Creating Family Connections One RV Adventure at a Time
For a long time Jarrett wanted to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway from one end to the other with our camper in tow. Our plan to visit the Smoky Mountains and then D.C. this summer provided the perfect opportunity to put that bucket list adventure into motion. But it’s not the kind of RV trip you want to make on a whim. Here are five
For those who don’t know me well, I have a little confession to make: I love children’s picture books. It’s not just the nostalgia of remembering the moments of little ones snuggled in my lap as I read them Goodnight Moon or The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I love the inherent art form of picture books—the storytelling, the illustrations, the merging of imagination and reality. When
Jarrett had some time off for Easter break last week, so we thought it would be fun to take the kids on a family field trip and learn a little more about Pennsylvania’s oil history. Two summers ago, Jarrett had taken his scout troop to visit Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville: He was so impressed with the museum and grounds that he knew
Whenever Jarrett and I sit down to plot out destinations for our RV adventures, we like to take a few things into consideration to make the most of the trip. One of the first things we consult is our family’s bucket list of places we want to visit before the kids leave home. But we also like to consider what places we can visit along
What do you think of when you think of traditions? For me, they are the rituals that anchor our family amid the seasons, holidays, and milestones of life: things like specially-decorated cakes for birthdays, monkey bread on Christmas morning, and summer visits to Presque Isle beach. In many ways our family’s annual RV adventures make up so much of the memories we are making with
Ah sweet travel–what’s not to love: The thrill of the adventure. The quality time spent with loved ones. The respite from everyday responsibilities. And the mound of laundry that replicates every night. Oh, yeah. So maybe that part of the travel lifestyle is not so cool. Over the years of RVing, though, we’ve found a few secrets to keep the laundry situation under control while
I don’t know about you, but last week as the polar vortex cloaked much of the United States in abnormally low and downright frigid temperatures, I couldn’t help dreaming about where our RV travels were going to take us this year. In about a month we’ll be on the beaches of Hunting Island. Then this summer we’ll be visiting a bunch of National Park sites
If you’ve spent any amount of time following us–whether here on The Touring Camper blog or over on our social media channels–you probably couldn’t help but notice the lack of pictures of our three kids. The few pictures of them that we do put up are usually of their backs or they have their face obscured in some way. You probably have also noticed that
Over Labor Day weekend we took refuge from the heat wave and headed to Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Science Center where we explored Nathan Sawaya’s Art of the Brick. I have to admit I had never heard about this guy who creates and recreates works of art, all from a simple child’s toy: Legos. And we’re not talking small projects either. His works involve literally THOUSANDS of
When Jarrett and I first visited the Great Smoky Mountains on our honeymoon we rented one of those little cabins tucked into the wooded mountainside on the northern end of the park. But ever since, we have talked about returning to this beautiful part of the country with our camper and exploring more of the…
It’s been awhile since we had an update on the renovation of Tilley, our 1976 Silver Streak camper. Work and home life has been keeping us pretty busy lately, which means there isn’t a lot of extra time leftover for Tilley remodeling. (Boo!) But I know several of you readers as well as YouTube followers…
