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This is 2020.  Last year ended horribly and changed our lives forever, but we are still 4 Carkeets strong and moving forward as best we know how. This started as a way to chronicle our 6 week sabbatical journey in 2018, but we still have the RV and we are still making memories and we invite you to follow along!

About This Site

We were given a great opportunity to take a 6 week road trip in 2018. We bought an RV, packed our bags and hit the road!  After our trip, we went back to reality (reluctantly), but we still have the RV and we still love adventure, so please follow along as we continue to document our rolling travels!

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Adventuring

Too many people!

By Tonya Carkeet | July 9, 2019July 3, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

Today, we ventured over to the Tetons and Yellowstone with mom in tow! We expected some people, but I have never in my life imagined this many people in the park. IT. WAS. PACKED. When we went to Old Faithful, we found a bench for our family, ate our lunch and people began to fill…

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We’re roamin’ – Wyomin’

By Tonya Carkeet | July 7, 2019July 3, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

July 7 – Not the most exciting day today.  We loaded up, packed Gramma Juju into Romeo Victor, stopped by our new favorite coffee shack for a final Huckleberry Frappe and hit the road for WY-OMING!  Long day, but we made it safe and sound! July 8 – So tired. Today we had a pretty…

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Would you like fries with that?

By Tonya Carkeet | July 6, 2019February 8, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

Today wasn’t super exciting, but I want to include it anyway… Mom and the kids and I took a drive to seek out some Huckleberry goodies and some local stuff.  We drove south of Polson to a place we have visited before.  We did a little shopping. Recreated an old family photo (sort of) from…

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Polson

By Tonya Carkeet | July 5, 2019February 8, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

So, yesterday, before we set out, I fixed breakfast for John and I.  I hadn’t quite sat down as John took his first bite and somehow managed to lose a crown (so glad we no longer have to refer to him as “your majesty”).  This morning, he got on the phone to try and track…

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Let Freedom Ring!

By Tonya Carkeet | July 4, 2019February 8, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

Today was a full, but fun day.  We got up this morning and headed over to my great uncle Jack’s house to hang with that side of the family.  It was nice to catch up with those folks, who we don’t get to see very often.  My kids had an awesome time playing with a…

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Someone is missing

By Tonya Carkeet | July 3, 2019February 8, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

*Warning* Normal blogging was disrupted by some emotional stuff! But will return to normal shortly.  Bear with me.  I kind of stalled out on the blog.  I obviously have known the purpose of this trip and I obviously know that my sweet grandmother passed away from this life nearly a year and a half ago. …

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RV Having Fun Yet

By Tonya Carkeet | July 2, 2019February 8, 2020 by Tonya Carkeet

Today was a pretty low-key day.  We knew we were hanging close to the RV (John had to work today) and the kids and I planned on making a trip into Kalispell to pick up Gramma JuJu.  I promised the kids pancakes and bacon for breakfast, so I started my day by doing up some…

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Going to the sun

By Tonya Carkeet | July 1, 2019July 2, 2019 by Tonya Carkeet

Today was our day to spend as a family and see about heading up to Glacier National Park!  After two long days of travel, we were eager to get out and do some sightseeing, but not very motivated to get moving.  We FINALLY got up and started to fix breakfast.  We could not get Trista…

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Love the smell of Tetons in the morning!

By Tonya Carkeet | June 30, 2019July 2, 2019 by Tonya Carkeet

Last night we were finally reunited with Trista (after 3 weeks away) and we have loaded her into our rig for the remaining trip to Montana. I slept so horribly last night and really I am just uncomfortable without the comforts of my stationary home.  None of us are in the best of moods, but…

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On The Road Again

By Tonya Carkeet | June 29, 2019July 2, 2019 by Tonya Carkeet

We were supposed to leave on Friday.  That was the plan.  That did not happen.  For a bunch of reasons, most of which I will spare you.  I will say that we have had the wildest weather in CO this year.  It snowed on the first day of summer and of course, the week that…

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Dark Side of the Moon

By Tonya Carkeet | January 21, 2019July 2, 2019 by Tonya Carkeet

Back in January, we broke Romeo Victor out of winter hibernation, and tested his thermal capabilities in the dead of winter in order to view the Lunar Eclipse! It was awesome and we were very toasty warm (inside the rig). We packed food and games and movies and spent one night at Jackson Lake Reservoir…

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Saturday – Home. ☹

By Tonya Carkeet | October 6, 2018October 7, 2018 by Tonya Carkeet

Today is the day that our trip really does come to an end.  This is a hard day and not one that I have been looking forward to.  Not one member of this family wants to go home.  We took our time packing up, it was obvious that no one wants this trip to end.…

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