Outerbanks NC
As mentioned in my "change of venue" post, my wife and I traveled to the outer banks of NC last week. We stayed at the Cape Hatteras KOA. Overall it was a great trip to a location I'd always wanted to...
View ArticleTX Renaissance Festival Highland Fling weekend trip.
So my Sportsmobile pop up camper (van) got the maiden voyage this weekend. Honestly it was 2 weeks later than I had hoped / planned but we were not quite ready yet. Look at the October / November what...
View ArticleThe Road to Alaska ( and back ) - In Progress
This all started on our drive home ( Colorado) from Thanksgiving in Arizona. We realized it had been almost 7 years since we visited our uncle in Homer, AK. He's getting into his 70s and we don't know...
View ArticleFort Myers, FL
Currently in the midst of a visit to Koreshan SP. Will be in the 40°s tonight! Small SP with a history of once being a commune around 1900. Well maintained with some privacy between sites.
View ArticleHanna Park and Timucuan Preserve, Jacksonville, FL
Quite the cold snap here for the past few nights, with temps in the 40's. I've lived in Boston, Maine, and Idaho, but have never liked the cold, and 40's is cold for me now. Hanna Park is a county park...
View ArticleReservation made!
Well, the trailer isn't finished, but I made a reservation for a trip to Bryce Canyon in May. We have never camped there and our anniversary (number 43!) is May 26. Our reservation is at Bryce Valley...
View ArticleThe 4th Time is the Charm (to feeling confident)
Apparently the 4th time is the charm... Decided on Friday to go camping this weekend. Naturally, everything was booked up so I shifted it to Sunday night & Monday night. Made reservations at...
View ArticleFinally did it
Yup, after 3 yrs of trying . We moved from California to TN. It's the furthest I've towed our popup. It towed ok but I had an extra spare tire with nowhere to put it except on the tongue strapped to...
View ArticleAlmost went camping!
My son and camping partner called me at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night and said that he was going up to the mountains for one last camping trip before the snow came. He has been off from work for the last...
View ArticleVisions of Sugar Plums
Forget the sugar plums, I dream of past and future camping trips. There are times when my mind drifts back to my various camping trips, local and far flung. I can even picture a stretch of road,...
View ArticleCamping at Little Tallapoosa Park near Carrollton, GA
Having a quick trip this weekend. Learning lots . Merry Christmas everyone !
View ArticleA little boondocking trip to the farm.
Most of the legal stuff is behind us with our parents estate. Took the camper down a stayed a couple day sorting stuff and weed eating some paths to areas we need to get. Used up all the string and...
View ArticleMD to FL - 6 SP's - 18 Nights
Hello all, we Just arrived our home in FL. This is season two for us doing the snow bird thing, pup camping to and from our northern and southern homes. In short, DW and I are still talking to each...
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Christmas Camping Again
McKinney campground on Altoona Lake. Got here about an hour or two ago and just finished lunch. A lot of open sites; people were scared off because of forecasts of questionable weather.
View ArticleGalveston Island State Park December 2023.
After all the holiday stuff, I needed to get away to get some fresh air, some dead calm quiet and clear my head. Galveston Island State Park delivered in spades. Walmart Auto Care Center in Kemah TX...
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Yosemite Lakes with grandkids
I've always been a bit hesitant to bring others on a trip, as things seem to get tight quickly, especially with 10 and 7 y/o granddaughters, who tend to "spread" themselves across the entire pup. This...
View ArticlePopularity Poll
Please identify the place in North America that you would most like to visit on a camping trip and perhaps say a few words about why it's your choice. It doesn't matter if you have a realistic chance...
View ArticleThis Weekend
Well, I should have been hitting the road this weekend for another cross country adventure, but my sciatica hit HARD a few weeks back so I canceled the trip. No way could I have driven for 8 hours and...
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Party of a lifetime booked!
I've actually been waiting a lifetime to book this trip, but I didn't know it till recently. On 7/1 I walk out of my employer singing a Johnny Paycheck song and on 7/4 we arrive at one of our favorite...
View ArticleAnother 2024 Eclipse Thread - My thoughts (Am I being negative?)
Ever since attending the 2017 solar eclipse, I have had plans to again travel south from Minnesota to attend the 2024 solar eclipse. When we attended the August 2017 eclipse in northern Kansas, we...
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