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Salute to 250: Bah Haabah (Bar Harbor) and Acadia National Park

Although Maine was not a colony during the RevWar (it was then part of Massachusetts) it did play an outsized part in the conflict by not only supplying significant manpower to the Continental Army but also hosting several battles. The … Continue reading

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Salute to 250: Hartford, Rhode Island, Jews and a Teenage Vampire

Our drive into Connecticut took us via the Cross Bronx Expressway in New York City. Even my “RV Safe” GPS app didn’t warn me about making sure I followed the truck route to the UPPER deck of the George Washington … Continue reading

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Salute to 250: South Carolina and The Swampfox

We have done a lot of RV traveling in the West, where you can literally drive for 2 days and still be in the same state. On our first leg from home to South Carolina, we drove through 3 states … Continue reading

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STARLINK Will Set Us Free: Starlink Mini finds a permanent home on our RV roof

Perhaps the most-asked question about an RV campground is “How’s the Wi-Fi?”. In the good old days, people went RVing to get off the grid and get away from it all. These days things are way different, and folks don’t … Continue reading

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Carve a New Wood Floor for Your Rig

I’m kidding, of course, but that’s what it felt like when we started our project to replace the old, mismatched wood floor in our fifth wheel. In the “Before” pictures you can see that the old floor only covered the … Continue reading

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Gold Hill Oregon Wildfire Aug 18 2011, Up Close and Personal

We stayed overnight at Valley of the Rogue State Park (southern Oregon) during our transit from Portland to Sacramento, and we not only got a terrific pull-through RV spot without a reservation, we ended up with a front-row seat to … Continue reading

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A Swarm of MuddHuts

We’ve done quite a bit of travel in the western states this last winter and spring, and have stumbled across a strange trend. Espresso Huts. You know, the kind where you can drive through for a quick latte on the … Continue reading

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Yosemite Waterworks Cinco de Mayo ’11

Our little trek to Yosemite yesterday was pretty darn spectacular. Of course, when spring is in the air, then everything is under repair, there. We’re used to seeing lots of road repair and tree removal, especially after the major winter … Continue reading

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