While exploring Capitol Reef National Park, we hit an unexpected (and literal) bump in the road and ended up in Provo, Utah! Considering how long we were on the road, it’s honestly shocking that we didn’t have more issues with our truck or Airstream. I mean, if we were living at home we’d surely have some problems with our house. Now imagine dragging that house behind a huge truck and driving it all across the country!
After almost a year of constant movement on our Airstream journey, we’ve finally picked a permanent spot to settle down. And it’s some place totally new!
Read MorePetrified Forest National Park— a place where you can wander through the woods and the desert at the same time and not see a single leaf! Sounds like the beginnings of a bad riddle, but that’s exactly what we found in our most recent adventure through the rainbow forest of petrified wood.
Read MorePetrified Forest National Park is filled with— you guessed it— petrified wood in a rainbow of colors. You may remember, we’ve already visited a national park in Arizona, but it’s a big place and there’s plenty to see! Sometimes the scale of these parks can be deceiving. Most are so large that there’s no way you could see an entire park in a day, let alone all the parks in one state, so plan accordingly!
Read MoreWhile we were in Tucson, we decided to check out Saguaro National Park, which boarders the city. Here’s everything you need to know about Saguaro National Park…
Read MoreWhen we first got to Carlsbad, the whole state was shut down. So we quickly changed plans and explored throughout Texas and New Mexico, hitting up Guadalupe Mountains National Park and White Sands National Park. By the time we had explored those areas, Carlsbad had opened back up! We decided that as long as we were nearby, we might as well check it out.
Read MoreWhite Sands is one of the newest and most unique national parks in the country. White Sands is exactly what it sounds like— a huge expanse of white sand, actually gypsum, which is a substance found in toothpaste and drywall. This gypsum dune field is nearly 275 square miles large, which is so huge that it can be seen from space. I know it might not sound super exciting, but I can’t overestimate how beautiful and majestic it is to look upon miles and miles of gleaming white sand dunes.
Read MoreWhile we were already off the beaten path in Marfa, TX, we figured it was the perfect time to head to the border and check out Big Bend National Park!
Read MoreWhen we made it to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, we did our first big hike! And by “big,” I mean a few miles. We’ve got three young kids, y’all. But the kids powered through when they were tired and I’m so proud of them! It was not easy, and they have short little legs!
Read MoreHarvest Hosts is an incredible tool if you’re living that full-time travel life. I talk more about it in this blog post, but basically, Harvest Hosts is a membership site that connects Airstream and RV travelers with wineries, breweries, farms, and more that will allow travelers to camp overnight in exchange for a purchase of whatever that property sells. Basically, if you’re ready to do some off-the-grid camping in your home-on-wheels, but you don’t want to be lost in the wilderness, Harvest Hosts is perfect for you! We all loved our visit to Tom’s Farm in Tennessee.
Read MoreIn the past few months we’ve been living in our Airstream, we’ve discovered a thing or two about full-time travel. When most people imagine living in an Airstream, I think they’re imagining us just driving from town to town, pulling over when we get tired, and camping underneath the stars. In reality, living the full-time travel life requires a lot more forethought and planning.
Read MoreWhen Brian and I were dating, we always dreamed about travel. We had a list a mile long of all the places we wanted to see together. Ever since then, I’ve always said that I work to travel. Growing up in small-town Arkansas, where people tend to stay put for generations, I knew there was a lot of world out there that I wanted to see.
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