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Three days in Traverse City, MI–Big Trip #1
We visited Traverse City in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. We spent Memorial Day Weekend in Traverse City, Michigan. It’s a cute, fun little town, with several distinct neighborhoods wrapped around the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. There are lots of running options around town, good hiking nearby, and many breweries in the area! Campground We stayed…
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Three days in Houghton, MI–Big Trip #1
We visited Houghton in late May 2016, as part of Big Trip #1. Raise your hand if you can point out Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on a map. Anyone? Yeah, I couldn’t either. Michigan is often referred to as the Mitten State, because, well, look at it and you’ll see the mitten and thumb. But look closer and you’ll…
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Three days in Santa Fe–Big Trip #1
We visited Santa Fe in March 2016 as part of Big Trip #1. We had a fantastic stay in Santa Fe, but we struggled a bit to get a real feel for the city. There are several distinct neighborhoods, connected by highways and strip mall corridors. Downtown is touristy; the Railyard District has a mix of…
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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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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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