As you likely know, we are traveling the country in a 1969 21′ Airstream Globetrotter. The trailer is forty seven years old with an unknown number of miles and misadventures in her past, but she has held together well over the 25,000 miles we’ve travel so far. We love our old Airstream, and it seems […]
Archives for October 2016
The Ledges in Cuyahoga National Park, Hudson, Ohio
While the highlight of our time in Cuyahoga was Bike Aboard!, we had a lot of fun one afternoon exploring The Ledges. Given the rather sedated landscape of the Cuyahoga Valley, full of gently rolling hills and quiet rivers, we were surprised at the visual and experiential awesomeness of The Ledges. The imposing rock ledges […]
Bike Aboard! in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Hudson, Ohio
In our effort to find and follow the fall season, we stayed the first week of October in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) in northern Ohio, where the leafy trees in the rolling hills of the valley had begun to turn bright red, orange, and yellow. Two of the key features of CVNP are the […]
Things I’m Really Going to Miss
You all know I love to share what drives me nuts about living in a tiny Airstream and our trip. And since we’ve been blogging I’ve also learned that YOU all LOVE when I share what I hate too. Sorry, I’m not sorry. This is a post about the little things I’ll miss when we […]
Voting on the Road
Based on the intensity of the political posts I’ve seen on Facebook and Twitter, I’m glad I’ve been largely disconnected from mass media this year and avoided the incessant political commercials on television and radio. My view of the web and social media streams are still covered with Trump and Clinton banner ads, but I […]
Jane and Wilson’s Favorite Shirts
One of my mom’s sweet friends, Donna, sent us these adorable t-shirts for Jane and Wilson. The kids love to wear them. They really love to wear them at the same time and match. I can’t tell you how excited they were to get a chance to wear them on our tour of the Airstream […]
Holiday Traditions, AirStream Style
Being a total basic, I love fall. Though I dislike pumpkin spice lattes. Gag! I attribute it to having lived in Florida from ages 0-18 and never getting to experience the change in season. Those Floridians, they’re deprived of basic human joys! Back at home I would spend time to plan out three areas in […]
Celebrating Oktoberfest in Minster, Ohio
Over the weekend, we attended our first fall festival, the long-running Oktoberfest in tiny Minster, OH. There is apparently a dense German population in rural northern Ohio with some cities having a German population greater than 70%, and it seems every town has an Oktoberfest. Minster’s drew thousands of folks from the region, and it […]
Kind Kids
So I’ll attribute this 100% to Daniel Tiger. It has nothing to do with me. I’m not an overly “kind” person. But my kids are! Jane and Wilson have each adopted an adorable trail behavior. When we go for hikes, Jane will take a sheet of stickers and whenever we pass someone else on the […]
Katie’s Weekly B*tch Sesh
Are you tired of me complaining about our really fun life yet? NO? Ok! Good! I’ve thought of something totally gross that I can’t stand about living in the Airstream that I have yet to whine about to you kind folks. Our towels make me wretch. I’m guessing your first thought is that they smell […]