RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on blur of trip from Sierra Nevada foothills to Oregon Coast and into Spokane

RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on blur of trip from Sierra Nevada foothills to Oregon Coast and into Spokane

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey Summer 2013, RV Life
After selling our Citation 5th wheel Monday morning, Jimmy and I headed north from Coarsegold, Calif., in the early afternoon with our pickup loaded with our possessions. We did not stop for the night until we reached the small railroad town of Dunsmuir at the foot of M
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RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on change

RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on change

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People
In his most recent post on "Another View," RVer Jimmy Smith wonders about what waits beyond the bend in the road. "Sometimes change comes imperceptibly, like the graying of hair or the coming of a new day.  Sometimes change sweeps across the landscape almost taking
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Buttercups, blue skies - spring in Eastern Washington

Buttercups, blue skies – spring in Eastern Washington

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', Pacific Northwest, RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People
The brilliant gurus at 2by2host.com found my uploading of images problem, fixed it and we're back to being able to post photographs. Thank you fellas and gals. In the past week, since the Internet glitch, we have traveled more than a thousand miles to and around the
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RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on mystery of road journey

RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on mystery of road journey

| Bureau of Land Management, Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2012-13
We're into the fourth and final week of our winter sojourn to the southwest ... and we are camped for a couple of days at the Bureau of Land Management's Empire Landing Campground on the Colorado River, on the California side, about nine miles north of Parker, Ariz.
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First night: Tehachapi ... and RVer Jimmy Smith's thoughts

First night: Tehachapi … and RVer Jimmy Smith’s thoughts

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', Lite / Green RVing, RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life
We had a late morning departure on Monday from SKP Park Sierra south of Yosemite National Park. We stopped for supplies and fuel in Fresno before heading south along Hwy 99 to Bakersfield and east on Hwy. 58, climbing out of the flog/smog of the San Joaquin Valley to
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RVer Jimmy Smith dreams of warmer weather, gardens, hot springs

RVer Jimmy Smith dreams of warmer weather, gardens, hot springs

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People, wildlife
Can a generic mole stand in for the infamous Punxsutawney Phil? (The answer is 'No' if one is to believe the official  Groundhog Day Web site.) "According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not
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RVer Jimmy Smith writes about 'Awning Etiquette'

RVer Jimmy Smith writes about ‘Awning Etiquette’

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People, RV Types
Question: When faced with an RV awning ballooning with rain water, what would you do first: Reach for a broom or quickly adjust the support arm? To find out one man's answer, read more about 'reacting first, thinking later' by clicking on Jimmy Smith's Another View (
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From the ragged edge of Christmas, Peace

From the ragged edge of Christmas, Peace

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Life
After "a mega jolt of morning coffee and the maple syrup-fueled plate of French toast," RVer Jimmy Smith  takes a moment to reflect on Christmas Day. "If only I could see my own life from 35,000 feet, I might marvel at the beauty and order," he says. "From inches a
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In the wake of recent tragedy, RVer Jimmy Smith 'listens for the sounds of Christmas'

In the wake of recent tragedy, RVer Jimmy Smith ‘listens for the sounds of Christmas’

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View'
Moved by tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary, Jimmy Smith writes: "My head is bowed and often tears push hard against some membrane of stoicism. There have been leaks as the collected grief pushes through and threatens to lay me down for a real cry." Read his late
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RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on shooting pool, quilting and community

RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on shooting pool, quilting and community

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People
Getting back into the rhythm of the SKP Park of the Sierras south of Yosemite. RVer Jimmy Smith jumped right back into volunteering on the maintenance crew. His latest writing reflects on talk around the pool table, the quilters next door in the craft room, and a sense
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