I’m always delighted to pass through a town years after I last visited. Mapping my memories of the old place to the present place becomes an interesting exercise in determining what has actually changed and what remains the same yet I view differently. Damascus, Virginia, a tiny town in southwest Virginia that is a hub […]

Ten years ago on my Appalachian Trail thru-hike, I hiked 38 miles through a day and most of a night to reach Harpers Ferry in time to catch the Friday morning 7am train into Washington, DC. I will never forget the events of this day, and on our Airstream adventure around America, I just had […]

In addition to the amazing Bike Aboard! program and The Ledges, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is also home to Hale Farm and Village. We saw signs all week advertising Hale Farm and Village’s Fall Festival. Mark rolled his eyes while mine lit up. He doesn’t do crowds. I convinced Mark that if we got there […]

My mom was always anti-junk food. “Don’t buy it and the kids won’t eat it”- wise words from our pediatrician growing up. I’d like to think I’m better than the average Joe at what my kids eat. Sure, it would be super easy to throw them a bag of cheese-its or stop at a gas […]

No MESS!!!   Often when we have space it’s easy to do this…..     When living in our Airsteam, we don’t have that option. We each have one small plastic bin of clothing. The kids each have one small plastic bin of toys. After we’re done with anything we HAVE to clean up or […]

Here is a rather exhaustive list of the gear that we saw fit to bring along on our RV trip across America. After less than a week on the road, I can already tell that there are some things I left at home that I should have brought, and some things I brought I should […]

We haul our two children around the outdoors in a double BOB that takes a beating and makes regular cameos on our adventures.