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Jenny's Travel Blog:
Stories from the road
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


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


"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...
Jan 1, 20244 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


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


Lake Superior Car Camping: Grand Marais, MI to Grand Marais, MN
Campers - I'm going to tell you exactly where to go, what to see, and what to eat when you visit Lake Superior. Usually I just tell you...
Sep 21, 20235 min read


The elusive wandering Jenny: overview of car camping sojourn to the American Northeast
My son Josh transferred to Montclair State University in New Jersey for his sophomore year of college, so we left our home in Wisconsin...
Sep 18, 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


Where'd she go?
My last day working was March 1st and I started traveling March 2nd. I was blogging about my travels in the first couple of weeks, but by...
Jul 8, 20232 min read


Equipment used while car camping in my Subaru Outback for two months: March 15 -May 26, 2023
Alternative title: I have not been paid to endorse any of this equipment - I just like it. The most important piece of equipment on my...
Jun 9, 202310 min read


Texas: from Caverns of Sonora to Hueco Tanks State Park...where I may or may not have trespassed
After I left Austin, I headed toward Phoenix to meet up with family. I had three days to get there. The highway speed limit in Texas is...
Apr 13, 20236 min read


Writing Day!
I wake up later than usual. I avoid getting out of my warm sleeping bag. Today is my writing day. I read some Steinbeck as the sun glides...
Apr 6, 20234 min read


Austin is Willie dope
Austin is just…UNIQUE. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a city like it. And I dig it. There is great food everywhere, tons of cool...
Mar 30, 20233 min read


South by Southwest Car Camping Swing - WI to CA
W, March 15 - Whitewater, WI to St. Louis, MO ( Gateway Arch National Park ) to Sam A. Baker State Park, Patterson, MO Th, March 16 - Sam...
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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