One Guy's Truth
I was asked a good question the other day, “what on this trip has surprised you?” Other than finding it possible to live with and around my kids for 24 hours a day, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how kind everyone we have come across has been. Back in April, as we got ready to […]
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Supposedly, tons of Californians move to Oregon each year to escape the high cost of living. I know of a couple Marylanders who would love to move to Oregon…for the summer. Driving from Portland to Bend, the landscape goes from the forested hills of the Mt. Hood range to something straight outta the moon and […]
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If you have read the “about” section of this blog, you’ll see that I joke about getting eaten by a grizzly. Not having many big bears back home, we knew it was a possibility we could run into such a creature on this trip. After seeing a small grizzly in the Grand Tetons (from the […]
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What’s better than having 4 people live in a small trailer? How about 5 people living in a trailer! For our trip to the Portland, Oregon area, my mom courageously flew out to travel with us for a week. Frankly, I’m still surprised she came because she certainly had enough information from this blog to […]
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When J and I were dating for about 3 months, we would talk about how it would be fun to live in a place like Seattle or a foreign country one day (the farther away the more exotic). Looking back on those conversations, I can’t really remember why we wanted to live elsewhere – we […]
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Driving our truck, “Gringo”, today to get an oil change, it dawned on me that we have logged some serious mileage over the past 2.5 months. Looking at the oil change sticker in the upper left hand corner of our windshield, it was surprising to calculate that we were getting an oil change some 3 […]
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Leaving Banff was hard. You can spend a month there and touch very little of all the amazing trails, bodies of water, mountains and sights that the area has to offer. With that said, we were excited to get Tin E back in the shop in Spokane, fix the water tank and finally enjoy the […]
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Houston to Las Vegas to Spokane. When traveling for business, you probably wouldn’t be too excited about this route. When traveling with squirmy wormy Lil D, this route includes one too many flights. Imagine carrying something for over 6 hours that you can’t have touching the floor or leave the space of three airline seats. […]
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For those of you who have been worried we fell into a geyser or into a den of Grizzlies, fear not – we’ve actually been back in MD. When you (forcefully) have to sell a business, you unfortunately need to spend a lot of time with your attorneys. Thus, we have been back East for […]
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Yesterday started off really well, we woke up and took the morning super slow at West Shore State Park where we had camped for the night. With that said, we take every morning slow. Traveling with kids and trying to get much done before 9am is a recipe for a full on war complete with […]
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After publishing the “Easy Livin” post and talking about how great it is to camp in a Walmart parking lot two days in a row, I might have been pushing our luck a little bit. No more than 5 mins after I hit the “publish” button, did a legit biker gang pull up right next […]
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I can’t say we did much shopping at Walmart before this trip, but it is quickly becoming one of our most frequented stores. I’m writing this post from the west-end of the Missoula Walmart. You’re only supposed to “camp” one night at a particular Walmart, but the boondocking and rv park options in Missoula weren’t […]
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“It’s Billings” is the city slogan for Billings, Montana. “It’s Billings” is the worst slogan I have ever encountered for a city. Can you imagine the tourism department sitting in a conference room trying to develop catchy phrases when Bob in the back says, “hey guys, I’ve got it! It’s Billings!” Then his co-workers are […]
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Leaving Jackson was the first time on the trip that I was sad to be putting a destination behind (leaving friends and family not included). We had such a good time there, but with Yellowstone as the next stop we were riding high and looking forward to visiting our country’s first national park. Let’s start […]
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Up until our arrival in Jackson, WY, I’ve been questioning our decision to do this trip a decent bit. Like starting any new venture it takes awhile to settle into things and get comfortable with the new surroundings. Taking a long term trip with your young family, in close quarters, is no exception. Doubt for […]
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After being on the road for a little over 3 weeks (and having a previous month long rv adventure) we feel somewhat qualified to talk honestly about what it’s like to travel across America with kids. Before becoming fired and free, D used to use an anology for what it’s like to be an entrepreneur […]
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We weren’t super excited to see Mount Rushmore, thinking it was a “manufactured” National Park. We were wrong. Mount Rushmore was crazy cool and impressive. The sculptor who pulled off the feat of putting presidential faces in granite deserves an award for tourism creation ingenuity. North Dakota what are you waiting for!? Time for another […]
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Usually, I don’t like to offend people and bust on the state that they’re from. However, no one is from South Dakota so I’m pretty sure that I’m not offending anyone reading this blog. The reason no one lives in South Dakota is because it is nearly impossible to get to. The drive from Madison, […]
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Recently, we’ve been introduced to the art of foraging by our good friends M and A back home (thanks guys!). Hiking is fun but kids tend to make the experience a little less “speedy”. That’s when looking for edible mushrooms can make things a little more exciting as your young ones collect stick and rock […]
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Little did we know before getting an RV, but at certain Walmarts you’re allowed to park there overnight and catch some Z’s. We put this to the test and stayed at a nice Walmart parking lot (as far as parking lots go) in the bustling town of Peru, IL on our way to Wisconsin. If […]
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