PinnedSeventeen Days, Eight States, and One SonWhen a family of photographers travel together — Road Trip 2020 — It is 2020 — the year of What’s Next? Travel in 2020 requires creative planning and thoughtfulness amidst a pandemic. Hitting the road and visiting mostly isolated destinations formulated our plans for a long awaited vacation and quality time with our youngest son. We chose destinations that were unique, on…Roadtrip11 min read
Jun 20A Pat on my Back — Route Planning PerfectionSometimes I surprise myself and tell myself, “Damn, you are good.” — When I was in my writing group and was working on my first novel, I often found I would read a passage and think, “Damn, that was pretty good.” Then I would ask myself, “Are you sure you wrote it?” I would tell my friends, it was the characters —…Airstream4 min read
May 28Coming Full CircleAnd, closing a few of them that had been left open. There is something about Coming Full Circle. Finalizing pieces of ourselves or our lives. Completing rings that had been left open. So often in life we go the full circle. Off we wander this way or that, even for…Life Lessons5 min read
May 8Which Direction? — Listen to your Inner VoiceNavigating our way from east to west coast — Sometimes, the freedom of full-time RVing allows you the flexibility to change your mind, to detour, to look for a new route. It can also make it challenging… deciding which way to go? Every time I think I know which direction to go, something changes my mind. Or, thanks to…Travel6 min read
Apr 24Grand Natural Detours while on Route 66Route 66 meanders its way through some of the most beautiful scenery the United States has to offer, making this one of the Ultimate ROAD TRIPS. The old motels. The old gas stations. Neon lights glittering along the route. GIANT alerts and larger-than-life attractions. All make up the Mother Road…Route 668 min read
Mar 30If I Only Knew ThenRoute 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico — It was Mid-June in the summer of 1976, and it was already hot and sticky. A young man and a young woman, dressed in their wedding finery, stood in a small church before the Minister, God, and a small gathering of family and friends, to exchange vows. The young woman…Route 664 min read
Feb 12Where to Next? The Challenges we often FACEWhere to Next? The Challenges we often FACE RVing Full-Time That is always the question — where to next? Many of us dream of this lifestyle, where we can go wherever the whim takes us. The reality is — you often have to make a PLAN. If you want to visit a National Park you have to be ready the…Rving5 min read
Feb 3What I/we learned in our first year of RVing…An RV Newbies’ Tale — A year ago (February of 2021) we bought an Airstream, sold everything we owned, uprooted and left everything we knew, and hit the road. Whoa…what a ride. Why an Airstream? Quality — If we were going to live in something full-time, then an Airstream’s quality made the most sense. Value — if for…Rving9 min read
Jan 30We Racked Up the Miles and so much more….An RV Newbies’ Tale of our first year — When I look back at this last year, I am amazed and humbled by everything that happened. I often ask myself, “did we really just do that?” Sometimes the year was a blur, so much was happening. …Rv Life3 min read
Jan 29Route Planning — Will I Ever Figure This Out?A Newbies’ Tale — What I learned in my first year RVING — Our Limitations Route planning is one of my greatest stress triggers. I have always been a planner. I need things organized. I need to know how it works? RVing full-time does not always fit these needs. And…Route Planning5 min read
