Badlands Boondocking

One week after leaving Chicagoland, we made it to our first national park of the year: Badlands National Park in Interior, South Dakota. Upon entering, we purchased our first National Parks Annual Pass, and we couldn’t be more excited! The annual pass costs $80 per vehicle and gets you unlimited visits to most National Parks.

Leaving the Nest

“Reset the odometer!,” Momma Longo called from the driveway as we put our seatbelts on. We spent a good chunk of the summer at her house, which we sometimes refer to as our “vacation home.” When you wake up to a fresh pot of coffee every morning and are provided with an endless number of

Adventure Awaits

Earlier this month, we flew from Chicago to LA for a friend’s wedding (aka The Wedding of the Century). Like many couples, Julie and Alex had their wedding planned for last August, and had to postpone due to Covid. This was in the works for a long time, and we were so glad to finally

Pure Michigan

A typical July/August for us would normally be packed with marching band rehearsals and band camps. And although we have been missing our teacher friends and former students, our first month “on the road” has already been filled with some good adventure. So far it has pretty much been a game of connecting the dots.

Less Stuff, More Adventure

It’s been a little over one week since we officially moved out of our house. The last month in the house was one of the craziest months of our lives. It was a countdown for multiple impending deadlines, the main one being to get out of the house and into the van by June 30th.