After 10,000 miles of driving the Free Spirit SS, I no longer feel like a motorhome novice . . .
Finishing up the 5000-mile road trip
After 100 hours behind the wheel over the last few weeks, we’ve driven through a total of 13 states -– and now we’re home . . .
The long way to Aspen
For the last eight summers, we have used Aspen as a base for exploring western Colorado . . .
Our ideal motorhome campsite
While spending a long weekend in western North Carolina last month, we camped at a location that, for many reasons, seemed perfect to us . . .
Motorhome security
Journalist Mike Wendland, Roadtrek evangelist and self-confessed gadget hound, is a popular source for information and trends related to "the small motorhome lifestyle" . . .
The ultimate bike accessory
I almost feel like I’m cheating on exercise when I’m on my road bike, since it is such a pleasure to be pedaling through beautiful scenery while staying cooled by self-generated wind . . .
HDR Photography 101
I’ve been getting questions about some of the landscape photos shown on this website, so I thought it might be useful to outline how I've been generating “high dynamic range” (HDR) images . . .
The 60 day review
We’ve hit the two month mark of motorhome ownership, and I’ve been thinking about things that have exceeded our expectations as well as things that have been disappointments . . .
The fast getaway
At the far eastern end of Interstate 40 lies Wilmington, a charming little city on the southeast North Carolina coast . . .
Driving to tropical islands
We just returned from our first "vancation" (sorry), traveling as far south as we could go in the continental U.S. -- a total of nearly 2400 miles over 11 days . . .
Follow-up on transporting bicycles
In a previous blog post, I wrote about the problems of using a standard bike rack on this van, and now I've had a chance to test the hitch-mount double bike carrier by 1UpUSA . . .
A mini-review of driving the Free Spirit SS
From the perspective of someone who has not driven anything this large since moving a household in a U-Haul truck about 35 years ago . . .
At last, the motorhome comes home
We are finishing up our first trip in our new Free Spirit SS, driving from the St. Louis dealership (Van City RV) to Chapel Hill . . .
Outfitting the van, part 3: Thinking small
In about a week, we head to St. Louis to visit family and to pick up our new Free Spirit SS at Van City RV, a dealer that specializes in class B motorhomes . . .
International snapshots from the last 15 years
St. Kitts
Outfitting the van, part 2: Outdoor gear
There’s only so much storage space inside a motorhome that’s been designed within the body of a Mercedes Sprinter cargo van . . .
Outfitting the van, part 1: Bicycles
With six weeks to go before we take delivery of our Free Spirit SS (see "About Us"), it’s time to start thinking about how to equip our first motorhome . . .
New Year's Resolution for 2015
With thousands of photos and hours of video compiled from our travels during the last few years, we thought it was time to compile the best of these into easy-to-view collections . . .