Trees of Mystery - great family RV Short Stop
For more than 50 years, the Trees of Mystery in northern California have beckoned many travelers driving along U.S. Highway 101 about 36 miles south of the Oregon border.My first visit was back in the mid-60s. I was impressed then, as I was on my most recent visit, with
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RVer Jimmy Smith's trial by water
In his latest posting on 'Another View,' RVer Jimmy Smith writes about a dream he had of "water, a cascade of water."Then he writes: "I flew out of the bed to behold a free flowing watercourse cascading out of our toilet. I gasped and instinctively stepped on the flus
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Our next destination: Joshua Tree National Park
Throughout 2011, Joshua Tree National Park, in southern California, has been commemorating its '75 years of inspiration.' President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the park into existence with a presidential proclamation in 1936.Next week, we're heading toward Black Ro
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Holiday traditions never go out of style in the RV cruising community
RV Snowbirds throughout the southern California desert communities decked their dashboards and trimmed the hitches of the motorhomes during this holiday season, states an article written by Rebecca Walsh in The Desert Sun, posted on Christmas morning."The RV community
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Peace on Earth -- reflections during Holidays
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, a joyful Kwanzaa and Peace on Earth. "How does one report a heart that rests in a contented home, warm and full of everything required or wanted," writes Jimmy Smith. "And a heart that aches with the knowledge of the senseless violenc
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Happy Holidays from our home-on-wheels
This Holiday Season we are creating new traditions at the SKP Park of the Sierras just south of Yosemite National Park. We were thrilled to see Santa at the annual the 'Trim the Tree' holiday dinner. (Pictured at left are Jimmy Smith, Santa (Gus Gurule) and Julianne Cr
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Malia Lane shares memory of first RV holiday
Solo RVer and writer Malia Lane celebrated her first Christmas as a fulltime RVer ten years ago near Charleston, S.C."I was traveling with my best friend," said Malia. "I cooked a full-on Christmas feast in my tiny kitchen and it turned out to be one of the best meals a
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Favorite Christmas RV memory of Bob and Lynn Difley--Valley of Fire SP in Nevada
Longtime RVers Bob and Lynn Difley have celebrated many Christmases in their RV and share this special holiday memory.Bob Difley wrote in an e-mail: "As snowbirds we spend Christmas away from the family somewhere in the southwestern deserts."One year we decided on Valle
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Fran Reisner--professional photographer, author, fulltime solo RVer
If you, or a friend, love dogs consider picking up 'The Dogs of Central Park' by RVer Fran Reisner. It is a delightful book of featuring many of the playful creatures who come out to romp each day in the heart of Manhattan.Born in Longview, Wash., and most recently of F
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Ken and Jean Bixler veteran full-time RVers still enjoy working as campground hosts
Jean and Ken Bixler met a little more than four decades ago riding motorcycles in Bakersfield, Calif. "That was half my lifetime ago," recalled Jean with a huge smile. "Both of us belonged to the Harley-Davidson Club. We fell in love and got married." Their blende
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