About Michigan Traveler
Bob and his wife, Pat, are fulltime RVers. They sold their home in Michigan in June, 2011 and now travel the country, living on the road.
Home is Where You Park It!
Veterans’ Day this year was a unique experience. Pat and I spend the afternoon taking our granddaughter, Katrina, shopping for her birthday present. While we were in a department store and I was waiting outside the fitting room while Katrina … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, Michigan, Michigan Traveler, Mississippi, National Guard, Working on the Road
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Tagged fifth wheel trailer, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Kayaking, Lansing, Mississippi, SkillPath Seminars, Veterans Day
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We’ve been in Mississippi for a little over a week now and we’re enjoying the warm weather. To us, it seems more like early September than November. We spent the first week at the Ross Barnett Reservoir campground where we … Continue reading →
While family and friends are bundled up at Spartan Stadium at MSU for the MSU-Wisconsin game, I was standing barefoot in the sand grilling burgers, only a few hundred feet from the beach at Kitty Hawk, NC – what a … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, National Guard, North Carolina, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Tagged Currituck Lighthouse, Duplin Winery, Falls River Recreation Area, fifth wheel trailer, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Jockey Ridge State Park, Kitty Hawk, Leadership Development Program, Lost Colony, North Carolina State Fair, RV Forums, Wright Brothers Memorial
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Gettysburg is known as the Turning Point in the Civil War, the time when the Army of the Potomac came to the realization that Robert E. Lee could be defeated. What an opportunity to walk the ground and stand in … Continue reading →
Posted in Civil War, Fulltime RV, Michigan, Michigan Traveler, Pennsylvania, Virginia
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Tagged 20th Maine, Army of Northen Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Fort A.P. Hill, Fredericksburg, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Gettysburg, Joshua Chamberlain, Pickett's Charge, Robert anger-led, RV Forums
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Our stay in Acadia National Park has been great! The hiking is like nothing I have done back in Michigan. Pat and I hiked around South Bubble Mountain, and along the coast near Sand Beach as we described in earlier … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, Maine
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Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Bar Island, Beech Mountain, Cadillac Mountain, fifth wheel trailer, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Island Explorer, Kayaking, Pemetic Mountain, Ranger-led Hike, RV Forums, Schoodic Peninsula, South Bubble MountainMount Desert Island
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It’s Sunday (9/25) and Pat and I decided to hike the area bear Sand Beach, which is the only sandy beach in Acadia National Park. It was a beautiful day and a great hike. We’ll just let the pictures tell … Continue reading →
Our trip to Bar Harbor took a little longer than expected. We were told the original L.L. Bean store was right on our route in Freeport, ME. Bob decided that this was an opportunity that could not be passed up. … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, Maine, Michigan Traveler
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Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Bubble Rock, Cadillac Mountain, Cape Cod, cycling, full-time RV, fulltime RV, L.L. Bean, RV Forums, Walmart
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After having a whirl-wind weekend with Elisabeth in the Boston area, things really slowed down as she left for home on Sunday night and then I left for a business trip to Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. That left Pat at … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, Massachusetts, Michigan Traveler
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Tagged Concord Bridge, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Glouchester, JFK Memorial, Kayaking, Mayflower, RV Forums, Salem
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We arrived at the Hanscom Air Force Base, near Bedford, MA, late Wednesday afternoon (August 31) with plenty of time to set up before dark. The park has two distinct sections—one with no shade, but 50 amp hook-ups for electricity … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, Massachusetts, Michigan Traveler
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Tagged Battle Road, Colonials, Concord Bridge, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Hanscom AFB, Lexington, Louisa May Alcott, Paul Revere, Red Coats, RV Forums, USS Constitution, Walden Pond. Bunker Hill
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We had a nice (short) drive to the Finger Lakes, and arrived at our campsite before lunch on Tuesday, Aug 16th. We were staying at the Sned-Acres Family Campground. It was a very pleasant site with lots of open space … Continue reading →
Posted in Fulltime RV, New York, Working on the Road
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Tagged Cayuga Lake, earthquake, fifth wheel trailer, Finger Lakes, full-time RV, fulltime RV, Hurricane Irene, Kayaking, Robert Treman State Park, RV Forums, Senaca Lake, snorkeling, Taughannock Falls
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