Category: Camping

The OTHER Portland.

The OTHER Portland.

We entered Portland, Maine after a 5 hour drive from our campsite in Vermont.  We traveled through beautiful countryside as we passed through the hills of Vermont, and New Hamphire countryside. Our drives have become more and more enjoyable with the East Coast proclivity for turnpikes and tolls, since our navigation avoids them and thus…

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Mountains Again!

Mountains Again!

I may be using the term “mountain” liberally, but it was an exciting moment to see a relative peak on the horizon as we drove into Adirondack Park in New York.  The tallest peak here may only be just over 5,000’, but it’s still a beautiful site to see after a month or two of…

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Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs!

Bugs, Bugs and More Bugs!

Written in the UP of Michigan, after watching a million flies land on our Living Room! We have been fortunate enough to have very little interaction with bugs from Washington to North Dakota. But once we hit Minnesota, it was over (Defeated by the Minnesota State Bird). So with that, I would like to share…

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Weathering the Storm

Weathering the Storm

Written in Locking, New York on August 22, 2018 We arrived in camp, about 30 miles East of Niagara Falls, around 6pm.  It was a long day of driving from Cleveland, Ohio.  Although very scenic, it was extra long because we had set the truck’s navigation to avoid tolls.  We were tired, hungry, and starting…

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Camp Changeups.

Camp Changeups.

Written in Hiawatha National Forest, just outside of Munising in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. As often goes in our adventures, today ended very differently than we expected. The goal yesterday was to set up camp in a central location to many of the great hikes and waterfalls that we have heard surround the Upper…

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