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Skirting the greater thriving metropolis of Boise, we merged onto US95 north, dipping our toes briefly back into Oregon before

Destination- the ghost town of Silver City, Idaho…. By our reckoning, the day would be a fairly easy drive with

On our left, the Steens mountain range loomed high above us as we drove the long gravel road away from

We pulled away from Hart mountain and found ourselves on a familiar road, highway 140 down into Nevada towards Denio

With the slightest hints of fall in the air, Cate and I readied to hit the road again for a

We have hit the road again for a quick 10 day jaunt ‘round Eastern Oregon, with a quick stopover in

Hello campers and aspiring campers! We have always been grill challenged during our odyssey. We started our travels with a non

Our family has some sad news to share….our dear Maggie died over the weekend and our hearts are shattered by

We love the dodo, and apparently the DoDo loves Frankie. They interviewed us and put together a charming video about

Over the Past year we have been covered by a handful of fine publications such as People Magazine, Beautiful Humans,

The Balloon Fiesta was over, as were our wonderful visits with the family. The “real world” beckoned, and it was

It was a bright beautiful day as we cruised into Santa Fe. The mountains above town were mottled with yellow

Ahhhh Monument Valley, a place we have been wanting to visit since our first trip. I am going to include

Cate was surfing the web looking for interesting stops as we made our way from Lake Isabella and descended into

Friday morning came bright and early and after tying up some loose ends, we started our journey south to meet

That’s right, we hit the road a few days ago to meet the parents in Sante Fe and at the

* I would like to apologize for the delay in publishing the last part of our trip with the kids.

Hi friends, family, and fellow animal lovers. ****Before I continue on to the spiel, I acknowldge I have seen my

It has always been our intention to bring the spawns to Oregon once we had gotten the lay of the

Our visit with Annie & Steve, and Big Sur was entirely too short, and it is with a heavy heart

Sleeping at a noisy rest area, with semi-trucks coming and going all night long, can really put a dent in

We turned away from Mecca and headed south towards Anza Borrego State Park. We found it amusing that they name

We left the wide open spaces and sweeping vistas of our last couple of camps, and drove farther south towards

We pulled out of Big Pine city park and made the short drive to Lone Pine and our beloved Alabama

Our first blog entry of our California swing is coming to you from one of our all time favorite camping

Travel has often been thought a luxury- an experience only the folks with high paying professions or retirees can enjoy.

Go Big or Go Home….that’s how we roll! So when Mountain Modern Life approached us to participate in Christmas in

Dying for a Halloween roadtrip? Grab your broom because here’s a look at 10 far from hellish places named after

So we finally made it…our week at Mount Shasta was filled with concerns about the smoke that made Southern Oregon

When we rolled into Shasta City, the place we had planned to boondock had recently changed to “Day Use Only”

When last we left you we were crawling through Labor Day Monday traffic going over Donner Pass. The plan was

We arrived in the Tahoe/Truckee area with plenty of daylight to spare. Our first choice for a campsite was along

The Sawtooth Mountains filled the rearview mirror, it was time for the long trek to Truckee. Considering the fact that

It seems like the blink of an eye that we spent in Ketchum/ Sun Valley, Idaho. Here we are high

In the immortal words of Johnny Cash “I’m goin’ to Jackson, look out Jackson town!” Catching you up to speed,

Get it? A goat joke? Okay, so we roared through the rolling hills and through the foothills of the Wasatch

We hit the road from Rocky Mountain National Park down US40 towards Dinosaur, Colorado. Up we went to the thriving

Hi friends, we just wanted to let you know on this cold, rainy, and windy Rocky Mountain day that we

….a few questions and a few pictures about traveling with a goat. First off the answer is “no its not

Following up on our previous post, we caught the wonderful sunrise at Flagler, pulled up stakes, and struck out for

A wonderful week of visiting family and preparing the camper for it’s return visit to the West coast. A large

Welcome back dear Odyssey readers! Our planned 45 day return to the Asheville stretched on a lot longer than i

We’ve been back in Asheville now six weeks, and we’ve already accomplished a ton of things. The main priority on

It was only a year ago that renovation of our 76′ AS Argosy went into full force. Everything on the

Everyone wants to travel but not everyone can afford it. A campground with full hook-ups can cost anywhere from $25-$50/night

  After our wonderful reunion with the Oklahoma side of the family which included a solid butt kicking in mini

As Christmas approached, and our date with the family neared, we were Oklahoma bound. Soon Colorado Springs was in the

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So here we sit in Elk City Lake Park, the last campsite of the odyssey, drinking coffee and looking both

We reluctantly pulled away from Salida in the direction of Colorado Springs. Our route took us back through Howard and

Salida. Cruising into town doesn’t seem like much. 2 stoplights (I hear one is new) and a string of chains,

Recapping, we fled Durango on the last day before they locked up the gate on our road for the season

We have made three lists in the last month or so, with another story pending. You can find the links

We settled TrayTray up on Madden Peak Rd among the remnants of the last snowfall. Our site was 20 miles

After leaving Grand Junction, we went south and stopped at the ranger station in Montrose to ask for advice on

After waking up with little sleep from the trailer-buffeting winds and limping to town on our flat tire we unceremoniously

Ahhh Moab. I like to call you Mobe (like boat…who says bo-at?). Gorgeous town in the floor of the canyon.

Hi from the Desert. This blog update is not a place-centric post. All the time we spend observing the landscape

Capitol Reef is in the waterpocket fold in Utah. it is a beautiful park, in a non-standard  National Park way.

Zion was phenomenal! But soon it was time to move on, and as promised, here is the video of Angus’

  It was a short 60ish miles to Zion from our campsite outside Overton. We traversed I-15 through some spectacular

Las Vegas… What can one say about Las Vegas. If you are not a gambler, an aspiring bride or groom,

When we left on Wednesday, the goal was to make it to the post office in Furnace Creek, D.V. So

With Mono Lake fading in the rear view window, Our sites were set on Death Valley. We planned a quick

How can you complain about being “stuck” in Yosemite? Ya can’t… But you can be eager to leave. We had