If you know me or have followed me for a bit, then you know something BIG was planned to happen in 2020 and it did.
| "They say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true." -Sleeping Beauty |
After 5 years of dreaming, planning and saving, my husband and I were able to become proud owners of AURORA the Airstream ✨
↑ This picture shows our first night with the Airstream at a campground on the long drive home. We felt at home at once.
And now we are traveling and living in the Airstream full time.
In our time on the road I've noticed everyone uses the RV to follow their own path. How people "camp" depends entirely on someones preferences. Some people look for adventure, some for solitude, some for a way to party, pursue a hobby, experience local culture or to connect with family.
I enjoy a bit of each, but at heart I just love being out in nature: in a state or national park, watching a sunrise (my favorite), go hiking, explore museums, soaking in a hot spring etc.
My husband and I don't move around all the time. We travel seasonally for work. This means we'll have extended stays at a summer and at a winter location with several weeks of travel to relocate - typically 1 or 2 months. During this time we find new roads to travel and seek out new experiences. I'm happy with this because it allows for a slower pace of travel and more time to enjoy new places.
I enjoy being part of the Airstream club and community, visiting Airstream parks and I always have fun attending Airstream rallies.
I love a swanky RV resort with a steaming hot tub and gym just as much as a quiet state park in the middle of nowhere, the lakefront view of an Army Corps of Engineers campground or a national park so stunning I gladly go days without amenities.
Visits to national parks are absolutely a highlight in our travels with the Airstream. There is always so much to learn and see, they are special and... I think the best way to describe is is heart opening.
These are the ones I've visited thus far:
NATIONAL PARKS
1. Arches NP
3. Canyonlands NP
4. Capitol Reef NP
5. Carlsbad Caverns NP
6. Congaree NP
7. Cuyahoga Valley NP
8. Gateway Arch NP
9. Grand Canyon NP
10. Grand Teton NP
11. Great Smoky Mountains NP
12. Hot Springs NP
13. Joshua Tree NP
14. Mammoth Cave NP
15. New River Gorge NP
16. Petrified Forest NP
17. Saguaro NP
18. Shenandoah NP (x)(x)
19. White Sands NP
20. Yellowstone NP
21. Yosemite NP
22. Zion NP
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
1. Castillo de San Marcos NM
2. Castle Clinton NM
3. Cedar Breaks NM
4. Dinosaur NM
5. Fort Matanzas NM
6. Organ Pipe Cactus NM
7. Statue of Liberty NM
8. Timpanogos Cave NM
9. Waco Mammoth NM
10. Russell Cave NM
11. Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers NM
OTHER National Park Units
1. Independence NHP
2. Blue Ridge Parkway
4. Wright Brothers N MEM
5. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie NHP
6. Colonial NHP
7. Great Falls Park
8. Lincoln Memorial
9. National Mall
10. Washington Monument
11. Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP
12. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP
13. Assateague Island NS
14. Delaware Water Gap NRA
15. Great Egg Harbor SRR
16. Gateway NRA
18. San Francisco Maritime NHP
19. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial PKWY
20. Fort Smith NHS
21. Chicksaw NRA
22. Lyndon B. Johnson NHP
23. Palo Alto Battlefield NHP
24. San Antonio Missions NHP
25. Hopewell Furnace NHS
26. Fort Necessity NB
28. Natchez NHP
29. William J. Clinton Birthplace Home NHS
30. Cane River Creole NHP
31. Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
32. Women's Rights NHP
33. Paterson Great Falls NHP
34. Thomas Edison NHP
35. Fort Raleigh NHS
36. Ocmulgee Mounds NHP
37. Jimmy Carter NHP
38. Big Thicket NR
To follow our journey with Aurora, look for me on Instagram.
♡ Nina
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