Salt Lake City

If you are planning to go to Salt Lake City be prepared to pay a premium for your stay. Normally we try to find a good compromise between the low cost camp sites and the really pricey nice camp sites. In Salt Lake City there was very little choice and …

Towing A Large Trailer

When I first started towing our trailer, I was petrified. Here was our home and I am responsible for making sure it isn’t destroyed in transit. I also have to make sure that everyone in the family is safe while we travel across the country. I don’t regret getting a …

Honey You Shrunk My Kitchen!

Life in the travel trailer has been an adjustment for all of us.  One of the biggest adjustments for me has been food related.  The grocery shopping, as well as the cooking, and preparing meals is still something I am getting used to.  It definitely takes a little longer to …

Des Moines

Des Moines was a great capital to visit.   After our city camping experience in Madison, we decided to camp a little way outside of Des Moines. We had good experiences just winging it and getting camp sites, but our luck ran out in Des Moines. The place that we …

Madison

There was good and bad with our Madison trip. The choices for camping near Madison are not abundant and mainly in county parks.  We chose one close to the capitol building knowing this was to be one of our destinations.  Unfortunately, it was on a very busy, noisy road with …

Peshtigo Wisconsin

Although we would have liked to get to Madison in a single day, it was too far to travel with the kids. Sarah found a great spot halfway across the state in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Badger Park in Peshtigo Wisconsin is a quiet city park with an amazing playground. We were …

Mackinac Island

On the excellent advice of our uncle, we headed north towards the upper peninsula and Mackinac Island. Michigan is a beautiful state and we were excited to see the great lakes for the first time. We decided to stay at a resort camp ground because they had a laundry facility …