RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on living small, gratitude, sunshine
byAfter more than five months and 10,000 miles on mostly two lane roads, RVer Jimmy Smith reflects on living small, gratitude and sunshine. “Living…
RV Life
Gilbert Ray Campground: outstanding RV destination west of Tucson
byGilbert Ray Campground is one of those gems that you might never experience unless someone tells you about it. That’s how we first landed…
Once again at South Llano River State Park in Texas Hill Country
byWe have camped at the South Llano River State Park on the southwestern edge of the Texas Hill Country on many occasions. One time we…
‘First Day Hikes’ popular at state parks across USA
bySay goodbye to 2019 and a healthy hello to 2020 by heading outdoors for one of the “First Day Hikes.” This is part of…
Happy Winter Solstice from our journey around the lower 48
byIn terms of daylight, the winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2019, it…
History buffs: Two gripping Mississippi Museums
byMost of us who are drawn to museums go there to be informed and, if we are fortunate, to be affected or stirred on…
Returning to Sandollar RV Park in Rockport-Fulton on Texas Gulf Coast
byFor the fifth time (out of ten snowbird seasons), we have nestled for several weeks on the Coastal Bend of Texas Once again we…
Stop by Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas, to stretch your legs
byIn the small central Texas town of Shiner, just a few blocks north of the crossroads of Hwy 90A and Hwy 95, some of…
South Toledo Bend State Park on western border of Louisiana
byIn the piney woods of western Louisiana, South Toledo Bend State Park sits on the Texas boarder. It and its sister park, the North Toledo…
Natchez State Park only a few miles off the Natchez Trace Parkway
byYou’ve heard the old saying: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” Well, in deep southern Mississippi, parked across from us at the Natchez…