Marine veteran, retired IT professional, lifelong problem solver, and co-creator of Rolling Nichols. These days, Phil and Lisa travel in Harriet, sharing worthwhile stops, history, and stories from the road.
We had several years in a Class C under our belt before Harriet ever entered the picture. And there were things about that style of RV that we genuinely loved. On travel days, if Lisa needed to use the bathroom, she got up and went to the bathroom. If I
For seven or eight years, we traveled in Phyllis, the RV we really cut our teeth on. For the most part, we traveled from pedestal to pedestal. We would leave one campground, drive to the next one, plug back in, and go about our business. There is absolutely nothing wrong
One of the ideas that has shaped the way we travel is what we call the Rule of Threes: try to keep a travel day to around 300 miles, arrive by about 3:00 in the afternoon, and when practical, stay three days before moving on. None of those numbers
When we first started seriously looking at RV travel back in 2014 and 2015, the first decision wasn't how we would tow a vehicle. It was what kind of RV made the most sense for the way we wanted to travel. We looked at bumper-pull trailers, fifth
Road Notes
It’s getting to be that time again, although this year the start of our travel season will look a little different. We won’t be leaving home until after our youngest son gets married on Halloween. We also want to be here to vote on November 3, so it
After enough years of traveling by RV, you start collecting little rules, habits, shortcuts, and lessons that make life on the road easier. Some came from experience, some from mistakes, and some from simply figuring out what works best for us. This page is where we’ll keep those things
Before Harriet, there was Phyllis. Our interest in RV travel really started with a proof-of-concept trip. We rented an RV, headed down to Phoenix to meet up with my brother, and then continued on to the Grand Canyon while the boys were still young. That trip was enough
Texas
On our first trip to Fort Davis, we were traveling with my brother Fred and his wife, Jeanna, in our old Coachmen Leprechaun, Phyllis. One of the highlights was the drive up into the Davis Mountains to visit McDonald Observatory. The observatory sits high in the mountains, with major facilities
Nebraska
There are places that don't look anything like what you expect to find in Nebraska. Toadstool Geologic Park is one of them. We made the trip there from Fishberry Campground near Valentine in October 2024. Once we got out of the truck and started walking, it felt a
Campgrounds & Overnight Stops
Buckhorn Lake Resort northwest of Kerrville was our next stop after leaving La Vernia, where we had spent about five months. We stayed at Buckhorn for roughly a week, which gave us a chance to ease back into traveling instead of immediately jumping into long driving days. It is definitely
Campgrounds & Overnight Stops
We’ve stayed at Gather Campground in Belton several times now, and it has become one of the places we’re comfortable returning to when our route takes us along I-35 through Central Texas. One of those stays turned out to be considerably more memorable than we expected. We
Kansas
On our way home in April 2024, Lisa and I decided to add an extra day to our stay at Air Capital RV Park and go see Old Cowtown Museum. What surprised us most was that we had been traveling through Wichita for years and somehow never knew it was