The Golden Road
Camping is a glamorous life to be sure. But, sometimes you're the windshield and sometimes you're the bug.
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Mississippi Mud & Texas Tears
Life is good, except when it isn't. Our travels through the lower Mississippi Delta and Texas.
Baby Please Don't Go Down to New Orleans
Let’s get something clear right away – New Orleans isn’t for everyone. This is not Orlando with jazz music and proper chefs.
Tom Piper
- 2 days ago
- 5 min
The Golden Road
Camping is a glamorous life to be sure. But, sometimes you're the windshield and sometimes you're the bug.
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Tom Piper
- Apr 25
- 5 min
Florida - Why Can't I Quit You?
On paper, Florida might be one of my least favorite states. Yet, here I am, back for my third year in a row. What's up with that?
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Tom Piper
- Apr 10
- 4 min
Big Wheel Keep On Turnin'
Week 1 of Grand Tour III 2023.
Things get off to a bumpy start. Literally.
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Tom Piper
- Feb 17
- 6 min
For Those About To Ramble (we salute you)
Before there can be travel, there must be mad preparations and planning. Read on for a glimpse into how the veggie travel sausage is made.
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Tom Piper
- Dec 9, 2022
- 6 min
Roadwork Ahead – Staying Fit(ish) on the Road
It's hard to stay hard when you're a traveler. How do you get rock hard abs in just minutes a day while on the road? I have no idea.
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Tom Piper
- Nov 22, 2022
- 5 min
Nashville Skyline
Music City, the Athens of the South, Bachelorette Barbecues... Nashville has it all. This was our weekend trying to do it all.
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Tom Piper
- May 12, 2022
- 3 min
Let Me Sum Up
Much has happened since we left Key West. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
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Tom Piper
- Apr 20, 2022
- 5 min
A Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem
Key West - A Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem
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Tom Piper
- Apr 13, 2022
- 3 min
Living the Dream?
We are living our dream, usually. Where there are dreams, there are nightmares.
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Tom Piper
- Apr 2, 2022
- 6 min
Changes in Latitude
Not everything we see and do is educational or noble.
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Tom Piper
- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Stanley's Big Adventure - Part II
Stanley is off on another 6-month adventure this morning. The only question is how long before the wheels come off.
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Tom Piper
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Nomads & Pirates in Sedona, AZ
Sedona is a bit like a perfectly poured, dry martini. It's pretty as a picture, but it's not going to quench your thirst.
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Tom Piper
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
Jumping the Camp Shark
Camping is not just for dirt bags and Boy Scouts anymore.
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Tom Piper
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
Ramblin' Rumblin' Grumblin'
Looking out at the road rushing under my heels
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Tom Piper
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
This Bud is Not for You
One has to be careful when kindly strangers offer magic beans, or bud.
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Tom Piper
- Jul 16, 2021
- 2 min
Beets, Bears & Battlestar Galactica
Dwight Schrute, as impersonated by Jim Halpert, insists that Black Bears are the best bears.
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Tom Piper
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Naked & Afraid
Sometimes after too many miles, the most relaxing and freeing thing you can do is simply remove all of your clothes.
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Tom Piper
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
A Tale of Two Springs
Hot springs literally dot the American West, but they are not all alike as we would learn.
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Tom Piper
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
Gaiters, Knickers, Whatever
Part of being a real life wilderness action figure is being flexible when it comes to gear.
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