Just one year ago, Tim and I loaded up the Dawntreader and embarked on a new life as full-time RVers. What a wonderful year it has been! A look at the numbers we racked up in 2016 gives us a helpful review of where we've been and what we've learned. So here goes!
Number of miles the Dawntreader traveled: 15,000 miles
Stafford, KS to Dallas to New Orleans to Carrabelle, FL to Fellsmere, FL to Indiantown, FL to Fort Myers to Vicksburg to San Antonio to Santa Fe and back to Stafford
Stafford, KS to Badlands to Mt. Rushmore to Devils Tower to Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park to Glacier Nat'l Park to Grand Tetons to Yellowstone to Sheridan, WY to Stafford, KS
Stafford, KS to Louisville to Nashville to Washington, D.C. to Key West to Fort Myers to Orlando
Humanity builds in which we participated: 7
Fellsmere, Indiantown, Fort Myers, Hobbs, Santa Fe, Sheridan and Fort Myers once again
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| Fellsmere, FL |
Construction skills learned (in my case) and honed by Tim: Installing baseboard, cabinets, soffits, sinks, windows & doors; framing, roofing, painting & landscaping. Almost everything!
Campgrounds where we stayed: 28
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| KOA at the entrance to Devil's Tower National Monument |
National Parks visited: 10
Hot Springs, Great Smoky Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, Badlands, Wind Cave, Theodore Roosevelt, Glacier, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain
Other NPS monuments, memorials or historic sites: 14
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| Mount Rushmore National Memorial |
Budget for 2016: We stayed within our budget, even though we exceeded the maintenance category for the 15-year-old Dawntreader.
Best adventure
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| Parasailing off the Florida Keys |
Favorite beach
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| St. Augustine, FL |
Best sunrise
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| Logan's Peak at the top of Going-to-the-Sun Road Glacier National Park |
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| Key Largo, FL |
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| Grand Teton National Park |
Favorite restaurant
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| Bella on the Riverwalk, San Antonio |
Best Key Lime Pie
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| A toss-up between Hog Heaven Bar & Grill in Islamorada, FL and Sundowers in Key Largo |
Favorite National Park
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| Rocky Mountain National Park |
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| The Black Hills |
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| Mills Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park |
Most beautiful church
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| Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine |
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| Grand Teton National Park |
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| George S. Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills |
Most inspirational place:
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| Grand Teton National Park |
It's been an amazing year and we're grateful for the wonderful people we've met and the opportunities we've had to see this magnificent country in which we live.
Thank you for posting this recap of your 2016! It's fun for me that I got to see you in two states during that year! (Florida and then in Kansas) —Terri
ReplyDeleteLucky for me, too! Someday I hope to see your home out in the country.
DeleteWe enjoyed following your adventures this past year even with your ministry providing service to "Habitat for Humanity " the opportunities to see this great country reads like places you must see as a travel magazine! We look forward to seeing you both hopefully this year❤
ReplyDeleteLater this spring, we're thinking of coming through Virginia Beach and Williamsburg. I'll keep in touch and hope it works out.
DeleteGreat post! Patty and I just purchased a much smaller "Class C" motorhome, and we look forward to hitting many of these same places.
ReplyDeleteA plane! A RV! Do you have a yacht, too? Seriously, I hope you are able to visit all the places on your bucket list. We've been awed by the grandeur we've seen.
DeleteIt was fun to review your year via the numbers. The only thing missing was your favorite sunset from Kansas - ha! Sorry that we've missed you on your latest trek back to Kansas. I told Randy that we're going to have to wear name tags at church after missing three weeks!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Great post and I like the way you picked some favorites. You really covered some ground and helped a lot of folks along the way. Wow - 7 builds (plus the beet harvests in Kansas). Best wishes for a terrific Year 2!
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