OK, the links to describe the guidelines for posting are all dead so I'm winging it. If it's too long, sorry, feel free to bail at any time. If it's too short I don't have an answer. This took me forever to put together so feel free to ask questions if you just can't live without knowing more. 
I'm going to try and give a brief summary of what I've been up to and throw in some photos from "some" of the trips.
I tend to use my trailer like a hotel on wheels. My trips are all focused on being retired and being an amateur photographer. Some trips are more landscape oriented others more wildlife and some a combination of both. But that means I have no cooking tips to share but I could pass along a photo tip or two for those interested.
OK. I picked up my 560 in Necedah on June 21, 2021. I have taken 13 trips starting with the trip home. I have driven 29,534 miles but that does include miles driven unhitched while camped somewhere because I didn't keep a separate log. I have overnighted, somewhere, 154 nights so far. Mostly in campgrounds but also in some truck stops (Love's are my favorite) and a couple of BLM campgrounds when a destination takes more than one day to get there. The Love's are quick, easy, convenient and I believe much safer than some Walmart parking lot off the highway somewhere. Oh yeah, and a casino in Mesquite NV that allows free RV overnights.
I have camped in WI, SD, MT, ID, WY, UT, NV, CA. Places I have visited (most more than once) include Yosemite, Zion, Death Valley, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Badlands, Custer St Park, Mt Rushmore, Alabama Hills. Cool little towns include Stanley ID, Challis ID, Bishop CA, Lone Pine CA, and although not exactly small the Sun Valley area of ID.
I will start by posting some of my trailer pics first. Then a few photos of some of the locations I visited. They won't be in any particular order.
Starting with the very first night camping in my new trailer!
This was the first night after leaving the mother ship. You can see I was prepared for a tough first day of towing. Did I mention, I'd never towed anything in my life to this point?
I think this is a rest stop just outside of Tonopah NV. I loved the view.
This one is from a fall colors trip to Idaho. It's the KOA in Twin Falls, ID.
One of my annual Spring trips to Yosemite.
Not the best photo but that spot is a terrific view of the Salmon River and Sawtooth Mts from Stanley, ID.
Fall in the Tetons at Gros Ventre campground.
It snowed late May of this year at Fishing Bridge RV Park in Yellowstone.
And the next morning...
This bison was just down the road the morning of all the snow.
The Badlands.
If you've never seen Mt Rushmore it's just amazing. Well worth a visit.
And if you find yourself driving up from Custer St Park this tunnel view is just as amazing. Just don't get yourself run over trying to take a photo. Traffic is tight as the tunnel is only one way and you have to take turns going through.
Bull moose at Gros Ventre campgrounds in GTNP.
The late grizzly 399 with her last cub Spirit in Pilgrim Flats GTNP, spring of '24.
Bull elk Willow Flats GTNP, fall of '22.
Black bear fattening up on some huckleberries just before hibernation. GTNP.
Mamma black bear with cub resting (but she's still keeping an eye on us) before heading out in pursuit of more huckleberries.
Snake River Overlook (the one Ansel Adams made famous) GTNP.
Fall colors around Sun Valley, ID.
Redwoods, rhododendrons and fog during the rhododendron season in the Redwood state and national parks. I think this was on the Lady Bird trail.
This was a fun day in Yosemite. Each year before they open Glacier Point Road to auto traffic it's opened for one or two days to bicycles only. 16 miles each way with about 3600 feet of climb. I had to use the 55 lb E-bike and I just barley made it to the crest of the last climb coming back when my battery died. Five fun miles of all downhill back to the car.
I'm going to try and give a brief summary of what I've been up to and throw in some photos from "some" of the trips.I tend to use my trailer like a hotel on wheels. My trips are all focused on being retired and being an amateur photographer. Some trips are more landscape oriented others more wildlife and some a combination of both. But that means I have no cooking tips to share but I could pass along a photo tip or two for those interested.
OK. I picked up my 560 in Necedah on June 21, 2021. I have taken 13 trips starting with the trip home. I have driven 29,534 miles but that does include miles driven unhitched while camped somewhere because I didn't keep a separate log. I have overnighted, somewhere, 154 nights so far. Mostly in campgrounds but also in some truck stops (Love's are my favorite) and a couple of BLM campgrounds when a destination takes more than one day to get there. The Love's are quick, easy, convenient and I believe much safer than some Walmart parking lot off the highway somewhere. Oh yeah, and a casino in Mesquite NV that allows free RV overnights.
I have camped in WI, SD, MT, ID, WY, UT, NV, CA. Places I have visited (most more than once) include Yosemite, Zion, Death Valley, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Badlands, Custer St Park, Mt Rushmore, Alabama Hills. Cool little towns include Stanley ID, Challis ID, Bishop CA, Lone Pine CA, and although not exactly small the Sun Valley area of ID.
I will start by posting some of my trailer pics first. Then a few photos of some of the locations I visited. They won't be in any particular order.
Starting with the very first night camping in my new trailer!
This was the first night after leaving the mother ship. You can see I was prepared for a tough first day of towing. Did I mention, I'd never towed anything in my life to this point?
I think this is a rest stop just outside of Tonopah NV. I loved the view.
This one is from a fall colors trip to Idaho. It's the KOA in Twin Falls, ID.
One of my annual Spring trips to Yosemite.
Not the best photo but that spot is a terrific view of the Salmon River and Sawtooth Mts from Stanley, ID.
Fall in the Tetons at Gros Ventre campground.
It snowed late May of this year at Fishing Bridge RV Park in Yellowstone.
And the next morning...
This bison was just down the road the morning of all the snow.
The Badlands.
If you've never seen Mt Rushmore it's just amazing. Well worth a visit.
And if you find yourself driving up from Custer St Park this tunnel view is just as amazing. Just don't get yourself run over trying to take a photo. Traffic is tight as the tunnel is only one way and you have to take turns going through.
Bull moose at Gros Ventre campgrounds in GTNP.
The late grizzly 399 with her last cub Spirit in Pilgrim Flats GTNP, spring of '24.
Bull elk Willow Flats GTNP, fall of '22.
Black bear fattening up on some huckleberries just before hibernation. GTNP.
Mamma black bear with cub resting (but she's still keeping an eye on us) before heading out in pursuit of more huckleberries.
Snake River Overlook (the one Ansel Adams made famous) GTNP.
Fall colors around Sun Valley, ID.
Redwoods, rhododendrons and fog during the rhododendron season in the Redwood state and national parks. I think this was on the Lady Bird trail.
This was a fun day in Yosemite. Each year before they open Glacier Point Road to auto traffic it's opened for one or two days to bicycles only. 16 miles each way with about 3600 feet of climb. I had to use the 55 lb E-bike and I just barley made it to the crest of the last climb coming back when my battery died. Five fun miles of all downhill back to the car.
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