RV Clubs, Part 5: National African American RVers Association = friendship, family fun camping
Two decades ago, the National African American RVers Association was formed to promote camping in recreation vehicles to African American families as a way of life and means to have fun. "NAARVA has evolved from an idea conceived by a small group of acquaintances in
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RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on blur of trip from Sierra Nevada foothills to Oregon Coast and into Spokane
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
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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Timely information in free RV Travel newsletter
This week's RV Travel Newsletter again offers a digest of timely information for people seeking knowledge about the RV lifestyle. Including these interesting items: - RV tires: How old is too old? A man goes into an RV dealership, interested in a seven-year-old m
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The Digital RVer -- blog for the mobile population who need to 'connect' on the road
The Digital RVer is definitely worth a gander for all of us who travel for a lifestyle and want/need to stay in touch for personal and business reasons. Looking through the site,  I spotted an item by Russ and Tiña De Maris about the mostly dreadful Wifi access at
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Truck campers, Part 5: Authors Terri & Mike Church always traveling, updating guidebooks
Veteran RV campers and travel guidebook authors Mike and Terri Church  have been traveling (mostly) in a truck camper and writing about their adventures for almost two decades. Discovering early on that there were few good travel guidebooks for RVers, they decided t
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Free RV Travel newsletter ready for the clicking
If you are getting itchy for the upcoming camping season, you might want to grab a cup of coffee and click on the latest free RV Travel.com newsletter. Once again, it is chock-full of interesting snippets about the RVing lifestyle.
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Antlers Campground in shadow of Mt. Shasta
We couldn't see it from our site at Antlers Campground, but we knew it is there. 'It' can't be missed. Approaching from the south along I-5 in California, Mount Shasta  looms in the distance for at least 50 miles. This magnificent dormant volcano with its brilliant
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Internet 'connection' problems on the road
It appears that this small Website has been caught up in the recent global cyber attack. I have tried for several days to upload new images from my computer desktop to my Website. My computer keeps giving me an "http error" ... As soon as larger brains than mine f
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Spring in foothills of Sierra Nevada Mountains
After a cold and fairly damp winter at SKP Park of the Sierras, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, there has been a splendid series of warmer spring-like days. During this time of the year, snow is beginning to melt at the higher levels of nearby Yose
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