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5 Colorado Lakes for Calm Fishing
One of my family’s great pleasures is a waterfront campsite where we can swim, paddle, fish, and watch birds and other wildlife attracted to the water. Paddling and fishing are…
Destinations
Places to Go & Things to Do
RVing the Delmarva Peninsula
“I realize that the concept of wild horses probably stirs romantic notions in many of you, but this is because you have never met any wild horses in person,” notes…
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The Vintages Trailer Resort
The lure of Oregon’s Willamette Valley vineyards was too much for me to ignore anymore. After hearing about retro trailers available for rent by the night, I decided it was…
Places to Go & Things to Do
RVing Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Like many baby boomers, my husband, George, and I have reached an age where we are filling gaps in our life experiences. For me, Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western…
Life on the Road
RVing in Wallowa, Oregon
Wallowa Mountains Dubbed the “Alps of Oregon,” the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast corner of the state inspire a free flow of adjectives: idyllic, wild, majestic, challenging, comforting, gorgeous, pristine,…
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Driving Titus Canyon Road in Death Valley
Leave your RV at the campground before navigating the tight passages and towering rock walls of the Titus Canyon Narrows, a spectacularly scenic but challenging backcountry stretch. The detour was…
Places to Go & Things to Do
RVing the Newfoundland Coast
The sign reads: “St. Vincent’s Beach Where the Whales Come to Play.” The wet, gleaming back of a 50-foot humpback suddenly appears just 10 feet from where the water meets…
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RVing Alaska
Alaska had held the top spot on my bucket list for years. When our granddaughter took a temporary job in Anchorage, we knew the time had come. The only question…
Places to Go & Things to Do
Arizona Wildlife Parks You Must See
Several years ago, my husband, Jim, and I saw a billboard for Bearizona, a “drive-thru wildlife adventure” in Williams, Arizona, 25 miles west of Flagstaff. I loved the idea; it…
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RVing California Wine Country
Getting There:Sonoma County is part of the San Francisco Bay Area, less than 30 miles north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, and is bordered by Marin, Napa, Lake and…