Category: Full Time RV Life

  • A Return to Copper Harbor + Porcupine Mountains

    A Return to Copper Harbor + Porcupine Mountains

    Copper Harbor Copper Harbor, the upper peninsula of the Upper Peninsula, as I like to refer to it. This is the tip top of the UP of Michigan and it is a special place. Remote, rugged, beautiful, and awe inspiring landscapes all around. If you have never visited, I highly…

  • UP Exploration Continues

    UP Exploration Continues

    Wow, how did it get to be October already? Last time I posted was early September. As I sit here writing this, we are currently parked in Shane’s parents’ driveway about to head south to Indianapolis for a visit with more family and friends. With our second tour of the…

  • Round 2 of UP Travels:  Northeastern Edition

    Round 2 of UP Travels: Northeastern Edition

    Currently we are exploring the wild beauty of the UP but I know some of you are awaiting the next installment of life on the road with Shamy. Let’s do a little catch up session. First up some of you may notice the website name has changed. That’s right Ralphie…

  • A Hiatus Away From Nomadic Life

    A Hiatus Away From Nomadic Life

    Note: Playing catch up on the blog, as usual. This is from mid-May through mid-July time frame. Our trek back to Indiana was a quick one. We were back in Indiana after leaving Arkansas 8 days earlier. For us slow travelers it was a change of pace, only staying put…

  • Arkansas Continued:  Sam’s Throne + Buffalo National River

    Arkansas Continued: Sam’s Throne + Buffalo National River

    This would be our last big stop before making the trek back to Indiana. It did not disappoint. In fact it was one of my favorites and we just left a beautiful lakeside spot. Sam’s Throne is on a ridgetop on the northeastern side of the Ozark National Forest. It…

  • Lakeside Camping in Arkansas

    Lakeside Camping in Arkansas

    We found the state of Arkansas to be quite a gem. Having never visited before we had no expectations. With only a month spent in Arkansas it quickly became apparent we need more quality time with this beautiful state. For two glorious weeks we had lakeside camping on scenic and…

  • Alabama + Mississippi Travels

    Alabama + Mississippi Travels

    After leaving the Florida panhandle, our sights were set on Arkansas. The original plan to go through Louisiana was ditched. Turns out the free camps in the Desoto National forest were no longer open to camping. Alabama through Mississippi became our route. Boondockers Welcome Property I found this Boondockers Welcome…

  • Tales of the Florida Panhandle

    Tales of the Florida Panhandle

    As I write this we are currently somewhere in the Ozarks of Arkansas and it’s May. Looking back I have plenty to catch up on. Let’s take a trip back in time. The time is March and the place is the panhandle of Florida. Our last two stays in Florida…

  • One Year on the Road!

    One Year on the Road!

    April 1, 2022 marked one year on the road. In some ways it seems like a lifetime has passed. Our lives completely changed practically overnight (in real time it was 6 weeks) and we have explored some pretty amazing places in the last year. Writing this post is bittersweet. What…

  • February 2022 – Part 2: A General Store, Homosassa, Silver Springs, Manatees, Dolphins, and More Alligators

    February 2022 – Part 2: A General Store, Homosassa, Silver Springs, Manatees, Dolphins, and More Alligators

    Continued from part 1, if you missed it click here for that post. Camping – Part II Hampton Campground – Green Swamp East Tract This was my least favorite of the water management district campgrounds, although it grew on me during our week stay. It was smaller with more people…