Category: travel
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Two National Forests + A Race Track
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Uwharrie National Forest Our next stop was a perfect combination of location, camping spot, and plenty to explore. The Uwharrie National Forest is between Raleigh and Charlotte, roughly equidistant to both cities. For us this was the perfect stop between family visits. Two of Shane’s siblings live in North Carolina,…
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Colder Temps, The Toad, Projects, and Time with Family + Friends
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During the back half of October and through November we had plenty to keep us busy. Hence why I’m behind on my blog posts. I’m finally finding time to catch up a bit. While visiting family in Michigan we finally found our “toad”. That’s RV speak for the vehicle to…
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Playing Catch-Up: We Are Still Alive and RVing!
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Sorry for the hiatus from here. No we did not quit RVing nor did we fall off the face of the earth, I’m just behind on updating my blog posts. The past month and half have kept us quite busy with projects and visiting family and friends. But before I…
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The Last Leg of Our UP Travels
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I must say it pains me to write this post. With our time in the UP drawing to a close I only wish we could stay longer. The UP is truly a special place. We found home here. Veterans Memorial Campground When we left the Porcupine Mountains we needed an…
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The Porcupine Mountains: Western UP
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A short three day stay at Hancock City Campground allowed us time to get caught up on some internet work before our trek to the Porcupine Mountains. I also stocked up on supplies here, good call as there isn’t a lot in the way of grocery stores in the western…
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Copper Harbor + Trails End Campground
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After 6 weeks of exploring the UP, we finally made it to the tip top known as Copper Harbor. I call it the upper peninsula of the upper peninsula. I believe it could be technically called an island. In order to reach this upper portion one must cross a bridge…
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Adventures Awaiting Solar Panels
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With three weeks under our belt off grid (not plugged into electric) our next site was quite the change of pace. Along with electric hook-ups we would have neighbors nearby. Although we were lucky during our say and only had a couple of neighbors a few sites down from ours.…
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Day “Trippin”: Western Pictured Rocks Edition
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I’m trying to keep up with blogging about our adventures while on the road full time but I find myself falling behind from time to time. There is so much to do on the road. Such as exploring, daily chores, working, relaxing, maintenance, upgrades, supply runs, laundry, and much more.…
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Our Most Scenic Camping Spot
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I should say, thus far. Along with the most scenic spot the drive to said spot was beautiful. We drove along H58 through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. This is a drive I highly recommend if you find yourself in the area. This section connects the towns of Grand Marais (east)…
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‘Day Trippin’: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore – Eastern Edition
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After our adventures near Paradise it was time to continue our travels westward. Our home for the next week, Blind Sucker #2 state forest campground. The campground is located on the Blind Sucker Flooding area, a 1,050 acre lake. With public access to Lake Superior just 1 mile away (either…