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Tucson, AZ

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on March 20, 2021

Dry, warm, and sunny—we all love it here. We boondocked, visited Saguaro National Park, ate at a restaurant where Bobby Flay did a cooking showdown on the Food Network, and…

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Winter Texans

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on March 11, 2021

We made it! It was a bit of a boring slog through this year’s fall and winter, but the mild Texas weather made it easier (except for that one week,…

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Wildlife, part 2

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on November 28, 2020

So here are some more photos that we’ve taken since the last Wildlife post (no repeats). Enjoy!

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Back to Texas & Halloween

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on November 6, 2020

After Roswell we headed back to Texas, where days are still warm and swimming pools are open into November. In the same weekend Jackson was stung by a scorpion and…

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Roswell, New Mexico, 1947

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on October 20, 2020

A lightning storm. A rural ranch in the New Mexico desert. A crash site. Whether you believe in extraterrestrial contact or not, or waffle in a gray area, the UFO…

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Animas Forks, a Colorado ghost town

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on October 5, 2020

We were here 16 years ago! It was such a cool experience to bring Jackson back with us all these years later. Things were so much the same but also…

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Utah, part 2

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on September 15, 2020

In early September we returned to Utah to finish the “Mighty Five,” Utah’s five national parks: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands. We visited three of them in…

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Boondocking the Dakotas and Wyoming

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on September 8, 2020

We boondocked the badlands of both South Dakota and North Dakota. In South Dakota they are called Badlands National Park, and in North Dakota they are called Theodore Roosevelt National…

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FREE annual National Parks pass for 4th graders and their families!

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on September 3, 2020

All U.S. 4th graders can receive a FREE annual National Parks pass…an $80 value! We did it, and it was super easy. And we’ve used it, and it was seamless!…

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Scotts Bluff, Nebraska

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on August 17, 2020

What a cool place to visit. Scotts Bluff National Memorial is a history lesson on pioneer days. Scotts Bluff was a milestone on the Oregon Trail as settlers journeyed to…

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RV THERE YET?

We’ve travelled the country in an RV!

We travelled fulltime in our fifth wheel RV from late June 2019 until September 2021 and had an amazing adventure. Highlights included travelling the Pacific coast three summers in a row. We wintered in Florida the first year, Texas the second, and are now settled in Arizona permanently. (No more winter!) We visited so many national & state parks and got to see the country. We spent covid lockdown in Texas. Things changed after that, as they did for everyone, but we made it. A lot of events and locations were closed or canceled. But we felt fortunate to be in the RV, to be honest, and already set up to work and homeschool remotely. No regrets!

FAQ

Q: How long will you be travelling?

A: Not sure. Probably a few years.

 

Q: Where all will you be going?

A: Not sure. There are some places we’d like to see, but nothing is set in stone. We’re pretty flexible. We love visiting national parks. We feel lucky to have been able to see what we have already!

 

Q: Will you visit all 50 states?

A: No – very doubtfully. We don’t have any checklists.

 

Q: The name of the blog?

A: When Jackson was little he used to whisper “I wish for cookies” before blowing out his birthday candles. A simple and heartfelt wish like our desire to do this trip. So it seemed natural to name the blog after it. Jackson also came up with the tagline “Because cookies are yummy.”

 

Q: Do you enjoy travelling in an RV?

A: YES! We all love it. And it’s important that we ALL enjoy it. This has been the most awesome opportunity and experience.

 

Q: Where will you end up?

A: Not sure. Probably somewhere dry. warm. sunny. (UPDATE: We settled in Arizona.😁)

 

Q: How long did you live in the RV?

A: 2 yrs, 3 mos, 2 wks

National Parks & Sites Visited

Prior to Full-time RVing

  • Assateague Island NS (VA)
  • Washington NM (DC)
  • Lincoln NM (DC)
  • Acadia NP (ME)
  • Mesa Verde NP (CO)
  • Grand Canyon NP (AZ)
  • Hoover Dam (AZ/NV)
  • Delaware Water Gap NRA (PA)
  • Gateway (St. Louis) Arch NP (MO)
  • Mammoth Cave NP (KY)
  • Mount Rushmore NM (SD)
  • Badlands NP (SD)
  • Glacier NP (MT)
  • Independence Hall/Liberty Bell NHP (PA)

Since Full-time RVing

  • Mount St. Helens NVM (WA)
  • Sand Dunes NRA (OR)
  • Redwoods NP (CA)
  • Yosemite NP (CA)
  • Pinnacles NP (CA)
  • Joshua Tree NP (CA)
  • Organ Pipe Cactus NM (AZ)
  • Petrified Forest NP (AZ)
  • Castillo de San Marcos NM (FL)
  • De Soto NM (FL)
  • Capitol Reef NP (UT)
  • Bryce Canyon NP (UT)
  • Zion NP (UT)
  • Canyonlands NP (UT)
  • Arches NP (UT)
  • Yellowstone NP (WY)
  • Grand Teton NP (WY)
  • Great Sand Dunes NP (CO)
  • Scotts Bluff NM (NE)
  • Theodore Roosevelt NP (ND)
  • Devil’s Tower NM (WY)
  • Colorado NM (CO)
  • Saguaro NP (AZ)
  • Crater Lake NP (OR)
  • Newberry NVM (OR)
  • Olympic NP (WA)

MAKE AMERICA GREEN AGAIN!

Key:

NP = National Park

NM = National Monument/Memorial

NRA = National Recreation Area

NS = National Seashore

NHP = National Historic Park

NVM = National Volcanic Monument

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