Southern New England

What a lovely drive we had through southern Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, making our way to Scusset Beach State Reservation (state park) on Cape Cod Bay. This was one of the easiest state parks we’ve tried to get into—no windy roads or flooded streets. Located just a little way …

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Calico Ghost Town (Yermo, CA)

You may be wondering, where the heck is Yermo? It’s about 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the middle of the Mojave Desert. And why would we go there at the start of our 15-week trip across the country? In the late 1800s, the town of Calico (near present-day …

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Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Home – South Dakota

June 2018 Calling all fans of Little House on the Prairie! You can actually camp on the homestead property where Pa and Ma Ingalls lived with daughters Mary, Carrie, Grace, and of course, Laura (who grew up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder). The homestead property has reconstructed buildings, based on …

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