O.k., I'm going to be "that guy" who bores everyone else to death about their trip but I just had to share.... We (me, wife, two kids) recently finished the first real vacation we've had in three years. Left home (Austin, TX area), stayed the night at a Wal-Mart in Amarillo (thank you, Wal-Mart!) then on to Gunnison, CO for a couple of nights. Next was Cheyenne, WY then Casper, WY for a couple of nights. Main stop was Bozeman, MT for four nights with ziplining and rafting then Hot Springs, SD. Unfortunately by that time, our two weeks were just about up so we had to depart for home.
We (mostly me
) spent a good bit of time driving but I thoroughly enjoyed just seeing the sights. The mountains of Colorado, rivers and valleys of Montana, wide-open spaces of Wyoming and South Dakota were amazing.
This trip reminded me why I enjoy RV'ing so much. Being self-contained and flexible, seeing lots of sights in lots of places, the opportunity to meet and talk with new people, and those spur-of-the-minute detours to see and do things we never would have thought of. Can't exactly do that from an airliner at 30,000 ft.
Lesson learned, though... Book things (especially RV parks) EARLY! I thought I was getting ahead of the game by booking in April and May but many parks in Colorado and Montana were already completely booked for August. I've already started planning our trip for next year and I'm going to go ahead and book those places that accept reservations that far out. Hopefully we'll be rid of this COVID mess by next August and things will be fully re-opened but I suppose worst case is I lose a deposit.
One of these days in the distant future when I'm retired I think I'd like to head out for a month or two without a schedule, stay where we can, and make even more stops that would take more time than we had. For now, though, we'll be happy with two weeks at a time!
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