Improvements On the Way for Mount Charleston Recreation Sites
Press Release
July 24, 2012
Big changes are on the way for Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, a 316,000-acre expanse near Las Vegas, Nev. Also known as Mount Charleston, the area will see improvements at several popular recreation sites thanks to the U.S. Forest Service. Construction has already begun at the Cathedral... Read more »
RVing on Hawaii’s Big Island
Dave G. Houser
July 9, 2012
It is surprisingly warm early in the morning as my friend, Vicky, and I stroll along Crater Rim Trail flanking Kilauea Volcano’s smoldering Halema`uma`u Crater in Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Viewed through a smoggy veil of sulfurous gas and steam, Kilauea is this day living up to... Read more »
Brick Program Benefits Motorhome Hall of Fame
June 12, 2012
The RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum created a new program to help reduce their recent loan and get RVers involved in the museum. Darryl Searer, president of the Hall of Fame, said that RVers, manufacturers and anyone else could contribute and be memorialized at the site with one of three bricks. He... Read more »
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: The Goldilocks of Deserts
Bert Gildart
June 11, 2012
Its austere beauty stretches for 30 miles along the Arizona-Mexico border, its desert wilderness covering more than 300,000 acres. We are in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a portion of one of our nation’s four magnificent desert areas. It was created in part because this sweep of desert land... Read more »
Raise your Glass on Missouri’s Augusta Wine Trail
Laura Michaels
June 8, 2012
While the fields of Missouri are generally associated with corn and soybeans, the eastern bluffs above the Missouri River valley are home to a different crop. Thanks to Ozarks soil and a climate ideal for growing grapes, Augusta and its surrounding villages are ripe with wineries boasting white varietals... Read more »
Experience the Maine Lobster Festival By RV
Bobbie Hasselbring Photography: Anne Weaver
May 28, 2012
They’re not pretty, but they are delicious. Homarus americanus, the lobsters found off America’s northeastern coast, are some of the most delectable foods on the planet. Nowhere can you find more tasty — and bargain-priced — lobsters than the sweet, soft shell ones found at the Maine Lobster... Read more »
Golden Spike Tower Offers View of Massive Train Yard
Press Release
May 22, 2012
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA—As the Union Pacific railroad celebrates its 150-year history, train lovers of all ages can get a birds-eye view of today’s modern UP rail system at the Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center in North Platte, Nebraska. The eight-story-high Golden Spike Tower overlooks... Read more »
New Military Pass Gives Troops Free Access to National Parks
Press Release
May 16, 2012
An annual pass granting free access to more than 2,000 national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests and other public lands is now available to the nation’s service members and their families. The pass is part of the Joining Forces initiative. Beginning on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May... Read more »
Audubon State Historic Site, Louisiana
Bill Stoughton
May 14, 2012
It was in the lush forest setting of Oakley Plantation northwest of Baton Rouge, La., that John James Audubon lived as an art teacher while working on his book, Birds of America. The year was 1821 and Birds of America was to become Audubon’s masterpiece. Writing in his journal, Audubon aptly described... Read more »
Flora and Fauna along South Dakota’s Scenic Byway
Amanda Lepinski
May 11, 2012
The Wildlife Loop Scenic Byway, located within Custer State Park, stretches for 18 miles and has something to offer every traveler. Nestled among South Dakota’s famous Badlands, the drive guarantees gorgeous views of prairies and mountain foothills. Named accordingly, this byway also gives travelers... Read more »
