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Jenny's Travel Blog:
Stories from the road


My 1996 Roadtrek 170 Popular: a new (old) way to sojourn
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 -
Feb 183 min read


Sojourn Photo Challenge! Guess these 20 Sojourn Spots
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...
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Cheap sleep: Dispersed camping and parking lots
Sometimes I sleep in parking lots. Some are really beautiful parking lots next to forests, beaches, marinas or national landmarks. Some...
Feb 25, 20245 min read


Road Warrior Princess Buttercup goes to Pennsylvania
A change of plans for my youngest son led to an unexpected puppy training opportunity - "How to Road Trip!" Buttercup is my 14 week old...
Feb 20, 20244 min read


Travel Companion II: Buttercup joins the family
I am a dog person. I have always been a dog person. So is Elsie Holmgren, age 14, from Viroqua, Wisconsin. Elsie is the oldest of 6 kids...
Jan 30, 20244 min read


Travel companion
Sunday, January 21, 2024, 10:16 p.m. Psssst.... Site members.... exclusive for you.... Tomorrow at noon I'll be picking up a new travel...
Jan 21, 20246 min read


Meet Top Car Model Lakester von Subaru: a Camp Sojourn exclusive
In an industry where newer models typically grab headlines, veteran Lakester von Subaru - a 2016 model - is taking the U.S. car modeling...
Jan 10, 20242 min read


Pardon me while I embarrass myself
For screenwriters, the opening credit sequence of the Paul Newman movie "Harper" is a lesson in how to introduce a character to an...
Jan 7, 20246 min read


"Comfortably aimless" in Maine
After visiting Acadia National Park at the end of August 2023, I was feeling aimless - but in a good way. I had 3 other major car camping...
Dec 31, 20234 min read


Acadia National Park - Maine, U.S.A.
Acadia National Park is the only national park in New England, and that is the only reason it is consistently in the top 10 most visited...
Dec 4, 20234 min read


19 days in the Northwest-Butte, Glacier, Big Sky Lake, Issaquah, Olympic, Wind Cave, + Badlands '23
For my fifth major car camping adventure of my adult gap year I went to the great northwest. Due to jury duty, I had to stay in Wisconsin...
Nov 28, 20234 min read


Ghost Rainbow at Lamoine State Park
There is one more story about my time at Lamoine State Park that I'd like to share. My first morning at Lamoine, I carried my coffee and...
Nov 10, 20232 min read


Lamoine State Park, Maine
In 1960, John Steinbeck set out on a road trip across the country. He drove a truck with a camper-shell and brought along his wife's dog....
Nov 9, 20234 min read


Favorite Things - Car camping gear/supplies for better days
A while back I put out my list of essential car camping equipment. This post included all my big ticket items, including my car, air...
Oct 9, 20235 min read


Utah People
Gina (Chapman) Foucault and Jenny (Brightbill) Rule met at Badger Girls State (BGS) - a week-long camp for young women between their...
Oct 3, 20236 min read


Live the life you've imagined
This is a terrible thing to admit, but I once watched the reality TV show Wife Swap. It doesn't matter if you've never seen it - the...
Sep 4, 20234 min read


Valuable cell phone apps for car camping sojourns
I have been car camping across America since March 2023, and for this blog post I'll be featuring seven free apps that have served me...
Sep 3, 20237 min read


Fear and Breathing: A lesson from Joshua Tree
I visited Joshua Tree National Park for three days in late March 2023. I had been in Phoenix visiting with family, and it took me about 5...
Aug 20, 20236 min read


Lobby Crying in Pismo Beach, CA
I'd left home March 15th and it was now April 2nd. I was car camping my way across America, seeing national and state parks and visiting...
Jul 20, 20236 min read


Second Car Camping Trip Overview - East Coast Swing
After celebrating my son Luke's graduation the weekend of May 5-7, I returned home to Whitewater and began packing for my EAST COAST...
Jul 15, 20234 min read
Most recent posts:
The Manifesto
March 2-8, 2023 Florida
March 10-12, 2023 Wisconsin
March 15-April 30, 2023: South by Southwest Car Camping
California
Utah
May 5-8, 2023 Wisconsin
May 9-26, 2023 South by Southeast Car Camping
May 31-June 5, 2023 Wisconsin (Lac du Flambeau)
June 13-17, 2023 Wisconsin (Fox Lake)
June 24-July 3, 2023 Lake Superior Car Camping
Aug 21-Sept 17, 2023 North by Northeast Car Camping
Sept 1, 2023 Mid-Year Pep Talk
Oct 20-Nov 8, 2023 North by Northwest Car Camping
January 22--> Puppy Era Begins
Details of my car camping lifestyle
Side Stories
Life After an Adult Gap Year
2025 and beyond
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