When planning a trip, particularly one with reservations made in advance, I include what I label as “buffer days”. I try to have one of those per week of travel. Today was one of those, and we chose to go and do additional hikes in Cuyahoga N.P. We started off with the Beaver Marsh, where… Continue reading Cuyahoga National Park, day 2
Cuyahoga National Park, OH
Today, we visit our first National Park during this trip. This one is very different from other National Parks we have visited, because it is set in an urban environment. It feels weird to be driving through residential neighborhoods to go from one trailhead to another. We started off at the visitor center, where we… Continue reading Cuyahoga National Park, OH
Internet while RVing
Internet access on the road is a challenge. Campgrounds in National and state parks typically offer none. Even commercial campgrounds like KOA who do offer “free internet” usually warn that it is only suitable for reading emails and browsing the internet and specifically warn that it is not suitable for video chats or watching movies. … Continue reading Internet while RVing
A new adventure begins
We are usually off-season travelers. Planning a trip during the summer is a whole other level of complexity because even back on February, when I started planning this trip, some campgrounds were not available for the dates we wanted (at Yellowstone N.P., some timed entry passed were sold out (road to the sun in Glacier… Continue reading A new adventure begins
Eleven to go
Well now that our New England trip is completed, we will soon get serious about planning our major RV trip for 2025, with 11 state stickers still missing on our map. These represent the northwestern states: Idaho Iowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Washington Wisconsin Wyoming
Berryville, VA – “Friendsgiving”
So this was truly our final stop, barely one-hour away from home, and we stayed for 3 nights. Claudette’s 2 Cents: I love RVing and even great things need to come to an end (so that we can plan for our next big adventure.) RVing with others isn’t something we do often (it’s actually a… Continue reading Berryville, VA – “Friendsgiving”
Hershey, PA area
This was planned to be our final stop before getting home on October 31st. However, we amended our journey to join Sebastien’s family and friends for their annual “friendsgiving” camping reunion. So we ended up staying here for 2 nights. I-81 is the preferred road for Canadian “snowbirds” driving down to go spend the harshest… Continue reading Hershey, PA area
Binghamton, NY area
Nothing special here. A planned stopover to divide the trip back home into shorter segments. This one shifts us from the I-95 axis to the I-81 axis. The final part of getting to the campground involved about 20 minutes of minor roads, but the reward was that our destination was very quiet. Also, we were… Continue reading Binghamton, NY area
Lake George, NY
This was one of the few 3-night stays during our trip, because the campground had a pay for 2 and get third night free offer (here again, they were closing for the season on our departure date). Unsurprisingly there was very little activity in Lake George, with many restaurants and shops now closed for the… Continue reading Lake George, NY
Vermont
We wanted to add that Vermont sticker, and per our rules, we had to sleep at least one night in the RV in Vermont. Unfortunately, most campgrounds in Vermont are already closed for the season, so the one we could book was further south than our next destination (Vermont was the 7th, and final sticker… Continue reading Vermont