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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Traveling on to our next RV adventure ... Citation has new owners

Traveling on to our next RV adventure … Citation has new owners

| RV Journey 2012-13, RV Journey Summer 2013, RV Life, RV People, RV Types
The RV lifestyle comes in many iterations and today we are closing the door on one and throwing a new door wide open to whatever comes next on our life's journey. We've sold our 2001 28.5-foot 5th Wheel Citation Supreme to Paul and April Smith (no relation to Jimmy)
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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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Up goes the new RV awning, with the help of seven great SKP neighbors

Up goes the new RV awning, with the help of seven great SKP neighbors

| RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life, RV People, RV Products
This past January, after a long night of rain and questionable judgement, we experience a catastrophic awning failure. (See left) For details click here       What followed were two months of talking with fellow RVers about their awning exper
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A shift in our RV life; Jimmy Smith's reflections on 'saying goodbye'

A shift in our RV life; Jimmy Smith’s reflections on ‘saying goodbye’

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Journey 2012-13, RV Life
For the past year we have been members of the SKP Park of the Sierras south of Yosemite National Park in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It has been a great year being part of this unique RV community of full-time RVers and we have made wonderful friend
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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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