Finding balance between the day-to-day and the bigger dreams of life, where reality and adventure meet.
Spring break for us starts this Friday and I could not be more ready to hit the road and get out of town. Packing for a trip in the Monkey Barrel varies little from trip to trip, but there are some things that we simply never leave home without. Here is a list of my … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Things
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is located in western Colorado. It’s a little off the beaten path, especially if you are driving through Colorado to get to the Utah parks, or if the only thing on your radar in Colorado is the Rocky Mountain National Park. … Continue reading Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. I’m not sure where … Continue reading Great Sand Dunes National Park
On the walk from the campground into town, Ouray, Colorado. This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure … Continue reading Ouray, Colorado
Quite a few of my posts so far have been focused on our lives while we are home, and not on the road. This is simply because this is the time of year where we are home for the longest stretch of time, and I am merely giving insight to our home life, and how … Continue reading Have Airstream, Will Travel: Meet the Monkey Barrel
Bringing the Garden Indoors Terrariums--the art of tiny gardening This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. … Continue reading Winter Doldrums Part 3: Terrariums
Valles Caldera National PreserveThose tiny dots are all elk! This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. … Continue reading Valles Caldera National Preserve
“Where are y’all headed next?” and “What are you reading these days?” are probably the two most frequently asked questions I get from our friends and family. The second question is what I’d like to talk about today. While I’m constantly reading a wide range of books and magazines, there are books that, when it … Continue reading Books for On (and Off) the Road
Laundry. That seems like a pretty boring topic of conversation, but I actually get asked a lot about laundry. How do we do laundry on our trips? What is our method? Well, to be totally honest, sometimes, we don’t. There have been a few times where a laundromat is scarce, but a Walmart has been … Continue reading Airing Out Our Dirty Laundry
Keeping the Kids Engaged with Nature When Outdoor Play is Problematic The time of year in between Christmas break and spring break can be a pretty dreary time for us. Not only do we typically have no travel plans this time of year, but the weather here in central Mississippi is cold, dreary, and gray. … Continue reading Winter Doldrums Part 2: Science Station
This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. Do you hygge? You probably do and don’t even … Continue reading Winter Doldrums Part 1: How Do You Hygge?
Boondocking. Ever heard of it? It is otherwise known as “dry camping” and the term is derived from the idea that you are going out “in the boondocks,” i.e. where there are no amenities or hookups for your trailer. The Airstream trailer is perfectly designed for boondocking, and therefore is a popular activity for many … Continue reading Urban Boondocking: What You Need to Know
The Welcome Crew at Dinosaur Valley State Park. During our Christmas, 2017 trip, we stopped by Dinosaur Valley State Park. I had read about this place, a Texas state park not far from Fort Worth, where you can actually take a short hike and see dinosaur tracks in the rocks. It sounded intriguing (and honestly, … Continue reading Dinosaur Valley State Park
For some reason, I love taking photos of impending storms. As long as we can escape them (and to date, thankfully, we have), I find them arrestingly beautiful. So, I thought I would share some of my favorite weather photos. Somewhere in Wyoming Wyoming, trying to outrun the storm Wyoming, deciding not to boondock on … Continue reading Weather Photos
I’d like to introduce you to the seventh member of our family, Scout. Scout has been with us since she was a puppy. She is a seven year old yellow lab, and the sweetest dog you’ll find anywhere. I once read “everyone thinks they have the best dog, and no one is wrong.” I really … Continue reading Our Girl, Scout
On the road, in Big Bend National Park This page may contain affiliate links. This means that I receive a commission for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. I only endorse products that I use and enjoy myself from businesses I trust. For more information, please read my Disclosure Statement. West … Continue reading Big Bend National Park
West Texas, after breakfast. Bellies full, gas tank full, time to hit the road! Hi! My name is Leslie. I am a third generation Airstream owner, passing down a love of adventure to the next generation. I am a registered nurse who quit my job to become a stay-at-home mom. When my 3rd pregnancy resulted … Continue reading About Me
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton