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Lake Louisa State Park and Clermont, FL

Lake Louisa State Park and Clermont, FL

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The extended chronicles of our travels as recorded on this blog have been largely chronological. We’re taking a bit of a departure from that linear model of storytelling and skipping a few months of recent history immediately following this brief update. Our new camper is working well – we’ve adapted to towing a trailer, mostly because I am overly cautious and usually well-prepared if given the luxury of time to plan. The set-up/tear-down time of the trailer is virtually the…

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Exploring Elkin and Stone Mountain State Park

Exploring Elkin and Stone Mountain State Park

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The Summer of Fiddle Festivals continued with the next stop on the horizon – Mt. Airy, North Carolina and the Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention. But with a couple of weeks between Fiddler’s Grove and Mt. Airy, we needed to find somewhere to park and pass the time. We chose to spend a few nights at Stone Mountain State Park because it’s nice to have some RVing amenities – like shore power, fresh running water, and a dump station to…

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Back to the Mainland on the Fiddle Festival Trail

Back to the Mainland on the Fiddle Festival Trail

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It finally happened – we packed up the RV and left the Keys. Those of you following along on Instagram or Facebook already know this, but we’ve been back on the road and actively traveling for about ten days now. Rather than bore you with the activities of the last two months on Geiger Key, I’ll relay a quick summary and a few photos and call it done. We celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary in early April with happy hour…

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A Return to Island Life

A Return to Island Life

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After cruising through three wineries thanks to Harvest Hosts on our way to Florida, we had two more locations lined up as tentative stops through the Sunshine State before reaching the Keys. Central Florida experienced extended rainstorms shortly before we arrived, eliminating one of our potential stops since it was simply too muddy to park an RV in the grass. Our second choice was located back a long country dirt road, and as I wrote in the last post, we…

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Florence – Alabama’s Renaissance City

Florence – Alabama’s Renaissance City

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Nestled on the bank of the Tennessee River, the town of Florence in the northwest corner of Alabama plays host to music festivals, seasonal celebrations, a Renaissance faire, and the NCAA Division II Championship Football Game every year. Florence is also the birthplace of W.C. Handy – a composer and musician credited as the “Father of the Blues” – and the town holds a festival every year in his honor, drawing visitors and musicians in droves. A Frank Lloyd Wright…

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Making Miles through America’s Mid-South

Making Miles through America’s Mid-South

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In the time that’s passed since our last update, we’ve traveled nearly 1,800 miles and traded out chilly fall nights for balmy tropical evenings. As our friends and relatives in the northeast are currently in the midst of a winter storm, we’ve abandoned cold weather and the threat of ice and snow for the season. While we’re glad to be out of freezing temperatures, we both enjoy the changing seasons and the coziness inherent in autumn as the leaves drop…

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Boiling Springs State Park, Woodward OK

Boiling Springs State Park, Woodward OK

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The face of the landscape shifted as we crossed the Oklahoma border, mountains sinking back into the earth and replaced by an ocean of meadow grass expanding in all directions. Humidity reappeared, becoming an ever-present house guest and creating a palpable contrast to the arid climate of New Mexico. The land flattened and the sun disappeared behind an impenetrable blanket of dull soiled cotton clouds. Storm pockets sprouted across the horizon sheeting rain like tentacles dangling from invading alien behemoths….

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Clayton Lake State Park and a New Mexico State Park Reference Guide

Clayton Lake State Park and a New Mexico State Park Reference Guide

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Our summer of rambling around New Mexico drew to a close at Clayton Lake State Park with the Oklahoma prairie beckoning just beyond the border. The park lies on the edge of the Great Plains with the surrounding area featuring grasslands, sandstone bluffs, and volcanic rocks. We rolled into Clayton Lake hoping to find an available space to park through the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Discovering the park to be nearly empty, we practically had our choice of sites. This…

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Sugarite Canyon State Park and Raton, New Mexico

Sugarite Canyon State Park and Raton, New Mexico

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The town of Raton in northeastern New Mexico has earned a reputation among travelers as a welcome rest stop during a long journey. As early as the 1700s, semi-nomadic tribes of Apache, Ute, and Comanche moved into the area in search of fertile land for crops and abundant wildlife as food. When the Santa Fe Trail opened in 1821, many Americans moved west following this route that connected Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. The trail became a major…

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Cimarron Canyon State Park and the Once Wild Town of Cimarron

Cimarron Canyon State Park and the Once Wild Town of Cimarron

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After all the excitement with the tornado in Eagle Nest, we were hoping our next stop would provide a less evening-newsworthy atmosphere (and it did – no rare weather occurrences to report). Cimarron Canyon State Park is located less than ten miles east of Eagle Nest making for a very short travel day. We planned only a two-night stay at Cimarron Canyon, attempting to time our future park visits around the upcoming Labor Day weekend as well as pending reservations…

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