Outdoor Adventure

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National Park Adventures

The Sonoran Desert: Saguaros and Beyond

We had left Big Bend only days before we reached our second National Park of the year, Saguaro. Located in the Sonoran Desert, these cacti are only found in this part of the world, due to the fact that this desert has two rainy seasons, producing enough water for these

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The "rowed" that leads to Mexico

Our final day in Big Bend had arrived, and we had been waiting all week for a special celebration. Anthony's birthday was the following day, and since we'd have a 320-mile drive ahead of us, it meant birthday time would need to take a backseat to

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Big Bend Under the Sun and Stars

We've noticed that in large National Parks, planning excursions ahead of time is overwhelming. We look at the "Things to do" section on nps.gov but there are so many options. Plus, before we're actually in the Park, we don't yet have

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Eat my dust! Full speed ahead in Big Bend National Park

We've got even more Big Bend posts coming your way! Subscribe so you don't miss when we drop a new post! Just sign up in the box at the bottom of the post or anywhere you see a "subscribe" button. As we drove into

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Could I ever be a SoFe RVer?

We knew when we hit the road that eventually the time would come when one of us would need to travel, leaving the other to hold down the fort at a campground somewhere. We try to arrange our schedule so that we can RV to anywhere we need to be

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A New Side of Myrtle Beach

Our second season of travel started like the first, which meant making our way south quickly in order to escape the pending winter weather. We changed things up a little this time, though. Last year we traveled more inland, while this time we decided to stick more coastal. We followed

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November Camping in NH: Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right?

"You can take the kids out of New England, but you can't take New England out of the kids." This was a recurring thought as we spent close to 3 weeks in November up in one of the handful of year-round campgrounds in New Hampshire. Our

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Catching Foliage in the White Mountains

We had delayed our arrival back to New England, mainly due to rig repairs and a sick kitty. It all turned out for the best because we had a fabulous time hunkering down in Allegheny National Forest. Only downside is, Allegheny isn't home to us. There is a

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Anniversaries at Allegheny

After we finished our Airbnb time and returned to our RV, the thought of having several long travel days in a row seemed exhausting. We had already traveled from NH, through VT and NY, then through OH to IN, and now we'd be making our way back to

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We Took a 3.5 Hour Train Ride Through a National Park

Our natural disaster recovery has been a long road, and it was looking to get even longer. We suddenly needed to pivot and continue heading west from New York, instead of making our way back east to New England. We left Niagara Falls and drove towards Indiana, where we would

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We Hiked 36 Miles on the American Side of Niagara

💡Did you miss our earlier Niagara posts? Never miss a post again! Sign up with your email address and we will notify you every time we update our blog. Just look for the "subscribe" button anywhere on this page. During our time in Niagara, we made sure to

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The US Side of Niagara: Worth It?

If you're an American and so much as mention visiting Niagara Falls, you'll likely get a response from people letting you know that the "Canadian side is better than the New York side." That's why when we've visited Niagara, we&

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We Left the Country! Venturing Across the Border to Niagara Falls, Ontario

Now that the pandemic is over and international borders have reopened, many of our RV buddies have been scooting up to Canada for some summer camping time. Well, we didn't do that. It's a lot of prep work to cart an RV and two pets across

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A Summer to Remember in 2022

Before we set off on the RV life, we learned a lot about RVing by watching YouTube channels. One channel is Keep Your Daydream, a popular channel filled with vlogs, tips, and more. Since 2013, the Leach family has written down a Summer Fun List, with the whole family contributing

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Feels Like Home

We had our fair share of problems to ring in the month of August: * We ditched a campground due to bad electric and even worse attitudes * Our generator started leaking oil just when we needed it most to power our AC in a tremendous heat wave * A fierce bolt of

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Making the Best of a Bad Situation

Continued from Massachusetts: The LEAST RV-Friendly State?! We had quite a long drive day, considering we only went 45 miles. We left Wompatuck at 11AM and found ourselves finally setting up camp at 6PM. That's what happens when things don't go as planned. We were fortunate

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Nomadic in Massachusetts

You'd think that 5 months on the road wouldn't be enough time to have culture shock coming home, but when so much of that 5 months is spent in places much more leisurely than Massachusetts, the intensity can hit you like a ton of bricks. We

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Spacious Skies: Celebrating 4th of July at an Aptly-Named Campground

Driving up I-81 through the Shenandoah Appalachians, we couldn't believe that just 9 months before, we were towing for the very first time along this same road. Thankful that those awkward days were behind us, and equally thankful that the weather was less gloomy than in October, we

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Summer Days in a Summer Town

Our quest to escape the heat had us doing some last-minute rearranging of our campsite bookings. We were originally planning to spend 4th of July weekend in West Virginia, but everything got bumped earlier has we shortened our stay at Dale Hollow Lake in Kentucky. Making last-minute changes during a

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You'll Never Believe Why We Chose This Campground!

During the pandemic, when many of our hobbies got locked down along with our souls, our only solace was finding ways to pass the time indoors. We missed traveling. So when we discovered a way to "travel" from within our own home, we became slightly addicted. The game

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Day Hiking the Smokies

We love hiking and thought the RV life would bring us ample opportunities to lace up our boots. However, between the relentless heat that seems to catch up to us wherever we go, and the fact that this is just normal, busy life, we haven't hit the trails

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Scenic Drives: The Best Way to See the Smokies?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers over 522,000 acres of land. That statistic alone is bound to be overwhelming to visitors spending only a finite amount of time in the park. We had three weeks to explore the area, but we opted to not just venture into the park,

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Celebrating in the Smokies: Gatlinburg

Pigeon Forge's next-door neighbor, Gatlinburg, is the other touristy mecca that serves as a gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Less Vegas Strip and more Atlantic City Boardwalk, Gatlinburg integrates the natural feature that the area is famous for, which in this case is mountains! While you

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Celebrating in the Smokies: Pigeon Forge

RV life gives us lots of gifts. I was born on Memorial Day, which means that my birthday weekend is always a weekend full of prior engagements and traffic jams. Birthday trips are few and far between because who wants to travel on one of the busiest travel weekends of

Campground Reviews

Campground Review: Mountain View Campground, Hiawassee, GA

We arrived at our first Georgia campground a day early, thanks to making a serious dent in our travels up from Florida and covering 450 miles on our first day of travel. Turns out we lucked out with our early arrival. Not only did that mean avoiding traveling during a