On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
frosty
The next posts from me will be from our 2022 trip when we headed out for our third cross-country camping trip after I retired in 2020. This was another five-month road trip – we’ve been getting good at it!
After a week of checking packing lists and getting everything together we pulled the trailer around, loaded it up, and left on January 30th. First stop as usual was the RV Resort at Roanoke Rapids NC. On the way south we stopped to see Charleston and Savannah. Followed by points south, west, up the Pacific Coast, and back east. We saw half a dozen new National Parks in Northern California and South Dakota, along with State Parks along the way.
Southbound. Ready to go – 16 degrees, icicles on the Jeep! We packed up the day before but nothing was frozen in the trailer, fortunately.
This is 2 Meeting Street Inn (behind the live oak). We stayed here when we took a trip to Jekyll Island in the Miata, right after we bought it in 1990. Two people and all their luggage – we packed lighter back then!
This picture and the next are from a few blocks near the Battery close to the harbor and the park. They are two of the historic Charleston houses in the neighborhood.
It’s hard to believe that after all these trips south (starting in the 60s) that I’d never been to Savannah, but no, I would definitely have remembered it. This is another charming historic Southern town. It’s still here because Sherman didn’t burn it down when he ended his March to the Sea. The mayor rode out and convinced him it was too beautiful to burn, so Sherman gave it as a Christmas present to President Lincoln.
Savannah doesn’t have quite the number of beautiful old houses as Charleston, but it has something that sets it apart: squares. It was laid out with 24 garden-type squares at intersections of the grid of streets, 22 of them survive. This is Johnston Square.
Reynolds Square
Madison Square
Jones Street, brick street and sidewalks lined with historic houses.
eclare
So pretty. Looking forward to the rest of the photos!
mrmoshpotato
What’s the link among these three in the timeline? I don’t remember.
raven
Ah yes!
Dorothy A. Winsor
Beautiful cities
Albatrossity
Savannah is indeed a beautiful city. Thanks for these peeks at the place!
BellyCat
Five months on the road is wondrous! Especially when seeing National and State Parks.
For those who never have been in a RV, it can seem odd (my sister thinks it’s insane) but to be ‘home’ while the view keeps changing is a delight. “Small house. BIG yard.” :-)
Did the same out west in 2017 in a ‘57 Airstream. Boondocking mostly. Following the weather. Glorious time. Met lots of fascinating folks.
OzarkHillbilly
Nice pics of beautiful places.
Elma
That was the kind of retirement that I envisioned, my late husband, not so much. Jim HATED (!!!) traveling.
pieceofpeace
Visited Savannah year or so ago, and was thoroughly charmed. Our cities and even towns would benefit from having those numerous block-size parks. Fun trip with friends, thanks for the photo reminders.
AM in NC
Wow, five months all around the country – sounds wonderful! Itinerary starts in some mighty pretty places.
I recognized those Charleston photos right away. Mr. AM in NC got down on one knee and proposed to me on the battery right near those pictures. A passing tour bus paused for the show!
eclare
@AM in NC:
Sweet!
frosty
@mrmoshpotato: The (1) was for the order of the posts as WG and I were emailing back and forth. 8th Annual? We started RV trips south to beat the winter for a couple of weeks (at least) a few years ago. 3rd Annual? One of my retirement goals was to see a bunch of National Parks I hadn’t been to yet.
COVID challenge? We left in February 2020 – California shut down just as we got to the Colorado River. So we went out again in 2021 and last year!
eclare
@frosty:
Have you been to Big Bend in TX? Very out of the way, but so worth it.
Xavier
@Elma: The benefit of RV: you travel and see things, but you sleep in your own bed and eat your own food.
Xavier
@eclare: Big Bend NP is great, don’t miss Big Bend Ranch State Park next door.
eclare
@Xavier:
Good friend has one with a washer/dryer.