Exploring Mexico is unique in that indigenous people and native tribes tend to adhere to their culture and way of life as if time has not moved on. Recently I traveled Mexico’s Copper Canyon by rail, a 418-mile ride through...
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Mother Nature the Healer
What a strange year it has been! Little did I realize when we signed up to volunteer as camp hosts at San Mateo State Park in San Clemente, that this would be not only the right choice but the only...
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RV Campgrounds. Essential Business?
The coronavirus pandemic has raised a lot of questions, just one being the question regarding if RV Parks should be considered essential businesses, and allowed to remain open. For full timers and travelers who rely on campgrounds to park their...
Travel in U.S.
Vaccinate Your Pet when in Affected Areas
This post comes with great personal sacrifice. I lost my Blaze, my sweet loving 15-year old American Eskimo. I did not vaccinate him for the areas where we went traveling, specifically New England, for 8 weeks in July and August,...
Interesting Attractions
Boot Hill Distillery Overshadows Dodge City’s Infamous Past
While planning our RV trip from Southern California to New England, Dodge City jumped off the map and beckoned us to stop and take in its history and legendary tales of the Old Wild West. We were excited to experience...
Noteworthy Campgrounds
Millennials Joe and Melody Costa: The New Faces of RV Park Ownership
Many people dream of owning an RV Park but few actually dare to do. Meet Joe and Melody Costa. The new faces of RV Park ownership. These 35-year old millennials left behind successful careers, wanting something different. Today they’re owners...
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Off Again. First Stop: the Elks!
Al, the dogs and I are off on another summer adventure. This trip will take us from Southern California to Maine in a big loop north east then south and west. Our first stop was Tempe, Arizona, where we stayed...
Camping Recipes, How To
Simple Campfire Gourmet Omelets
Here’s a quick and easy way to make omelets that’s ideal for camping or cooking for a crowd. This method ensures perfectly prepared omelets that are custom to each individual and fun to make. For ingredients, include all that you’d...
Noteworthy Campgrounds
The Real Frontier: Terry Bison Ranch, Wyoming
We traveled to Cheyenne, Wyoming to experience the world’s largest outdoor rodeo; Frontier Days. Imagine a county fair on cowboy steroids. The rodeo included cowboys competing in bull riding, steer riding, calf roping, and more. Frontier Days was exhilarating and...
Interesting Attractions
Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska: A Cool Oddity
One of the great things about travel is seeing off-the-beat-and-track oddities and the uniquely creative expression of people across America. Such is certainly the case with Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska, a replica of England’s Stonehenge, but different! We camped at...
Make the Most of your Travel
Good Camping Requires a Nimble Nature
Like a Bedouin clan of gypsies but really just a bunch of adventurous American retirees living in Mexico, we traveled from San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez to the west coast of Baja. Our plan was to travel west,...
Noteworthy Campgrounds
Sunny Sarasota South is Something Special
A campground well worth a Shout Out lies on the west coast of central Florida, in south Sarasota. A boutique-size, 55 and over RV Park, Sarasota Sunny South is nestled amid residential neighborhoods, just a block from major thoroughfares and...
Make the Most of your Travel
Do your Research. Check your Facts.
Arriving in Colorado Springs was the culmination of research begun a year ago. Our 5-month travel plan incorporated stops in various cities specifically to take in key events. In Colorado Springs – that included the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb,...
Make the Most of your Travel
Hit Farmer’s Markets as you Travel for Tasty Local Faire
Traveling gives you access to unique and exciting flavors you wouldn’t find shopping exclusively at your local grocer. We make a point of popping into a Farmer’s Markets when available to get fresh local foods and discover something uniquely local....
Resources
Join An Association & Realize Many Benefits
Through friends we learned about the Alpine Coach Southern California chapter and we attended a rally in Temecula, CA. The long weekend involved planned activities, gatherings, and games. It was informative and fun. We enjoyed ourselves so much, we became...
Travel in Mexico
Vintage Trailers offer unique stay to explore Baja
Discover Baja and the quaint Mexican village of San Felipe from the comfort of a vintage classic trailer situated steps from the coastline and renovated to provide all the comforts of home. San Felipe, on the Sea of Cortez, is...
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A Tribute to my Fearless Friend
I used to work with a gal whom I adore. She moved away from Orange County, California a year or so after I left and moved back to where she’d grown up, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. At the time her...
Awesome Outdoor Products, How To
Keep Pesky Protein Out of your Drink
When camping or enjoying a cocktail outdoors, it’s annoying to find yourself fending off bugs that want to dive bomb into your drink. They’ll nose dive, swarm, circle the rim, or flat line right into your delicious libation. Son of...
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Create Your Own Annual Themed Reunion
While camping I met a group of fun, dynamic people who've been friends since elementary school in Poway, California. Over the years they’ve stayed friends, even forming a poker group as an excuse to get together and stay in each...
Interesting Attractions
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Just Do It!
Wow! I’m pretty sure I said that a lot during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally because much of the time my jaw was hanging down to my knees while I mumbled “I can’t believe I’m seeing this!” The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally...
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