
5 years ago yesterday (6.20.21), we started off on our first adventure in our Home on Wheels and headed out on a 6 week trip covering a good chunk of national parks and monuments across Ohio, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona. We have since hit 40 of the lower 48 states, 30 of the…
We spent a quick weekend in Elysburg, PA at Knobles amusement park with some of our great camping friends! Our campsite, Lake Glory, was about 10 minutes from the park. Knobles is Americas largest free admission theme park with free parking, no admission, pay as you go rides and tons of food options. It was…
Our 4th trip ended on Saturday 7/13 when we crossed back into Pennsylvania. Our last morning in WV was cleaning up the camper, gathering laundry and linens and driving home. Very uneventful day. Our summer 2024 trip by the numbers: 1,906 miles 6 states (stayed in 3) 3 national Parks 1 sick kiddo 4 stickers…
The newest national park was the last stop on this years trip and our 30th park in 4 years! No rest days on this shortened trip, so we were a little tired. We did make it to each of the parks major “sees” for some great views and history. Our first stop was the New…
We started our travel day at 4:30am and headed to Clingmans Dome for sunrise. It is the highest point in the park, actually the 3rd highest point east of the Mississippi on mainland and the highest point on the Appalachian Trail. It was about a 50 minute drive and then a 1/2 mile strenuous uphill…
#3 woke up feeling so much better and ready to take on day 7. We started the day late morning in downtown Gatlinburg. We had an early lunch at Ole Red, Blake Shelton’s restaurant which included live country music while we ate. Then we walked through town. It reminded us of boardwalks at the shore,…