Custer State Park Campground: South Dakota
Headed to South Dakota to see Wind Cave, Badlands & Mt Rushmore National Parks? Consider camping in Custer State Park, a state park that should have been a national park! Both wildlife and scenery are magnificent – we had a visit from a bison in our front yard one late afternoon!
read more12 Tips to Spot More Wildlife
Have you ever been frustrated by not seeing wildlife on so called “Wildlife Loops” in national and state parks? Here are some tips to insure you enjoy that wildlife!
read more4 Runner vs Tundra as a Travel Trailer Tow Vehicle
We’ve towed our travel trailer over 10,000 miles with each our Toyota 4 Runner and our Toyota Tundra pickup. Pros and Cons of each!
read moreWild Wild West – Fall Foliage RV Loop
Off in search of fall foliage and wildlife, our 5300 mile fall Wild Wild West RV loop featured 6 National Parks and found us stealing huckleberries from the bears.
read moreEasy Overnight Stop off I-80 in Iowa: Lake Anita State Park
Sometimes while traveling cross-country in your #TravelTrailer or #RV, you just want to spend the night somewhere a bit quieter or more comfortable than a rest stop or WalMart parking lot. That was our thought tonight as we drove through Des Moines, Iowa, in a full blown thunderstorm gale, 500 miles from home. Headed west on I-80, we contemplated our options. There was a 4 star KOA resort in West Des Moines just 1.5 miles from I-80 that sounded OK. But at $46 plus tax for a single night, it was pricy! It appeared there were plenty of...
read moreTravel Trailer Annoyances! 8 Useful Changes
If your travel trailer or #RV has things that annoy you, change them! Here are 8 ideas for changing things we had no idea would be annoying until after our first 10,000 miles.
read moreRV Trip Planning
When we first started #RVing, we picked a destination and just started driving. More often than not, we’d end up cranky at the end of a too long day in the truck. There has to be a better way!
read moreWhy Switch From Our 4 Runner to a Toyota Tundra?
It must have been fate. As much as we loved our 2006 6 cyl 4 Runner, we switched tow vehicles. 🙁
read moreCamping With Waterfalls: Vogel State Park GA
Vogel State Park, GA – the perfect place to camp with grandkids, directly on a small creek – no need to visit a playground!
read moreChasing Waterfalls in Illinois: Starved Rock State Park!
Chasing waterfalls in, of all places, Northern Illinois? A hiking photo guide to discovering waterfalls in Starved Rock State Park.
read moreFavorite Gear
Active & Carrying a Camera?
Ever take your camera hiking only to find you need two hands - for hiking poles or to scramble across a rock collapse in the trail. The camera swinging on its strap might upset your balance and there's a LONG cliff below? Check this out!
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Amazingly easy setup, 3 sizes, sturdy enough for wind, big enough for a picnic table plus no more bugs at dinner ... if it's easy we use it more!
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