Adventures including Tour(s) of State Capitol(s)
As deep as we’ll get this trip, outside Austin We camped a bit east of the Capitol of the Lone Star State, where the stars at night were big and bright. We took a couple of trips into Austin and a day trip 50+ miles west to the Hill Country, Read more…
Wrapping up our 2024 Travels We toured our 1st 2 days in Little Rock and took 2 days to pack for home and get Lizzy to storage…we found a place inside, with electricity! Last night, after saying goodbye to Lizzy and The Beast, we walked over the Big Dam Bridge, Read more…
In just 21/2 days Camping northwest of Minneapolis (in Maple Grove), we spent a most of our 9 days (before and after our Whirlwind Trip to the Northeast) “just” getting organized, packing, unpacking & recouping from the trip! NOT to mention, a better part of a day getting new brakes Read more…
Camping on a lake in Ypsilanti First camping with Lizzy in Michigan (State #39), with more Michigan visits coming up in August! We picked Ypsilanti, as it was between Lansing and Dearborn & Detroit, the 3 places we visited. And there was Truck Maintenance in the Motor City area, finally Read more…
Mostly Montgomery, plus Selma & Tuskegee WOW! We had 11 nights here, long enough to have some hangout days, get the 100K service done on The Beast, and still spend 7 days visiting many, many sites. Montgomery is known as the Cradle of the Confederacy and the Birthplace of the Read more…
In LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, Jackson, Mississippi 5 nights on Mayes Lake…literally camping on the “inside curve” of the oxbow lake, and only 3 miles from downtown Jackson, Mississippi. We drove the first/southernmost 101.5 miles on the Natchez Trace Parkway to get here, and then spent our first day driving Read more…
…now in Baton Rouge Here 5 nights, we thought we’d spend 2-3 days exploring Baton Rouge (Sunday was for Superbowl). However, we found out there was a BIG Mardi Gras Parade downtown on Saturday, and almost everything would be closed for Mardi Gras on Tuesday. SO…Monday we got out early Read more…
Staying in the Big Bend Region of Florida We picked Perry as a stop, as it was about halfway from Sarasota to Pensacola, and close enough to visit the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, and just before arrival, discovered so much more to visit! We did it all in only Read more…
First stop, Jersey Shore & Family We left Lizzy outside Philadelphia (Clarksboro, NJ) to “hotel it” on the Jersey Shore, spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Mark’s Kids & Grandkids. We had a lovely family weekend, with included Mark’s 1st & 2nd 70th Bday Parties: dinner on the beach in Read more…
Ten days in the Hudson Valley, MOSTLY at RSEi! We stayed in Averill Park, NY (southeast of Albany & Troy) for 7 nights, followed by 3 nights in Rhinebeck, an hour south along the Hudson River. We spent MOST of our 1st week in Troy, MOSTLY at the Rensselaer Society Read more…