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  • Three days in Asheville, NC (visit #7)–Misty Mountain Week trip

    Three days in Asheville, NC (visit #7)–Misty Mountain Week trip

    We were in Asheville in September 2019; we also visited Fayetteville and the Misty Mountain Music Festival on this week away. The Airstream had been parked all summer after we got home from our Maine trip, alone and lonely (except for the collection of black widows hanging out around the chocks and levelers), until we…

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  • Five days in Bar Harbor, Maine–Acadia Loop trip

    Five days in Bar Harbor, Maine–Acadia Loop trip

    We visited Bar Harbor in May 2019 during our Acadia NP trip. Dragging the Airstream down narrow, low-clearance, steephilly New England roads was completely worth it: Bar Harbor, and specifically Acadia National Park, is a spectacular vacation destination. We ate an absurd number of lobster rolls, drank as much local beer as we could get…

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  • 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.…

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  • 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,…

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  • 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…

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  • 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:…

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  • Four days in Flagstaff, AZ (visit #2)

    Four days in Flagstaff, AZ (visit #2)

    We visited Flagstaff in late November 2018, as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our first visit in 2016 here during Big Trip #1, and our third in 2023 here during our Tucson for Christmas trip. Flagstaff was one of our favorite cities on Big Trip #1, and we were excited to return for…

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  • Three days in Moab (visit #2, or 3?)–Big Trip #2

    Three days in Moab (visit #2, or 3?)–Big Trip #2

    We visited Moab in November 2018 as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our previous visits during Big Trip #1 in 2016 here and here. Moab is a fun town! If you are a hiker or mountain biker with an appreciation for stunning red sandstone vistas, you’ll be happy here. Despite our favorite quesadilla…

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  • Five days in Park City, Utah (visit #1)–Big Trip #2

    Five days in Park City, Utah (visit #1)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Park City in October 2018 as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our second visit in 2020 here during Big Trip #3. Southern Utah was our favorite part of the first Big Trip, and we were excited to explore Northern Utah a bit this trip. We chose Park City as our…

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  • A weekend in Denver (visit #2)–Big Trip #2

    A weekend in Denver (visit #2)–Big Trip #2

    We were in Denver in October 2018 as part of Big Trip #2. Read about our first visit in 2016 here during Big Trip #1. Read about our third visit in 2020 here during Big Trip #3. We did this on our first Big Trip: camped in the Airstream beside our friends’ house in Northeast Denver.…

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