No better way to start the new year than to reminisce about 2016 and plan a trip (or two) for 2017.
Some quick stats for 2016
- Miles traveled in Abby: ~ 13,800
- Time spent in Abby: ~12 weeks
- Longest stretch of time in Abby: ~ 4 weeks
- National Parks/Monuments visited: 18
- State Parks visited: 13
- BLM lands camped on: 8
- Private campground: 6
- Family members/friends imposed on: 6
- Canadian Provinces visited: 2
- States visited: 22
- Home brews: 12
- Home brews dumped: 1
- New pieces of brewing equipment purchased: 2
Looking back 2016 was a chaotic year. We didn’t travel in California as much as we had hoped when we were living there. Our move to Colorado involved two too many visits to emergency rooms. We didn’t spend as much time in any one of many amazing locations as we would have liked. But we had a lot of fun and saw some truly amazing sights. We’ve watched Alex grow and develop an enjoyment of the outdoors.
Our 2017 RV travel schedule is complicated by the fact that Jess is now employed. The copious free time of unemployment has vanished. We also need to consider visits with family so Alex can continue to develop a close relationship with his Mimi and Papa and uncles and aunts and cousins. We also hope to change our trips slightly. Instead of the wheels are always rollin’ mentality where we average 250 miles of driving per day of a trip, we want to focus on a deeper exploration of an area.
This means we will have to stop using a shoe horn to add destinations into our itinerary that are *only* 150 miles away. We will have to leave some amazing destinations off our list, for a future trip (or when we win the lottery).
And to add to the list, we found a house that we liked and are in the final stages of the purchasing process. Remodeling fun also awaits us in 2017 (and 2018 and 2019).
2016 Gallery
Wandervogel with the McElvains 