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Coming Home - 14,000 miles later!
April 30th The last long drive with Big Bend - 8+ hours from Lake Tahoe to home! I think we all were in a bit of disbelief...is this...
Steve
Sep 1, 20212 min read


Carpe Diem! The end to our BIG BEND ADVENTURE ~ Lake Tahoe
April 17th - 30th Lake Tahoe is filled with so many beautiful memories for us with Steve’s time at Topgun. Our boys were babies when we...
Mary Margaret
Apr 30, 20212 min read


Vegas during a pandemic? Hmmmm...
April 16-17th Actually, Vegas wasn't our first choice of a place to stay on this trip, but it happened to be a great mid-way point...
Steve
Apr 17, 20212 min read


Arches and Canyonlands NP (Moab, UT)
April 5-10th Southeastern Utah had been on our bucket list for years, and were we ever glad we could make it on this trip! It was a bit...
Steve
Apr 10, 20214 min read


LOVE of Southwest Colorado - Mesa Verde NP to Telluride
April 2 - 5th After saying goodbye to Texas...AGAIN, we made our way to Southwest Colorado. We absolutely are certain that we would...
Mary Margaret
Apr 5, 20212 min read


Westward Bound - Florida to Colorado
March 27 - April 2 When we made the decision to head back to Florida after Texas, we knew the 3rd trip along I-10 wouldn't be our...
Steve
Apr 2, 20212 min read


No Duallys in Naples?
March 21st - 27th Naples is just beautiful. Actually, everything about Naples is gorgeous. The downtown area caters to those that are...
Mary Margaret
Mar 27, 20212 min read


Deep in the Everglades
March 23rd On our bucket list for Florida (okay, maybe only mine) was an airboat ride - and because we weren't staying in the Everglades,...
Steve
Mar 22, 20212 min read


Spring Break HELL! Fort Myers
March 13th - 21st We were so excited to work our way over to the Gulf Coast as we were able to nab a last minute cancellation...and we...
Mary Margaret
Mar 21, 20212 min read


PADI Certification in the Keys
Diving has been on my bucket list for more years than I can remember. While on many deployments and detachments to tropical locations, I...
Steve
Feb 15, 20212 min read


Living the Salt Life in the Keys ~ At Mile Marker 39
January 24 - February 28th We did not expect to love Florida as much as we did....so much that we drove back to Florida. YES, 18 hours...
Mary Margaret
Feb 13, 20212 min read


So remember how safe I said we felt at Disney??? Well......
January 16 - 24th So after Texas we were faced with a TOUGH decision...do we try to pull BIG BEND to the ski slopes of Utah OR Colorado...
Mary Margaret
Jan 23, 20212 min read


The Holidays with Grandma Judy!
December 21 - January 15th South Texas would not be a destination we would normally ever consider on this adventure, but because grandma...
Mary Margaret
Jan 16, 20212 min read


Houston...We have a Problem!
December 20th We didn't set out to visit Houston specifically, but it happened to land about half-way between New Orleans and Port...
Steve
Dec 19, 20202 min read


The National WWII Museum in New Orleans
December 19th We were so excited to visit New Orleans, and during COVID especially, it had absolutely nothing to do with the French...
Mary Margaret
Dec 18, 20201 min read


Destin and Pensacola - the Florida Panhandle
December 11 - 18th After a week at the happiest place on earth, we were ready for some more time at the beach. So, we decided to make a...
Steve
Dec 17, 20202 min read


You can’t imagine how safe we felt - and YES, during COVID!
December 5 - 11th After a beautiful visit to St. Augustine we headed west. We told the boys we were making our way to Texas to visit...
Mary Margaret
Dec 10, 20202 min read


St. Augustine - America's Oldest City (1565)
November If you would have told us, before we left Bend in September, that Florida would be the favorite state of our journey - we would...
Steve
Nov 30, 20203 min read


Asheville, NC
November 8 - 14th We heard from many of our East Coast friends that Asheville had to make our list of stops. We are so glad that we made...
Steve
Nov 13, 20202 min read


Virginia and Maryland
November 2 - 7th We were really surprised at how enjoyable the RV park was at Cherry Hill campground in Silver Springs, MD. At campground...
Steve
Nov 6, 20202 min read


Washington D.C. Museums and the Mall
October 30th - November 1st One might ask...why would the Blackmarrs decide to visit Washington D.C. during one of the most contested...
Steve
Oct 29, 20202 min read


Gettysburg - Turning Point of the Civil War
October 25 - 29th It was tough leaving Maine - though, the colder weather was a good reminder we needed to start moving toward the...
Steve
Oct 25, 20202 min read


Acadia National Park - a bit of heaven on Earth
The peace and tranquility we felt in this park was nothing we have ever experienced. YES, Glacier NP and Teton NP are majestic but the...
Mary Margaret
Oct 24, 20202 min read


Labstah at Bahh Hahhbah! - October 17th to 23rd
After leaving Ticonderoga, both Mary Margaret and I were very excited to see Vermont, New Hampshire, and of course...Maine. Neither of us...
Steve
Oct 24, 20202 min read


Adirondacks Day Trip turned Three Day Trip - October 14th - October 17th
We headed to Lake George and Lake Champlain area after visiting my hometown. Heading to Brookwood RV park we came to understand...
Mary Margaret
Oct 24, 20202 min read


Hometown Visit October 4th - October 14th
We were so happy to stay “with” Traci, Mike, and Elle in Grand Island. By “with” I mean Big Bend had the best “Harvest Host” spot right...
Mary Margaret
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Best Museum EVER! October 4th
We made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame right when it opened. We were in heaven. After throwing the football at the practice field,...
Keegan
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Pushing Across the Midwest to the East Coast
After three brief overnights - Wisconsin Dells KOA, Harvest Host Air Classics Museum of Aviation outside of Chicago, and Harvest Host...
mmblackmarr
Oct 21, 20201 min read


Cullen’s 10th Birthday Celebration September 20th
We celebrated Cullen’s birthday at Grandma’s house. He said it was the best! He was so happy to be in Minnesota with Grandma Jerry and...
mmblackmarr
Oct 21, 20201 min read


Minnesota at Grandma Judy’s ~ September 16th - October 1st
Driving home to Portage Lake, delivered a serious case of déjà vu for me. Every time we've visited home over the years, it was always via...
Steve
Oct 21, 20202 min read


WEIRD Wall Drug - September 14th
After miles of Wall Drug signs...YES we had to stop. What the heck is this place in the middle of nowhere???? Cullen was in trinket...
mmblackmarr
Oct 21, 20201 min read


Breathtaking Badlands! September 13th and 14th
Next stop Badlands National Park....the winds were kicking but I have never seen anything like this. This is the largest undisturbed...
Mary Margaret
Oct 21, 20201 min read


Custer and Fortwelikeit! -September 12th and 13th
Next stop Custer, SD where we stayed at a fabulous RV Park - Fortwelikeit! We had an aggressive plan to see many sights in this area....
mmblackmarr
Oct 21, 20202 min read


Buffalo....Wyoming ~September 12, 2020
Okay...not much to say about this town except it leads to the Big Horns. We should mention that we saw many stores and parks named after...
mmblackmarr
Oct 4, 20201 min read


The Mountains are calling and I must go! September 10, 2020
Next stop, Red Lodge and the Beartooth Mountains (2 nights)...a 5 hour drive from Missoula. I was a bit sad not to stop in Bozeman but...
mmblackmarr
Oct 4, 20202 min read


BIG SKY Country - September 8, 2020
Montana is breath-taking! It has always been one of our favorite states (Only second to OREGON!) because of all of nature's diverse...
mmblackmarr
Oct 3, 20201 min read


Wind and Fire - September 7, 2020
Originally we thought we would push on through to Coeur D'Alene...but that was not going to happen when we were out of touch with how...
mmblackmarr
Oct 3, 20201 min read


Goodbye Rainbow Ridge! - Sept 6, 2020
The day before our planned departure, we felt pretty good about getting everything loaded and taking off bright and early the next...
mmblackmarr
Sep 28, 20201 min read

For some time, we have dreamed of touring the United States with our family, but have been tied down with school, work, sports, etc. We decided to seize the moment during this pandemic, and travel the country while self-contained in our fifth wheel (Big Bend). Although we would love to see so many friends and family, we have decided to be as safe as possible by limiting those we see. We hope that this trip will provide an education for our boys that will last them a lifetime.
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