COE Crossing campgrounds on Lake Ashtabula in North Dakota
First of all, there are TWO Corps of Engineers Campgrounds at the Lake Astabula “Crossing” location, one on the East and one on the…
RVer Jimmy Smith on sodden farmlands, idle industries
Plying the two lane roads from the west coast east to the Atlantic, RVer Jimmy Smith takes time to reflect. “I’ve watched as soggy…
North Dakota’s Little Missouri State Park sits in the Badlands
We arrived at North Dakota’s Little Missouri State Park late on a foggy and rainy afternoon after a torturous 8-hour day driving. We always favor…
Bicycling around COE Fort Peck, nature trails, the Dam
In 2010, on our first visit to COE Fort Peck’s Downstream Campground, we bicycled up and across the Dam. At the Dam’s top, about…
Hot showers, electricity at COE Fort Peck in northeast Montana
We are still fairly early into our six-month RV journey of circumnavigating the Lower 48. Over the past ten years, whenever possible, we stay…
Up the scenic Lochsa River, over Lolo Pass into Montana
People travel from around the world to drive Idaho’s unbelievably breathtaking Hwy 12 between Kooskia and Lolo Pass along the Lochsa River. Lucky for…
Jimmy ponders this thing called ‘retirement’
At our homebase RV Park in southern Oregon, Jimmy, along with many other members of the park, volunteers. Timber Valley SKP Park is a…
McCormick Park on the Snake River in Idaho
We have traveled the Snake River Road numerous times between Oregon and points east, and back west again. We would always comment when seeing…
RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on mishaps, life on the road
At last, after 2-1/2 years of not being on a long, long road trip, Jimmy and I have finally hit the road on “a…
COE LePage Park at the confluence of John Day and Columbia Rivers
LePage Park sits at the confluence of John Day and Columbia Rivers near the John Day Lock and Dam. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps…