Michigan’s Lake Gogebic State Park in Upper Peninsula
byLake Gogebic is the largest natural lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It sits within the one million acre Ottawa National Forest. The Lake Gogebic…
RV / Camping Destinations
Sandy Lake COE campground sits on historic Minnesota waterway
byThe Sandy Lake Recreation Area is a part of the US Army Corps of Engineers – Mississippi Headwaters Project. It is situated in Minnesota…
COE Crossing campgrounds on Lake Ashtabula in North Dakota
byFirst of all, there are TWO Corps of Engineers Campgrounds at the Lake Astabula “Crossing” location, one on the East and one on the…
North Dakota’s Little Missouri State Park sits in the Badlands
byWe 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
byIn 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
byWe 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
byPeople travel from around the world to drive Idaho’s unbelievably breathtaking Hwy 12 between Kooskia and Lolo Pass along the Lochsa River. Lucky for…
McCormick Park on the Snake River in Idaho
byWe have traveled the Snake River Road numerous times between Oregon and points east, and back west again. We would always comment when seeing…
COE LePage Park at the confluence of John Day and Columbia Rivers
byLePage 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…
Family-fun waterfronts in Omaha-Council Bluffs
byYears ago, almost half a lifetime, I taught journalism at the Omaha campus of the University of Nebraska. I still remember the hot and…