It’s January 14, 2019! We’re taking a three-week hiatus from camping while we house-sit for cousins in Denver, Colorado. Tranquility, our trailer, is staying in RV Storage in Arizona until we are reunited later in January. We are tending to personal business while in Denver and building our itinerary for February-July. Having Wi-Fi readily available to us has been a big bonus. We are indeed very grateful to our cousins!
My goal for 2019 is to write blog posts more frequently. I’ve devoted more time to posting on Instagram/Facebook. This needs to change so we can keep a nice record of our travels and experiences in one place.
A Quick Review
Day #170: We began our full-time RV lifestyle on July 29, 2018. Here we are 5 ½ months later!
Total Miles Driven: 15,360+\-
Miles Driven Towing the Trailer: 9,730+\-
Miles Driven Without the Trailer: 5,630+\-
16 States Visited: Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
48 Stays: 7 city campgrounds, 2 county campgrounds, 11 state park campgrounds, 3 national park campgrounds, 4 driveways (family/friends), 1 BLM land, 2 National Forest, 3 casino parking lot, 6 KOA campground stays, 2 New Mexico Rest Areas, 6 private campgrounds, 1 hotel parking lot
Nearly 200 People Visited over 16 states: family (children, Steve’s mother, siblings, nieces, nephews, grandniece, grandnephews, aunts, uncle, cousins), friends, acquaintances made on travels
Highest Outdoor Temperature: 94 degrees F, Denver, Colorado, 9/13/2018
Lowest Outdoor Temperature: 19 degrees F, White Rock, New Mexico, 12/20/2018
Highest Elevation to Camp: 9,700 feet above sea level, Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado along National Forest Road 390 near Tucker’s Pond
Lowest Elevation to Camp: 196 feet below sea level, Furnace Creek Campground, Death Valley National Park, California
Highest Diesel Price: $5.04/gallon, Oasis Death Valley Service Center, Death Valley National Park, California
Lowest Diesel Price: $2.75/gallon, Sapp Brothers, Papillion, Nebraska
Highest Campground Fee: $55.95/night, Lazydays KOA Resort, Tucson, Arizona
Lowest Campground Fee: All Free, Rio Grande National Forest, BLM Land 8 miles north of Quartzite, Arizona; Wildhorse Casino, Pendelton, Oregon, New Mexico Rest Areas
States/Month Visited with Colorful Fall Foliage: Colorado/September, Utah/October, Idaho/October, Montana/October, Oregon/November, Washington/November, Nevada/November, California/December
As you can see, it’s been fun to capture some of the “statistics” from our travels up through the end of the year. Stay tuned as we’ll share more enjoyable tidbits in upcoming posts.
P.S. Death Valley National Park was amazing! Here’s a shot of our hike from Dante’s View! We’ll tell you more later.
Happy January to everyone!
~ Living Life at the Speed of Sanity
Diane (& Steve)
I am trying to talk my Steve into RVing when we get closer to retirement. We might need to get some education from you guys! Great blog!
We would love to share our experiences when you are ready to consider the full-time RV lifestyle!🤗
Impressive stats! You guys are amazing. Enjoy your time in Colorado!
Thank you, Tracy. It was a nice break in Colorado. You are experiencing the polar vortex in Michigan! Stay safe!🤗
Thank you for all your record keeping, including the elevations of campgrounds. Your information will be so helpful when we are finally able to hit the trail with our 5th wheel. What a super blog! We feel like we are traveling with you. Lots of blessings and love, Linda & Steve
Thank you, Linda and Steve. We sure enjoyed seeing you, Linda, when we were in Colorado. Hopefully we will see you both in Indiana!🤗