‘Floyd Country Store’ celebrates fun, traditional mountain music
byIf you find yourself traveling through southwest Virginia anywhere near the weekend, build in a few days to take in, and thoroughly enjoy, the…
RV Life
A few days respite from RV travels near Blacksburg, Virginia
byWe spent a few quiet days at the Creek House, a small retreat center set in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains near Blacksburg,…
Delaware RV highlights: longtime friends, great food, windy stroll on boardwalk
byHeading south along America’s east coast, we stopped to see longtime friends Linda Boone and Tony Davila in Milford, Delaware. I’ve known Linda for…
Monticello, another intriguing RV side trip
byJust off I-64 in the rolling hills of central Virginia near Charlottesville is Monticello, the spectacular family home of Thomas Jefferson, the third president…
Jimmy Smith reflects on moments, memories
byIt’s been a couple of weeks since Jimmy Smith has written his reflections from the road. Today he writes about how he is “in…
Oprah’s big camping adventure in Yosemite National Park
byOprah Winfrey hit the road with best gal-pal, Gayle King, for another big adventure. This time they went camping in Yosemite National Park using…
Yuengling Brewery … cool, refreshing, free tour of ‘America’s Oldest Brewery’
byYuengling Brewery, America’s Oldest Brewery, sits in the coal mining town of Pottsville, Pa. (We’re in Pottsville visiting longtime friend Rachel Scott.) Located on…
There are good people everywhere …
byWithin two days earlier this week I lost two cameras. First, on Sunday, it was my workhorse Canon G5. On Monday it was Jimmy’s…
RV – ‘How It’s Made’ – 10/29
byThe fascinating television program “How It’s Made” — the show that breaks down the mystery of how just about everything is put together —…
Jimmy writes about ‘chance’ meetings
byMany of us have had the experience of running into someone in a faraway location, who knows someone we know … there’s been volumes…