‘House on the Rock’ opulent excess equals fun RV Short Stop
byIt was in 1945, the same year that World War II ended, when imaginative architect Alex Jordan, Jr. started building his dream weekend retreat…
RV / Camping Destinations
Intimate BLM campground on Idaho’s Lower Salmon River
byOne sweet Bureau of Land Management campground is Hammer Creek Recreation Site on Idaho’s Lower Salmon River, approximately 2.7 miles from Hwy 95, near White Bird….
Camping along the Snake River at Idaho Power’s popular Hells Canyon campgrounds
byIdaho Power Company maintains eleven overnight camping facilities: at the Hells Canyon and CJ Strike Areas; and Lower Salmon Falls, Swan Falls and Twin…
An incredible campground in southcentral Oregon: Collier Memorial State Park
byFor a delightful surprise, pull into the Collier Memorial State Park on Hwy. 97 between Crater Lake and Klamath Falls, Oregon. This 525-acre park sits…
Habitat’s RV Care-A-Vanners looking for volunteers
byOne organization always looking for (and appreciating) RV volunteers is Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit, ecumenical housing ministry. HFH’s vision is: “A world where everyone…
RVer Darrell Gilmore spent 2017 volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in all 50 United States
byLike many new RV retirees, Darrell Gilmore wanted to travel. In January 2017, the former corporate executive and long-time Habitat for Humanity volunteer from…
‘Synchronous fireflies’ displays are magical
byThis is an updated post from 2017 … because I’ve been following these fascinating synchronous firefly events for years, hoping some day I’ll be…
More about Arizona’s Kartchner Caverns State Park
byKartchner Caverns were discovered in 1974. This “live” cave “is host to a wide variety of unique minerals and formations. Water percolates from the…
Basque Museum in Boise, Idaho, an intriguing stop along an RV journey through Pacific Northwest
byTime to begin planning those side-trips to your RVing summer trip through the Pacific Northwest. The Basque Museum & Cultural Center is the one…
Active millennial RVers Shea and Erin Laughlin, #3: Hymer Aktiv uses a regular van chassis
byOne reason Minnesota millennials Shea and Erin Laughlin chose the 2017 19.7-foot Hymer Aktiv 1.0 for their home on the road is because of…