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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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 29
- 4 min
Mississippi Mud & Texas Tears
Life is good, except when it isn't. Our travels through the lower Mississippi Delta and Texas.
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Tom Piper
- May 20
- 4 min
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.
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Tom Piper
- May 16
- 4 min
Florida – Fare Thee Well
A (mostly) fond Farewell to the Sunshine State. May your oranges be sweet and your condos keep appreciating in value.
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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
- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
A Ramble in the Apple (Part II)
Back to the Big Apple for Day 2
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Tom Piper
- Sep 28, 2022
- 5 min
A Ramble in the Apple (Part I)
I love New York. I’ll stand by it: Greatest City in the World. No matter your take, it's an amazing place to ramble in and ramble on about.
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Tom Piper
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
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.
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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 26, 2022
- 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, 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 30, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 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
- 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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