We took one long trip last year to Utah (from Oregon) to see the National Parks. That went quite well with the exception of hitting a cow at night in open range on the way back from the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Luckily we weren't towing and no one was hurt - not even the cow - at least not badly. The truck suffered some damage but we were able to wait until we got home to fix it except for the left headlight.
Our next long range adventure will probably be this September to Glacier and Yellowstone Parks. I've been trying to calculate costs to take the rig vs drive (Civic hybrid). It will be more to take the rig, but I think the advantage of not having to pack and unpack the car and having a safe place to leave our dogs during side day trips makes the rig a distinct advantage. We're hoping to find a couple of places to boon-dock overnight on the going and coming to save a few dollars. We'll see how that works out.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found you all and hope to make some new online friends here.
'Specially if pictures are involved.... 
There's a few gals that live in the Oregon area...
enough to know the we are always learning things about what works best for each of us. Jump right in and join in the fun....I'll look forward to hearing more of your adventures.
