Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway
As long as I’ve had Airstream dreams, I’ve dreamed of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s hard to imagine a more captivating driving experience.
Ramblin' in the U.S.
Here, There, and Everywhere. We go there, in Stanley and check it out for you. Scroll down to see some of our adventures.
Tom Piper
- May 12
- 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 26
- 3 min
#VanLies – All That Glitters is Not Gold
#VanLies - Not everything you see on social media perfectly reflects life on the road.
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Tom Piper
- Apr 20
- 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
- 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
- 6 min
Changes in Latitude
Not everything we see and do is educational or noble.
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Tom Piper
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Midday in the Garden of Good & Evil
Sumptuous and decadent, Charleston and Savannah are so lovely to look at they are like candied pecans set in a cream box with a lavender bow
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Tom Piper
- Mar 27
- 2 min
High Art in a LowCountry
One of the special things about travel is the happy accidents and serendipity.
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Tom Piper
- Mar 20
- 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
- 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
- 2 min
Jumping the Camp Shark
Camping is not just for dirt bags and Boy Scouts anymore.
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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
- 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
- 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 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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Tom Piper
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Texas has a lot of churches.They are a God-fearin’ folk. But they aren’t too particular about the edifices that house them it seems.
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Tom Piper
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
Keep Florida Weird(er)
The stories are true. Florida is the weirdest place on the planet.
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