Rhode Island and Connecticut
by Amanda November 9, 2016After our two weeks on the Cape, we decided to keep the coastal theme going with a week long stay in Rhode Island. This state is probably most well known…
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Mountains, Lakes, Roosters & Pie
by Amanda September 15, 2016Things have been a little quiet around the blog lately. It feels like I should have a lot to say right now. After all, we’re almost five weeks into our…
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Easy Living in Vermont
by Amanda August 26, 2016Reuniting with friends and family, enjoying a peaceful parking spot (with no other RVs in sight), revisiting all our favorite spots, feasting on local produce, and never having to look up directions…it’s…
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Stewarts Point + Valley of Fire
by Amanda March 10, 2016Remember last week when I complained about the “lakeside” camping at Government Wash that is anything but lakeside these days? Well, I can now confirm that despite the record low…
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Return to Lake Mead
by Amanda March 1, 2016With much reluctance we left our perfect spot in the Mojave National Preserve and headed northeast towards Lake Mead. Boondocking on the shores of Lake Mead is not a new…
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Mojave National Preserve
by Amanda February 25, 2016Despite its proximity to both Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the Mojave National Preserve is a seldom visited area. In fact, most people have either never heard of it, or get…
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A Trip to The BIG City
by Amanda February 3, 2016Our main goal for this winter was to have no goals. No commitments, no reservations, and no plans other than enjoying some time in the desert with who ever we happened to bump into.…
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Ringing in the New Year Desert Style
by Amanda January 7, 2016This was our third time ending and starting the year on a small patch of barren land in the southern California desert just outside the tiny town of Borrego Springs, CA.…
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Traveling the Trace
by Amanda December 5, 2015Heading south and west from Nashville it only made sense to travel the Natchez Trace National Parkway. No trucks? Check! No obnoxious billboards or other signs screaming about fast food…
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Wrapping It Up in Vermont
by Amanda September 28, 2015Well that went by fast! I can’t believe our four weeks in Vermont came and went already. We arrived with a long list of people to visit, things to see, and…