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Wandered – Where we've been!

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Hello fellow wanderers! I wanted to reach out and let you all know what we have been up to this year. We have been fortunate enough to travel as much as possible this year and have visited so many amazing places and have accomplished so many epic hikes. We have a ton of content to […]

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Lake Tahoe Hikes – Our favorite spots to explore!

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Hello fellow wanderers! We hope you are all doing well and enjoying our vlogs. If you are new to our page, we are Chris and Brandi. We left the Florida Keys after living there for 7 years and headed to the Lake Tahoe area for 2 years. Well, actually, our base camp (home) was in […]

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Dubois, Wyoming! A hidden gem and less crowded alternative to Jackson

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Hello fellow wanderers! How many of you have been to Dubois, Wyoming? I am sure, most of you have been to Jackson Hole and that surrounding area but Dubois seems to be a less traveled town. We were booking our 2021 summer road trip in January of 2021 and all RV parks in Jackson and […]

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Muir Woods – Hiking the Dipsea Trail

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Hello fellow wanderers! Muir Woods. Everyone must visit at least once in their life if they love all things forest and giant redwoods. We spent a few days in the San Francisco area and thought we would take a day and hike the famous and historic Dipsea Trail. Yes, you read it right, I said historic. […]

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Why did we choose a fifth wheel?

We get asked this question often from friends who have RV’s or who are looking into the RV lifestyle. We knew when we left Florida that we would be trading in our boat for an RV but we had no clue on where or how to start the research. A few months after Chris recovered […]

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Wilson Canyon Trail – Yerington, Nevada

Hello fellow wanderers!  We wandered off and hiked the Wilson Canyon Trail located West of Yerington, NV. This trail is a favorite for a few reasons. Besides the fall colors, different rock formations, the Walker River running through it and the wildlife that we ran across, this trail has some crazy interesting history as well.  Wilson […]

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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks – My daughter's choice for he

Hey there wanderers! When we asked our youngest daughter where she wanted to go for her senior trip, she said Yellowstone National Park. I personally was hoping for the Caribbean or Central America somewhere, but hey… she wanted Yellowstone. I had already been to Yellowstone as a teen but my daughter and Chris had both […]

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Mojave National Preserve – Lava Tube

Hello fellow wanderers! Back in March we spent two weeks RVing in Laughlin, Nevada. During this time, we spent a day in the Mojave National Preserve in California (2 hours from Laughlin) and our number one attraction we wanted to see was the lava tube. We had seen other YouTube videos of this tube but […]

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Hiking The Wave – Coyote Buttes North – Permit Required – Know before

Hello fellow wanderers! Have you been lucky enough to land a permit to hike The Wave in Coyote Buttes North in Northern Arizona / Southern Utah?  We finally did! But it took a long time. We tried for 15 months online and even tried three times in person while we spent a week in Kanab back […]

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Hiking out to Monte Cristo Ghost Town in the North Cascades

Hello fellow wanderers! Last summer we stayed in Washington State for a couple of weeks to visit family (both of us are born and raised in the Seattle area) and most of our family still resides in Washington State. My sister and her husband took us to Monte Cristo Ghost Town which is one of […]

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Great Falls, Montana – A 2 day stop at the KOA while passing through

Hello fellow wanderers! Have you ever been to Great Falls, Montana? We were passing through as we traveled last summer from the Dakota’s to Washington State. I had put a shout out on Facebook looking for recommendations of things to see and do as we stayed at the KOA for 2 nights so I could […]

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Route 66 – Amboy, CA

Hello fellow wanderers! During our stay in Laughlin back in March at the KOA, we spent a day out in California. Specifically Amboy and the Mojave National Preserve. We love all things Route 66 so when we get close to an old Route 66 town, we have to wander off and explore!  Amboy is located […]

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Mono Lake – Black Point Fissures Trail

Hello fellow wanderers! Mono Lake, if you have never been, is like another world. It is a saline soda lake that formed over 760k years ago in Lee Vining, CA. There are not enough outlets for this lake which is why the salt accumulates and creates these otherworldly formations.  We decided to hike out to […]

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Hiking Bull Valley Gorge slot canyon in Southern Utah

Hello fellow wanderers! Southern Utah is by far one of the most amazing places to hike and explore! Bull Valley Gorge is located near Cannonville, Utah in the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument and it is a must hike to add to your list! We stayed in Duck Creek Village while exploring this area […]

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