Best of The Trip, Part 4

Posted by Sierra Best Meal: Sean Paxton’s house, Sonoma, CA Best Brewpub: Pelican Pub, Pacific City, OR Best Ice Cream: Cowlicks, Fort Bragg, CA Best Candy: Lillie Belle Farms Chocolates, Medford, OR Best Sausage: Roundman’s Smokehouse (Motto: We Smoke Anything!), Fort Bragg, CA Best Cheese: Rogue Creamery Caveman Blue for Mom and Dad, WAY too [...]

Ten years later, still hiking

Posted by Stan Early on Sierra learned we expect her to be able to hike her age. Thus you see her on the right in Palo Duro Canyon in Texas on Memorial Day of 1999. Not long after I took the picture she insisted on being carried back to our tent, but the tradition had [...]

Seagulls Are Not My Friends

Posted by Daria Newport, Oregon, is a great coastal town, and our RV park for the night, the Port of Newport RV Park & Marina, is about as nice a parking lot-style RV park as you could expect. After strolling over to the Rogue Brewery for dinner (yes, we managed to find not one, but [...]

What Lies in the Walmart Parking Lots

Posted by Sierra There are a few REALLY SCARY situations on the road. One of them is staying in a Walmart parking lot overnight. Sure, some of the Walmarts are nice, but some of them are not. We frequently drive around trying to find a “level” place to park so the refrigerator doesn’t turn off. [...]

And Now, a Moment of Silence …

Posted by Sierra Friends, family, and random strangers. We are gathered here today to mourn the passing of a dear friend. The friend stood by us in hard times, and acted as a shield. Insults and enemy cars alike bounced off our friend. I speak, of course, of our old bumper. I would like everyone [...]

Stuck in Lodi Again

Posted by Daria That Creedence song keeps playing through my head as we sit and wait and wait and wait for our RV to be fixed so we can head back on the road. Someone hit it while it was parked (I’ll spare you the details) and we’re waiting for the body shop to get [...]

Potty Talk

Posted by Daria A question we never thought we’d have to ask is “Are your bathrooms heated?” Silly novices, it didn’t occur to us that bathrooms would ever not be heated. It’s winter, after all, in temperature if not by calendar. Yet, there’s Stan at a park in Williamsburg, Virginia, checking us in, when Sierra [...]

A Day in the Life of Sierra

8:00 AM – Mom and/or Dad shout at Sierra to get up. Sierra scrunches into a ball and rolls over into a corner. She falls back asleep and dreams that she got up. 8:15 AM – Sierra is either bribed or threatened to get up. She does so with reluctance. 8:20 AM – Sierra heads [...]

Which Slow Traveler Are You?

Posted By Sierra Q1: How long can you go without washing your underwear? A: 1 day B: A few days C: Um … I’m supposed to wash my underwear? D: Washing my underwear is the washing machine’s job! Q2: Have you ever left a comment on www.theslowtravelers.com? A: I’ve left a few B: Yep! And [...]

Process of a Post

Posted by Sierra I bet you probably read a post and think, “How do they do that?” or “How did that clever Sierra ever come up with that clever phrase?” Ha ha, I’m quite the joker. Anyway, let’s be realistic. You’re all probably wondering about the process of writing a blog post. Well, I give [...]

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