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Salute to 250: Sutton West Virginia and the Civil War Trail

Researching locations with a purpose like Salute to 250 puts one square in the sights of the civic marketeers, those people and companies that are responsible for selling the sights and scenes of a city or region to tourists. Hold … Continue reading

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Salute to 250: Quiet North Carolina

In stark contrast to South Carolina, North Carolina had a quiet RevWar. This was due to two primary facts: many of the fathers, uncles and older male siblings and cousins of North Carolina had already traveled to other states to … 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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Salute to 250: Setting out on the Freedom Trail

When we started planning this trip it was going to be an epic month-long trip through Americana that would be full of relaxation and good food. It occurred to us several months later that June 2026 was the month before … 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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One to Get Ready: Delaminating countertops are gone forever!

It’s hard to believe we’ve had our “new” trailer for 8 years already. When we bought it, we were focused on three things: it had to accommodate our 3-generation campers (total of 4 adults, 2 kids); it had to have … Continue reading

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Visioneering Forward

Has anyone noticed lately how a lot of TV shows are featuring “Visioneering”? This is the act of envisioning something you want, a goal or a thing or a relationship for instance, and imaging it to be real. Word on … Continue reading

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Out with the Old

We’re still in Oxnard watching the clock tick on 2011. We have had a remarkable year, one that brought us tons of joy and discovery, new friends, a new home, and a simpler lifestyle that is serving us very well. … Continue reading

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Pulling the Rug Out

As part of our floor refurbishing in the rig we decided to replace the old carpeting in the dining area and our upstairs lounge, which functions as our office. The rig is 7 years old this year, and the original … 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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