A Day at the Races
Well I hear you went up to Saratoga, and your horse naturally won
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15 Summers
How many summers do you have left? My number can be counted on three hands. Time to get going.
La Rambla Rolls On
After our goodbyes to Mark & Mary, we traveled south down to our other favorite place on the Costa Brava: Calella de Palafrugel. It's a...
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
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Best of the West
The question we have been asked the most since our recent tour across America is: what was our favorite place? It’s a tough one.
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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
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
End of Trail
The journey was long, but felt short. After 9 months, 28,000 miles and 28 states, it felt like we had been gone a week.
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Tom Piper
- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
Livin' in Tin - Where to Camp
Want the skinny low-down on where you can put your trailer, tent or RV across the U.S.?
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Tom Piper
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Mecca on the Miami River
We couldn't actually see where Stanley was actually made (closed for Covid), but the gift shop was definitely open for business!
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Tom Piper
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Red Rock(s) n Roll
All the great ones have rocked at The Rocks. The Beatles & The Allman Brothers Band. The Dead & The D (Tenacious D).
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Tom Piper
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Black Canyon
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is aptly named. It may be the deepest, narrowest canyon in the world. It’s more crevasse than canyon.
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Tom Piper
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Enchanted
"We stopped over in Santa Fe. That being the point just about half way."
- Me and My Uncle
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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 16, 2021
- 2 min
Where I Make My Stand
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S. and one of the deepest in the world. It’s 1,943 feet deep, which is pretty god damn deep.
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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 20, 2021
- 3 min
Riding to the Sun
When we arrived in Glacier National Park, the legendary Going to the Sun Road was not yet open. A blessing in disguise if there ever was one
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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
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
And a River Runs Through It
“Stanley” our travel trailer got his name in 2017, just after he came into our lives. We did yet know that he had a geographic soulmate.
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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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Tom Piper
- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
Ramble On Rosie
Many people bring pets along in their RV. Not us, we brought a plant.
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Tom Piper
- May 20, 2021
- 6 min
In the Zion's Den
Everyone decided in 2021 that the only safe Covid vacation was at a national park. Still, Zion was another level altogether.
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Tom Piper
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Texas Forever
Big place Texas. By all accounts, it's even its own republic. Whatever that means.
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