by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 26, 2021 | Camping USA, New York, Pennsylvania
We have grown tired of truck camping. Seems like spending the summer looking for a cool place to sleep has also turned into looking for a dry place to sleep. We got chased out of the northwest by smoke from massive wildfires, and now have gotten rained out of the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 30, 2021 | Camping Oregon, Oregon, Oregon Coast, United States
Finally, we find a dive bar. Amidst all the breweries with their eight-dollar thick beers, upscale “bar food,” and revamped downtowns, the American icon dive bar is facing extinction. Nice to find a place where they open the doors before eleven o’clock in the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 20, 2021 | California, Oregon, Road Trip USA, United States
I write this from the desk of a hotel in downtown Portland, OR. What a welcome luxury after about a month of camping in the woods. In-between Wagyu burgers, oysters, craft beer, pizza, sushi, martinis, live music, and dancing in the streets, trying to remember our...
by ronmitchelladventure | May 1, 2021 | Florida Beaches, Road Trip USA
Neither one of us thought that we would like Florida very much. It brings up images of grumpy old pensioners and wild spring breakers. Time to splurge on a penthouse condo anyway, just for somewhere different to go. Take a break from our road trip and hang out for a...
by ronmitchelladventure | Apr 16, 2021 | Road Trip USA, United States
After many months of camping during “lockdown” last year, much of it dispersed and remote, Marilynn sets the rules straight for this year. “It was a great summer, but I’m burnt out on camping,” she says. “The last thing I need to do is get remote. It’s time to go out...
