Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.”  ~John Lennon We hung this quote on the wall of Hamlet before we left our home and community in the fall of 2012.  And, this past autumn, it's become our mantra.  Nothing about this fall season has gone as planned or expected, leaving us simply treading water for far too long.   It's a good reminder (once again) that even though we live a life of freedom and travel, sometimes life has other plans for us.   Our "hometown" in the Blue Ridge Mountains was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene in late September.  Our hearts wrenched as we watched the impact of the devasting flooding from afar.  We drove across country from Oregon to North Carolina to help with the clean up, which took an extra couple of weeks due to several early season snowstorms that slowed us down.  Just when we found a meaningful flood relief project that we could sink our teeth into, we learned that Hutch's 84...

Planning an epic RV road trip to see America's National Parks? Over the past 12.5 years of living and working in our RV while exploring this great continent, we’ve had the joy of doing just that! We've taken our 1957 vintage camper trailer to all 51 U.S. national parks that you can actually drive to within the continental U.S., as well as several others that require a flight or ferry. We have also explored hundreds of national monuments, lakeshores, rivers, historical parks, battlefields and more.  As both outdoor and environmental educators, we often joke that our travels have become our self-designed PhD program.  “Tips & Tricks for Exploring America’s National Parks” is one of our favorite topics to present at RV Shows around the country , so let’s start out by getting our heads around this HUGE topic! Which are America's Top National Parks? How many parks can you name?  Which parks are within 200 miles of your home?  Which parks have you visited?  ...

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