Western Views: Are there diamonds in California?
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
California is famous for its gold in the Sierra Nevada, just as Nevada is renowned for its silver bonanza and Montana...
Letter to editor: Unfriendly RV towns
From reader David Burkebile
Dear Chuck,
I suggest you list RV unfriendly towns on RV Travel. We were staying in Benicia, Calif., for 3 days with...
Is it okay to play Taps in the evening at an RV park?
An RVer named Darrin has posted in at least two Facebook groups about his patriotic playing of Taps each evening in an RV park....
Western Views: Basque sheepherders in the West
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
Do you remember sheepherder wagons? I recall seeing them off in the distance, out on the prairie, in those Wyoming hills...
The many brands of Good Sam head honcho Marcus Lemonis
If you are a member of the Good Sam Club, you may wonder what ever happened to all the member benefits — the wonderful...
The story of Shorty Harris, a colorful Rainbow Chaser
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
Ballarat, California, is a town on the edge of nowhere, a collection of mud huts and tin shanties in one of...
RV Horror Story of the Week, April 26, 2019
This was posted at our Facebook group, RV Horror Stories, a place where RVers with defective RVs that dealers and manufacturers can't fix or...
Western Views: The significance of the Battle of Washita River
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
The story of the American West is a checkered one, with heroic struggles and devastating misdeeds. It’s war and peace on...
Western Views: Shep’s Lessons In Loyalty
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
I’d like to tell you an old story that still wanders the Montana countryside. It starts in the summer of 1936...
RV owner angry over treatment by Heartland RV
By Chuck Woodbury
As I have written a hundred times, most new RVs present few problems for their owners. Sure, there are always little things,...
Comments, ideas and suggestions from readers
Here are just some of the tips and suggestions we received from readers during the last week. We welcome your thoughts.
Reader David Burkebile suggested...
Western Views: Make the Border Wall an asset, not a liability
By Len Wilcox
WESTERN VIEWS
Back when I was growing up in a small town on the Rio Grande, the border with Mexico was just a...