Category: Vanlife

  • Blooming Prairies

    Blooming Prairies

    With a recent addition of a new lithium battery and miscellaneous rewiring, I thought it’d be a good idea to take the camper out for a couple of nights and seeing if all my mucking around actually works. The weather this week was perfect for camping and there are a few state parks in southern…

  • The South Shore

    The South Shore

    Living in Minnesota, we travel up to the north shore of Lake Superior fairly often. We get our fill of waterfalls, rocky shorelines and dense woods from our trips up there. But for some reason, we never went to the south shore of the lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. An opportunity presented itself…

  • Swamp Tour II – Summary

    We got back to Minnesota (and cold weather) last week. Smooth trip, no issues. Spent quite a few nights in Louisiana State Parks, hit a handful of wildlife refuges, and visited family in Houston. We covered the same general area as “Swamp Tour I“, but skewed towards the east just a bit. This trip started…

  • Hanging Out in Bayou Country

    Hanging Out in Bayou Country

    We camped at six different Louisiana State Parks in eight days. Can’t sit still for some reason. 😁 With a campervan it’s easy to move to a new spot, so rather than coming back to the same spot after a day of touring, we just grab a spot at whatever park happens to be nearby.…

  • Another End of the Road…

    Another End of the Road…

    Our next ‘end of the road’ was a day trip to Cypremort Point State Park on the Gulf. We wanted to see the Gulf and put our toes in the water. The blast of cold that’s running through the south meant that the temps barely hit 50F.  Cold north winds made it a poor day…