Proposal aims to create tribal national park within South Dakota’s Badlands
Press Release
April 27, 2012
South Dakota’s Badlands National Park could be home to the nation’s first tribal national park thanks to a recommendation from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Jon Jarvis of the National Park Service. The proposal was announced April 26 and would create the park, in partnership with... Read more »
A Pole Lot of Fun
Amanda Lepinski
April 27, 2012
Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park is Oklahoma’s oldest (and largest) example of folk art. Nathan Edward Galloway started construction on the tallest totem at the park – a statuesque 90 feet tall with a 9-foot diameter – between 1937 and 1948. Made of red sandstone and framed with steel and wood,... Read more »
Appalachian Trail Museum Announces 2012 Program Series
April 24, 2012
Hiking the 2,000-plus miles of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia is an accomplishment for some, but a dream or curiosity for many, many more. The first in a series of programs reviewing the trail in each of the 14 states that it crosses will be presented on Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. at... Read more »
Mount Hood, Oregon: Five Fabulous Day Trips
Karen Lee Ensley
April 23, 2012
Wy’east and his brother, Klickitat, sent great clouds of black smoke and streams of liquid fire in a vicious rivalry over beautiful Squaw Mountain. According to Native American legend, the brother mountains growled and hurled hot rocks setting the forest on fire and sending the people into hiding.... Read more »
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Amanda Lepinski
April 11, 2012
Route 66 is one of the most famous drives in in the world. Some know it as America’s Main Street. Millions of Americans travel Route 66 each year, enjoying the sites between Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.) and the Broadway Theater and Commercial District in Los Angeles, Calif. Points of interest include... Read more »
North Carolina’s Outer Banks By RV
Christine Goodier
April 9, 2012
Warm weather had arrived, my husband, Bob, announced he had four days off of work and I wanted to try dry camping without hookups. So we packed up our newly acquired 2006 Class B diesel Sprinter van, headed for North Carolina’s Outer Banks and launched our plan to see three of our state’s most... Read more »
Discover Wildflower Wonders With New U.S. Forest Service Map
April 5, 2012
The U.S. Forest Service has released an updated online wildflower map with hundreds of locations within national forests for prime wildflower viewing, making it easier than ever to enjoy America’s great outdoors. The wildflower map includes 317 wildflower viewing areas on National Forest System... Read more »
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park by RV
Bobbie Hasselbring
March 26, 2012
The roar is audible even before we see the river. The overlook goes right to the Black Canyon’s edge, a dizzying 2,700-foot drop down to the torrential Gunnison River. We stand mesmerized and a little terrified by the unfathomable depth of the steep black granite walls and the green ribbon of water... Read more »
RV Destination: Blue Ridge Parkway
Amanda Lepinski
March 22, 2012
Construction began on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the fall of 1935 and for the past 76 years it has been an American staple. Spanning 469 miles through 29 counties, the parkway takes travelers along the Appalachian mountains through North Carolina and Virginia providing a unique view of foliage and history. Drivers... Read more »
Traveling the Tropic Florida Keys by RV
Mary Zalmanek
March 19, 2012
From the instant I picked out our campsite on the Florida State Park’s website, I had a good feeling about this spur-of-the-moment trip to the Florida Keys. Brochures claimed the beaches on Bahia Honda Key were some of the best in the nation, and we lucked into a waterfront campsite. The Keys are... Read more »
