bugsy running on lone rock beach with the airstream and f-150 in the background

Author: lauren

  • Big Trip #2: Retrospective

    Big Trip #2: Retrospective

    Big Trip #2 was in Fall of 2018; you should also read about Big Trip #1 in 2016, Big Trip #3 in 2020, and Big Trip #4 in 2022! Our final stop on Big Trip #2 was Asheville for one night, but I already listed our activities there on the Big Trip #2 Catch-up post,…

    Read More

    //

  • Two days in Nashville, TN (visit #4)–Big Trip #2

    Two days in Nashville, TN (visit #4)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Nashville in December 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our favorites from all six of our Nashville visits here. Nashville was our second-to-last stop on Big Trip #2, because it’s well-positioned for heading home from Out West, and because it’s a super fun town with a great urban camping situation.…

    Read More

    //

  • One night in Hot Springs, AR (visit #2)–Big Trip #2

    One night in Hot Springs, AR (visit #2)–Big Trip #2

    We visited Hot Springs in December 2018 as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our first trip in 2016 here. We stayed in Hot Springs for a couple days on our first Big Trip, and knew it would make for an easy quick stopover between Austin and Nashville on this trip. The drive from…

    Read More

    //

  • Five days in Austin, TX (visit #3)–Big Trip #2

    Five days in Austin, TX (visit #3)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Austin in December 2018 during Big Trip #2. Read about our previous visit in 2017, and our subsequent visits here: #3 in 2019, #4 in 2021, and #5 (during Snowmageddon) later in 2021; and our subsequent visit in 2024 here. Austin is our favorite big-city Airstream destination! The campground is more conveniently located than any hotel,…

    Read More

    //

  • Asheville, NC hiking index

    Asheville, NC hiking index

    Read our many Asheville posts here! Hello! This is not a normal trip recap or planning post, sorry. We’re heading to our favorite quickie Airstream destination, Asheville, next weekend to meet our favorite people from Atlanta (who let us park the Airstream in their driveway when we visit)–but without the Airstream (gasp!) and without Bugsy…

    Read More

    //

  • Trip planning: Acadia National Park

    Trip planning: Acadia National Park

    This is the planning post for this trip to Acadia in May 2019. Yes, I know I haven’t finished writing about our last trip out west, four months later. But! We’re planning a short jaunt up the East Coast to Acadia National Park and are heavy in the research stage. Below is the general itinerary…

    Read More

    //

  • Big Bend National Park (visit #3)–Big Trip #2

    Big Bend National Park (visit #3)–Big Trip #2

    We visited Big Bend in December 2018 during Big Trip #2. Read about our other visits here: 2021, early 2018, and 2016. Early December must be one of the best times to visit Big Bend National Park. The campground and trails were quiet and sparsely populated, the weather was pleasant, and look at that color in the…

    Read More

    //

  • Two nights in Alpine, TX (visit #2)–Big Trip #2

    Two nights in Alpine, TX (visit #2)–Big Trip #2

    We visited Alpine in December 2018 as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our first visit earlier in 2018 here, and our third visit in 2021 here. Alpine is just the quirkiest little town waaaaaay out in the desert of West Texas, a 30-minute drive from also-quirky Marfa, and 100 miles from Big Bend…

    Read More

    //

  • Four days in Tucson, AZ (visit #1)–Big Trip #2

    Four days in Tucson, AZ (visit #1)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Tucson at the very end of November 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our second visit in 2021 here, our third in 2022 here, and our fourth (and fifth?) in 2023/4 here. And I finally wrote a Tucson Favorites post! J and I have a past relationship with Tucson:…

    Read More

    //

  • Saguaro National Park

    Saguaro National Park

    We visited Saguaro National Park in November 2018 while staying in Tucson during Big Trip #2. Close your eyes and picture a cactus standing in the desert. I’m going to guess your imaginary cactus friend is a saguaro! Am I right? Saguaro (pronounced “sah-WAR-oh”) cacti, standing tall with cartoon arms, are all over pop culture,…

    Read More

    //