Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Roadtreking | The small motorhome lifestyle - A Peanut Festival and a President in Plains, Georgia




From the site: Roadtreking | The small motorhome lifestyle - A Peanut Festival and a President in Plains, Georgia

A Peanut Festival and a President in Plains, Georgia We’re a sucker for small town festivals. So when we saw that Plains, Georgia – population 683 –  was holding its annual peanut festival this past weekend and we were... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome ...Read more...




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In the Direction of Our Dreams - Another AT Bear Day Despite the Fools: Jones Run to Rip Rap




From the site: In the Direction of Our Dreams - Another AT Bear Day Despite the Fools: Jones Run to Rip Rap

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Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper - Overlooked America – North Carolina




From the site: Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper - Overlooked America â€" North Carolina

We love exploring America’s back roads and small towns and finding overlooked gems that the tourist brochures never cover. In a series of weekly blog posts we will be sharing some of America’s lesser-known small town museums, historic sites, and oddball attractions, on a state-by-state basis. We don’t have room to cover each and every attraction in every state, but hope to give you some ideas for places to see in your travels. Asheboro: The North Carolina Aviation Museum houses some of the world’s most famous warbirds, a collection of authentically restored, airworthy aircraft dating from World War II through the Vietnam era. The museum also displays a large collection of military uniforms, medals, memorabilia, and h ...Read more...




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Island Girl Walkabout - South to Alaska




From the site: Island Girl Walkabout - South to Alaska

After our amazing experience watching the Aurora Borealis, we continued south to Alaska headed for our final stop in the 49th state, Hyder. We ventured up Canol Road for a little bit. This road was built in the 1940’s to … Continue reading → The post South to Alaska appeared first on Island Girl Walkabout. ...Read more...




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Oh, the Places They Go! - Travelling Across Nevada




From the site: Oh, the Places They Go! - Travelling Across Nevada

Carson City, NV We left the beautiful ski area of Park City, UT and continued west on I-80.  On the way through the Salt Lake City area we stopped at a truck repair shop to have the front end aligned.  While driving through Wyoming we noticed the outside of one of the front tires was showing excessive wear along the outer edge.  We had that tire replaced and both tires balanced at Les Schwab in Heber City, UT.  Schwab doesn’t have the equipment to do big vehicle alignments so we had it done at GCR Tire in West Valley City, UT.  They said the alignment was good but found a loose wheel bearing, which they felt was the cause of our tire wear.  After the alignment was completed we continued wes ...Read more...




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How I Wrecked My Life | How I Wrecked My Life - How to start your RV buying process




From the site: How I Wrecked My Life | How I Wrecked My Life - How to start your RV buying process

I researched RVs for almost a year before we settled on the RV we wanted.  It took another 6 months to find the one we wanted.  If I had the money to just purchase an RV we would have boughten the wrong RV to begin with and traded it in a few times. Actually we would not have traded it in.  We probably would have just given up on the idea of living in an RV. I find it interesting to read what people post up when it comes to RV shopping.  This RV has good drawers!  The fridge is so big!  It’s a diesel! Let me save you some time.  All RVs have the same heart.  They don’t die at 100,000 miles and a gas engine RV can go up and down a hill just fine. I NEED you to understand the most basic trut ...Read more...




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Bill and Jan RVing the USA - MOC Rally--Day 4




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Elkhart County 4H FairgroundsGoshen, INLast night we couldn't make up our minds whether to do the potluck breakfast or the haystack breakfast.  By the time we got up and about, it was too late for either.  No problem, all we've done is eat and socialize.  This morning Bill noticed that we had a very small leak in the water heater.  It was an added part that let you turn some thingamajig to drain your water tank.  Bill had purchased a new anode while we were in White Pigeon, so decided to change it while he removed the other part.  Everything went perfectly except the new anode leaked a tiny bit.  Bill decided to take it out and put more white tape on it.  I was standing there talking with him. &n ...Read more...




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Adventures of Dave and Ann - September 26, 2015 at 05:13PM by advodna_dave




From the site: Adventures of Dave and Ann - September 26, 2015 at 05:13PM by advodna_dave

Lonestar Geyser erupting just as we arrived after a 3 mile bike ride! #yellowstonenationalpark #findmypark #geyser ...Read more...




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RV-Dreams Journal - Porcupine Mountains Highlight Weekend - Day 1 - (Ontonagon, Michigan)




From the site: RV-Dreams Journal - Porcupine Mountains Highlight Weekend - Day 1 - (Ontonagon, Michigan)

Well, today was a much better day. The sun was shining early making for a wonderful lake view from our campsite.     And, when Linda got up, she turned our refrigerator on just to see if it may have somehow reset itself.  Sure enough, it worked.  But now we don't trust it since we don't know why it shut down.  We don't want to run it if it shut down due to an overheating situation, so we'll continue with our plan to use the mini-fridge and electric cooler that we purchased last night until we can get an accurate diagnosis. By the time I got the Journal entry for yesterday written, and we got our cold food storage taken care of this morning, it was almost noon.  Still, we headed out to do some short hikes in th ...Read more...




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Our Awesome Travels - The leaves are beginning to change color, slowly but its happening!




From the site: Our Awesome Travels - The leaves are beginning to change color, slowly but its happening!

Where are we today ? Rock Glen Resort          Still amazing weather here and with our many walkabouts today did actually find a few trees starting to change color. Yep fall is on its way. Sunny short daylight hours and cooler nights just getting ready for whatever is in store for this coming winter.         Not a lot of colors yet but it is happening, still day time temps in the mid 70'sF (23c)w e can sure live with that, no rain or wind and lotsa sunshine. Just like the southwest.         Morning and afternoon walkabouts , chat with a few people we have not seen for a while, nice to catchup a bit when we can.         No fitness centre for ...Read more...




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Malouf's RV Tour - 2015 Summer In Review




From the site: Malouf's RV Tour - 2015 Summer In Review

Yes we're still around....with a full time work schedule I took a break from blogging and reading blogs over the summer. I've caught up with most of the blogs I read, just a few more to read through...Our son Tom ended up staying till mid August with us, every Thursday was tent moving day...couldn't let the grass die instead we had a patchwork yard most of the summer. While Dave worked most Mondays it was a day Tom and I both had off. So great to spend time with him, whether it was talking, going for a bike ride or visiting the local water park. The time spent with Tom this summer was an unexpected gift of reconnecting with him.That's not to say it was all work, we had a few friends from afar visit in July. Our friends Dennis and Bev who w ...Read more...




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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

RV Outlawz - It doesn’t look like much but we were able to get beautifully hand crafted Navajo craft gifts and




From the site: RV Outlawz - It doesn’t look like much but we were able to get beautifully hand crafted Navajo craft gifts and

Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Grand Canyon South Rim View in Instagram ⇒ ...Read more...




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The Fit RV - Coach House Platinum II – A Quick Tour




From the site: The Fit RV - Coach House Platinum II â€" A Quick Tour

“Hi.  I’m a unicorn.  I’m going to be in your neighborhood this weekend.  Wanna meet up?” That’s how our friend, John, described the email I received recently from a couple of readers.  They were going to be passing near our home base in Salt Lake City, Utah, and wondered if we would be interested in checking out their new coach.  Since we’ve NEVER seen a Platinum II in person, we jumped at the chance.  It’s not our usual in-depth review, but check out this video for a look at this unique coach.   Coach House, for those of you who aren’t familiar with them, build Class B and small Class C (B+) coaches from their facility in Florida.  They don’t ha ...Read more...




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Those Young Guys - Clark Canyon Reservoir – Dillon, Montana




From the site: Those Young Guys - Clark Canyon Reservoir â€" Dillon, Montana

This recreation area is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and is located about 10 miles south of Dillon, Montana. It includes not only a reservoir for rainbow and brown trout fishing but boat launches, picnic areas, and 9 campgrounds. The entrance fee, launch fee, and camping fee is $0. The closest campground to I-15 and directly west of the … The post Clark Canyon Reservoir – Dillon, Montana appeared first on Those Young Guys. ...Read more...




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glamourstream - Battery hygiene




From the site: glamourstream - Battery hygiene

I wish this was a post about installing Lithium batteries and a $12,000 solar setup. Sadly what follows are rather more mundane observations about battery maintenance. Our Airstream shipped with two fairly inexpensive Interstate SRM-24 deep cycle batteries. These retail for about $120 each. I have great respect for them – they kept us going for over two days in a blizzard. Unfortunately the lifespan for deep cycle batteries in RV applications seems to be about two years and they don’t age gracefully. This is a function of two things: The standard factory installed charging systems are poor and never fully charge the batteries, which leads to death by sulphation. One of the best resources I have found o ...Read more...




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OUR NEWELL ADVENTURE - A-Bandon-ment




From the site: OUR NEWELL ADVENTURE - A-Bandon-ment

I've been many places over the past few years where the locals will repeat this popular refrain....."If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes".......that is so true here at Cape Blanco, and Friday was another good example of that.  We arrived for our 'top shift' at 1000 hours to sunny, windless skies, but by 1015 the fog rolled in......then back out......then back in.....then back out......then back in and back out once again in the space of an hour.  At one point I could not see the lighthouse from my 'greeter' position down at the entrance to the lighthouse station. About to fade to 'white'..... ....and just a few minutes later it was clear once againIt was one of those days when seemingly every visitor had an int ...Read more...




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Van-Tramp.com - Fort Worden State Park




From the site: Van-Tramp.com - Fort Worden State Park

Fort Worden is more than a historic military fort, but I must admit my ignorance – and being completely content with that ignorance – to what else it may have been in the early 1900’s when it was in use. For me, it was all about the bug guns (I’m a dude, sue me) that once occupied the fort and were to be used in defense of any invaders by sea. Although none of the guns still stand where they once did, a museum showed pictures, models, and videos of them in use. They would be a sight for sure, but I happily settled for the huge concrete bunkers and gun placements instead. And this is where I must give it to Washington State for leaving the doors unlocked. We could explore into the dark caverns of the bunkers (with h ...Read more...




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RV-ing in the Kram-a-lot-Inn - Friday, September 25, 2015 - Exploring Amana Colonies (Amana Colonies, Iowa)




From the site: RV-ing in the Kram-a-lot-Inn - Friday, September 25, 2015 - Exploring Amana Colonies (Amana Colonies, Iowa)

We were no hurry to get up and go out this morning. I changed the bed linens and did 2 loads of laundry. Made breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.Then around noon we went out to explore the different colonies.We started by going to the Creamery Theater to get tickets for the show on Saturday night.We went to several of the General Stores and browsed. At the wood shop we found this:We walked around the town and visited the cheese, wine, meat, broom & basket, Christmas, tea & coffee and leather shops.After that we went back to camp to spend some time with Bella. This park is actually in a corn field and is very large. You can see the field behind us.We decided to try Phat Daddy's Pizza for dinner.It's very thin crus ...Read more...




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Roadtreking | The small motorhome lifestyle - Off The Beaten Path: 1917 Packard Motorhome




From the site: Roadtreking | The small motorhome lifestyle - Off The Beaten Path: 1917 Packard Motorhome

Off The Beaten Path: 1917 Packard Motorhome On our trip along historic US Route 66, we are finding wonderful scenes and historical places through Missouri, Kansas (13 miles of it), and now Oklahoma. One of the unexpected... Roadtreking : The RV Lifestyle Blog - Traveling North America in a small motorhome ...Read more...




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Life In An RV | FTRVing.com - Lamoine State Park- Lamoine, ME- Perfect base for exploration




From the site: Life In An RV | FTRVing.com - Lamoine State Park- Lamoine, ME- Perfect base for exploration

Lamoine State Park, located on Maine’s beautiful Frenchman’s Bay, was the perfect base from which to explore Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor without paying the higher prices at the private Bar Harbor area campgrounds. It was easily accessible from coastal route 1 and also from US route 95. Although we could have made reservations, we decided to just show up on a Friday night in late August and hope for the best. We were lucky! The park had a nice corner site which could accommodate our 31-ft class C for two nights. Be aware that the park’s 61 sites can only accommodate RV’s up to 35-foot in length. The park offers seasonal camping, has a boat launch area, and provides views of Mt. Desert Island, home to Ac ...Read more...




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Life In An RV | FTRVing.com - Lamoine State Park- Lamoine, ME- Perfect base for exploration




From the site: Life In An RV | FTRVing.com - Lamoine State Park- Lamoine, ME- Perfect base for exploration

Lamoine State Park, located on Maine’s beautiful Frenchman’s Bay, was the perfect base from which to explore Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor without paying the higher prices at the private Bar Harbor area campgrounds. It was easily accessible from coastal route 1 and also from US route 95. Although we could have made reservations, we decided to just show up on a Friday night in late August and hope for the best. We were lucky! The park had a nice corner site which could accommodate our 31-ft class C for two nights. Be aware that the park’s 61 sites can only accommodate RV’s up to 35-foot in length. The park offers seasonal camping, has a boat launch area, and provides views of Mt. Desert Island, home to Ac ...Read more...




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Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper - That’s Just Wrong!




From the site: Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper - That’s Just Wrong!

We were up at Oh-Dark-Thirty yesterday morning to get the motorhome packed up and ready to go to for an appointment to get both windshields replaced at 10:30. Just before it was time to leave I called to confirm the directions to the shop and they said because it was raining and our RV is too big to fit inside of their bay they couldn’t do it until Monday. I got up that early for nothing? That’s just wrong! A couple of people asked why we didn’t have a mobile windshield installer come to us here at the campground instead of driving to a shop. Our rig is a 2002 Winnebago Ultimate Advantage and they have been known to have issues with rust in the windshield channels, which is much easier to deal with in a shop if they find t ...Read more...




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Sunday, September 27, 2015

Just 5 More Minutes - Lovely Leavenworth




From the site: Just 5 More Minutes - Lovely Leavenworth

I sat down recently and wrote a piece for Go RVing about our trip to Leavenworth, Washington that we took not too long ago.  I have to say that going through all of the photos, putting them together while reminiscing of our trip has made me yearn to hit the road again. I’ve learned that our Silver Girl will be ready for pickup in a couple of weeks (poor soul has been in the shop getting some of her bells and whistle’s polished and fixed up after our last trip we took through Idaho and Montana).  I’m so looking forward to having her back and beginning our Fall season road trips. In the meantime, won’t you come along and relive our trip to Leavenworth with me?  Just click here and away we’ll go :) ...Read more...




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Winnie Views - A Dozen Days in Colorado




From the site: Winnie Views - A Dozen Days in Colorado

I should have known my travel schedule this month would make daily blog posting prohibitive for GynCAN.  Well, at least I have managed to keep up with daily posts on the GynCAN Facebook & Twitter pages.  Once I get settled in New Mexico, I’ll finish the month with a few more GynCAN posts, but first, I’ll share the highlights of my recent dozen days in Colorado. Read more » ...Read more...




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blog.goodsam.com - Idaho’s Tolo Lake Mammoths




From the site: blog.goodsam.com - Idaho’s Tolo Lake Mammoths

Bear Den RV Park claims a distinction of which no other RV Park in the United States can boast-Mammoths!  Sitting on a hill overlooking the Camas Prairie, this park is in an area that travelers have sought for centuries. Here Native Americans of the Nez Perce Tribe camped before Europeans discovered this fair place. Nearby, Lewis and Clarke camped—rescued with food and shelter by the Nez Perce before winter’s cruel grip could claim them. And here, one of the largest mammals on earth made this their stopping point, Columbian Mammoths! A short drive southwest of Bear Den RV Park in Grangeville, Idaho, is Tolo Lake—the location of the largest mammoth gravesite ever found in the United States. Nine mammoth and two prehist ...Read more...




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Wheeling It - SP Campground Review – Buffalo Bill State Park (North Fork), Cody, WY




From the site: Wheeling It - SP Campground Review â€" Buffalo Bill State Park (North Fork), Cody, WY

Polly & Paul pose by our scenic site at Buffalo Bill State ParkA very scenic State Park campground just ~14 miles west of downtown Cody in Northwestern Wyoming.Note/ This review is only for North Fork Campground. There is also a North Shore Campground ~5 miles East (same state park) that I did not review. Link to campground here: Buffalo Bill State Park, Cody, WYLink to map location here: Buffalo Bill State Park, Cody, WY Site Quality = 4/5Very nice sites here except for a few slight dings. Sites are all large, long, very spacious paved pull-throughs with spacious “sitting areas” containing concrete picnic table and metal fire-pit. They are arranged in 2 main loops, an “upper loop” w ...Read more...




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Van-Tramp.com - Salt Creek State Park




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Last week we hung out at Salt Creek Campground in the Salt Creek Recreation Area. It was a bit of an emergency location to camp as the spot chosen to boondock nearby could not take Kerri’s 27 foot trailer. Our front yard for the weekSunset over the StraitThe campground itself is just as you would imagine any State Park. It does the trick, has the amenities, but comes with the crowds and tons of restrictions, regulations, and rules. For example,  in Washington it is illegal to open or consume any alcoholic beverage, including within the privacy of your own  RV. It is not a Washington-only thing though. I am seeing this more and more frequently in State Parks. Nevertheless, the park was as expected of any wilderness in the P ...Read more...




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The Boonie People - Something Is Always In Need of Repair On Our Motorhome!




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Well, not always, but we just had our malfunction for 2015 and it took a couple days in the repair mode to get it analyzed and repaired. Fortunately we bought an extended warranty on our motorhome when we bought it back in February, 2013, therefore, it isn’t as painful as it could be. More later on these repairs.After Indianapolis we moved a couple hundred miles on east on Interstate-90 to the Columbus, Ohio area. We picked on the small town of Lancaster, Ohio which is in the country and 30 miles south of the Columbus. We checked into the Lancaster Campground on Wednesday, August 12th for a week’s stay, but when our visit was finished we had stayed 25 nights. This RV Park was once again one of the smaller parks we have stayed as ...Read more...




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