Crossed border at Osoyoos, overnight in East Omak RV campground
After finishing up four days at the 14th annual RV Owners Seminar in Kelowna, BC, we headed south along 97, crossing back into the United States at Osoyoos/Oroville. The experience went smoothly with our passports. If you are traveling in an RV expect to be pulled over
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Trailer suspension, breaks, bearings
RV technician Jon Itterman presented extremely useful information for this first-time 5th wheel owner on the different types of trailer suspensions and components at the 14th annual RV Owners Lifestyle Seminar in Kelowna, BC. He answered questions on how to care and mai
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Workshop continues at RV Owners Lifestyle Seminar
On this second day of the 14th annual RV Owners Lifestyle Seminar in Kelowna, BC, I'm attending the workshop on 'Blogging' with John Clarke of Sanidumps fame. Using the time in class to post this update.I'm sitting beside Debbie Guthrie of Comox, BC. She is creating a n
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RV Owners Seminar underway in Kelowna, BC
Today is the first full day of classes at the 14th annual RV Owners Lifestyle Seminar on the Okanagan College campus in Kelowna.On this overcast day in the Okanagan Valley in south central region of British Columbia, about 100 RVers crowd into college classrooms to lear
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Off to Kelowna ... Gateway to British Columbia's breathtaking Okanagan Valley
On our way early Thursday to the 14th annual RV Owners Lifestyle Seminars on the Okanagan College campus in Kelowna, British Columbia. It runs Friday, June 24, through Monday, June 27, 2011.In addition to the many technical workshops on tap, writer Julianne Crane will
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Hiawatha trail = healthy RV travel break
One of the must-do bicycle trails in the Inland Pacific Northwest is the immensely popular Route of the Hiawatha Rail-Trail.This 15-mile compacted gravel trail stretches between the Pearson trailhead (elev. 3180) in Idaho and the East Portal trailhead (elev. 4147) in M
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Check out this week's RV Travel e-zine
In this week's free RV Travel.com newsletter, editor Chuck Woodbury writes about driving U.S. 395 from Seattle to Southern California -- "one of the greatest north-south routes in the American West." The route "travels east of two magnificent mountain ranges, the Cascad
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RV film quiz
Test your film knowledge by taking this quiz orginally created by the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association.When it came time for Jack Nicholson to hit the road in the film “About Schmidt” (2002), he did it in the comfort of a recreation vehicle. As Warren Schm
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Happy Camper Wines go after RV crowd
Recently I spotted a 'Happy Camper Wines' display and it brought a smile to my face.Back in 2007, when I was writing a weekly RV column for The Spokesman-Review, I wrote about this wine label.At that time I interviewed the Happy Camper proprietor Jeffrey Dye about this
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RVIA's Herzog family traveling throughout Northwest this summer
Brad and Amy Herzog along with their sons Luke and Jesse, were in Spokane, Wash., yesterday, stopping over at the KOA Kampground just east of the city.Since 1996, the Herzogs, who live on California’s Monterey Peninsula, have logged more than 100,000 RV miles, spendi
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