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Waterfalls, Wine, and Wagging Tails: A Family Guide to Watkins Glen, NY

Located at the southern tip of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Watkins Glen is a postcard-perfect village best known for its stunning gorge, waterfalls, and wine country charm...

Campground Etiquette 101: Being a Good Neighbor on the Road

Every campground has its own soundtrack. Coffee percolating, kids chasing each other between picnic tables, the low hum of a generator, a dog or two announcing themselves to the world. (Okay...

Ariel’s Summer Highlights Reel: Trails, Treats, and Trash Sniffing

Oh hey, it’s me – Ariel. Your favorite road trip correspondent, campground security chief, snack inspector, and the actual reason this whole RV adventure works. The humans will tell you summer...

Journey’s Parked Here: Shutting Down the RV Season With Love (and Lists)

The last donut’s been devoured. The lawn chairs are folded. Ariel has patrolled the perimeter for squirrels one final time — and deemed it secure. Which means one thing: the RV season is officially...

Travel Log: One Week In Gettysburg, PA

Some trips are all about covering miles. Others are about slowing down and letting a place really sink in. Gettysburg was one of those. We rolled in from Somerset, PA, under a heat wave that seemed...

Travel Log: Three Weeks In Ohio

Let’s be honest: this wasn’t the kind of trip that gets turned into a glossy postcard. It was hot. It was sticky. It was slow. And it was deeply, weirdly wonderful in the way that only settling in can...

The Art of the Campground Day: Why Doing Nothing Is Part of the Plan

During our travels, there are some days when we don’t hike. We don’t tour. We don’t even leave the campground.And those are some of the best days of the trip. There’s something quietly rebellious...

Riding Shotgun With Ariel: A Dog’s Guide to Road Tripping

Hi. I’m Ariel. I’ve got four paws, two humans, one RV, and a LOT of opinions about road life. I’ve sniffed more trailheads than your average fitness influencer and logged more miles than most...

Travel Log: McKean, PA

By the time we pulled into McKean, Pennsylvania, the air smelled like fresh-cut fields, the sun was flexing at full strength, and Ariel had already picked a shady patch of shrubbery to begin her...