Oh The Places We Will Go!

We aren't the first family to throw caution to the wind and take a motor home across America.  We've spent countless hours looking at websites, researching state parks and general motor home information.  Many times I've found myself clicking back to http://www.familiesontheroad.com/ for reassurance that we haven't lost our minds!  Now that we have Matilda and a general plan, we're looking for suggestions of places to visit. 
Last weekend at a birthday party, I had a great conversation with another family currently living in their motor home who have traveled across America.  It made me realize just how much there is out there to see, and how little we know about any of it. 
So....
Give us some suggestions!  Have you been to a state park that was stunning?  A hole in the wall place that we would never find without word of mouth?  Something educational that we shouldn't miss?  Tell us your stories! 
If you suggest a place that we visit, we will send you a postcard when we get there and let you know how we liked it! 

A Big 'Ole Bucket of Lemons

Sometimes life hands you a bucket of lemons - You're comfortable in your daily routine and just going about everyday activities, and then you get a text that you're husband is being air lifted off of a barge in the Gulf of Mexico.  
Luckily his injuries weren't life-threatening; however, they certainly were life changing. 
As in, our mostly steady source of income was gone.  Our unpredictable way of life was gone.  Our whole reason for even moving to the Gulf Coast was gone. 
Four years after jumping feet first into the world of commercial diving, we are paring down our possessions and about to embark on a journey in a 35ft motor home we have lovingly named Matilda. 
We are diligently working on making her livable for our family of 6, turning our bucket of lemons into a (Scary!) 225 sq ft of living space -  A space we're designing to accommodate our family of 2 adults, 1 teenager, 1 tween, 2 littles  and a dog.