2015 guide to firearm laws, state by state
On our travels through the West, it is common to meet RVers who carry a firearm of some type in their RVs, or on…
‘Winter Texan’ RVers are everywhere
A quick look around Rockport-Fulton and other Texas snowbird destination towns such as Bandera, “The Cowboy Capital of the World,” the number of Winter…
Whooping Cranes are ‘Winter Texans’
It was a heart-stopping moment when I first spotted a family of Whooping Cranes making their way across the south Texas sky. With a…
RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on a rainy day on the Coastal Bend of Texas
Our rolling cottage is resting for a month in its site at the Sandollar RV Park on the Coastal Bend of Texas. We returned…
Woodworkers Richard and Donna Shrauger travel south from cold Colorado to winter in sunny Yuma
Full-time RVers Richard and Donna Shrauger were born, and spent their early years, in a small rural town in New York State. Then, a…
Balmorhea State Park, a desert oasis, perfect destination for RVers traveling west Texas
Texas’ Balmorhea State Park is the perfect destination for those traveling by RV (or tent camping) between El Paso and anywhere east along I-10….
Wickenburg, Ariz. — Gold Rush Days, outdoor art walk reflect Old West charm
With so many Snowbirds routing themselves through the southwest, one popular town many discover is Wickenburg, Ariz. We’ve visited this Old West community twice…
Stopped by Escapee Kofa Ko-op RV park in Yuma for laundry, shower and pool (swimming & billiards)
After several days dry camping at the Hot Spring Long Term Visitor Area that sits on Bureau of Land Management desert land about 50…
BLM Hot Spring LTVA perfect snowbird boondocking stop near I-8 between Yuma and El Centro
This is our fourth visit to the Hot Spring Long Term Visitor Area that sits on Bureau of Land Management property between El Centro,…
Stunning desert sculptures, all free for the looking–perfect RV Short Stop for Snowbirds
RV friends, Jane and Kevin Justis of Susanville, Calif., shared a photo of Jane (right) standing under a section of the 350-foot serpent created…