We have very few plans for the 2,500+ miles as we head west for home, so we’re letting the Harvest Host directory app and the Passport Book suggest activities and places to stay. It’s paying off big time! Congaree National Park Wait…. What????? We drove quite a bit out of the way to be able … Continue reading Day 38, 39 and 40 Harvest Host Perfection! →

3 days camping on THE Mississippi River! We scored a great spot in the River view RV Park in Visalia, Louisiana. It was just as we imagined it would be. We could just sit and watch the barges being pushed by all day and night. Obviously going upstream took considerably more horsepower than barges riding … Continue reading Day 41, 42 and 43 Natchez Trace and the Mississippi River →

Jan/Feb 2022 Destination Key West Texas spaghetti freeways Hello there! We made a special stop for a visit in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. It is so cold in Texas!! Coldest day of the trip. It looks like warm sunlight, not! Check out the mountains of cotton! We’re in New Mexico, again! We may see … Continue reading Day 44, 45 and 46 and Done! →

This is yet another JEO http://www.jeepexpeditions.org "Jeeps Only" adventure. The club knows us as TinShanty. We'll be joined this time by Vader (group leader), Beats Working, rslagle, and usjeeper. We'll be joined later in Colorado by Red Ruby. Due to the distance and time required to run the TAT, only a handful of JEO members … Continue reading #1 of 24. Jeeps Only – The Trans America Trail →

We're doing this! 5,200 miles COAST TO COAST! From August 1 - 31, 2020 July 31, 2020. As planned, we met at the Cape Hatteras lighthouse (minus Peter, he caught up later). What was NOT planned was Hurricane Isaias coming straight for us!! Months of planning, but we didn't plan for this hurricane. Our ferry … Continue reading #2 of 24. Jeeps Only – The Trans America Trail →

August 1, 2020 Newton Grove North Carolina A Taste of Heaven Campground After days of unbearable heat and humidity, we finally found just a little bit of relief in Newton Grove. The humidity was maybe 85 percent instead of 90. 🥵 It did cool off a bit and we had the best sleep yet. This … Continue reading #3 of 24. Jeeps Only – The Trans America Trail →

August 2, 2020 Still in North Carolina! Camping tonight at Lake Norman State Park. This pretty much sums up the weather and how we're all feeling. It's HOT!! After 200+ miles today, it's hard to believe we're still just in North Carolina. It's a beautiful state, and we're really enjoying going small town to small … Continue reading #4 of 24. Jeeps Only – The Trans America Trail →

August 3, 2020. REPOSTED, WE HAVE VERY LIMITED WIFI IN THE BACK COUNTRY. Please be patient.....😟 More corn. More corn. More corn. Missing the tobacco crops...... Christmas trees! But it is interesting that the corn crops have signage as to type of seeds used, whether crop is for food or fuel, etc. Bruce remembers the … Continue reading #5 Of 24. Jeeps Only – The Trans America Trail →