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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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."…
Best Cave Tours of Mammoth Cave
After writing a lengthy article on "How to Visit Mammoth Cave National Park," I feel that I should make suggestions as to which cave tours…
Best Day Hikes of The Needles, Canyonlands National Park
When we last visited Canyonlands National Park some odd years ago, we mainly focused on a section of the park called the “Island in the…
Marsh – Billings – Rockefeller National Historical Park
All our knowledge of Vermont came from fleeting passages in a lengthy lecture series of American History. I think 30 minutes in total was covered…
90-Day Airstream Maintenance
This is our follow-up to 60-Day Airstream Maintenance Article. It’s been 30 days since you’ve completed your 60-maintenance tasks on your beloved Airstream Travel Trailer…
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Gulf Island National Seashore contains a set of barrier islands located both in Mississippi and Florida. The two districts contain a total collection of 12…
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Cane River Creole National Historical Park was our first foray upon entering Louisiana. Right along Cane River Lake, reside two French Creole cotton plantations both…
Birding in the Rio Grande Valley
Down in the most southern tip of Texas, near where the Rio Grande exits out into the Gulf of Mexico, there exists a land where…
Other Islands of Acadia National Park
I well knew Acadia National Park's core resided on Mount Desert Island through several travel articles and nature documentaries. I discovered the Schoodic Penninsula district…
Schoodic Peninsula of Acadia National Park
Before we arrived at Acadia National Park back in the Summer of 2017, I sat at a pretty little cafe just outside of Yarmouth researching…
Statue Of Liberty National Monument
In honor of the Union's defeat of slavery and the Confederate south, France gifted the United States with a colossal neoclassical statue. Her real name…
60-Day Airstream Maintenance
When we first got our 2016 Airstream International Serenity nearly three years ago I spent a few days pouring over the manual. When I reached…
United States Supreme Court Building
Congress let 146 years pass before providing the US Supreme Court with its own building in 1935. Prior to its current location, the court moved…
The United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is possibly the most architecturally impressive building I've come to witness. The grand 19th-century neoclassical architecture invokes the ideals set forth…
8 Free Things to Do at Balboa Park
Back in the 1800s, it was a common practice for the Spanish and Mexican governments to set aside large tracts of land for common use…
San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park in Pictures
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Valley Center, CA
In 1845, just two years before the discovery of gold in California, a town was founded just outside of San Diego. It was considered fully…
Staying Connected on the Road
I’ll be blunt, I don’t like the following about most mobile wifi services: Misc fees including overcharge, activation restocking, and early contract termination fees. Any…
Bakersfield River Run RV Park: Bakersfield, CA
Nights: 1 RV Park Cost: $37.80 Discounts Used: Good Sam GPS Location: 35.379247, -119.047648 Address: 3715 Burr St, Bakersfield, CA 93308 Website: www.riverrunrvpark.com Pros: 30…
Flag City RV Resort: Lodi, CA
Nights: 3 RV Park Cost: $138.84 Discounts Used: Passport America, Good Sam Club GPS Location: 38.114095, -121.390543 Address: 6120 W Banner St, Lodi, CA 95242…
San Francisco
During our stay in the Sacramento, we decided to brave the traffic into San Francisco and take a guided tour of the city courtesy of…
Sundial Bridge of Turtle Bay in Redding, CA
The Sundial Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for use by bicycles and pedestrians. She spans across the Sacramento River at 700 feet, while the support…
Mountain Gate RV Park: Redding, CA
Nights: 3 Cost: $73.26 Discounts Used: Good Sam Club GPS Location: 40.699600, -122.339378 Address: 14161 Holiday Rd, Redding, CA 96003 Pros: Very clean park with…
Lemurians of Mt Shasta and Shasta Lake
A continent called Lemuria exists beneath Mt. Shasta. Lemuria sunk and the people had fled to the hollow earth below the mountain. Living deep inside…
