The tourism office let us park among Route 66 legends — murals, museums, and a Main Street that still believes in chrome. Pontiac, Illinois does not whisper its history — it paints it on brick walls and parks it under museum lights. Our Harvest Hosts spot through the City of Pontiac Tourism Office put the […]
Stone Cliff Winery — Dubuque, Iowa
Six days after our first Silver Trekker night, the Mississippi River bluffs served wine, river light, and a reminder that Iowa has cliffs — who knew? Osceola had been the handshake. Stone Cliff Winery, perched above the Mississippi in Dubuque, felt like the road saying, Good — you showed up again. We came in from […]
Revelton Distilling — Osceola, Iowa
Our first night out with Silver Trekker: polished aluminum, open road, and a tasting flight that tasted like permission to keep going. Every long journey has a first mile that feels different from all the rest. Ours started in Osceola, Iowa, with the Basecamp hitched behind us and a Harvest Hosts reservation at Revelton Distilling […]
Key West, Florida
Florida • Silver Trekker Key West, Florida Seven Mile Bridge views, conch fritters, and the smallest Airstream in a parade of pastel cottages. March 2024 Key West, FL Road notes We camped on Big Pine Key and day-tripped south — Mallory Square sunset, Hemingway cats, and a key-lime pie scorecard on a napkin. The full […]
Everglades National Park, Florida
Florida • Silver Trekker Everglades National Park, Florida Alligators, airboats, and the quiet magic of a sawgrass sunset from Flamingo campground. February 2024 Everglades, FL Road notes Canoe at Nine Mile Pond, industrial-strength bug spray, and a pink sky over Florida Bay that made Iowa cornfields feel like another lifetime. The full campground story, photos, […]
Savannah, Georgia
Southeast • Silver Trekker Savannah, Georgia Spanish moss, squares full of live oaks, and shrimp and grits on a brick patio. February 2024 Savannah, GA Road notes We camped south of town and biked the historic district — Forsyth Park, scandalous portraits, and a Georgia peach that ruined grocery-store fruit forever. The full campground story, […]
Outer Banks, North Carolina
East Coast • Silver Trekker Outer Banks, North Carolina Wild horses, kite surfers, and sand that found its way into every zipper on the Basecamp. November 2023 Outer Banks, NC Road notes OBX wind does not negotiate. We climbed Bodie Lighthouse, toured Wright Brothers, and rode out a nor’easter that rattled the awning all night. […]
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Appalachia • Silver Trekker Shenandoah National Park, Virginia Skyline Drive switchbacks, black bears at a respectful distance, and blackberry cobbler at Big Meadows. October 2023 Virginia Road notes After flat Iowa, Skyline Drive felt like driving on a green ocean — deer on the loop road, a bear sow with cubs from the truck, and […]
Cape Cod National Seashore
East Coast • Silver Trekker Cape Cod National Seashore Sand dunes, cranberry bogs, and a lesson in how much salt air a screen door can hold. October 2023 Cape Cod, MA Road notes Shoulder-season Cape Cod meant fried clams, rail-trail bikes, and a ranger talk about lifesaving stations — plus Basecamp surgery on a sticky […]