On our sprint south running from winter, we stayed a few days in Oklahoma, giving the girl and me an opportunity to check out The Gathering Place, in Tulsa, Oklahoma This sprawling 66.5-acre free public park was absolutely amazing! Even in the winter with the water features turned off, The Girl and I only explored a fraction of it. While there, we spent a lot of time on the truly
While we stayed at Jacques Rolling Wheels DIY, we had the opportunity to explore the region. One opportunity we capitalized on was Spookfest! This family-friendly Halloween event was hosted by the local medical group Jordan Valley Community Health at the spacious Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park in Springfield, Missouri. The event very much had a carnival feel with game booths for little kids, balloon animals, hay rides, and even a corn maze!
As part of our plans to move south for the winter, we stayed for a month at Jacque’s Rolling Wheels DIY, outside of Hartville, Missouri. Jacque’s Rolling Wheels DIY is the first place we ever paid to camp. As a campground, it’s minimal; just a field. You pay for the networking experience of the other nomads and full-timers as you work on your rig. Most campgrounds do not allow this!
On our run south from North Dakota, we stayed a few days in the dispersed camping area in the Worthwine Island Conservation Area. The area was a bit off the beaten path, and google maps and truck maps both failed us. One had us magically transported across the map, while the other got us most of the way there and then stopped. One thing we can say with confidence is
We stayed for a few nights in Harlan, Iowa on our sprint from winter following the sugar beet harvest. This was a Boondockers Welcome spot, so it wasn’t a camping spot, but a parking spot that someone lent us for the night. Typically, Boondockers Welcome is just that, boondocking, but the individual we were staying with had some water for us (we hadn’t been able to fill up before arriving)
Just outside of Centerville, South Dakota is an adorable county park that is free to camp at. With a notable exception. A lot of the free camping webpages state that Gunderson Park is open year-round, but there is a sign at the front gate that says camping is only allowed from Memorial Day to Labor Day. We showed up at the beginning of October with a plan to only stay
While we stayed in Castleton, ND, we were able to explore some of the neighboring cities. One day, Mom and the kids ventured out to see the Barns County Historical Society Museum in Valley City, ND. This little free Valley City museum was an eclectic mix of everything from Dinosaurs, Model trains that ran around the diorama, As well as some artifacts from the pioneering era of the area. Barns
Before the beet harvest started, we were able to take a side trip into Fargo, ND. We visited the Red River Zoo! While there, we signed up for their zoo membership. Mom did her homework and knew that this was a good zoo to join. Not only is it a cheaper membership – only $80/year – but it gets us into many AZA zoos completely free! This has been the
Mom here, to chat with you about the sugar beet harvest. I found out about this before we left our house, and signed up for it almost a year in advance! It was supposed to be good money with lots of overtime. There are several different companies that hire for the sugar beet harvest. I worked for Express Employment, and overall, they were a good company to work for. Pay
During our stay outside of Medora, North Dakota, we took advantage of the Every Kid Outdoors program to explore Theodore Roosevelt National park. Located in the Badlands of North Dakota, this park was an absolute wonder of history and natural beauty. The park was dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, who we learned was a major supporter and facilitator of the National park and natural preserve programs in the US. We learned