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Three years and a winding line west then south then back. Click any stop to read about it.

9campsites
2trailheads
1eats
13stops total
2023 · Apr

Day one — out of the driveway

Heading north · OR

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  1. 2023 · Apr · ORHeading north

    Day one — out of the driveway

    We left at 6 a.m. and were back by 9 because we forgot the propane tank. The second start was the real one.

  2. 2023 · May · OROregon

    Silver Falls State Park

    Ten waterfalls on one loop. We did the loop twice.

  3. 2023 · Jun · CAEastern Sierra

    Boondocking, Alabama Hills

    Sierras at dawn, Mojave at noon. Two ecosystems before lunch.

  4. 2023 · Sep · MENew England

    Blackwoods, Acadia

    Loons at dawn. Lobster rolls at dinner. Repeat for a week.

  5. 2024 · Mar · OROregon

    Silver Falls again

    This time without the rain. The loop is better with sun.

  6. 2024 · Jul · ORPacific NW

    Crater Lake — Mazama Village

    Cold nights in July. The rim at sunrise. The drive out is the drive in.

  7. 2024 · Oct · VAAppalachia

    Big Meadows, Shenandoah

    Foggy mornings. Deer at breakfast. The leaves were turning.

  8. 2025 · May · SDPlains

    Cedar Pass, Badlands

    Wind never stops. Bring real earplugs.

  9. 2025 · Jul · MTNorthern Rockies

    Two flat tires, Glacier

    The Going-to-the-Sun Road took both inner sidewalls. The sunset took the rest.

  10. 2025 · Aug · WYNorthern Rockies

    Colter Bay, Grand Teton

    Lake on one side. Mountains on the other. We didn't move for four days.

  11. 2025 · Sep · MTNorthern Rockies

    Sweetgrass Café, Bozeman

    Best biscuits in 800 miles. We have receipts.

  12. 2026 · Mar · UTSouthern Utah

    Valley of the Gods boondock

    Six nights, no neighbors, every star.

  13. 2026 · Apr · NCOuter Banks

    Cape Lookout, NC — the marsh

    The marsh that ate our awning. And the Milky Way that made up for it.