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Summer to Remember

Past the pivot point: Summer goals amidst a time of upheaval

Continued from A Summer to Remember in 2025 The first 9 weeks of our summer consisted of leaving the West, traveling across the country, stopping in the Midwest for repairs and cats, and then making our way to our home state of Massachusetts. Already, the summer was crazy. We covered

RV Life Season 4

Traveling back in time in Sturbridge, MA

For the first year ever, we traveled all the way across the country and back in an abbreviated timespan. In 2023, the only other year we went out West, we committed to 10 months on the road before venturing back to New England. We assumed this would always be our

RV Life Season 4

We celebrated 4th of July 2025 in...

In our full-time RV life, we often feel like we celebrate the freedom of America every day. We know the roads and landscapes better than we ever thought we would. We embrace local cultures and the histories from which they were developed. News outlets paint our country in a negative

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Shipshewana, IN: An unlikely coming together of two different cultures

Last year, we spent several months journeying around the Midwest, and one of those months consisted of hopping among local businesses as part of our Harvest Hosts challenge. A state we visited during this challenge was Indiana, the location of many RV and RV supply manufacturers, including our manufacturer, Aluminum

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We camped on a bison ranch in Wyoming!

We were more indecisive than ever as we tried to figure out our route east. Should we stop at some favorite destinations, or should we cover more distance faster? In the end, we had to face the fact that our cups were overflowing with all of the grand adventures we

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Chester, CA: Gateway to Lassen Volcanic National Park

We've been flexible as we've journeyed through the state of California. The biggest dot on our itinerary, and the only destination we planned ahead of time, was Yosemite National Park. We also assumed that this would be our last stop in the state before heading back

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Reliving pastimes in Paso Robles

One of the best parts about road tripping is the freedom that comes from putting our wheels to the pavement and driving into adventure. We discovered this years ago, when we took to the road to celebrate each of our 30th birthdays, traveling the East Coast in 2017 and West

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4 months of indecisiveness led us here

When we set out for Season 4 of travels, we made note of our exit points in case we decided to return home. Having exit points is never a bad thing, even if full-timers are 100% committed to their travels. However, because we're gradually transitioning out of full-time

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The Utah Redemption Tour: Hoodoo's There?!

I try to get into 2019 Nicole's mindset, planning this epic roadtrip that would cover so many of America's greatest wonders. I remember that when planning our itineraries for the Mighty 5, Bryce Canyon in particular called out to me. The photos are just extraordinary, of

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The Utah Redemption Tour: The Largest Historic Orchard in a National Park

We had a "less redeeming" incident during our Utah Redemption Tour, but that wasn't about to stop us from enjoying our 3rd Utah national park, Capitol Reef. Driving through the park on our way to our dispersed camping site, we saw so many landmarks right from

Utah Redemption Tour Series

The Utah Redemption Tour: BLM Camping in Moab

💡We're redeeming Utah! After a rather tumultuous visit 2 years ago and a rocky start this year, it's finally time to explore some of the best parts of the state. Catch up on our series here. After our week at Arches, we kept 2 nights open,

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We went nuts on Anthony's birthday

What is a road trip without stops at roadside attractions? Those little places that no one actually plans as a destination, but rather passes by on the way to something greater. Yet, somehow these places unite all those who choose their vehicle as their means of transportation. We're

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Did we come at a bad time? Amarillo, TX and Roswell, NM

After a quick 3-week jaunt across the US, we were only hours away from the New Mexico border, the state where we would officially catch up to our plans after unforeseen circumstances caused us to delay our launch. We made great time, so great in fact, that we had about

Campground Reviews

Our go-to campground in New Hampshire is under new management. Was it worth going back?

At the end of our first year of full-time RVing, we returned to New England to spend November in New Hampshire. Lots of campgrounds close for the season in mid-October, so the pickings were slim. As the camping season grows longer and people brave the winter to enjoy rugged outdoor

RV Life Season 3

A Summer to Remember in 2024

Three years of Summer to Remember goals during our RV travels! See the blog posts below to catch up on previous years. 2022 A Summer to Remember in 2022Before we set off on the RV life, we learned a lot about RVing by watching YouTube channels. One channel is Keep

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We finally RVed Vermont! What town did we choose?

Being New Englanders, it might come as a surprise to hear that, 41 states into our RV journey, we had not yet checked off Vermont. We passed through it heading from New Hampshire to New York in 2022, but because we didn't stop, it remained a void on

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An unforeseen return to one of the most comforting places in the US

After leaving Michigan, we had hoped to get our axles replaced down in Fort Wayne, but our timing didn't line up with the axle build. Living with constant worry that our suspension will fail and force us off the road is not fun, but so far, these axles

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A Very Merry Cherry Fest in Traverse City, MI

Our northern Midwest "loopy" was almost complete. We traveled up through Wisconsin, made a stop in Door County, then went from west to east in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, before crossing the Mackinac Bridge back down to the Lower Peninsula. The loopy was a bit of a

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We got had on Mackinac Island

Our travels took us across the UP from west to east, landing us at Straits State Park, right along the Straits of Mackinac (pronounced MACK-in-aw), where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. The must-see feature of this area is the Mackinac Bridge, a 5-mile-long towering spectacle that takes vehicles from

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Finding nostalgia in Door County, Wisconsin

We had two weeks to make our way through Wisconsin and over to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We expected a state filled with farmland, cheese, ice cream, beer, and Bavarian pretzels. True, there was a lot of all of the above, but like so many states we've

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

This was so disappointing (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡We challenged ourselves to stay at ONLY Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome locations for 4 weeks! Catch up on the series here. We had successfully completed 18/27 nights in our challenge, and so far, this was the breakdown: * 12 nights at Harvest Hosts: -4 at vineyards -3 at farms -2

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

We just had to go back! (HH/BW Challenge Series)

When we told our fellow RVers that we were doing this challenge, we had resounding positive reactions to Harvest Hosts, and rightly so. We also had a few people tell us it sounded more like a fun adventure than a challenge. We always try to have fun when we challenge

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

We crossed state borders for this alpaca farm (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡In this post, we cross the halfway point of our challenge! If you missed the first 2 weeks, catch up on all the posts here. In doing this Harvest Hosts challenge, we've come to realize that we need to strike a balance between shorter and longer drive days.

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

A tale of three cheesecakes (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡Fancy seeing you here! If you're just joining us, we've been recapping our challenge to spend 4 weeks at ONLY Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome locations. You can read the whole shebang right here. Harvest Hosts is an RV membership program that allows you to stay at

Outdoor Adventure

Branson bound!

Our biggest event of the year had come and gone, and the fire in the sky had lit a fire under us to keep the excitement rolling. Thankfully, we were headed to a place that would match this energy: Branson, MO! This was one of our most anticipated Midwest destinations.