Tribute: Remembering a gentle being, my sister Nancy Jean Grandin Butler
byMy sister, Josam Grandin Bullock of Austin, TX, and I met in Laguna Beach for a couple of days to remember and celebrate our…
Jimmy Smith ponders turning life’s corners
byWhile I’m in Laguna Beach with my sister, Josam, from Austin, for a couple precious days of a ‘Girls’ Sleepover,’ Jimmy reflects on chaotic…
Packing up, clearing out, moving on
byWith less than two weeks before the scheduled departure of our six-month RV trip circumnavigating the U.S.A., I am in the painful place of…
Free RV Travel Newsletter available online
byIn this week’s RVTravel.com newsletter editor Chuck Woodbury talks about the challenges of finding solitude to write from the road with all the current…
RVers needed for Habitat for Humanity builds
byRecently Jimmy and I signed up to work a Habitat for Humanity RV Care-a-Vanner build in Sebring, Florida, in early December. The Care-a-Vanner program…
‘Spending time’ RVing near Fish Creek, MT
byAfter leaving the Little Salmon River in Idaho last Friday, we took the long way back to Spokane, following the Clearwater River along Idaho…
Last day on the Little Salmon River … loading the camper, leaving behind a great summer
byThis is our last day on the Little Salmon River in central Idaho. We’re packing the Lance camper and heading north to Spokane where…
Kicking off Jimmy Smith’s musings on RVing
byIt’s taken almost a year of prodding and cajoling, but finally Jimmy Smith (yes that’s his real name)–my partner, sweetheart and traveling companion–has finally…
Monster 6-month RV trip planning update … extending our stay in remote places
byWe just purchased a Honda EU2000i Super Quiet generator … a major step for us. As truck campers who love to boondock (dry camp)…
Now’s the time to start researching ‘RVing Alaska and Canada’ for next year’s epic trip
byIn the early-80s, Sharlene “Charlie” Minshall, found herself a widow in her mid-40s. By 1986 she had sold everything and moved into a motorhome….