Today marks 180 days of full-time Airstream living, so we thought we would take this opportunity to write a post to explain how and why we became full-timers.
We are often asked why we decided to buy an Airstream travel trailer instead of any other kind of RV from any other manufacturer. Your question can now be answered!
The one where Donna & David leave Santa Fe and start their (mostly unplanned) journey East! Season Two of our journeys began today as we rolled out of Santa Fe Skies RV Park in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We just spent nearly two weeks in our seventh hometown (for those keeping score: Los Angeles, La …
Sitting here in Santa Fe, looking out at those wide open New Mexico skies, it is hard to believe that we have just completed nearly five months of full-time RV life. During that time, we’ve driven about 10,000 miles, added 12 National Parks and 2 new states (Oregon & Washington), and became the owners of …
After nearly two years, it was time to bid a fond farewell to Al Denty, our Airstream Basecamp 16x, as we prepare to take delivery of our new Airstream Flying Cloud 30FB Office. We traveled to Socorro, NM, to meet the new owners and then went to Salina Pueblos National Monument.
Our last adventure with the original Al Denty, our Airstream Basecamp 16x, took us from Santa Fe to El Morro National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park, an unscheduled hotel night in Ontario, California, back to Malibu, and our final night of camping with Al Denty I at Houston Mesa Campground near Payson, Arizona. Oh yeah, Doug came along too!
A short vignette of our visit to the 2022 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta! When we moved to New Mexico, we knew we would have the chance to finally check this event off our bucket list. After a brief weather/wind hold, the balloons were finally allowed to fly. Once they did, the sights, sounds, and feelings …
Come along on a hike above Big Tesuque Campground in the Santa Fe National Forest as we take a look at the beautiful autumn leaves and colors just a few minutes above Santa Fe, New Mexico.
To complete Utah’s Mighty Five, we needed to go to Zion National Park and Capitol Reef National Park. Since it was too hot in Zion we decided to camp at Cedar Breaks National Monument and were floored by its beauty (not to mention the starry skies and lack of crowds). Oh yeah, we also went to Teec Nos Pos Trading Post and Horseshoe Bend.
On our way to happily attend the wedding of Emma and Brady, we stopped off at Black Canyon of the Gunnison. We then headed up to Salt Lake City for the wedding and to spend some time with the kids. After the wedding, we went to Moab to visit Arches and Canyonlands.
Having just recently moved to Santa Fe, many people were quite confused when we decided to spend 4th of July weekend up in Colorado. It turns out, we were really there on a full-time RV shopping trip. We found a used Airstream there but later decided against buying it.
Twenty-five years after first hatching the idea of moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, we actually did it! This is the story of our move, accompanied by photos and a quick ‘goodbye to Park City’ video.
An unexpected Southern California sojourn thanks to David quitting his job (i.e., we used his resignation as an excellent excuse to head out with our Basecamp 16x on yet another adventure). This time we went from red rocks and snow to white sands and sun to the Arizona desert (yes, yet another visit to Cedar Pocket) and back to the Wasatch Mountains.
Back on the road with our Airstream Basecamp 16x, this time to Southern California to spend Thanksgiving with our family, including our new granddog, Carl the Sheepadoodle.
A brief report (photos included) of our visit to Great Basin National Park with our Airstream Basecamp 16x. The highlight of our weekend was our hike to Rock Glacier. We hiked past ancient bristlecone pines to a glacier at 11,000′ and we also visited an Alpine Lake. It was fall and the foliage was amazing!
Our amazing week in Colorado, including Rocky Mountain National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, and Mesa Verde National Park. Our original plan did not include Great Sand Dunes, but when we saw it on the map, we decided to make a detour even though that meant missing our planned ranger tour of some cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde. This is the story of our adventure!
That time we decided to “reserve” a campsite at a first come first served campground by pitching a tent, setting up a chair, and loitering around for a few hours. Oh yeah, we had a fun weekend in the High Uintahs too.
Our fifth trip with Al Denty was on the fourth of July, 2021, as we traveled up to West Yellowstone, Montana, for some boondocking in a U.S. Forest Service campground. Yes, there were crowds, but we still managed to have a great time, see lots of sights, and we even roasted an apple pie over a campfire!