Today 6/14 we drove from New Mexico to Utah with a stop at Mesa Verde to visit the cliff dwellings. Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde This was a standoff between Benjamin and I. He was asked not to throw a rock in to the Kiva (ceremonial room) and it was killing him!! Our hike out … Continue reading Day 6 – Mesa Verde National Park →

We've lost track of what day it is but have made it to our site in Albuquerque, NM and things are going really well. Tulsa, OK - Gathering Place was incredible but we ended up in the ortho urgent care. Charie was playing basketball and rolled his ankle. 2 hour wait and $100 confirmed it … Continue reading Day Something! →

Enjoying the deluxe patio site tonight! Sites appear to run in the $50 range per night so paying an extra $10-15 per night gets you a concrete pad which is nice. Especially in this area which has received so much rain and still experiencing some flooding. Tonight we were able to test our full camp … Continue reading Day 3 – Tulsa Site →

Our spot last night near Memphis, TN Driving 400 miles again today but excited about taking a day off in Tulsa. We will spend two nights there and visit their riverside park, The Gathering Place. https://www.gatheringplace.org/

A very emotional experience visiting the site where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,  was assassinated in 1968. Certainly a tragic part of our history. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/tn2.htm A tourist trap for sure but enjoyed a quick visit to the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid to get a fishing rod. Today 6/9 was another good day on the road … Continue reading Day 2 – Memphis, TN →

Thankfully we had an uneventful 7 hour drive from Apex, NC to Crossville, TN which is 30 minutes west of Knoxville. Clean campsite and nearly empty due to the weather. We are heading out this morning on our way to Memphis, TN. After Memphis we will stay in Tulsa for two nights before pushing out … Continue reading First Stop →

Our tow vehicle is a 2004 Ford Excursion 4x4 pulling a 2015 Coachmen Freedom Express 29SE travel trailer. Day one we had planned to do a school bus conversion (Skoolie) but that would have prevented us from move around effortlessly once we reached our destination.

As our oldest, Charlie, is a couple of years from entering the real world we thought it would be fun to do a coast to coast family road trip. The plan is to drive 7200 miles in a 2004 Ford Excursion V10 pulling a 29' travel trailer. The trip was partly inspired by a similar … Continue reading The Plan →