Boston National Historical Park
Boston. Beantown. City on a Hill. The Athens of America. The Cradle of Liberty. So many nicknames for this one city in the state of…
Airstream Gifts for $30 or Less
So its time I fessed up: I'm behind on my blog posts. I wrote this particular post ages ago and revised it for this coming…
One journey ends, another begins
If you have followed this blog you know we haven't been posting many new adventures in a while, just a trickle of articles for the…
Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist
Before I see Niagra Falls, I hear a deep distant roar. We make our way to the railing and my mouth drops open to let…
Airstream Kitchen Basic Tools for the Foodie
Cooking in an Airstream kitchen is about as small as they come. But that won't stop me because I'm also a bit of a foodie…
Lathrop State Park: Walsenburg, CO
Traveling south toward New Mexico, we decided to take a chance with Lathrop State Park at Colorado. I knew going in that we'd only have…
Chatfield State Park: Littleton, CO
Colorado State Parks have some of the best reservable RV sites I've seen. Granted that there are only six that have all my milestone amenities…
Goodland KOA: Goodland, KS
I have a love-hate relationship with KOA. Some KOA parks go above and beyond expectation, while others deeply disappoint, but nearly all of them make…
Airstream & RV Humidity Management
Our 2016 Airstream 30-foot International Serenity comes with a manual entitled, “Recreation Vehicle Owner’s Guide to Moisture Management.” When an Airstream becomes too damp, it…
Triple-J Camper Park: Russell, KS
Triple-J Camper Park is one of those older parks that needs a bit more love and a lot of elbow-grease but makes up for its…
Deer Creek Valley RV Park: Topeka, KS
When I called Deer Creek Valley RV Park on the phone, I was a little worried about the manic and terse manner they took my…
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Hale Farm & Village
In 1810, Jonathan Hale arrived in Bath Township as the first legal settler on the Western Reserve. Like many settlers, he came to build a…
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
I've always believed that a fun way to learn history is through the experience of riding a train. There’s something antiquated yet charming about riding…
Driving Tour of Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The Cuyahoga River burned 13 times since 1868. Before Cuyahoga Valley became a national park, numerous industrial plants occupied the area, and for a hundred…
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Near the junction Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee and within the Appalachian Mountains, lies an area well-traveled by Native Americans centuries before European settlers arrived in…
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Following part of the Lincoln Heritage Trail, we drive two hours to Abraham Lincoln's third home in Indiana. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial marks the…
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
When we're on the road our choice for entertainment isn't music, but history lessons from Audible.com. So when we visit a National Monument or National…
Cottonwoods RV Park and Campground: Columbia, MO
Cottonwoods RV Park is an excellent park all around. They are not especially fancy, but they cover the basics very nicely indeed. We Paid: $40…
How to Visit Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park offers over 20 Ranger-led tours, most underground and a few above ground. Selecting which tour to go on can be a…
Great Courses: The History of the United States, 2nd Edition
I do nearly all of the driving for our adventures, not so much due to skill but temperament. I don't stress easily and while driving…
Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort: Santa Claus, IN
Every once in a while I get to review a campground that breaks the mold in some way. Lake Rudolph fits that bill exactly. We…
Shadrack Campground: Bristol, TN
Shadrack Campground caters to those attending a nearby Nascar track, but we found it good for weary travelers and an amazing bargain with Passport America.…
Bean Pot Campground: Crossville, TN
If you are looking for a bargain, Bean Pot has you covered. If you are looking for the nicest park you can find, not so…
Buying an Airstream: Getting the best deal
Buying an Airstream can be a big purchase. They are one of the most expensive travel trailers you can buy and they hold their value…
Natural Bridge KOA: Lexington, Virginia
Natural Bridge KOA continues a recent trend for us of rather nice KOA parks in the East Central US. While a little expensive their price…
Bull Run Regional Park: Manassas, VA
Bull Run Regional Park is located near the Bull Run battlefields in Manassas. It offers some very unique opportunities for visitors and makes for a…
Luray KOA Holiday: Luray, Virginia
Luray KOA continues our recent trend of very nice KOA camping sites. The price is steep, but they are one of the better KOAs we…
Stories of Mammoth Cave National Park
I must be honest although Mammoth Cave National Park holds the title of longest cave in the world, it is not as dramatic or as…
Cherry Hill Park, College Park, Maryland
Cherry Hill Park has been in business for decades, but you would never know as it is a modern, beautiful RV park and campground. The…
Easy Hikes of Great Smoky Mountains
During our stay in the Great Smoky Mountains, I had the unfortunate luck of getting sick with some kind of stomach bug. I was down…
Waterfalls of Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains is blessed with two essential ingredients for the creation of waterfalls: abundant rainfall and elevation gradient. An average of 85 inches…
Timothy Lake Resorts: East Stroudsburg, PA
Timothy Lake Resorts consists of two separate parks near one another: TLR North and TLR South. We stayed at the South branch. It is a…
Cades Cove of Great Smoky Mountains
Amid the Appalachian Mountian Chain and Blue Ridge Mountains area, we have decided to visit that famed region of America known as the Great Smoky…
Hershey RV: Lebanon, PA
Finally, a Thousand Trails park I actually liked! Hershey RV is a cut above the other North East parks in its family with good sites…
National Corvette Museum and Factory in Bowling Green Kentucky
There are some places Trail and I go purely out of curiosity. Bowling Green was on our way from the Smoky Mountains to Ohio and…
Dry Tortugas National Park
When Juan Ponce de León landed at Dry Tortugas islands in 1513, he and his crew caught hundreds of giant sea turtles, in addition to…
Bear Creek Campground: Lake Compounce, CT
Bear Creek Campground is the on-site campground for the Lake Conpounce amusement park. It's the oldest park in the US but Bear Creek was built…
Thousand Trails Camping Pass Review
In December of 2016, Trail was looking for ways to save money and took a hard look at the Thousand Trails camping pass program. If…
Everglades National Park
If there was a tract of land in desperate need of protection, Everglades National Park is it. In 1947, that's what Congress did; by establishing…
Gateway to Cape Cod Campground: Rochester, MA
Gateway to Cape Cod Campground is pretty typical of the Thousand Trails camps we have visited: large, a little run down, but has a lot…
Manatees of Crystal River, Florida
I could not leave Florida without seeing a wild manatee. From early November to late March, the West Indian Manatees gather in numbers when water…
Old Orchard Beach KOA: Saco, Maine
Old Orchard Beach KOA is the nicest park we've stayed at in the KOA network, and also, by far, the most expensive. We Paid: $70 per…
Timberland Acres RV Park: Trenton, Maine
Timberland Acres RV Park was our home for Two weeks as we explored Acadia National Park and the surrounding areas in Maine. We Paid: $50 per…
Quiet Side of Acadia National Park
For our next foray into Acadia National Park, we set our sites to the west side of Mount Desert Island. Also appreciated as the Quiet…
Sailing in Biscayne National Park
One early morning in late March of 2017, I urge Hitch to wake up with a nudge, "Get up. It's sailing day!" My excitement feels…
Skowhegan KOA: Canaan, Maine
Skowhegan KOA is the sort of KOA I'm not especially fond of, It's somewhat expensive and only middling in quality. We Paid: $47 per night for…
Moody Beach RV Resort
Moody Beach is among the worst parks we've stayed at during our travels. It's not outright terrible, but I would not recommend it. We Paid:…
Eastside of Acadia National Park
I once read a quote about Acadia National Park: "You can fish with one hand and sample blueberries from a wind-stunted bush with the other."…
Airstream Factory Terraport: Jackson Center OH
There are not many reasons to travel to Jackson Center Ohio apart from it being where Airstreams are made. But if you do swing through,…
Kampfires Campground: Dummerston, VT
Kampfies Campground is a great little park that caters not only to campers but also to local residents looking for a little summertime fun. The…
