The 2018 Tiny Shiny Home Travel Route
Below you'll find a map showing our travel route in 2018. Click on a marker to get a link to any articles we've written about that area. We'll keep this post updated so you can follow along with us. Enjoy!
Locations in this post
| 1 | Sierra Vista, AZ |
Started out 2018 staying in several areas around Sierra Vista hiking, planning and getting ready for 2018! |
| 2 | Kartchner Caverns State Park |
Spent a lovely week here grilling, hiking, chilling and went on a cave tour. Highly recommended! |
| 3 | Ajo, AZ |
Hunkered down here chasing warm temperatures and enjoyed the cacti and mountain wilderness. |
| 4 | Picacho, AZ |
Spent a week here enjoying civilization after 3 weeks in the desert, picking up some supplies, and making some changes to our setup. |
| 5 | Lost Dutchman State Park |
Spent our last few days in Phoenix here waiting on some packages. |
| 6 | Willcox, AZ |
Boondocked at Indian Breadrocks and visited Chiricahua National Monument. |
| 7 | Alamogordo, NM |
Spent nearly two weeks here exploring White Sands and the Dog Canyon Trail. |
| 8 | Las Cruces, NM |
Boondocked at the base of the Organ Mountains and enjoyed the hiking in the area. |
| 9 | Carlsbad, NM |
Hiked the Guadalupe Mountains and visited the caverns. |
| 10 | Colorado City, TX |
Overnighted here on our way East. |
| 11 | Mineral Wells, TX |
Spent a week here while it rained. |
| 12 | Waco, TX |
Spent a week here eating delicious food, hiking in the forest, and fangirling at Chip and Joanna Gains' Magnolia. |
| 13 | Austin, TX |
Spent two weeks here hopping from hotel to apartment to houses while we waited for our Airstream to get polished. |
| 14 | South Padre Island |
Took our newly polished Airstream to the beach and instantly regretted it. High winds, and humidity blowing around salt and sand is not great for pretty aluminum :( |
| 15 | Brazos Bend State Park |
Spent the night here on our way to Galveston. Awesome park, loved seeing alligators! |
| 16 | Galveston Island |
Spent the week enjoying the sun, sand, surf and waves at this wonderfully laid back island. |
| 17 | Lafayette, LA |
Overnighted on the way East. |
| 18 | Mobile, AL |
Spent one night here enjoying the breeze off the bay at Maeher State Park. |
| 19 | Pensacola, FL |
Spent a week here enjoying the beach, kayaking, and more. |
| 20 | Grayton Beach |
Spent a few days here at the prettiest beach we've seen! |
| 21 | Panama City Beach |
Spent a week here with friends before heading back home to Knoxville. |
| 22 | Moreland, GA |
Spent a wonderful night here with a family who is also renovating an Airstream. |
| 23 | Knoxville, TN |
Settled down for several weeks here to clean, reorganize and spend time with friends and family. |
| 24 | Martinsville, IN |
Back to where it all began to make a few modifications to the Airstream and visit with Ashley's family. |
| 25 | Prophetstown State Park |
Stumbled on one of the nicest little state parks we've been to. Big private spaces, beautiful scenery and even a water park and farm store on the property! |
| 26 | Chesterton, IN |
Stayed with a lovely family for a few nights while meeting friends and exploring the Dunes. |
| 27 | Wisconsin Dells |
Spent a week here hiking, exploring, and marveling at the beautiful rock formations. |
| 28 | Elk Mound, WI |
Spent a couple of nights here at a boondocker's welcome spot camped out in front of a corn field and chatting with new friends by the fire. |
| 29 | St. Paul, MN |
Spent a week here enjoying Lake Elmo Regional park and an evening with a good internet friend that we could finally meet in person. |
| 30 | Heron Lake, MN |
Spent an evening here at a deserted city park while it rained. |
| 31 | Okoboji, IA |
Decided last minute to add Iowa to our map via an overnight, and instantly regretted it. Okoboji was super busy, booked everywhere, and basically a mud pit after the rain that morning. No bueno! |
| 32 | Garretson, SD |
Spent a week here enjoying the unique rock formations and still hiding from mosquitos and spiders. Are we in the desert yet? |
| 33 | Pierre, SD |
Killed almost two weeks here running the AC in the sweltering heat and celebrating Ada's Birthday! |
| 34 | Custer, SD |
Enjoyed our time here exploring the beautiful state and national parks, monuments and memorials. Beautiful country! |
| 35 | Badlands |
Spent a week exploring the badlands and boondocking on a cliff. Perfect! |
| 36 | Devil's Tower |
Stopped here mid-travel day to gape at the beautiful rock formation. |
| 37 | Emigrant, MT |
Spent a week here boondocking on the Yellowstone River and exploring the park. |
| 38 | Island Park, ID |
Continued to explore Yellowstone from the west side at this beautiful boondocking location. |
| 39 | Grand Tetons National Park |
Braved the cold this week and expored the Tetons in all their snowy beauty. |
| 40 | Salt Lake City, UT |
Headed south for warmer temps and a decent sized town to get some packages. |
| 41 | Park City, UT |
Froze our butts off here for a week and saw snow! |
| 42 | Zion National Park |
Explored this amazing park for as long as we could. |
| 43 | Kanab, UT |
Spent a week here totally devoid of internet, but loving the amazing views and hikes. |
| 44 | Page, AZ |
Bounced around Grand Staircase and Glen Canyon hiking all the things! |
| 45 | Williams, AZ |
Came here to scout some rental property and froze our butts off! |
| 46 | Wickenburg, AZ |
Spent a couple of weeks here boondocking waiting for our flight back to Knoxville. |
| 47 | White Tank |
Spent a week at White Tank enjoying hookups and beautiful sunsets. |
| 48 | Mesa, AZ |
Spent a few days at Usury Mountain park and it was beautiful! We need to go back. |
| 49 | Knoxville, TN |
Flew back to our hometown to visit with family for the holidays. |
| 50 | Martinsville, IN |
Flew back to Ashley's hometown to visit with her family for the holidays. |
| 51 | Wickenburg, AZ |
Finished out the year here boondocking, planning and enjoying the quiet. |
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Jonathan Longnecker is the strongly opinionated tattooed and bearded half of Tiny Shiny Home. He loves making music, figuring out nerdy solutions, exploring the outdoors, and living off-grid.
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