Wendy Woodland 6/22/23 **Note this was posted a few weeks after I wrote it. We were pretty excited to get to our 3rd state on our trip. Ahh, South Dakota. Nick and I realized that neither of us had spent any time here. Wow…this land is beautiful! We are doing a lot of learning about…
Travel Vlogs by Sienna Woodland
Hi everyone, I am happy to introduce Travel Vlogs by @siennawoodland. She is doing the best job so far of capturing the moments on our trip and compiling them into fun and unique videos on Youtube. Click the link or the image below and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next installment!…
Hidden Surprises and the 4th of Joo-lie
Our original plan changed (the first of many future changes from the original plan, I’m sure) and we skipped Wyalusing State Park in Iowa in order to shorten our travel day. From Sioux Falls we drove to Albert Lea, MN and had a diverting one-night stay at a Harvest Host location on a small tree…
Flies and the un-zen of RV Maintenance
Nick Woodland 6/29/23 Badlands National Park has undoubtedly some very interesting landscapes – volcanic ash eroding into otherworldly and fantastical shapes. They make for a bizarre skyline at any time of day. The open and mixed grasslands (the most extensive in the National Park system) are beautiful as they sway in the wind, looking as…
Devils Tower- Stop #2
When we first arrived at Devil’s Tower, we were prepared to stay with no hook-ups (no power, water or sewer), but the National Park campground was full as one of the loops was closed. We think it was closed for reasons related to why no climbing was allowed- because they have times throughout the year…
Our First Week
Where to begin? How about with the highs and lows. First the high. On Friday, the 16th of June, at Glendo state park we paddleboarded, mountain biked, swam and then did it all over again. We watched an incredible sunset and then headed back to camp. We opened up the awning, finally turned on our…
Where to First?
GLENDO STATE PARK- Stop #1 by Wendy Woodland We made it to our first stop at Glendo State Park on 6/14. It was pretty uneventful (thankfully) although we did miss an exit and it wasn’t easy to get back on our path. The lake was HUGE and there were a ton of people camping there….
It Begins!
Nick Woodland – 6/15/23 The two things I’d been dreading since this whole idea surfaced came to pass on the first day: getting lost and driving on unplanned roads and having to maneuver my 52′ rig through a ‘normal’ gas station. Yes, my rig is 52′ feet long. Somehow I missed the turn-off to I-25…
The End (Beginning) is Nigh
Nick Woodland – 6/11/23 These last two weeks have been…helter-skelter, that’s the word (or words). It seems there are sixteen things to do at any given moment. I have discovered newfound peace in painting rocks, seriously. Who knew? It’s rained every day since the end of school on May 26th. Every day. It is storming…
First 6-month plan
People have been asking about our route and so I have updated the map with our plan for the first 6 months or so. But you know what they say about plans… I am leery to post too much specific info about our route online or our current location at any given time, but I…