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  • December 2025 (Florida)
    • 12/17: Back to our Florida Winter Home
  • November 2025 (Mississippi, Texas, New Mexico)
    • 11/22: Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi
    • 11/16: Caddo Lake State Park, Texas
    • 11/10: Palo Duro Canyon SP, Texas
    • 11/3: Lake Sumner State Park, New Mexico
  • October 2025 (New Mexico, Utah, Arizona)
    • 10/29: Albuquerque, New Mexico
    • 10/22: Farmington, New Mexico
    • 10/17: Goosenecks State Park, Utah
    • 10/13: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona
    • 10/5: Zion National Park, Utah
  • September 2025 (Nevada, California)
    • 9/28: Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
    • 9/22: Inyo National Forest, California
    • 9/18: Yosemite National Park, California
    • 9/14: Washoe Lake State Park, Nevada
    • 9/5: Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
  • August 2025 (CA, OR, WA, BC, AB)
    • 8/31: Lava Beds National Monument, California
    • 8/28: Crater Lake NP, Oregon (Revisited)
    • 8/24: Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon
    • 8/17: Newport, Washington
    • 8/12: New Denver, British Columbia
    • 8/7: Mt. Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia
    • 8/3: Lake Louise, Alberta
  • July 2025 (Alberta, Montana)
    • 7/27: Banff, Alberta
    • 7/20: Seebe, Alberta
    • 7/17: Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta
    • 7/13: Waterton Lakes NP, Alberta
    • 7/6: Choteau, Montana
  • June 2025 (Montana, South Dakota, Iowa)
    • 6/29: Traveling West Through Montana
    • 6/24: Belle Fourche, South Dakota
    • 6/22: Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota
    • 6/16: Badlands National Park, South Dakota
    • 6/10: Chamberlain, South Dakota
    • 6/9: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    • 6/4: Decorah, Iowa
    • 6/1: Marengo, Iowa
  • May 2025 (IL, IN, KY, GA, MN)
    • 5/28: A 60th Wedding Anniversary in Illinois
    • 5/20: Turkey Run State Park, Indiana
    • 5/15: Patoka Lake State Park, Indiana
    • 5/11: Natural Bridge State Park, Kentucky
    • 5/4: Hiwassee Ocoee State Park, Tenneessee
    • 5/2: Visiting Family in Minnesota and Georgia
  • April 2025 (Georgia, Florida)
    • 4/11: Traveling North Through Georgia
    • 4/4: O'Leno State Park, Florida
  • March 2025
    • 3/25: The 2025 Travel Season Is Almost Here
  • January 2025
    • 1/1: Christmas 2024
  • December 2024 (Florida)
    • 12/1: Thanksgiving 2024: Grayton Beach SP, Florida
  • November 2024 (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi)
    • 11/21: Service Park Campground, Alabama
    • 11/17: Vidalia, Louisiana
    • 11/10: Natchez Trace Part 3, Mississippi
    • 11/3: Natchez Trace Part 2, Mississippi
  • October 2024 (Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri)
    • 10/27: Natchez Trace Part 1, Tennessee
    • 10/22: Nashville, Tennessee
    • 10/15: Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
    • 10/9: St. Louis, Missouri
    • 10/2: Lincoln's New Salem, Illinois
  • September 2024 (Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota)
    • 9/29: Visiting Friends and Family in Illinois
    • 9/18: Devil's Lake State Park, Wisconsin
    • 9/11: St. Paul, Minnesota (2nd Annual Visit)
    • 9/2: Brunet Island State Park, Wisconsin
  • August 2024 (Wisconsin, Michigan, Ontario)
    • 8/26: Crystal Lake, Wisconsin
    • 8/19: Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
    • 8/11: Killarney, Ontario
    • 8/4: Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario
  • July 2024 (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia)
    • 7/28: Ottawa, Ontario
    • 7/24: Montreal, Quebec
    • 7/21: Back to the USA for a Brief Interlude
    • 7/14: Cape Breton Highlands NP, Nova Scotia
    • 7/7: Whycocomagh Provincial Park, Nova Scotia
    • 7/1: Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • June 2024 (NS, NB, ME, NH)
    • 6/27: Graves Island Provincial Park, Nova Scotia
    • 6/23: Fundy National Park, New Brunswick
    • 6/16: Acadia National Park, Maine
    • 6/9: Crawford Notch State Park, New Hampshire
    • 6/3: Russell Pond, New Hampshire
  • May 2024 (VT, NY, PA, WA, VA)
    • 5/30: Elmore State Park, Vermont
    • 5/22: Taconic State Park, New York
    • 5/19: Moon Lake Recreation Area, Pennsylvania
    • 5/15: Colonel Denning State Park, Pennsylvania
    • 5/12: Washington, DC
    • 5/5: Cave Mountain Lake Recreation Area, Virginia
    • 5/1: Burke's Garden, Virginia
  • April 2024 (North Carolina, Georgia)
    • 4/28: Smoky Mountain National Park, North Carolina
    • 4/21: Lake Rabun, Georgia
    • 4/17: Clarks Hill Lake, Georgia
    • 4/15: Savannah, Georgia
    • 4/7: Jekyll Island, Georgia
    • 4/6: One Last Post Before Our 2024 Travels
  • March 2024 (Florida)
    • 3/2: Still in Florida and the 2024 Travel Plan
  • December 2023 (Florida)
    • 12/8: Juniper Springs Recreation Area, Florida
  • November 2023 (Florida, Alabama)
    • 11/30: Grayton Beach State Park, Florida
    • 11/21: Fort Toulouse Nat'l Historic Park, Alabama
    • 11/12: Smith Lake, Alabama
    • 11/5: DeSoto State Park, Alabama
  • October 2023 (Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan)
    • 10/30: Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee
    • 10/23: Cincinnati, Ohio
    • 10/15: Brighton Recreation Area, Michigan
    • 10/8: Petoskey, Michigan
    • 10/1: Pictured Rocks, Michigan
  • September 2023 (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota)
    • 9/26: Marquette, Michigan
    • 9/20: Starrett Lake, Wisconsin
    • 9/14: St. Paul, Minnesota
    • 9/6: Jay Cooke State Park, Minnesota
  • August 2023 (MN, MT, ND, ID, WA)
    • 8/29: Itasca State Park, Minnesota
    • 8/25: Heading Back East: Montana and North Dakota
    • 8/22: Bitterroot National Forest, Montana
    • 8/14: Lolo National Forest, Montana
    • 8/7: Cataldo, Idaho
    • 8/5: Bonaparte Lake, Washington
  • July 2023 (Washington, Oregon)
    • 7/30: Okanogan-Wenatchee NF, Washington
    • 7/24: North Cascades National Park, Washington
    • 7/19: Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie NF, Washington
    • 7/12: Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington
    • 7/7: Longview, Washington
    • 7/1: Nehalem Bay State Park, Oregon
  • June 2023 (Oregon, California)
    • 6/25: Cape Perpetua, Oregon
    • 6/17: Deschutes National Forest, Oregon
    • 6/12: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
    • 6/5: Lake Tahoe, California
  • May 2023 (Nevada, California, Arizona)
    • 5/28: Walker Lake, Nevada
    • 5/21: Bishop, California
    • 5/14: Lone Pine, California
    • 5/7: Lake Mead, Nevada
    • 5/1: Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
  • April 2023 (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas)
    • 4/28: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
    • 4/26: Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Arizona
    • 4/17: Lost Dutchman State Park, Arizona
    • 4/12: Saguaro National Park, Arizona
    • 4/3: Onward Through Texas and New Mexico
  • March 2023 (TX, LA, AL, FL)
    • 3/28: Big Bend, Texas
    • 3/21: Seminole Canyon State Park, Texas
    • 3/18: Texas Bluebonnets
    • 3/15: Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Texas
    • 3/12: Palmetto Island State Park, Louisiana
    • 3/6: Mobile, Alabama
    • 3/4: Suwannee River State Park, Florida
  • February 2023 (Florida)
    • 2/27: Ruskin, Florida
    • 2/20: The Long Overdue Christmas Guest Post
  • January 2023
    • 1/7: Happy 2023!
  • November 2022 (FL, MS, LA, TX)
    • 11/30: Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, Florida
    • 11/28: Shepard State Park, Mississippi
    • 11/22: New Orleans, Louisiana
    • 11/16: Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
    • 11/9: Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
    • 11/3: Magnolia Beach, Texas
  • October 2022 (Texas, New Mexico)
    • 10/31: San Antonio, Texas
    • 10/25: Garner State Park, Texas
    • 10/18: Davis Mountains State Park, Texas
    • 10/13: Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
    • 10/10: Alamogordo, New Mexico
    • 10/7: White Sands National Park, New Mexico
    • 10/6: Elephant Butte State Park, New Mexico
    • 10/2: Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • September 2022 (New Mexico, Utah)
    • 9/25: Rio Grande Gorge, New Mexico
    • 9/17: Pagosa Springs, Colorodo
    • 9/11: Durango, Colorodo
    • 9/7: Abajo Mountains, Utah
    • 9/6: Canyonlands NP (Needles District), Utah
    • 9/5: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
  • August 2022 (Utah, Nevada)
    • 8/27: Freemont Indian State Park, Utah
    • 8/20: Sacramento Pass, Nevada
    • 8/15: Ward Mountain, Nevada
    • 8/8: Lamoille Canyon, Nevada
  • July 2022 (Idaho, Montana)
    • 7/31: Ketchum, Idaho
    • 7/24: Stanley Lake, Idaho
    • 7/12: Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
    • 7/10: Salmon, Idaho
    • 7/4: Clark Canyon Reservoir, Montana
  • June 2022 (Montana, South Dakota)
    • 6/28: Ennis Lake, Montana
    • 6/20: Hyalite Canyon, Montana
    • 6/12: Spearfish, South Dakota
    • 6/10: Custer State Park, South Dakota
    • 6/3: Cold Brook Lake, South Dakota
  • May 2022 (Nebraska, Illinois, Florida)
    • 5/31: High Plains Homestead, Nebraska
    • 5/26: Traveling week: Heading West
    • 5/22: Pere Marquette State Park, Illinois
    • 5/15: Normal Illinois - Kim and Greg's house
    • 5/14: Moving out of the Cincinnati house
    • 5/9: We are now Florida residents!
  • September 2021 (Minnesota)
    • 9/3: 2021 Big Road Trip Part 4: St. Paul, Minnesota
  • August 2021 (Wyoming)
    • 8/28: 2021 Big Road Trip Part 3: West Tensleep Lake
    • 8/25: 2021 Big Road Trip Part 2: Fremont Lake Wyoming
    • 8/21: 2021 Big Road Trip Part 1, Vedauwoo
    • 8/3: Bandy Creek Campground, TN
  • July 2021
    • 7/19: East Harbor State Park, OH
    • 7/5: John Bryan State Park, OH
  • June 2021
    • 6/21: Shawnee State Park, OH
    • 6/13: Brown County State Park, IN
  • May 2021
    • 5/31: Carter Caves State Park, KY
    • 5/16: Jefferson Lake State Park (Steubenville), OH
    • 5/2: East Fork State Park, OH
  • March 2021
    • 3/20: Bunch of random electrical stuff
  • September 2020
    • 9/6: Almost done with the couch!
  • August 2020
    • 8/17: Another quick update with deck and roof views . . .
    • 8/16: PhotoSphere of the inside
  • January 2020
    • 1/25: I finally made a Photo-sphere tripod mount
  • December 2019
    • 12/30: Christmas break - time to update what I should have published months ago . .
  • September 2019
    • 9/30: October will be here soon . . .
  • July 2019
    • 7/5: July Already? I think I have some catching up to do!
  • April 2019
    • 4/30: Warm weather is back!
  • November 2018
    • 11/18: Now working inside the camper
  • October 2018
    • 10/28: Failure!
  • September 2018
    • 9/22: Progress!
  • August 2018
    • 8/7: The French doors are delayed . . . . .
  • July 2018
    • 7/16: Ongoing work . . . .
    • 7/4: Random work has begun!
  • June 2018
    • 6/15: It has arrived!
  • May 2018
    • 5/20: So - what is the plan?
  • April 2018
    • 4/22: The adventure mobile has been ordered!