Upcoming caravan • August 2026 The Great Aluminum Migration 2026 Chicago to Minot with Apostle Islands, Kabetogama, the Northwest Angle, and the Magic City rally — tap the pins on the interactive map. August 2026 Chicago → Minot Caravan August 2026: Doug and Marla are lining up rigs for the long blue-line return through Canada […]
Bozeman, Montana
Montana • Silver Trekker Bozeman, Montana Fly-fishing daydreams, a farmers market feast, and the debate about full-time Airstream life. September 2025 Bozeman, MT Road notes Gallatin guide patience, dinosaur texts from the Museum of the Rockies, trout and cherries for dinner — “more trips first” was the compromise. The full campground story, photos, and Silver […]
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana • Silver Trekker Going-to-the-Sun Road The engineering marvel Doug watched on YouTube twice — Marla on photo duty for every switchback. August 2025 Glacier, MT Road notes 6 a.m. entry, shoulders touching ears on narrow sections, waterfall pullouts, and a summit high-five before the white-knuckle descent. The full campground story, photos, and Silver Trekker […]
Glacier National Park, Montana
Montana • Silver Trekker Glacier National Park, Montana Turquoise lakes, trailer limits on Going-to-the-Sun, and huckleberry ice cream as a food group. August 2025 Glacier, MT Road notes Fish Creek base camp, unhitched pass runs, Lake McDonald glass-calm paddle, and a moose at Many Glacier posing for postcards. The full campground story, photos, and Silver […]
Yellowstone National Park
National park • Silver Trekker Yellowstone National Park Bison traffic jams, Old Faithful steam, and a grizzly at dusk fifty yards from camp. August 2025 Yellowstone Road notes Madison Campground logistics, Grand Prismatic sweat, wolf dot through a ranger scope — tired, awed, already planning a quieter month to return. The full campground story, photos, […]
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Great Plains • Silver Trekker Badlands National Park, South Dakota Martian landscapes on the prairie, bighorn sheep, and a night sky dense enough to whisper under. July 2025 Badlands, SD Road notes Cedar Pass views that feel unfair to other campgrounds — Notch Trail humility, sheep on the ridges, and satellites until Doug fell asleep […]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gulf Coast • Silver Trekker New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz, beignets, and a French Quarter day trip that ended with Doug buying hot sauce by the case. April 2025 New Orleans, LA Road notes Camped across the river with a skyline view — Café du Monde, Jackson Square brass, swamp tour folklore, and pralines for Des […]
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Gulf Coast • Silver Trekker Gulf Shores, Alabama White sand, dolphin cruises, and the first time we rinsed salt off the Basecamp with the outdoor shower. April 2025 Gulf Shores, AL Road notes Beachfront splurge justified by Marla’s first sight of the Gulf — snapper on the grill and a pop-up storm that taught us […]
Natchez Trace Parkway
Southeast • Silver Trekker Natchez Trace Parkway A no-commercial-traffic dream road, Civil War echoes, and campsites where history whispers. November 2024 Natchez Trace Road notes No billboards, no trucks — sunken trace walks, marker readings in dramatic voices, and fireflies over the Corps park. The full campground story, photos, and Silver Trekker notes are on […]
Nashville, Tennessee
Southeast • Silver Trekker Nashville, Tennessee Honky-tonk neon, hot chicken heat levels, and a campground chorus of guitars after dark. November 2024 Nashville, TN Road notes One loud night on Broadway, then Ryman history and medium hot chicken — Doug on harmonica, Marla laughing, neighbors jamming until ten. The full campground story, photos, and Silver […]