Campground Reviews Three COE campgrounds, one Goldilocks Principle Season 3 of travels started fast-paced. We blitzed to Florida, making one slight detour to get a repair at our dealer. Then we hopped from the Florida RV SuperShow, to Palm Harbor where we met up with some friends, then to Fort Myers where we visited Anthony's family,
RV Life Season 3 The famous "cave swim" at Devil's Den: Our honest thoughts If you follow an RV influencer on YouTube, you're likely to have come across footage of this mysterious, ethereal cave known as Devil's Den. It's one of the many warm-water springs that dots Central Florida, but unique in the fact that it's
Campground Reviews Is this Bora Bora?! Nope, think again! Now that we're into our third year of full-time RV living, it's fascinating to see what routines we've begun following in this often routine-less life. Despite not being snowbirds, we have found ourselves heading south for the winter quite a bit. We mostly do
Country Life The Blitz East, Part 5: Camping at the World's Largest Pitchfork Our Blitz East had been a rollercoaster so far. 1. We had immediate struggles as we rushed to get repairs done before leaving Colorado. Read Going Nowhere Fast 2. We entered Kansas, and while we had some issues with trucks and wind, found ourselves in beautiful campgrounds, enjoying new sights
Country Life The Blitz East, Part 3: Literally stuck in the middle of Kansas 💡Boy did we get ourselves in a sticky situation. But, if you haven't read our last two Blitz East posts, you'll want to read those first. Here are the links: Part 1 Part 2 Our morning started off great. We got in touch with our inner
Country Life The Blitz East, Part 2: It's the wonder of nature, baby! The plains of the Midwest are hardly a destination for many travelers, but during our stay in central Kansas, we found proof to the contrary. We had even been looking forward to visiting Wichita for a couple of years now, thanks to other RVers who alerted us to a pretty
Country Life The Blitz East, Part 1: What the heck is up with the trucks in Kansas?! 💡The Blitz East has begun! Only, it wasn't an easy start. Catch up by reading our last post. Ah, Kansas. We hear there's no place like it. We crossed the border and could see for miles. Fields and wind farms were our companions as we made
Campground Reviews A full-service campground at Cabela's?! We left South Dakota and had just a couple of days before we were due in Colorado for a mountain of repairs (see what I did there?), so we figured we would take a drive through Nebraska and check off a new state. Now, western Nebraska isn't as
Country Life Going to Wind Cave...without going to Wind Cave Before we left South Dakota, we had a decision to make. As you probably know, we try to make it a point to go to National Parks because we collect pins for our pin board - something we started doing before we hit the road. Wind Cave is right near
Country Life Badlands National Park: Half-Day Itinerary We were set up in Wall, SD, at an RV park so we could get electricity. Our batteries were all but dead, and despite troubleshooting them to try and recharge them on shore power, we didn't trust them. We couldn't risk moving over to the Buffalo
Country Life An RVer's rite of passage: Visiting Wall Drug! We were really in the thick of RV problems. Just days after repairing our generator and getting a brand new water pump, we found ourselves without any power in our trailer. Our batteries were acting like they had been totally discharged, and they didn't have enough juice to
Outdoor Adventure Black Hills and Beyond: Needles Highway and Cathedral Spires/Black Elk Peak Hike 💡It's the final post in the Black Hills and Beyond series! Did you miss any part of our journey? Find the recaps here: Part 1: Mount Rushmore, Iron Mountain Road, and the Museum of Geology Part 2: Custer State Park and Reptile Gardens Part 3: Stratobowl and Bear
Country Life Black Hills and Beyond: Custer State Park Wildlife Loop, Hikes, and Reptile Gardens We were taking full advantage of our first weekend in and around the Black Hills of South Dakota. That Saturday led us to Mount Rushmore, Iron Mountain Road, and the Museum of Geology. If you missed our recap of those adventures, you can find it here. Sunday was another early
Outdoor Adventure Black Hills and Beyond: Mount Rushmore, Iron Mountain Road, and the Museum of Geology After an incredible visit to Devils Tower, we officially completed our trek through Wyoming and crossed the border into South Dakota. It was our first border crossing since May. We had plans to stop in the Rapid City/Black Hills area for about 2.5 weeks. There was lots to
Country Life We gave up! What happened next? We experienced a lot of ups and downs during our trip across Wyoming. The ups? Unbelievable campsites with some of the best views we've ever had, where we could bask in the beauty of nature. The downs? Horrendous heat waves that trapped us inside most days and eventually
Country Life Boondocking across Wyoming was a lot harder than we thought Before we started RVing full-time, we tried to take as many trips as possible, many of those being road trips. When travel wasn't in the cards, I used to like planning "trips for the future," as I would call them, and I had a little pink
Campground Reviews We camped at a 10,000-year-old archaeological site Our second year of full-time RVing is halfway complete, and over that time, we've learned a lot about how we like to travel. We have found some of our favorite campgrounds to be in state and federal parks, and we love to find unique experiences that are off
Country Life We hit our breaking point After leaving the Grand Tetons, we had plans to travel across the state of Wyoming. We were well equipped with everything we needed for a summer of boondocking. We had our solar setup, new toilet, and with the exception of a few minor issues, everything in the RV was working
RV Life Season 2 Finding greener pastures after fleeing our dispersed campsite Read the story of our dispersed camping debacle here. We also did a livestream recapping all the issues we had, plus we told a crazy story about what happened when we were leaving the dispersed camping area. One thing full-time RVers quickly learn is how to be flexible. We found
RV Life Season 2 Whose site is it anyway?! Gooooooood evening everybody and welcome to Whose Site is it Anyway?! On tonight's blog, we've got Buggy, operated by Anthony and Nicole: Mike's Motorhome, operated by Mike: And Really Cool Van, operated by some dude from Texas who wishes to remain unnamed. (Not really.
RV Life Season 2 Driving the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway in Caribou-Targhee National Forest Between our visits to eastern Idaho and western Montana, we spent a lot of time trotting up and down US route 20 on the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The road travels through the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and offers plenty of historic pull-offs that teach about the area, including its
RV Life Season 2 We celebrated 4th of July 2023 in... 4th of July is an interesting holiday to plan around when RVing full-time in the US. It's typically a very busy time for camping, so we always need to ensure that we have a place to stay, or else we risk campgrounds filling up. It's also
RV Life Season 2 We hit summer really hard This post contains affiliate links. We may get a small commission for products purchased through these links. Thank you for supporting our travel journey. What is up with us and summertime? As full-timers, we camp in literally every season. We've faced triple-digit temperatures, all the way down to
RV Life Season 2 8 fun activities to do in the Glacier area...that aren't in the National Park Vehicle restrictions at Glacier National Park seemed to deter a lot of vacationers. Our campground never filled during the three weeks we stayed, and crowds in the area weren't bad. It's a tricky situation for a community that relies on tourism for their income, but for
RV Life Season 2 A first for us was a first for Montana After a long five months of travel from New England to all sides of the country, we finally made it to the state of Montana, where we'd be kicking off our summer. Glacier National Park was the big dot on our itinerary, but scooting straight there would be
