We got married nine years ago in Okoboji, Iowa and we keep coming back to celebrate. We’ve written about our annual getaway to the Iowa Great Lakes a few times before, so I’ll spare you the history lesson again. Anniversary Photo Every year we take a photo on the dock Read more…
When I was a kid, we had a pop-up camper and my parents took us camping a few times before they divorced and sold the camper, but of course as a kid, all I remember was being stuck in the car with my annoying sisters FOREVER, being forced to take Read more…
St. Cloud Campground & RV Park hosted us for our first trip of the season and it was a great time. But first things first: we bought a new camper! Grand Design Transcend 28MKS We loved our Aspen Trail. It was a great little trailer that got us into the Read more…
In which Jamey tries to recapture his high school glory days when his parents took them camping in Wisconsin Dells.
I have played baseball with the Pine Island Pioneers since 2000, and I am not planning on stopping anytime soon. This year, baseball playoffs were at Darrts Park in Owatonna, so we took the opportunity to make it a camping trip. We made our reservation at River View Campground just Read more…
I know there’s a difference between tent camping and RV camping, but I wasn’t prepared for how much tent campers hate when RVers use the word camping. Why so much hate and judgement? We’re all enjoying the great outdoors, exploring new places, having new experiences. A friend of mine is an Read more…
This past weekend the Wandering Weirdos went to Long Lake Campsite in Detroit Lakes, MN for the Strand Family Reunion. My Aunt Sandy (Dad’s sister) and her husband came to visit from Seattle to visit their siblings; spread out between North Dakota and Omaha. And since it is summer time, Read more…
Every Day is a Perfect Duluth Day We’re back from a great five night trip to Duluth and Spirit Lake Marina over the Fourth of July! Heaven looks like Lake Superior and the Minnesota North Shore. Bikes! Beer! Hikes! Stunning Views! Big Boats! Every day was a great day. Leaving Read more…
Jamey’s aunt and uncle have a seasonal campsite in the Detroit Lakes area so they invited us to bring our camper and spend a weekend camping with them there. Long Lake Campsite is a great, family-owned campground. Jamey’s aunt Connie has been staying there since she was a child. The people there were Read more…