Two nights in Duluth, MN–Big Trip #4
We were in Duluth in August 2022, as part of Big Trip #4 We read about Duluth somewhere on a “best of” list–who knows where or when, but we throw things we read onto a master map, and when planning...
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Indiana Dunes National Park
We visited IDNP in August 2022, as part of Big Trip #4 Indiana Dunes National Park, like Cuyahoga Valley National Park, is an urban park. It’s one of the newest national parks in the US, protecting an important shoreline ecosystem...
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
We visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park in August 2022 as part of Big Trip #4. Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite… Cuyahoga Valley National Park? Don’t go to Cuyahoga expecting dramatic vistas and crazy wildlife. It’s an urban park, squeezed between towns...
Florida in January: Retrospective
We were in Florida from 1/2 to 2/2/2022. It seems obvious, but: spending January in a warm place is a great idea. We weren’t sure if we’d like spending so much time in Florida, and while we didn’t love all...
Two days in Gainesville, FL
We were in Gainesville from 1/24 to 1/26/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. The drive from Bronson to Gainesville is under an hour, but we were slower due to a stop in Williston for new Airstream batteries to tide...
Two nights in Homosassa, FL
We were in Homosassa Springs from 1/19 to 1/21/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Spoiler: FINALLY WE SAW MANATEES AND IT WAS GLORIOUS!!! In our original route-planning, we were shooting for a stay in Crystal River, just north...
Three nights in Palm Harbor/Dunedin, FL
We were in Palm Harbor from 1/16 to 1/19/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. From Venice, it’s a two hour drive up to the Dunedin/Palm Harbor area, just north of Clearwater and northwest of Tampa. The shortest route...
Two nights in Venice, FL
We were in Venice from 1/14 to 1/16/2022, as part of our Florida in January trip. From Fort Myers Beach we drove an hour and a half north to Venice, a seaside city with beaches, a canal (hence the name),...
Two nights in Fort Myers Beach, FL
We were in Fort Myers Beach from 1/12 to 1/14/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. Here’s a tip for planning an RV trip to Florida in the winter: book your campgrounds as soon as they start taking reservations...
Two days in Everglades National Park
We were in Everglades National Park from 1/10 to 1/12/2022 as part of our Florida in January trip. The drive from Key West to Everglades National Park was about three hours, but we broke it up with an early stop at...