We had a pretty chill time in Jackson, Wyoming and the Tetons, which was a nice break after our week in Yellowstone. We camped on the very southern tip of Grand Teton National Park at Gros Vontre campground, which is a few miles outside of Jackson, Wyoming in Jackson Hole Valley. This location provided us […]
Archives for June 2016
Visiting Yellowstone National Park
We camped a week in Yellowstone at Fishing Bridge Campground on the eastern side of Yellowstone National Park on the northern edge of Yellowstone Lake. While we couldn’t explore every area and feature of Yellowstone in a week, we found that a week was more than enough time to experience most of what the park […]
Say You’ll Remember Me….
T-Swift for life! Even Wilson will belt that tune… How are we documenting our trip? I’m doing several things to make sure this trip is remembered by Jane and Wilson. Blog: One is obviously this blog. As much as I don’t enjoy writing, or spelling, or grammar, I know I’ll be happy to have documented […]
Deserts. They Ain’t Dessert.
Call me geographically challenged, but I had no idea how much of the United States is desert until this trip. Sure, I probably learned about it at some point, but experiencing the desert is totally different than being shown a picture and told in school. When teachers tell you in school that the desert is […]
Tips for Visiting Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah on a Long Weekend
The towering hoodoos and red rocks of Bryce Canyon National Park impress and inspire millions of visitors each year. If you are planning a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park, then you could easily find yourself surrounded by as many people as hoodoos. We visited Bryce Canyon for several days overlapping with a weekend, and […]
Back In The News
Our family adventure was back in the news this morning. Since it’s Father’s Day week, WRAL’s Go Ask Mom blog featured a story about Mark’s decision as a father to take our kids on a one year trip around America’s state and national parks. Here’s the story on WRAL.com: Adventure Possible: A dad explains why […]
Rainy Days in the Airstream
We’ve been asked what we do when it rains or when the weather otherwise doesn’t permit us to hike, bike or explore the outdoors. We are fortunate in that we’ve only run into this problem a couple times. Most storms tend to be in the afternoon during nap time. But even if it is raining, […]
Our Daily Routine While Living on the Road
As I’ve mentioned before, our schedule hasn’t changed much since we left on our adventure. On the days we aren’t traveling to a new place, which is about once or twice a week, our schedule follows our normal routine. We get up, have breakfast, do a big activity, have lunch, rest time, another activity, dinner, […]
Monthly Expenses for Full Time RVing – May 2016
Several months ago, we created a monthly budget for our RV trip, and we planned to share our monthly expenses to see how much it costs to RV around America. We’ve shared our monthly expenses for March and April, and below are our expenses for May. I’m thrilled to calculate that we were 1% under […]
Tips for visiting Zion National Park, Utah
Zion National Park is a pretty spectacular national park in Utah, with towering sheer cliff faces, narrow slot canyons, and a beautiful river. It’s so spectacular that a few million people visit each year, which means after May and through the summer, the park can be pretty crowded. By midmorning, many of the pull offs […]