Jenny's Travel Blog:

Imagine you are paddling a canoe in the middle of a lake so big that you can’t see the shore. An eagle swoops out of the sky, talons out. You duck to avoid the eagle, and your canoe flips, dumping you in the water. You have a life vest, so you can float, but your canoe is filled with water. What do you do?

Sunday morning, August 9, 2026, 6:30AM. Buttercup and I head out to Whitewater Lake State Park for the millionth time. We're headed for the boat launch/pet area on Rice Lake, one of our all-time favorite spots. Today is a different type of sojourn. Today Buttercup is going to learn to kayak.

I like to take part in family celebrations. They don't come along too often. And when a loved one has worked hard and achieved something amazing, it's fun to be with them to celebrate.

Dear Gentle Reader- I apologize for the lack of content in my travel blog lately. It was a long, cold winter in SE Wisconsin, and I made the mistake of letting my Roadtrek battery go dead. So instead of sojourning, I have been spending time working, volunteering, protesting, hanging out with Buttercup, and watching Bridgerton... (as you may have guessed from my salutation. ;) IYKYK ) As winter turned to spring, I got motivated to prepare the Roadtrek for travel. I put in a n

It is a dark and cold December morning in SE Wisconsin. Ten white Ford Starcraft F450 shuttles are parked in a pole barn, windshields facing the middle like five cows on each side of a trough. A cautious new driver slowly backs out her shuttle, shifts into park, and takes a photo.

But by far our most adventurous activity took place on Monday, when Paul and I went for a 20 mile bike ride in the Cascade Mountains. We rode the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail from the Snoqualmie Pass Tunnel to the Cedar Falls Trailhead. We took two cars: leaving one at our stopping point at the Cedar Falls Trailhead parking lot, then driving together to the parking area at the Hyak Trailhead.

Based on a recommendation from family, Jenny Rule travels to Shenandoah National Park and climbs up Old Rag Mountain: a sojourn with overlooks, rock scrambles and sweeping vistas.

The call came mid-June 2025…“We need help moving!” Down in Lewisville, Texas, my aunt and uncle were packing up their 4-bedroom home, and it was proving to be a huge task. Could I help with the move? “Aunt Soo” and “Unky Bunky” are two of my favorite people on the planet, so without hesitation I answered “Yes!”

We had three days to play, and I kept the plan loose: take two days to get up to Cornucopia - exploring dog parks and natural areas along the way - and stop in Wausau on the way back...

New owner of an old camper van, Jenny Rule, tells about her early days making upgrades and exploring with her 1996 Roadtrek 170 Popular.

Then fate took over. I was scrolling through an online RV sales forum when I came across a listing for a Class B camper van -

It is a good time to be in community with good-hearted people. As Margaret Mead said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committe

My next adventure, after almost 14 months of an extended adult gap year - is to go back to work.

Jenny Rule sitting down to write, with all the distractions of home and puppy and mind and body, is a terrifying thing.

Are you well traveled? Do you have a knack for recognizing U.S. locations? Have you been carefully reading my blog? :) Then this is the game for you! I call this game Sojourn Photo Challenge . Simply look at a picture and guess the city and state of the U.S. location where it was taken. Included are places I've been to and photographed in the last 14 months of sojourning. Are you up for the challenge? If you want to compete, please follow these instructions: a) Look at the pi