History Lives On At Quiet Valley
Laura Michaels, Managing Editor
October 3, 2012
A trip to the Pocono Mountains can take visitors upward to cloud-enveloped peaks, down into the valley for fishing and canoeing or even back in time. That’s the direction guests are headed when they arrive at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm in Stroudsburg, Pa., in the Pocono foothills. Purchased... Read more »
A Tale Of Two Beauforts
Christine Goodier
October 1, 2012
One Beaufort has a spooky old burying ground and a museum full of pirate booty. The other offers moss-draped live oaks and shrimp boats straight out of “Forrest Gump.” Both Carolina towns lure motorhome travelers who love historic sites, fresh seafood and spacious beaches. Step one: Learn the pronunciation... Read more »
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Mary Zalmanek
September 27, 2012
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta celebrated its 40th anniversary last year by setting a world record for the most hot air balloons launched in one hour. Awe-struck visitors from around the world, their upturned faces scanning the sky, watched as 345 brightly colored hot air balloons lifted... Read more »
RV Parks and Campgrounds Celebrate Halloween
Jeff Crider
September 19, 2012
When LaVeta Shinkle started talking about the motorhome trips she would take this year with her daughter and granddaughter, one of the first that came to mind was their annual visit to Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Estes Park, Colo. Shinkle, her daughter, April Milne, and her granddaughter, Lacey Milne,... Read more »
Autumn In Appalachia
Patricia Krasenics
September 18, 2012
Shenandoah and the Smokies Display Fall Color at Its Finest In this world, there are day-trippers, weekend warriors and long-distance ramblers seeking outdoor activities to rejuvenate their lives. America’s mountain roads and coastal highways are filled with travelers determined to exchange stress,... Read more »
Illinois’ Mississippi River Valley: Galena, Illinois
Laura Michaels, Managing Editor
September 14, 2012
Powered by lead mines, Galena, Ill., was once a boomtown, the busiest Mississippi River port between St. Louis, Mo., and St. Paul, Minn. By the late 1850s, the northwestern Illinois town boasted a population of 14,000. In 1860, Ulysses S. Grant made Galena his home, moving there to work in the leather... Read more »
Petroglyphs and Pictographs: Southwestern Rock Art
Christine Goodier
September 11, 2012
We love the Southwest,” my brother said when I told him over lunch that my husband, Bob, and I were planning our first cross-country motorhome trip to the Four Corners region. “You should visit the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center near Cortez, Colo. We’ve gone on digs there,” he said. “Be... Read more »
Nebraska Home to World’s Largest Rail Yard
Laura Michaels
September 11, 2012
Motorhome travelers crossing “the Cornhusker State” of Nebraska can take a break from their Interstate 80 drive with a stop in North Platte, a town that serves up a bird’s-eye view of the world’s largest rail yard. From the eight-story-high Golden Spike Tower, look out over Union Pacific Railroad’s... Read more »
Mining in Boron, CA in the Mojave Desert
Jim Couper
September 10, 2012
It’s not often that a town of just 2,250 hardy inhabitants has two museums devoted to the same subject. The town is Boron, Calif., in the Mojave Desert, not far from Death Valley National Park, and the subject is boron, a mineral mined in an open pit just outside of town. What could be duller than... Read more »
Franconia Notch State Park
Laura Michaels
September 4, 2012
Franconia Notch State Park’s Old Man of the Mountain crumbled in 2003, but the rock formation also known as the Great Stone Face was just one of many natural wonders within this swath of New England greatness. Located in White Mountain National Forest in northern New Hampshire, Franconia Notch is... Read more »
