Category: Destinations
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A Driving Tour of Big Bend National Park (visit #1)–Big Trip #1
We visited Big Bend in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. Read about our subsequent visits here: early 2018, late 2018, and 2021. [UPDATE! We returned to Big Bend in 2018 and stayed in the park for a few days, so got a much fuller Big Bend experience. Read about our magical visit…
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Three Days in Ft Davis, TX–Big Trip #1
We visited Ft Davis in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. On our big wish-list map of places we want to hit on this trip, we have two dots in far southwest Texas: Big Bend National Park, and the town of Marfa. Marfa is on several “best small towns” lists that we came…
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Four days in Fredericksburg, TX (visit #1)–Big Trip #1
We visited Fredericksburg in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. Read about our second visit in 2018 here and our third visit in 2024 here. Greetings from charming Fredericksburg! You may have noticed a glaring omission in our route through Central Texas… We very much looked forward to spending time in Austin on…
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A half day in Waco, TX–Big Trip #1
We visited Waco in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. No offense to Waco, but we didn’t seek it out as a specific destination, rather as a stopover to break up the drive from Hot Springs to Fredericksburg, TX. We didn’t expect to do much there, but we had a good time! Camping…
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Two days in Hot Springs, AR (visit #1)–Big Trip #1
We visited Hot Springs in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. Read about our second visit in 2018 here. We arrived in Hot Springs, set up camp, zoomed downtown, walked around for about an hour, and then it started raining. It hasn’t really stopped since. I was awoken last night around 3 by the strange…
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A day in Oxford, MS–Big Trip #1
We visited Oxford in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. Camping Lessons Learned This one was a doozy. When parked on a decline, make sure those wheel chocks are tight on the trailer wheels, or your trailer could shift downhill ever so slightly and the hitch jack could fall off the leveling blocks…
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Two days in Chattanooga, TN–Big Trip #1
We visited Chattanooga in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. Camping Lessons Learned Campground Holiday Trav-L Park is about 10 miles from downtown Chattanooga, has pull-through spots, usually decent-ish internet, and a little dog park. It’s a nice enough spot. Activities Go for a trail run with Civil War history and views at Lookout Mountain.…
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Two days in Asheville, NC–Big Trip #1
We visited Asheville in March 2016 at the start of Big Trip #1. Read about our many other Asheville visits at this link. We started our trip (after a stopover at my sister‘s in Burlington, NC) in Asheville, known as Beer City, USA. There is so much to eat and drink in this hip little…
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Practice Camping Trip #3: Roanoke, VA
Campground We spent the weekend at Dixie Caverns Campground, in Salem, VA. It seemed run-down, but safe. We do not recommend using the campground bathrooms, even to wash your hands. They refill propane tanks, the wifi was fine, and the TV channel selection was good, but overall it seemed overpriced. Exploring the Roanoke Area We really…
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Practice Camping Trip #2: Richmond, VA
Campground We knew we wanted to be close to Richmond, so right away Americamps RV Resort in Ashland jumped to the top of the list, and then we saw that THERE IS A BREWERY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. As in, you can walk there–and more importantly, walk home. The campground is huge, with lots of amenities:…
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