'Sisters on the Fly' still having 'more fun than anyone' in their vintage trailers, fishing, riding

‘Sisters on the Fly’ still having ‘more fun than anyone’ in their vintage trailers, fishing, riding

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Real-life sisters Maurrie Sussman of Phoenix, Ariz., and Becky Clarke of McCall, Idaho, are avid fly fishers, 'cowgirls' and vintage trailer owners. Together they are the inspiration and force behind a "grab life by the tail and swing it around" group of women known
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RV Clubs, Part 6: RVing Women = knowledge, support

RV Clubs, Part 6: RVing Women = knowledge, support

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This is the last of a six-part series on a few of the most popular clubs for recreation vehicle enthusiasts. With nearly 2,500 members, RVing Women “is the only international support network solely for the woman RV enthusiast.” The association offers services, fr
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RV Clubs, Part 1: Wandering Individuals Network = active solos

RV Clubs, Part 1: Wandering Individuals Network = active solos

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Looking for more information about recreation vehicles and the RV life? There are hundreds of clubs and organizations geared up to help. Whatever your lifestyle, special interest, location, or type of rig, there is a group or two … or dozen, out there waiting for y
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Woman RVer Kate Bright converts cargo van into her own custom rig

Woman RVer Kate Bright converts cargo van into her own custom rig

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Born in Maine, Kate Bright currently travels around the country camping on remote public lands in the 20-foot 2012 Ford e250 cargo van she recently converted into a fully functioning recreation vehicle. The retired teacher, mother and grandmother said she took on the
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Tribute - Mary Frances East Grandin: mother, writer, role model

Tribute – Mary Frances East Grandin: mother, writer, role model

| RV People, Women RVers
Today is the birth date of Mary Frances East Grandin. Born on March 19, 1921, to Pearl Sayre and Clyde East, both journalists with the Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette. Mary Frances went on to be a star basketball player, drama club president, editor of the newspaper, and val
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'Growing Young' RVing Women

‘Growing Young’ RVing Women

| Pacific Northwest, RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV People, Women RVers
The other day full-time RVer Malia Lane's posted an item on her Blog about a YouTube video featuring a group RVing Women as they caravanned along the Oregon Coast. This video was made in 2011 as a PBS pilot for a series called 'Growing Young'  about aging successful
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Vivian Grybko, a solo RV WINer

Vivian Grybko, a solo RV WINer

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Vivian Grybko, a shy but independent woman, has been solo RVing extended-time (about eight months a year) since soon after her husband passed a little more than a decade ago. One group she really recommends to other singles out there traveling in the recreation vehic
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RV paths of Whidbey Island painter & Spokane writer cross at small Arizona mission

RV paths of Whidbey Island painter & Spokane writer cross at small Arizona mission

| Pacific Northwest, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2012-13, RV People, Women RVers
Paula Pugh of Whidbey Island, Wash., was quietly painting watercolor sketches of the Tumacacori Mission when I approached her and asked if I could take a picture of her watercolor study. (Because I wrote about visual arts for more than seven years for The Spokesman-
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2012 top story on WomenRVers.blogspot -- the amazing Nancy Bridges:

2012 top story on WomenRVers.blogspot — the amazing Nancy Bridges: “Quitting was never an option”

| RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life, RV People, RV Types, Women RVers
Nancy Bridges has an infectious laugh and an incredible ‘never give up’ outlook on her life-on-the-road. I first met this Georgia lady on the day her 2006 40-foot Alfa See Ya Gold motor home almost tipped over at the SKP Park of the Sierras. I soon discovered
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Resources for solo women RVers

Resources for solo women RVers

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
• "WomenRVers.blogspot.com" features women on the road, edited by Julianne G. Crane. • "The Woman's Guide to Solo RVing" by Jaimie Hall Bruzenak and Alice Zyetz (2002). Available in print or e-book downloaded to your computer's desktop. • "RV Traveling Tales
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