Learning of the Oklahoma City bombing was a total shock to me. I didn't realize that had happened in our history. I've been to a lot of memorials in our travels but this one hit me a little differently. It's impossible to wrap my brain around the fact that one of our "own" inflicted that much pain … [Read more...]

After we left Wisconsin we headed to Ohio for a few days on business. While there, we sat down and planned out a trip to the East Coast. We made reservations at campgrounds and were good to go. The next morning we got word that we needed to head to Tulsa, Oklahoma to meet with a customer. We love … [Read more...]

By SuzAnne and Eva Our time in Wisconsin was very different this year because of the storms and flooding. We stayed mostly in Vernon County which was hit very hard. Most of the trails were closed so we didn't hike at all. One day we tried to drive to Kendall but had to turn around at La Farge … [Read more...]

Our family loves to canoe and kayak the Kickapoo River that we access in Ontario, WI. We use Drifty's Canoe Rentals. The scenery along the river is amazing as it meanders through the scenic bluffs of Wildcat Mt. State Park. The banks are teeming with wildflowers. Sandbars occur frequently and are … [Read more...]

The first time I visited Warren Dunes State Park, I was about two. That was the day I fell in love with big bodies of water and I haven't been able to stay away since. We have since visited Warren Dunes several times. This was our second time camping there. It is a beautiful, densely forested … [Read more...]

Every year, our family tries to visit a different Michigan State Park. This year we visited Interlochen State Park which is nestled between Duck and Green Lakes in the Northern Lower Peninsula. It is a beautiful, heavily forested, and quiet park even though it has close to 500 sites. We had a … [Read more...]

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area has always been a favorite camping spot for our family for many years. It was one of the first places we camped at when we started our full-timing adventure. I even had a birthday party there when I was ten. We love Lake Minnewanna, the beach, the trail around the … [Read more...]

Pinhook bog is only open to the public on certain days and then you must go back with a National Park Ranger. It is a sensitive and vital habitat that must be protected. We were so happy to hike back through a beautiful forest to this very interesting kettle bog. We saw purple pitcher plants … [Read more...]

Southern Indiana just might be one of the countries best kept secrets with its rolling hills and thick forests. Corydon, the former capital of Indiana and site of the only Civil War battle fought in the state, is a quaint, historical town that is worth a stop. The old buildings are beautifully … [Read more...]