Wyoming: Devils Tower to Yellowstone
Bobbie Hasselbring Photos: Anne Weaver
December 19, 2012
With its stunning desert landscapes, soaring Rocky Mountains and more than 75 rivers, Wyoming has long been a favorite of RVers. The Cowboy State is also home to Yellowstone, the first national park in the United States, and Devils Tower, the nation’s first national monument. We decided to take the... Read more »
Lake Tahoe: Jewel of the Sierras
Gary Wescott
December 12, 2012
The sky was so blue it almost hurt my eyes as it framed snowcapped peaks across the mirror surface of Lake Tahoe, located along the border between California and Nevada. I brushed a little powder off the step of our RV and shuffled through the squeaky snow to disconnect our electrical cords and start... Read more »
Chasing the Ghosts of the West
Bobbie Hasselbring
December 3, 2012
Ghosts from older times and other lives began to appear before we crossed the Oregon border on our way to Nevada. The state of Nevada boasts more than 600 ghost towns and mining camps, many not more than a few crumbling walls and foundations. My sister and I recently took a motorhome trip to explore... Read more »
Exploring San Antonio’s Treasures
Gerald C. Hammon
November 29, 2012
I tend to avoid big cities in my explorations of our country. Having grown up in the hustle and bustle of the San Francisco Bay Area and spending much of my life in the Phoenix, Ariz., metropolitan area, I am usually quite content to look for removed, less populated destinations when I travel. However,... Read more »
The Rally: From Louisville to Daytona
Sue Bray
November 26, 2012
Rally-goers get ready to spin the wheel and win at the Woodall’s booth. The excitement began as 2,033 RVs from all across North America, and even as far away as Australia, rolled into Louisville, Ky., June 21-24 for the Good Sam Rally. Over the next few days, thousands of rally-goers attended valuable... Read more »
Assateague Island Playground
Patricia Krasenics Photos: Victor Krasenics
November 1, 2012
White, foam-crested waves crashed into the shoreline as my running shoes dug into the wet sand, and the warm, salty wind passed over my face, swirling and lifting my hair. I felt as wild and free as the horses that inhabit this island. I was on Assateague, a barrier island located on the eastern shore... Read more »
Kootenay: Awe-inspiring Canadian Rockies
Bobbie Hasselbring
October 24, 2012
They rise up like titans, ancient seabeds thrust into vertical slabs of sedimentary rock, bent and folded into towering peaks capped with icy glaciers. Welcome to the Kootenay (“koot-knee”) Rockies, southeastern British Columbia’s impressive and largely undiscovered mountain playground — a perfect... Read more »
Adventure In Kentucky
Bobbie Hasselbring
October 17, 2012
I am standing on the edge of a cliff with a 120-foot drop-off. “Just put your heels over the edge, stick your butt out, and lean back into the rope,” says Dan, a muscular young climber who has led us up Big Cliff, a sandstone escarpment in the wilds of eastern Kentucky. “Step off and walk down... Read more »
Williams, Arizona: “Gateway to the Grand Canyon”
Gerald C. and Sharon L. Hammon
October 16, 2012
Williams, Ariz., bills itself as the “Gateway to the Grand Canyon.” Motorhome travelers can bypass the town itself, but we’re here to tell you that would be a mistake. Williams and the surrounding Kaibab National Forest offer an ideal setting as your base camp, and if the Grand Canyon is not on... Read more »
Spellbound In Salem
Amanda Lepinski, Associate Editor
October 9, 2012
Step back into 17th century Massachusetts. The year is 1692, when more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Twenty souls lost their lives by the close of the controversial Salem witch trials. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials had been a mistake, one that showed the power of... Read more »
