http://transamerica.airstream.com Travelogue of the Ultimate Road Trip Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:41:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It sounds odd, but we cry a little bit when we return our Safari SE to Airstream, as agreed, at the end of our loan period. The nice folks at Camper Clinic II in Buda, Texas, where we’re dropping off our trailer, make it as easy as they can. They ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=420 It covers 800,000 acres and is one of the least visited parks in the National Park system so of course we had to visit Big Bend National Park! It’s also one of the few parks that pretty much shutters up in the summer, when temperatures can become not just unbearable, ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=406 Since moving into our 23’ Airstream Safari SE full time in June we’ve spent almost 30 nights in KOAs across the country where we can always count on a convenient hookup, fair to great facilities, an internet connection (some weaker than others, it must be said) and sometimes even free ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=393 Natural Bridges National Monument is a compact, focused park which makes it easy to wrap your head (and your time) around it. Created to showcase just three stellar examples of bridges formed by naturally eroded rock, all of the park’s geological wonders are easily reached via hiking trails off a ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=381 A fresh dusting of snow makes the hoodoo formations of Bryce Canyon National Park even more gorgeous and other-worldly than usual. However, at 9,100 feet it’s so cold in the park that we stay just one night before moving on toward Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and, we hope, milder ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=370 Utah’s Zion National Park may be compact (less than 230 square miles), but it packs a lot in—from canyoneering to one of the most notorious hikes in the national park system to a crazy road and tunnel to abundant wildlife. We’ve been through the park briefly before, but we make ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=362 If the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is the South Rim’s less famous sibling, then the Toroweap area (also called the Tuweep area) of the park is the long lost cousin. Whereas the South Rim can get over 15,000 visitors on a busy day, Toroweap rarely sees more than ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=351 On the sage advice of Bob, the Airstream-loving host of the North Rim Campground in Grand Canyon National Park, we head straight for Locust Point in a neighboring section of the Kaibob National Forest which is administered by the United States Forest Service (USFS) when our time in the park ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=349 It’s just the other side of a massive hole in the ground, but the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park might as well be the other side of the planet from the more-visited South Rim. Fewer visitors mean you never have to wait in traffic or transfer to a ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=321 Many of you have met Grady, our beloved canine companion. However, since moving into our Safari SE full time back in June we’ve had another official inanimate mascot: a pair of pink plastic flamingos that have decorated our “front lawn” in places as diverse as the Black Rock Desert and ... http://transamerica.airstream.com/?p=294