Carmein Creations

Our map - 5 months into the journey If you’ve ever wondered what life looks like inside one of those 55+ resort-style communities, let me...

Top of Tanque Verde Dome - East side of Saguaro National Park Still in the desert, our next stop was Tucson, AZ. The drive from White...

RV Tour - 4 1/2 months into the year long tour - last stop White Sands National Park Leaving Carlsbad, NM, we journeyed southwest to El...

Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park After celebrating Christmas in Dallas, we set out for Big Bend National Park, also in Texas....

It was so special to spend Christmas with my Uncle Max and his wife, Aunt Nona. Uncle Max is the last surviving member of the family in...

Leg 16 - Hot Springs National Park We’re just shy of four months on the road (a whole third of the way!), and things are starting to feel...

Our campsite in Saint Bernard Parish outside New Orleans - the car is Nancy and Steve's rental New Orleans wasn’t part of the original...

People often ask me how much of our trip is planned and how much is spontaneous. Our itinerary includes placeholders for National Parks...

Between The Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the South Carolina coast, we had three groups of friends to visit: Darren and Jen...

We continued to enjoy the best of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We have been traveling in the Blue...

We had allowed enough time to pass since Hurricane Helene, there was a good chance that we could find open roads to get to Asheville and...

As planned - we headed west to get away from the east coast during hurricane season. Off to Mammoth Cave. It took 3 days to get there at...

Time to start heading inland. When we planned the trip we purposely avoided the southern east coast during hurricane season. Wow! We had...

"People plan and God laughs". We went into this adventure knowing this would be true. We planned our major waypoints with the idea we...

After visiting our friends in the Boston area, it was time to head down the east coast to Washington DC and see friends a long the way....

After leaving Acadia, we made our way to the Boston region to visit some friends. Following recommendations from our friends Sapa and...

We stayed at Acadia National Park for 6 nights. Initially, we were squeezed into a small campsite at Seawall Campground on Mount Desert...

Our upcoming destination was Acadia National Park, a 19-hour drive at RV speed. We allocated 5 days for the journey. First we stopped by...

Cuyahoga National Park was next on the agenda; we found accommodation 10 miles away in Stow, Ohio since there were no campgrounds within...

Our journey led us to Sugarloaf Lake Campground near Ann Arbor Michigan, with a stopover in Gaylord for the night. Utilizing the Harvest...

Off to the Porcupine Mountains for two nights. The hikes were beautiful with breathtaking views of Lake Superior and the surrounding...

The day finally arrived! With the camper all packed and the house ready for my friend Kris to move in, we drove up to Port Wing,...

FAQs After almost a year of preparation, the Carmeins have embarked on a year-long journey in their RV. Departing on August 30th, we felt...