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  • Family Reunion

    Jubilant to arrive at a new campsite on Day #3 of this 38-day journey, I selected Tallulah Gorge State Park. The purpose of coming through Clayton, Georgia, on my way to Virginia was to spend time with Lillian, my 88-year-old… Continue reading

    Family Reunion
  • Pop-up camping with Cleo, Summer 2023

    July 2023, Tallulah Gorge State Park We arrived! Tallulah Gorge State Park in Northern Georgia is our first stop on this 2,000-mile summer pop-up camp adventure. Bless my beautiful boy for coming to the house and giving us a loving… Continue reading

    Pop-up camping with Cleo, Summer 2023
  • Brunet Island State Park, Cornell, Wi.

    If you enjoy this blog, please consider donating to Furever Friendz, Inc., the Spring Hill shelter where we found Cleo. Please adopt, don’t shop when you are ready to bring a new pet into your family. Brunet Island State Park on Day… Continue reading

    Brunet Island State Park, Cornell, Wi.
  • Chicago

    If you enjoy this blog, please consider donating to Furever Friendz, Inc., the Spring Hill shelter where we found Cleo. Please adopt, don’t shop when you are ready to bring a new pet into your family. Day # 7. Not sure when… Continue reading

  • Breakdown in Gary, Indiana

    About forty miles from my friend Michelle’s house in Berwyn, Illinois, I hear a noise I can’t identify. The driving has been intense. At one point I entered a highway exchange to discover the next exit on my GPS-guided path… Continue reading

  • Flying J Travel Center

    Last night we boondocked at the Flying J Travel Center in Brookville, PA. Spending an extra day with Janice to fully explore her biogas research project meant I’d need to improvise our travel schedule. We are expected at a friend’s… Continue reading

  • Janice Kelsey’s USDA-funded biogas research

    If you enjoy this blog, please consider donating to Furever Friendz, Inc. Adopt don’t shop! This is the Spring Hill shelter where we found Cleo. Spending the last two days’ RV camping in Janice’s driveway at her lovely home in Pennsylvania has… Continue reading

  • Jackie & Tom’s Boondockers Welcome

    Boondockers Welcome is a network of people offering their residential property for RV travelers needing an overnight spot to rest. The original plan had been for us to be on a regenerative heritage cattle farm in Maryland on this third… Continue reading

  • Uwharrie Vineyards & Audubon Bird Sanctuary

    If you enjoy this blog, please consider donating to Furever Friendz, Inc. Adopt don’t shop! This is the Spring Hill shelter where we found Cleo. We rolled into Uwharrie Vineyards late Saturday, dog-tired after our second day of driving. There was a… Continue reading

  • Jekyll Island

    If you enjoy this blog and are able, please donate to Furever Friendz, the Spring Hill shelter where we found Cleo, to support rescue over the purchase of pets. I’m not going to mince words. Day #1 was exhausting. To name a… Continue reading