ARCHES NATIONAL PARK  For years, we’d heard friends talk about the extraordinary beauty of places like Arches, Zion, and the Grand Canyon. We were fortunate to visit all three this fall… and were pretty blown away. So far, Arches and Zion have been our favorite places to hike. Both were truly immersive adventures, offering lots of ways to explore according

Someone asked us recently, “What’s been the biggest adjustment for you?” Interestingly enough, we did not have a particularly good answer for that—with one exception. After over 40 years of working hard (and being defined by your work), it’s been surprisingly challenging to scale back. What does one DO if one’s not working 24/7? What does it say about you

We have been fortunate to spend almost three weeks in Colorado—in Golden, Colorado Springs, Alamosa, and Durango. There are so many things to love about Colorado, but one of the things we love the best is the strong focus on being outdoors. Not only does the region include some of the most beautiful territory we’ve seen thus far, but there’s

The day before we headed to Independence, MO (close to Kansas City), Andrew pointed out an interesting note on the map for the upcoming RV park—something that looked like a prayer center. Doing a bit more research, we realized that the campground—Campus RV Park— “…began as a church campground for the Community of Christ church. In 1994, the park officially

When we first started talking about this adventure, one of the common questions was, “Do you have an itinerary?”. While it’s exciting to think of just heading where the wind takes us, when you’re hauling a 37-foot 5th wheel camper AND have certain places and people you want to see AND want to avoid snow at all costs AND don’t

Nashville As we make our way across the country, we are finding some small towns/cities enjoying a renaissance, some that time forgot, and some still reeling from the effects of COVID. Our experiences in Nashville and Memphis are a good illustration of that. In Nashville, large employers and anchor institutions like Vanderbilt University constantly bring in new residents and visitors.

When Chase was little, and we did what we called “a city vacation” (as opposed to a “beach vacation”), we’d often get up, have breakfast, then head out for a day of exploring. Inevitably, the question would come— “where are we going?” The answer almost always was, “we don’t know.” And we really didn’t. The point was to roam the

  Over the past 12 years, circus has brought us to places we may have never thought to visit. A perfect example: In September, Chase performed with Branche at Hupfest in Ithaca, NY.        The Finger Lakes was not someplace we’d ever considered visiting, but we are so glad we did! From our homebase in the lovely new Finger Lakes