The Kühl Sloth Bus

July 25 – July 31 | Rapid City, SD (100s) → Hermosa, SD (90s) Where We Stayed Country Inn & Suites — Rapid City, SD (Saturday & Sunday) Heartland RV Park — Hermosa, SD (Monday–Thursday) Best Western — Custer, SD (Friday) A Hotel Weekend & a Much-Needed Nothing Day We were supposed to go straight to Heartland RV Park for the full week. But the forecast showed temperatures climbing to 105°F over the weekend, and after what we'd just survived in Medora, we were not doing that ag

July 18 – July 24 | Zortman, MT (90s) → Malta, MT (90s) → Medora, ND (90s–105°F) Where We Stayed Antelope Creek Campground — Zortman, MT (Friday) Traefton Park — Malta, MT (Saturday) Rough Rider State Park — Medora, ND (Sunday) Red Trail RV Park — Medora, ND (Monday–Friday) The Hi-Line During our time in Montana, we spent several days following Route 2 also known as the the Hi-Line. This is the northernmost transcontinental highway in the United States, running parallel to th

July 12 – July 17 | Saint Mary, MT (70s) → Chinook, MT (80s) Where We Stayed Heart of Glacier RV Park — Saint Mary, MT (Saturday–Wednesday) Purely Goatly — Harvest Host, Chinook, MT (Thursday) A Note on Language Before we dive in: Don is currently reading a book that addresses the myths and misconceptions surrounding the nations indigenous to North America. One thing we're trying to be more intentional about is referring to specific nations by their proper names rather than t

July 5 – July 11 | Shelby, MT (90s) → Saint Mary, MT Where We Stayed Lewis & Clark RV Park — Shelby, MT (Sunday–Thursday) Heart of Glacier RV Park — Saint Mary, MT (Friday) The Long Drive to Shelby Sunday was a long drive, but a deliberate one. We've learned that we'd rather have one long driving day and stay put longer than move constantly. We took smaller country roads for the first half and then jumped on Interstate 15 for the second half. Lunch was at Missouri River Brewi

June 27 – July 4 | Alpine, WY (60s) → Jackson, WY (70s) → Rigby, ID (70s) → Island Park, ID (60s-80s) Where We Stayed Melvin Brewing — Harvest Host, Alpine, WY (Saturday) Jackson Hole Still Works — Harvest Host, Jackson, WY (Sunday) Jefferson County Lake Campground — Rigby, ID (Monday & Tuesday) Henry's Lake State Park — Island Park, ID (Wednesday–Saturday) Holy Sh*t, It's July Let me just start there. We are in July. The last season of our Adult Gap Year. I've been trying no

June 21 – June 26 | Stevensville, MT → Lima, MT → Ririe, ID → Swan Valley, ID Where We Stayed Wildwood Brewing — Harvest Host, Stevensville, MT (Saturday) Lake Como — Darby, MT (Sunday & Monday) Beaverhead RV & Inn — Lima, MT (Tuesday) Juniper Campground — Ririe, ID (Wednesday & Thursday) Sleepy Bear RV Park — Swan Valley, ID (Friday) About Harvest Hosts After a long bike ride, kayak paddle, or hike, there is nothing quite like a cold beer at the end of it. It has become one

June 14 – June 20 | North Bend, WA (80s) → Spokane Valley, WA (80s) → Haugan, MT (80s) Where We Stayed Tinkham Campground — North Bend, WA (Sunday–Tuesday) Roam America RV Park — Spokane Valley, WA (Wednesday & Thursday) 50,000 Silver Dollar — Haugan, MT (Friday) We left Rockport and the North Cascades on a high note; that kayak on Diablo Lake set a really high bar. It is officially kayak season, and I am here for it. No more alligators, no more dry riverbeds. Lakes, rivers,

June 6 – June 12 | Port Townsend, WA (60s) → Rockport, WA (60s to 90s) Where We Stayed Jefferson County Fairgrounds Campground — Port Townsend, WA (Monday) Howard Miller Steelhead County Park — Rockport, WA (Tuesday–Saturday) Leaving Olympic — The Long Way Around The Olympic Peninsula is big. Our campsite at Kalaloch was a three-hour drive from Port Townsend, where we needed to catch a ferry to reach the Cascades, another three hours beyond that. Rather than push it all in on

May 30 – June 5 Federal Way, WA (60s) → Brinnon, WA (60s) → Olympic National Park (50s) Where We Stayed Dash Point State Park — Federal Way, WA Dosewallips State Park — Brinnon, WA Kalaloch Campground — Olympic National Park, WA Back on the Road Returning from two weeks abroad and jumping right back into bus life is funny. Lovely, yes, but it took a while for my brain to catch up. I went almost immediately into trip-planning mode, because we had only mapped out as far as Olym

May 23 – May 30 | California → Oregon → Washington | Scotland → Seattle Where We Stayed Kamp Klamath, Klamath, CA (Friday & Saturday) Collier Memorial State Park — Chiloquin, OR (Sunday–Tuesday) Mohawk Restaurant — Harvest Host, Crescent, OR (Wednesday) Schwarz Park — Cottage Grove, OR (Thursday & Friday) 3 Dog Cider & Brewstillery Too — Harvest Host, Ethel, WA (Saturday) Marriott Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland (Sunday–Saturday) Don's Week: Redwoods, Oregon & the Long Drive No

Loomis, CA (70’s) → Garden Valley, CA (80’s) → Folsom Lake, CA (70’s) → Butte Valley, CA (80’s) → Lewiston, CA (80’s) → Klamath, CA (80’s) Simultaneously Felde, Germany (70’s) Where We Stayed Cracker Barrel — Loomis, CA (Friday) Barmhaus Brewing, Garden Valley, CA (Saturday) Beals Point Campground, Folsom Lake, CA (Sunday) Healing Vibrations — Harvest Host, Butte Valley, CA (Monday) One Thing Ranch — Harvest Host, Lewiston, CA (Tuesday) Kamp Klamath RV Park, Klamath, CA (Wedn

Denver, CO (70s) → Loveland, CO (30s) → Manila, UT/WY (70’s) → Salt Lake City, UT (90’s) → Bonneville Salt Flats, UT (90’s) → Winnemucca, NV (80’s) Wyoming, Sort Of We pulled away from Boyd Lake State Park, ready to see a new state. We were in Colorado a loooooong time! We enjoyed its many National Parks: Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Rocky Mountain; as well as so many memorable spots: Montrose, Loveland, Denver, and Colorado Springs. But it

Denver, CO (70’s) → Loveland, CO (20s°F through 70°F (yes, within 24 hours)) Where we stayed: Hilton Garden Inn, Glendale, CO (2) Friday & Saturday Lake Boyd State Park, Loveland, CO (6) Sunday - Friday Denver, CO I keep saying we’re not going to any major cities, we prefer small towns or rural destinations like state and national parks, but some stops are simply unavoidable. Denver was one of them. Don needed to fly to San Diego for a work function, and Denver had direct fl

When we mapped out this trip, visiting National Parks was always part of the plan, but I don't think either of us fully understood what that would mean until we were actually standing inside them. Six months in, Skuhlie has carried us through 19 national parks across 11 states. Some we planned carefully, others we stumbled through. A few humbled us. One nearly gave me a heart attack, Black Canyon of the Gunnison. And at least two: we count on a technicality. We showed up; the

Marcos, CO (30’s) → South Fork, CO (40’s) → Mosca, CO (60’s) → Pueblo, CO (50’s) → Colorado Springs, CO (50’s) Six months ago this week, we pulled out of our driveway, pointed Skuhlie toward the unknown, and started a year we'd been dreaming about for longer than we'd admit. We didn't know exactly what it would look like. We knew we wanted open roads, national parks, 70-degree days, and the particular freedom that comes from having nowhere you have to be. Six months in, we'v

Montrose, CO (50s) → Moab, UT (70s) → Monticello, UT (60s) This was one of our busiest weeks yet. Three national parks, one state park, and the Colorado River, all packed into four days. Don took two days off work, giving us a long weekend, and we did what we do best: we filled it to the brim. It was a lot. It was fun. And it pushed us in more ways than one. Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Facing the Edge (Literally) We kicked things off at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National

Torrey, UT (60’s) → Green River, UT (50’s) → Montrose, CO (40’s) From the towering red rock landscapes of Capitol Reef National Park to kayaking a quiet stretch of the Green River to ending the week with an unexpected snow day in Montrose, we covered serious ground in every sense of the word. This week felt like a full-spectrum experience: remote desert solitude, jaw-dropping hikes, peaceful riverside moments, and a reminder that spring in the West doesn’t follow anyone’s ru

Alamo, NV (80’s) → Panaca, NV (70’s) → Baker, NV (70’s) → Richfield, UT (70’s) After the intensity of Death Valley National Park, we eased back into a slower rhythm, fewer “must-see” moments, more time to settle in, explore, and just be on the road. It also marked the start of a big stretch through Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, packed with national parks, scenic highways, and (as always) a few unexpected pivots. Valley of Fire: The one I remembered We re-entered Nevada for t

March 28 – April 3 - Death Valley, CA (100’s) → Isabella Lake, CA (70’s) → Barstow, CA (80’s) → Lake Havasu, AZ (80’s) I’ve been looking forward to posting this week’s adventures; it was an amazing week. This week was special. Not only because of where we went (although Death Valley National Park certainly delivered on that) but because, for the first time on this trip, we didn’t experience it alone. Gretel & Steve joined us. Death Valley: Better When Shared We’ve visited

March 21 – March 27 This was a different kind of week. For the first time on this trip, Don and I split up. He flew back to New York to spend time with his mom and take care of checking in on the house and mail, while I stayed on the road with Lucky. It was a nice reset for both of us, good in many ways, challenging in others, and full of a few hard-earned lessons. LAX: When Things Get Real, Fast We never planned to go to Los Angeles, but Los Angeles International Airport was