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 July 21, 2019

Waterfalls, Warblers & Chicago: Ohio and Indiana

Wrapping up our “did it last year and it was so good we came back for more” eastern-central tour, in mid-May we returned to Ohio and Indiana to experience the extravaganza of colorful warblers in migration. This, my friends, is one of the wonders of nature. Even if you aren’t a birder, it is a […]

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Categories : Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Travel
 July 10, 2019

Our Eastern Adventure Begins: Savannah, GA To Bardstown, KY

The first of April, just ahead of the heat, humidity, and bugs, we left Florida and headed north. This is the first time that we’ll spend an entire year east of the Mississippi in our travels. We’ve looked forward to this adventure—which will take us all the way to the Maritimes—for years. To ease into our […]

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Categories : Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Travel
Tags : All Soul's Pizza, Bardstown Bourbon Company, Collins Quarter, Curate, Fort Pulaski, Museum of Appalachia, North Carolina Arboretum, Savannah, Telfair Museums, Tybee Lighthouse, Willcox Hotel
 June 18, 2019

Another Winter In Florida

As I’ve said before, were it not for my elderly parents in Apalachicola, we would not spend every winter in Florida. And as I’ve also said before, we’re lucky that Florida is a tropical paradise and offers so many things we enjoy—crystal clear spring-fed rivers, abundant birds, sugar sand beaches, and fresh seafood. We always […]

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Categories : Florida, Georgia, Travel
Tags : Apalachicola, Cedar Key, Okefenokee, Santos Trailhead State Park, Silver River, Silver Springs, Silver Springs State Park, Stephen C. Foster State Park
 June 7, 2019

Two Favorite Stops Along I-10: Cajun Country & The Gulf Coast

We’ve made the trip along I-10 from Texas to Florida more than a few times. Although we generally try to find new experiences along the way, we have some places that we always look forward to revisiting, and we haven’t yet grown tired of them. We are, however, tired of the horrendous, teeth-rattling stretch of […]

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Categories : Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Travel
Tags : Blue Dog Cafe, Breaux Bridge, Cajun Country, Davis Bayou, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Joie de Vivre, Longfellow Evangeline State Park, Ocean Springs, Shearwater Pottery, Walter Inglis Anderson
 May 25, 2019

The Texas Gulf Coast: Rockport & Galveston

Traveling provides ongoing lessons in the spiritual teaching of impermanence. While we really enjoy going back and revisiting places, things are never the same twice. Natural disasters rework landscapes, places become “discovered” and overrun with tourists, favorite restaurants close, or there are too many people at the local micro-brewery and the resident kitty goes into […]

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Categories : Texas, Travel
Tags : Bishop's Palace, Galveston Island Brewing, Galveston Island State Park, Goose Island State Park, Moody Mansion
 May 17, 2019

A Birding Extravaganza: South Texas

While paging through the National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America, I came across an illustration of a Green Jay. “I want to see THAT bird,” I told Eric. That’s how we ended up in the Rio Grande Valley for the first time a decade ago, way down south on the Mexican border. […]

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Categories : Texas, Travel
Tags : Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, birding Lower Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Quinta Mazatlan, World Birding Center
 May 4, 2019

Beginning Our Texas Trek: Hueco Tanks, Fort Davis, & Seminole Canyon

We’ve spent a lot of time in Texas in our six years of cross-country travels. Because it’s directly on our route to Florida each winter, we find ourselves trekking across the state every year. It’s a good thing we like it. There’s a whole lotta Texas between New Mexico and Louisiana, precisely 879 miles if […]

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Categories : Texas, Travel
Tags : Cave Kiva, Davis Mountains State Park, Fate Bell Pictograph, Hueco Tanks State Park, Jornada Mogollon, Seminole Canyon State Park, White Shaman Pictograph, White Shaman Tour
 April 15, 2019

Spectacular Hiking, Friends & Holiday Tamales: Phoenix & Tucson

When we were contemplating taking to the road, I anticipated exploring beautiful places and having grand adventures. But I never imagined the wonderful people we would meet, and how our community of friends would expand. Last December in Arizona, we experienced the best of this traveling life—we met up with old and new friends, stayed […]

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Categories : Arizona, Travel
Tags : Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Granite Mountain Loop Trail, Harris's Hawks, Lost Dutchman State Park, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Musical Instrument Museum, Seven Falls Trail, Taliesin West, Vivace
 April 2, 2019

Finding Calm In The Midst Of Chaos

We left Florida yesterday, after two months that have seemed both brief and interminable. This has not been an easy visit. My parents have lost ground since we were here last year, both physically and mentally. It is a gift of our fulltime travels that we’re able to spend a chunk of time with them […]

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Categories : Musings, Reality RV
 March 26, 2019

Enchanting Valley Of Fire State Park: Nevada

Just 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas and a world away from the bright lights of the strip lies a stunning red rock park. We’ve done a lot of red rock hiking over the years: Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Snow Canyon, and Cedar Mesa come to mind. You might think, “Seen one […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
Tags : Boulder City, hiking Valley of Fire, Valley of Fire State Park
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Eric and Laurel

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