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Hi, I am Leandra and this is my site. It chronicles the adventures of me, Jamey the hubby, Everest the cat, and Dexter the dog (pictured above). We travel around the country living full time in our pop-up camper named Frankenstein.

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ParksSouth DakotaWildlife Tag: Custer State Park

Badger Hole Historic Site And Trail

Leandra
August 20, 2021 No Comments

The historic Badger Hole cabin can be found in Custer State Park in South Dakota. It was once the home of Charles Badger Clark who is known as South Dakota’s first poet laureate. He lived in the park for the last 30 years of his life until his death in 1957 at the age of […]

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ParksSouth DakotaWildlife Tag: Custer State Park

So Today I Fed Some Wild Burros

Leandra
August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 No Comments

The top three things on my bucket list for Custer state Park were: * Feed wild burros. * Get stuck in a bison jam. * Walk around Sylvan Lake. Well, I did all that and so much more, but I gotta say, spending a short time with the wild burros was by far my favorite […]

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ParksSouth DakotaWildlife Tag: Custer State Park

We Saw Our First Mountain Goats In The Wild

Leandra
August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 No Comments

So while hiking the Cathedral Spires trail in Custer State Park we got to see mountain goats in the wild for the first time and it was so cool.   This particular trail is very popular in the park, because you get the opportunity to get an up close look at the unique needle looking […]

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ParksSouth DakotaWildlife Tag: Custer State Park

So We Got Stuck In A Bison Traffic Jam

Leandra
August 15, 2021August 14, 2021 No Comments

With a herd of almost 1,400 bison I was expecting to see a lot of the giant beasts while driving the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park. This 18 mile stretch of road located inside the park is the best place to view it’s wildlife.   We had traveled nearly 3/4 of the loop and […]

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WildlifeWyoming Tag: Green River Lakes

We Saw Our First Moose!

Leandra
July 10, 2021June 21, 2022 1 Comment

That’s right boys and girls we have finally seen a moose in the wild and we didn’t even have to leave our campsite!   Jamey has been obsessed with seeing a moose in the wild for like ever. I don’t know why, but he really wanted to see one. While boondocking in the Green River […]

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UtahWildlife Tag: Camp Life

Our First Rattlesnake In Camp

Leandra
May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 No Comments

So we have been traveling around the country in Frankenstein the pop-up camper for a year and a half now and have seen a total of like 3 snakes in camp. One was a black snake and two were garter snakes so nothing serious. Well today that all changed.   We are boondocking on BLM […]

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Roadside AttractionsSouth DakotaWildlife Tag: Wall South Dakota

Feeding Prairie Dogs At The Badlands Ranch Store

Leandra
March 24, 2021February 10, 2022 No Comments

So if you ever wanted to feed prairie dogs this little tourist trap is exactly the place you want to stop.   Located just minutes from the Interior Entrance of Badlands National Park you will pass the Badlands Ranch Store on your way in or out of the park. The little store sells some cold […]

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ArkansasWildlife Tag: Hope Arkansas

The Wildlife At Bois D’Arc Lake

Leandra
December 4, 2020April 30, 2022 No Comments

One of my favorite places we have stayed at in our first year of traveling was the Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d’Arc Lake Wildlife Management Area. We loved it so much we stayed there in June and November. One of the reasons I love it so much is the incredible amount of wildlife that […]

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ArkansasWildlife Tag: Wildlife

I Think We Found An Alien Species In The Lake

Leandra
November 29, 2020September 21, 2022 No Comments

While fishing on Lake Ouachita near Mount Ida, Arkansas we may have discovered an alien species. The solid and gelatinous clear blob was lying on the shore and appeared to have a stick trapped in the middle upon closer inspection. Even though we knew better from all the horror movies we have watched we picked […]

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ArkansasKayakingWildlife Tag: Hope Arkansas

Kayaking With Alligators

Leandra
November 20, 2020June 21, 2022 No Comments

We spent months traveling in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and never once saw an alligator in the wild. We even camped near places with water multiple times and were warned that gators lurked in their murky depths. Alas, the reptiles never revealed themselves to us. That all changed at our first boondocking camp in Arkansas. […]

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