Thank you all for your comments and encouragement. We understand that choosing a smaller RV will require some sacrifices. Because we would prefer to camp at NP or SP some of the campgrounds have only a limited amount of sites that can handle a RV over 30 feet. We would like to increase our chances of getting a site with a smaller rig.
We are currently interested in the Arctic Fox 27-5L. This 5-er comes in at just under 30 feet and seems to have the storage we are looking for. Problem is that we have only been able to look at it online. The closest dealer is in Pennsylvania. We may try to see it this summer.
Please let us know if you have any other suggestions on rigs we should look at. We are open to going back to a TT if it is the right floor plan.