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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


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


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


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


Morning at Saguaro National Park, March 23, 2023
Some of my stops are planned, and some are happy accidents. Saguaro National Park was a happy accident. I was on my way to Phoenix (for a...
Jul 9, 20233 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


No to NOLA
On the night of March 16 I stayed at Fontainebleau State Park in Louisiana. It had been recommended by a fellow traveler from Whitewater...
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


Accessibility at Canaveral National Seashore
The surfing part of my Florida surfing adventure was cut short due to injury. (For the full story - see my previous blog post "Rescued by...
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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