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…
North Dakota Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
bySitting at the crossroads of Hwy 200 and US Highway 83 in North Dakota is an amazing Rest Area–The North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive…
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…
RVer Jimmy Smith on sodden farmlands, idle industries
byPlying the two lane roads from the west coast east to the Atlantic, RVer Jimmy Smith takes time to reflect. “I’ve watched as soggy…
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…
Jimmy ponders this thing called ‘retirement’
byAt our homebase RV Park in southern Oregon, Jimmy, along with many other members of the park, volunteers. Timber Valley SKP Park is a…
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…