Date: July 2, 2025Location: Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park The landscape turned dramatic, the sky brooded, and the mountains looked like they were pulled from Middle Earth. There’s something humbling about Glacier’s scale—it pulls you in, quiets the noise, and makes you feel small in the best way. We got up early and were onContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 6: Black Hole Sun”
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Glacier and Banff Day 5: Even Flow
Day 5: July 1, 2025, Malta, MT – Two Medicine Campground, Glacier National Park Today was mellow, with smooth roads, scenic overlooks, and a surprisingly chill family vibe. Nothing dramatic, nothing broken, and only one passive-aggressive comment about parking the camper. From scenic Montana buttes and prairie towns to the first glimpses of the Rockies,Continue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 5: Even Flow”
Glacier and Banff Day 4: Into the Great Wide Open
Day 4, June 30, 2025 — Leonard, ND → Malta, MT The trees thinned, the sky stretched out forever, and suddenly the world felt huge. There’s a moment on every trip when the horizon swallows you whole—and this was it. We rolled into the great wide open, chasing adventure on four wheels (plus towing fourContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 4: Into the Great Wide Open”
Glacier and Banff Day 3: Where the Streets Have No Name
Day 3, June 29, 2025 — Poplar Grove, IL → Leonard, ND The further west we go, the more the world opens up. By the afternoon, we’d left behind street signs, traffic, and strip malls—driving straight into the unknown. No cars. No mile markers. Just winding roads, rolling plains, and the creeping sense that weContinue reading “Glacier and Banff Day 3: Where the Streets Have No Name”
Glacier to Banff Day 2: Kickstart My Heart
Day 2, June 28, 2025 – Westfield, NY – Poplar Grove, INWe hit the road at 7:30 AM, coffee in hand and the day stretching wide ahead of us. A long haul was in store, but the promise of roadside oddities, small-town charm, and one very cool vintage airplane hangar made it worth every mile.Continue reading “Glacier to Banff Day 2: Kickstart My Heart”
Glacier & Banff Day 1: Send Me On My Way
Day 1, June 27, 2025 – Canton, CT – Westfield, NY It’s always a big day when the key turns and the engine hums to life for the first day of a new trip—that low, familiar rumble that signals the beginning of another adventure. This time, though, the trip feels different. For starters, Kevin (ourContinue reading “Glacier & Banff Day 1: Send Me On My Way”
We Ride at Dawn (or 9:30ish)
Departure day is bittersweet. It signals the end of vacation, but it also signals the countdown to sleeping in your own bed (the best feeling EVEEEEERRRRR!!!). Usually it’s just me and Rob enjoying that last cup of camper coffee (nothing like it!) and stowing everything in its place. Everything has its place in the camper. Continue reading “We Ride at Dawn (or 9:30ish)”
History, Mystery & Barbecue
Being a New Englander of a certain age means that you have been well-schooled in the Puritanical story of the first years at the Plymouth Colony – cold, miserable, and governed by harsh rules. On this leg of the trip, we wanted the kids to experience what colonial life was like in the mid-Atlantic –Continue reading “History, Mystery & Barbecue”
Roller Coasters and Reminiscing
The problem with being young at heart, is that sometimes your body doesn’t get the message about your actual age. I know that people say that you are only as old as you feel. This morning I felt 21 and this evening I am rubbing in Gold Bond Therapeutic Foot Cream and drinking a hotContinue reading “Roller Coasters and Reminiscing”
Virginia is for Rv’ers
Let’s start this blog entry with a pop quiz: Based on the paint transfer you see here on Kevin’s left rear bumper, name the gas station/convenience store chain where Rob dinged the gas pump? Hint: They have pretty delicious coffee. Bonus points if you can identify the number of minutes Rob thought the world wasContinue reading “Virginia is for Rv’ers”
Wandering, But Not Lost 