Highways and Hilltops - A Travel Podcast

Charlie and Jodi Keith

Love to travel? We do too! Hop in and take a ride with us as we traverse highways and hilltops in our camper van looking for sweet adventure. I'm Jodi - a photographer who loves telling stories and helping my friends plan their own adventures. I'm generally the trip planner and navigator. My husband Charlie is the driver, camp cook, and resident handyman. Our vision is to take you along on our adventures, help you plan your own, and share fun stories and lessons learned along the way. From Glacier National Park to Silver Dollar City, we've got a little of everything. We hope to build a community of explorers and offer travel tips and tricks along the way. What are you waiting for? Let's go explore some Highways and Hilltops!

  1. May 2

    Episode 35 - Merry Christmas from Florida Part 3

    Join Charlie and Jodi on the third and final part of an epic Christmas adventure in sunny Florida. Grandma Janie is still along for this leg of the journey and after all the crazy in episode 34, Baylie has finally made it to Florida to join in on all the fun. In this Episode: Will Jodi find the biggest Cypress Tree in the United States at Big Cypress National Preserve? What is a Cypress Strand? A manatee park in Fort Myers. Fakahatchee Strand State Park Doc Ford's for dinner A moonlight stroll on Fort Myers Beach Beach Day with some Sea Doo fun Gators and Golf at Smugglers Cove Stone Crab Claws for the win and more! LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: Big Cypress National Preserve - https://www.nps.gov/bicy/index.htm Fakahatchee Strand State Park - https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/fakahatchee-strand-preserve-state-park ***** Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website -⁠⁠⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Subscribe to our channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. ***** Travel Safe Friends!!  Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!!

    42 min
  2. Apr 16

    Episode 34 - Merry Christmas from Florida Part 2

    Show Notes - Episode 34 - Merry Christmas from Florida Part 2 Join Charlie and Jodi as they head South chasing the sunshine and leaving behind the Oklahoma winter weather. Turns out, 2 weeks in Florida is just what the doctor ordered for Grandma too. Listen in as they travel with a special guest on this trip...Jodi's mom. In part 2 of their Florida Christmas adventure, they are leaving Crystal River and headed for the beaches in and around Fort Myers. In this episode: - Gulf Waters Gated RV Resort - was it worth it? - Jodi and Grandma Janie head for the beach. - Second thoughts about holiday drive days. - Give us all the seafood!! - Baylie finds us in Florida - after a wild travel day. - Let's go (back to) Tampa! - Sanibel shells and sand. - Is there a National Park around here? - Big Cypress National PreserveSmallwood's Store - Everglades City, FLGators, Turtles, and Birds Galore - Focused on Faith Segment - Obedience and the Love of our Savior Jesus Christ ***** LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: Gulf Waters RV Resort: https://www.gulfwatersrvresortfl.com/ ***** Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website -⁠⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠⁠ - Subscribe to our channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. ***** Travel Safe Friends!!  Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!!

    35 min
  3. Mar 24

    Episode 33 - Merry Christmas from Florida

    Have you thought about spending Christmas in Florida? That's just what Charlie and Jodi decided to do, but they didn't do it alone. Join them to hear all about their adventure to find warm weather (even though it showed up at home while they were gone). Here’s what you can expect from this episode: There's someone extra in the truck - you'll have to listen to find out who their special traveling guest is! Lake Village AR - They didn't know it was so close to Mississippi! BEACH BUC-EE'S Would they stay in Holt, Florida again? Crystal Springs, FL - MANATEES!!!!!! Rent the pontoon! Shell Island Sun Retreats Rock Crusher Road RV Park Focused on Faith Segment - Do everything you do as unto the Lord ***** LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: ***** Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Subscribe to our channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. ***** Travel Safe Friends!!  Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!!

    39 min
  4. Mar 8

    Episode 32 - One Day in Arizona

    What would you do with just one day in the Scottsdale, Arizona area? Join Charlie and Jodi for one more day in Arizona after all of Baylie and Morgen’s wedding shenanigans. Of course, they will find a National Forest. Of course, they will drive a steep and curvy mountain pass. Of course, they will drive until the road turns to dirt. Of course, this day will be full of hair-raising adventure mixed with a little fear. Here’s what you can expect from this episode: Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine Tour Inc. Go Pro woes. A drive through Tonto National Forest. Saguaro Cactai Canyon Lake Vista The Apache Trail Mesa, Arizona Goodbye Lost Dutchman State Park. Focused on Faith Segment - God’s Grace ***** LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: Goldfield Ghost Town and Gold Mine Inc.: ⁠https://goldfieldghosttown.com/ Tonto National Forest: ⁠https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/tonto Canyon Lake: ⁠⁠https://www.visitarizona.com/places/parks-monuments/canyon-lake⁠ ***** Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website - ⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠ - Subscribe to our channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. ***** Travel Safe Friends!! Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!!

    29 min
  5. Feb 24

    Episode 31 - Destination Wedding Arizona Style Pt. 2

    Going to the desert and we’re gonna get married…No - Not us!! Join Charlie and Jodi for a weekend wedding trip to sunny Arizona. That’s right, their one and only daughter, Baylie is getting married to her beau in a stunning destination wedding at Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction, AZ! In this episode, Morgen and Baylie are their special guests as they talk all things destination wedding. From the ring to the dress to the planning and all the way to tying the knot…you don’t want to miss this one. This episode is jammed-packed full of: How did Morgen and Baylie meet? High-level fly over of their California engagement In’s and Out’s of planning a destination wedding Why Arizona? Picking the right photographer (shoutout to Avalyse Photography) The Ring and The Dress The Flowers and The Footwear Why Lost Dutchman State Park? Turo Car Rental How to lodge 13 people TPC Scottsdale Golf, Botanical Gardens, and Popstroke Outings Was a destination wedding worth the trouble? …and so much more!! ***** LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: Avalyse Photography: ⁠https://www.avalysephotography.com/ Desert Botanical Garden: ⁠https://www.dbg.org/ Sophia’s Kitchen: ⁠⁠https://www.sophiaskitchen.com⁠ Lost Dutchman State Park: https://www.azstateparks.com/lost-dutchman Popstroke - Scottsdale: https://www.popstroke.com/venues/scottsdale/ Tecovas Boots: https://www.tecovas.com Chantilly Bridal Studio OKC: https://www.chantillybridalstudio.com The French Florist - North Scottsdale: https://www.frenchflorist.com ***** This episodes Focused on Faith segment: Prayer Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website - ⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠ - Subscribe to our channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. ***** Travel Safe Friends!! Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!!

    38 min
  6. Feb 10

    Episode 30 - Destination Wedding Arizona Style with Baylie and Morgen Pt. 1

    Show Notes - Episodes 30 - Destination Wedding Arizona Style with Baylie & Morgen Pt. 1 - Going to the desert and we’re gonna get married…No - Not us!! Join Charlie and Jodi for a weekend wedding trip to sunny Arizona. That’s right, their one and only daughter, Baylie is getting married to her beau in a stunning destination wedding at Lost Dutchman State Park in Apache Junction, AZ! In this episode, Morgen and Baylie are their special guests as they talk all things destination wedding. From the ring to the dress to the planning and all the way to tying the knot…you don’t want to miss this one. This episode is jammed-packed full of: How did Morgen and Baylie meet? High-level fly over of their California engagement In’s and Out’s of planning a destination wedding Why Arizona? Picking the right photographer (shoutout to Avalyse Photography) The Ring and The Dress The Flowers and The Footwear Why Lost Dutchman State Park? Turo Car Rental How to lodge 13 people TPC Scottsdale Golf, Botanical Gardens, and Popstroke Outings Was a destination wedding worth the trouble? …and so much more!! ***** LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: Avalyse Photography: ⁠https://www.avalysephotography.com/ Desert Botanical Garden: ⁠https://www.dbg.org/ Sophia’s Kitchen: ⁠⁠https://www.sophiaskitchen.com⁠ Lost Dutchman State Park: https://www.azstateparks.com/lost-dutchman Popstroke - Scottsdale: https://www.popstroke.com/venues/scottsdale/ Tecovas Boots: https://www.tecovas.com Chantilly Bridal Studio OKC: https://www.chantillybridalstudio.com The French Florist - North Scottsdale: https://www.frenchflorist.com ***** Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website - ⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠ - Subscribe to our channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. ***** Travel Safe Friends!!  Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!!

    49 min
  7. Jan 30

    Episode 29 - A Red River 4th of July

    Join Charlie and Jodi for a whirlwind trip to Red River NM in Episode 29 - A Red River 4th of July. Stop number 1 is Dalhart TX for the night so they can meet up with their big kids and grands the next morning and head to Red River. How much can they pack into one day in Red River - you might be surprised, and this year...they actually got to SEE the fireworks. Special thanks to Jonna's Aunt Penny for hosting them on this summer-mountain adventure. As an added bonus, this is the FIRST episode that will include their new Highways and Hilltops Faith Focus Segment. This episode is jammed-packed full of: - I-40 vs. Hwy 412 - Gloss Mountain State Park - Wait...where's my SD Card case?? - 4th of July in Red River - Trout Fishing in the Red River City Ponds - Shopping and Eating near Red River Main Street - Zip Lines and Summer Ski Lift Rides - Trout Fishing the Cimarron River - Fireworks at Eagles Nest - The Missing SD Card Case Saga (what it contained and a call to action) - The FIRST-EVER Faith Focus Segment ***** LINKS & IMPORTANT INFO: Town of Red River NM: ⁠https://www.redriver.org⁠ Red River Ski and Summer Area: ⁠https://www.redriverskiarea.com⁠ Eagles Nest Lake State Park: ⁠⁠https://www.recreation.gov/gateways/16760⁠ New Mexico Game and Fish: ⁠⁠https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/licenses-permits/⁠ Cimarron Canyon State Park: ⁠https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/find-a-park/cimarron-canyon-state-park/https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/find-a-park/cimarron-canyon-state-park/⁠ ***** Follow us!! Facebook - Highways and Hilltops Instagram - @highwaysandhilltops Website - ⁠⁠www.highwaysandhilltops.com⁠⁠ **Please note photo galleries have been moved to our social media so check out Facebook and Instagram - or when the YouTube video comes out...you can see them there!! YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HighwaysandHilltops⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel - we are adding new content as quick as we can turn in out. You can find full podcast videos featuring wonderfully captured photos by Jo-Jo’s Photography and More, #travelingscout shorts, and all video shorts that go along with this episode. We would love to pray for you - Email prayer requests to jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com Buy our book - How To Just Give It To God - ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKY9YPTR?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9CH2B2D3JZR173AQXK11_1&bestFormat=true⁠⁠ Contact Us: jodi@highwaysandhilltops.com ***** Love our podcast??? Hit the follow button in your podcast app so you will be notified when we drop new episodes. Also rate and review our podcast in your podcast app - It's actually very important to help our podcast gain momentum and get recognized by more people. Do you like YouTube?? Be sure to subscribe to our channel. ***** Travel Safe Friends!!  Until next time - we hope you get to explore something fun this week!

    35 min
5
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

Love to travel? We do too! Hop in and take a ride with us as we traverse highways and hilltops in our camper van looking for sweet adventure. I'm Jodi - a photographer who loves telling stories and helping my friends plan their own adventures. I'm generally the trip planner and navigator. My husband Charlie is the driver, camp cook, and resident handyman. Our vision is to take you along on our adventures, help you plan your own, and share fun stories and lessons learned along the way. From Glacier National Park to Silver Dollar City, we've got a little of everything. We hope to build a community of explorers and offer travel tips and tricks along the way. What are you waiting for? Let's go explore some Highways and Hilltops!

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