A Driving Tour of Big Bend National Park
[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 here! And then we did it again in 2019! And...
A Few Days in Far Southwest Texas: Ft Davis / Marfa / Alpine
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...
Four days in Fredericksburg, TX
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 our way out west, but our timing is unfortunate: SxSW is going on and...
A half day in Waco, TX
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...
Two days in Hot Springs, AR
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 lack of rain banging on the metal...
A day in Oxford, MS
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...
Two days in Chattanooga, TN
Camping Lessons Learned Download podcasts while on the campground wifi before you leave for your next drive. We’re listening to Serial (yes, behind the times) and are loving it/totally frustrated by it. Breaking camp takes a long time, and we’re...
Two days in Asheville, NC
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 city in the mountains. (See also: visit #2 and...
Outfitting Our Airstream
Over the last couple months we’ve taken three practice trips for two primary reasons: first, to learn how to work all the trailer gadgets and gizmos; and second, to figure out all the things we’ll want to bring onboard with us for...
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...