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Great Sand Dunes National Park

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on August 17, 2020

The tallest sand dunes in North America are located in Colorado. As you approach them, people climbing them look like tiny ants crawling on ant hills. As you trudge up…

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Grand Teton National Park

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on August 10, 2020

It’s easy to see why so many people rank Grand Teton as their favorite national park. The mountains erupt from the earth without foothills, lending themselves to so many outdoor…

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Yellowstone

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on August 10, 2020

Yellowstone is amazing! Photos don’t capture it. The caldera, which is the active volcanic zone, seems like it’s going to blow any day now. It steams and sprays and gurgles…

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To the coast!

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on August 7, 2020

After Utah we headed once again to the Pacific coast so that our niece could see the ocean. We stopped in northern California to revisit the Redwoods and beach, then…

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Utah

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on August 7, 2020

Utah is beautiful! Can’t wait to return (we have two more national parks to visit in order to see all of the “Mighty Five”). This was back in late May…

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RV Life & Boondocking: social distancing by nature

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on July 24, 2020

We recently went on a five-week road trip visiting national and state parks, and it was awesome! In these uncertain times with COVID making its rounds, it’s not lost on…

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Art from the road

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on July 19, 2020

Just for fun. Here’s some artwork inspired by our travels over the past year. Hope you enjoy! -Vannessa WHAT WE’RE UP TO We’ve been hanging out in Texas for a…

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Full circle

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on July 8, 2020

We headed to Galveston Island, TX for another beach day, as we did last July! It was warm as bathwater and so relaxing. FOURTH OF JULY With public fireworks displays…

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Funky cool Medina

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on May 11, 2020

Medina was good to us. It’s where we rode out the national lockdown, and it treated us well. There was a lot to see and do outdoors, and while there…

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In Loving Memory of Bob

  • Jeremy and Vannessa
  • Posted on April 26, 2020

Bob lost his three-year battle with kidney disease this week. He was nine years old. He was the best dog and a wonderful travelling companion. We all miss him tremendously.…

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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

life’s short…

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