Oregon’s Park-a-Year Initiative
Rhonda Ostertag
January 15, 2013
During our nation’s current hard times, dark messages of budget cuts and closures for parks fill the news. But in Oregon, a light still shines. Oregon has maintained an excellent park system, but, perhaps because of that excellence, for 30 years Oregon parks had entered a deep sleep. That’s why,... Read more »
A Day in Savannah: A Fresh Taste of the Old South
Nicholas Upton, Digital Editor
January 15, 2013
Savannah, Ga., the Forest City, is a place of grand juxtapositions. A city of ancient, moss-draped trees and cobblestone worn down by rich American history. Anyone traveling Interstate 95 should definitely make some time for the city’s many historic wonders and modern attractions. There are so... Read more »
Cajun Palms RV Resort
Dennis & Cheryl Denoi
January 7, 2013
Have you ever wondered what the great RV park in the sky would look like after checking out of the last campground here on Earth? If so, it would only take one visit to Cajun Palms RV Resort near Breaux Bridge, La., to find the answer. Cajun Palms RV Resort We recently learned of this “heaven on Earth”... Read more »
Northern California’s Wild Rivers Coast
Jeff Crider
December 26, 2012
Before buying Kamp Klamath, a secluded campground two miles off U.S. Highway 101 on Northern California’s Wild Rivers Coast, Aaron Funk lived a life of adventure in Mexico. After studying geology and archaeology at Oregon State University, Funk spent several years in Baja California, where he did his... Read more »
A Day in Nashville: Country Music History and Home Cooking
Nicholas Upton, Digital Editor
December 20, 2012
The music of Nashville, Tenn., isn’t on everyone’s playlist, but the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum should be on everyone’s bucket list. The sounds of the Music City didn’t just shape American music history, but also breathed life into rock and roll, bluegrass and all... Read more »
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 »
Wisconsin, Colorado Jellystone Parks Win Awards
Press Release
December 14, 2012
Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Warrens, Wis., has received this year’s Camp-Resort of the Year award from Leisure Systems Inc., the Milford, Ohio-based company that franchises Jellystone Parks across the country. LSI also bestowed two awards — the Jim Webb Spirit Award and Entrepreneur of... 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 »
