Sweetwater County, Wyoming: How Sweet It Is
Bobbie Hasselbring
May 14, 2013
The stallion turns and looks straight at us, ears perked, nostrils flaring, smelling our presence. One of about 250 mustangs in Wyoming’s White Mountain Wild Horse Herd, he stands about 100 yards off the road and, as I sit in my motorhome peering through my spotting scope, my heart races. He is all... Read more »
Taking the High Road to Taos
David Barber
May 3, 2013
Northern New Mexico is a beloved destination. In addition to the high desert landscape, it has a unique cultural history. Unlike much of the United States, the first settlers (after the indigenous peoples) were the Spanish, who came north from Mexico in 1540, 80 years before the English colonists... Read more »
A Day In Little Rock: World Class BBQ and Southern Shopping
Nicholas Upton, Digital Editor
April 16, 2013
Little Rock, Ark., is like many medium-size cities that dot the southern states. But the mix of Victorian history and modernity takes on a buzz of activity due to the Arkansas State Capitol. The city takes great care to draw visitors and keep them entertained in various ways — and hey, it’s... Read more »
National Park Service Announces Visitor Numbers, Top Parks
Press Release
April 4, 2013
More than 282 million people visited America’s national parks in 2012, an increase of more than 3 million over 2011. It was the sixth highest annual visitation in the history of the National Park Service, despite nearly 2 million fewer visitors as a result of park closures caused by Hurricane... Read more »
ARVC Addresses Impact of Sequestration on Travel
Press Release
March 7, 2013
Editor’s note: The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) posted the following news release on its website articulating its lobbying efforts in the wake of the government’s sequestration, which went into effect March 1. As you are likely aware, Congress did not act by March 1... Read more »
A Day in Napa Valley: Getting off the Beaten Path
Nicholas Upton, Digital Editor
February 14, 2013
Everyone knows that Napa Valley is one of the best spots in the U.S. to find a good bottle of wine. Many visitors to the area, however, don’t stray far from the main drag. The Silverado Trail is a great alternative to the often-congested St. Helena Highway. Running from Calistoga, Calif., to the... Read more »
Grand Canyon National Park Turns 94
Press Release
February 11, 2013
RVers who find themselves near Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday, Feb. 26, can join in the celebration as the National Park Service marks the 94th birthday of this iconic destination. It was on Feb. 26, 1919, that the Grand Canyon received its national park designation after An Act to Establish... 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 »
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 »
South Dakota’s Corn Palace
Laura Michaels, Managing Editor
August 3, 2012
When most people think of South Dakota, it’s the Black Hills, Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore that come to mind. The only corn they notice fills the fields and blends into the state’s great swaths of unoccupied land. But head about 250 miles due east of Badlands and you’ll find corn not... Read more »
