Great Times

Starting Out

The first RV trip I remember from my youth, would have been when I was 5 or 6…our family took an RV to Galvaston Texas to see my Aunt and Uncle and cousin.

Campground Call

Growing up, we took many trips in RVs to Canada for fishing, to the mountains of Montana and Wyoming, and all over Minnesota. Some of my favorite times were in the mountains, the fresh, crisp air, dressing in layers as it was close to freezing in the morning and very warm by afternoon.

We caught too many trout to count! The nights were enjoyable, sitting around the campfire and eating the freshly cooked trout! The RV gave us comfort for sleeping (and also protection from grizzly bears!).

We would usually take a short trip to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful and the other sites, but the seclusion of the mountain campgrounds always called us back! The walking trails were beautiful, along the mountain streams that were just coming alive from their winter freeze.

Critter Friends

In Minnesota the State Parks are my favorite! I'll always remember our trips to Father Hennepin on Mille Lacs Lake. We would camp, play, and fish, from sun up to sun down!

One trip was particularly funny, after catching some nice walleyes and having a fish dinner, we headed for bed, only to be awakened in the night, by a family of raccoons! They took the stringer off of the cooler and were playing right there in our campsite!

We turned on the lights and shined them with flashlights. They scurried up the tree and sat and watched us! Duluth has been a favorite destination for my wife and me. We love walking along Lake Superior, watching the ships, and checking out the parks!

Passing It On

Now that we have our own family, we took our first trip with the kids this past summer!

We took an RV to Motley, Mn for a family camp. We had both of our boys with, one 3 and our 4 month old baby. The RV allowed us the luxury of having the baby "essentials" and a great place for him to nap.

The week we were up there, the heat was an extreme, so the air conditioner was nice to make it more enjoyable! We had so much fun, relaxing around the campfires at night and the RV played a key role for our great experience at the camp!

Our now 4 year old is still talking about it and already planning our next trip for this summer! We look forward to any time that we can spend camping. Family togetherness and the "adventure" of it all always makes us so happy!