After our quick stay in Santa Fe, NM, we headed north into Colorado to spend a few days checking out Great Sand Dunes National Park in Alamosa. We spent 4 nights at Base Camp Family Campground in Alamosa which was about 20-25 minutes to the Sand Dunes park entrance. Great Sand Dunes National Park I …
Land Cruising
Randy and I consider ourselves so very lucky in getting our “winter spot” in Southwest Florida. Our families are both mostly based there, and every winter whether on sailboat or RV we plan to spend the holidays with them. Last winter, we were between the sailboat and RV and needed a place to stay so …
After our visits at the three national parks, it was time to head back East toward Florida. It was late October, 2025, and we had roughly 3 weeks to get to Tennessee where we had planned to spend Thanksgiving in the Smoky Mountains with my (Kim’s) family. From the Grand Canyon, we headed south to …
The third and final national park we visited while on our return trip from South Dakota to Florida was the Grand Canyon National Park. It has certainly been a bucket list destination for us and since we were so close coming from Zion National Park, we decided it was a must. Since campgrounds inside the …
After we wrapped up our 2025 summer work camp season in the Black Hills, South Dakota, it was early October. We planned to head East back to Florida for the winter, but first wanted to explore a few parks out west. When we left the Black Hills, we first headed west across Wyoming and then …
This is just an extension on my two previous posts on the Black Hills about Custer State Park and things to do and see there. The Black Hills are located west of Rapid City, South Dakota and extend into Wyoming. We were lucky enough to spend 5 months there this past summer and enjoy hiking …
The Black Hills, named for their dark appearance from a distance, are a mountain range that emerges from the Great Plains in western South Dakota, extending into Wyoming. Considered sacred territory to the Lakota Sioux and other Native Americans, they were promised the land by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. The treaty was broken …
Custer State Park, located in the Black Hills in South Dakota encompasses 71,000 acres and is South Dakota’s first and largest state park. With granite peaks, rolling prairie fields and clear lake waters it’s not hard to imagine why so many flock here in the summer. There’s something for every outdoor enthusiast from swimming, fishing …
I’ve got a lot of catching up to do about our summer spent in the Black Hills, South Dakota. Randy’s work camping gig has ended and we’re currently exploring Utah. I have a few posts coming about all about the wonderful things to do in the Black Hills and how we spent our summer hiking …
After spending 2 weeks getting acquainted with our new RV, it was time to hit the road. We knew we wanted to head west, but where exactly was undecided. During our time at River Forks Campground, Randy started researching work camping jobs. Work camping in RV life means working part time somewhere in exchange for …
My sewing obsession began while we were stuck in Delaware City having our sailboat engine rebuilt during summer 2023. While I had a little sewing experience with my Sailrite making various boat covers and repairing canvas on the sailboat, my skills were very limited. Since we were stuck in a small town, I knew I …
Once the sale of our sailboat was complete, it was time to start searching for our new home on wheels. I only had one requirement: I needed my own space for my sewing setup. On the sailboat, I would drag all my sewing stuff out to sew on the only table we had, and would …