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Teardrop Adventure 2026Day 48 Were rolling out early again as we head to Copper Peak in the UP of Michigan to go up to...
10/11/2026

Teardrop Adventure 2026
Day 48

Were rolling out early again as we head to Copper Peak in the UP of Michigan to go up to the top of the ski jump to see the foilage. Looks like a beautiful day for it as it is warm and the wind finally calmed down. Last night was the second night on this trip we did not have the furnace kick on once since the very first night.
Speaking of wind, I don't take our awning down very often due to wind. In fact, the last time I did was in 2024, right here at Camp Christopher! The wind was howling last night and the camper was rocking all around. I looked and gust were 45 mph. It woke Cindy up so I took it down. In 2024 we had the annex room out and the wind hit it and pulled the camper off the wood blocks the stabilizer jacks were sitting on.
With the RRED system installed the awning rides the wind fine and I wasn't worried about it but it seems Cindy can't sleep in a camper that is being rocked all around by the awning in the wind.

Teardrop Adventure 2026Day 46Cindy and I woke up at Camp Christopher in Cotton Minnesota on day 47 of Teardrop Adventure...
10/11/2026

Teardrop Adventure 2026
Day 46

Cindy and I woke up at Camp Christopher in Cotton Minnesota on day 47 of Teardrop Adventure 2026 to clear skies and brisk winds, still 1005 miles away from home. 47 days ties our record for most days on the road in Bushy as we did 47 days in 2024 on our coast to coast adventure. We still have 8 days to go before we roll back in to our starting point.
We have been offgrid the whole trip to this point. Our solar panels and lithium batteries have provided all the power we have needed so far. It was my goal to do the whole trip off of solar. The next 8 days will make it or break it as the weather is going to turn cloudy. I have several little tricks I can do to help stretch it as far as can. Fingers crossed we get some sun in the next 8 days. We might roll in with just a few watts left in the batteries but as long as I don't have to charge the batteries off of an external power source we will consider it a success.

10/10/2026

Teardrop Adventure 2026
Day 47

It was such a beautiful morning here at Camp Christopher that I could not pass up a chance to get some drone footage. Just could not get very high or the drone would take off to Canada with this strong wind out of the south.

Teardrop Adventure 2026Day 46, part 2After another 600 miles of windshield time and 10 more hours in the seat, we made i...
10/09/2026

Teardrop Adventure 2026
Day 46, part 2

After another 600 miles of windshield time and 10 more hours in the seat, we made it to Camp Christopher in Cotton Minnesota. Sadly, we are a week too late for the Bushiker ralley, but Dave and Esther generously allowed us crash here anyway.
Cindy and I are winding down our day with a liberal dose of our rendition of mulled w**e. Mogan David concord w**e, brown sugar, and healthy pour of Fireball cinnamon wh**ky warmed up in a pot on the stove till its warm enough to warm you all the way to the core. Were enjoying a sunset over a freshly cut hay field as the brisk wind slowly blows itself out.

Teardrop Adventure 2026Day 46 This is the first time we have seen gas for less than 4 dollars a gallon in 45 days! We pa...
10/09/2026

Teardrop Adventure 2026
Day 46
This is the first time we have seen gas for less than 4 dollars a gallon in 45 days! We paid a high of 6.30 a gallon in Washington along the coast. 3.38 was the lowest we paid and that was on day one in Indiana.
I have all our fuel receipts and will add up the damage once we get done. We have already driven 8000 Miles on this trip so I know it's going to be a large number when I finally come up with the Totals Period

It's another early morning departure for us as we have another 10-hour Drive in front of us before we arrive at our next...
10/09/2026

It's another early morning departure for us as we have another 10-hour Drive in front of us before we arrive at our next campsite at Camp Christopher in Cotton Minnesota.
We are on Buffalo watch as we drive from the campground to the interstate as it seems they don't sleep much.

Scotty goes to the Badlands! Roosevelt National Park
10/08/2026

Scotty goes to the Badlands! Roosevelt National Park

Being from Indiana the last thing I thought I would ever get to do is watch the sun rise up over a herd of buffalos, but...
10/08/2026

Being from Indiana the last thing I thought I would ever get to do is watch the sun rise up over a herd of buffalos, but here we area! Roosevelt NP, Medora ND.

Teardrop Adventure 2026Day 45Waking up in the Roosevelt National Park as the moon and sun rise up over the eastern horiz...
10/08/2026

Teardrop Adventure 2026
Day 45

Waking up in the Roosevelt National Park as the moon and sun rise up over the eastern horizon together. Can't wait to see the area as it was dark when we finally rolled in last night.

Starlink on the dash of our truck sure has made driving across eastern Montana so much more tolerable. Cindy's been stre...
10/07/2026

Starlink on the dash of our truck sure has made driving across eastern Montana so much more tolerable. Cindy's been streaming YouTube videos the whole way. We're looking at a 10-hour drive today to get to our next campsite. I can't imagine how boring that would have been without that little white Miracle device on the dash!

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