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Cape Arago Light near Coos Bay, Oregon

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Cape Arago Light from viewpoint on Sunset Bay State Park trail. (Julianne G. Crane) Cape Arago Light is perched on a small three-acre island a...

Shore Acres State Park blooms year round

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Aerial view of Shore Acres State Park. (Oregon State Parks) Shore Acres State Park is a jewel in the crown of the Oregon State Park...

Susanville in northeast California celebrates its ranching, logging traditions; good ale

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Downtown Susanville, Calif. (City of Susanville website) Many RVers travel along US 395 on their way to and from Arizona and the Pacific Northwest or...

Pioneer photographer Evelyn J. Cameron, one of immigrant ‘women brave enough, sturdy enough’ to live on Montana’s frontier

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Photographer Evelyn J. Cameron with wolf pup. (Montana Historical Society)  Evelyn Jephson Cameron was among the thousands of women who immigrated from Europe in the...

New national monuments — here’s the scoop on the first of three — Castle Mountains

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Castle Mountains, David Lamfrom, wikimedia.org For some folks, their first knowledge of Devils Tower was the ancient sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind....

Sedona: awesome views, special places

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Sedona, Arizona, is Red Rock Country (Source: VisitSedona.com)  There is a special uniqueness about Sedona. It’s partly the natural beauty in this Red Rock...

‘Nellie E Saloon’ – aka the Desert Bar – near Parker, Ariz., worth a side trip

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The ' Nellie E Saloon' (aka Desert Bar) is five miles down a windy, rocky and dusty dirt road and definitely worth the bumpy...

Lake Havasu City, Arizona, offers RV snowbirds free sun, low cost fun

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When you're finished boondocking and shopping at Quartzsite and are looking for the next stop on your Snowbird circuit, check out Lake Havasu City...

Celebrate ‘History in Lights’ during holidays in Goliad, Texas

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Goliad Mission Espiritu Santo (Julianne G. Crane) Mission Espiritu Santo in Goliad State Park, sits on prime grasslands along the San Antonio River in the South Texas Plains. RVer Jimmy...

Whooping Cranes and The Big Tree on Texas Gulf Coast

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By Julianne G. Crane While I have seen "bigger" trees, this Coastal Live Oak is pretty darn impressive. It is estimated to be more than...

Free Winchester Fish Ladder on the North Umpqua River, off Exit 129 on I-5 in Oregon

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Near the Fish Ladder (left) Mary Jane Huber & John Winnicki from Virginia & Jimmy Smith. If you find yourself heading north or south...

Coos Bay, Oregon — ‘Beautiful bay, lush forests, mighty Pacific Ocean’ and ‘Pre’

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Coos Bay Boardwalk, Oregon. (Julianne G Crane) Coos Bay is the largest city on the Oregon Coast and celebrates its history in shipbuilding, lumber products,...

Ohio Memorial Forest Shrine honors sons and daughters who died during war conflicts

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Ohio Memorial Shrine (Julianne G Crane) Nestled in a peaceful corner of Ohio's 4,525-acre Mohican-Memorial State Forest is the Ohio Memorial Forest Shrine -- the...

‘Rumiano’ is California’s oldest family-owned cheese company

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RVers coming out of Rumiano Cheese Co. in Crescent City. (Julianne G. Crane) Sitting in a small coastal town near Pacific Coast Highway 101 is...

Camp 18 in northern Oregon includes a logging museum, good eats

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Northern Lite camper at Camp 18 (Julianne G. Crane) Traveling along Oregon Highway 26, west of Portland, you'll spot a huge rustic log-cabin restaurant and...

Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon Coast

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Heceta Head Lighthouse on Oregon Coast (Julianne G. Crane) The Heceta Head Lighthouse is one of the most, if not the most, photographed lighthouse in...

For 66 years the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle has been fun RV Short Stop

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A landmark attraction, the World's Largest Catsup Bottle proudly stands watch over Collinsville, Illinois. At 170 feet tall, it includes a 70-foot tall riveted steel bottle...

Historic little town of Oakland, Oregon

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Historic downtown Oakland, Oregon (Julianne G. Crane) For RVers who travel through southwest Oregon along I-5, consider taking a couple of hours to explore the...

Oasis Date Gardens in Cochella Valley = cool, tasty desert short stop

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Oasis Date Gardens in Thermal, Calif.  (Julianne G. Crane) If you are a Snowbird migrating through the arid regions of the Coachella Valley in southern...

Belt sander races dust up Fulton, Texas

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Inspecting belt sanders before race. (Julianne G. Crane) Prior to the beginning of the recent South Texas Belt Sander Race Association sanctioned Saturday...

San Solomon Springs “A Desert Oasis” at Balmorhea State Park in west Texas

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San Solomon Springs pool from diving board.Julianne G. Crane) Situated about about seven miles south of I-10 on Hwy. 17 in west Texas, Balmorhea...

See a giant-sized meteorite in Barstow, California

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Trip Update: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2015 If you happen to be in Barstow, Calif., which is in the desert northeast of Los Angeles, you should...

Wickenburg’s Gold Rush history, Western Sculpture Walk = fun Snowbird RV Short Stop

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"Jail Tree Felon" by J Seward Johnson.  (Julianne G. Crane) RVing Snowbirds who are roaming the southwest Arizona byways will soon discover Wickenburg, once voted...

Borrego Springs is backdrop to 140 free-standing amazing metal sculptures

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Scattered across the southern California desert near Borrego Springs are more than 140 amazing life-size depictions of animals that are said to have roamed...

Kentucky Bourbon Trail … Maker’s Mark Tour

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When you find yourself in Kentucky, especially anywhere between Lexington and Louisville, you can't help but be taken over by the "Bourbon Spirit." Kentucky...

Nez Perce Bear Paw Battlefield … “I will fight no more forever” — Chief Joseph

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It was 137 years ago on Oct. 5, that Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce surrendered following the final battle of the four-month Nez Perce War of...

Otter Crest Viewpoint on Oregon Coast

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Otter Crest Viewpoint looking south on Oregon Coast. (Julianne G. Crane) The Oregon Coast Highway has long been a favorite scenic byway for RVers who want...

Maryhill Art Museum & State Park = perfect family RV Short Stop, camping

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Maryhill Art Museum in the Columbia River Gorge. (Julianne G. Crane) One just doesn't expect to run into an amazing art museum amid a green...

Quirky, historic Idaho City …

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Slightly weird in Idaho City (Dar Hoch) Fulltime RVer Thom Hoch, writing in RV Sabbatical Journal, talks about a recent meandering journey through historic Idaho...

Mt. Shasta … is a magnificent view almost anytime of the year

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Mt. Shasta, Calif., from the south along I-5 (Julianne G. Crane) Depending on the amount of winter snowfall (which has been well below average the...

Near Glacier National Park — Montana’s St. Ignatius Mission, historic art

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St. Ignatius Mission. If you are traveling anywhere near Glacier National Park in northwest Montana this RVing season, plan a short cultural stop in the...

Seattle’s Underground Tour

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Seattle's Bill Speidel's Underground Tour beneath Pioneer Square If you are RVing anywhere near the Seattle Puget Sound area, and have a place to park...

Wind Cave National Park is two parks in one

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Exploring Club Room of Wind Cave (NPS) Wind Cave National Park, in the southern Black Hills near Custer, South Dakota, is really two parks in one--both...

Landsailing – fun RV boondocking destination

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RVers boondock on the Ivanpah Dry Lake. (David Farmer) "It's surreal," says landsailing aficionado David Farmer of Eastern Washington, "camped on the edge of the...

Hike among the hoodoos at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

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Goblin Valley State Park is one of Utah's most popular parks. It offers incredible scenery and great opportunity for hiking and camping. The goblin-like...

Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum

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Barney Smith is a 92-year-old folk artist with an odd medium: toilet seat covers. Well, maybe that's not so odd for a man with...

Take an unforgettable journey through military history at the AAF Tank Museum in Virginia

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Tank and Ordnance War Memorial Museum 3401 U.S. Hwy. 29B, Danville, Va. Boys big and small, young and old will fall in love with the...

Visit Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry–one of the largest science museums in the world!

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Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere and is home to more than 35,000 artifacts...

Caverns of Sonora in west Texas

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Caverns of Sonora, a family-owned attraction in west Texas, is a National Natural Landmark due in part to the phenomenal display of speleothems known...

Explore the intriguing Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Virginia

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"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, ..." (en.wikipedia.org) Called "America's Shakespeare," Edgar...

‘Cowboy Capital of the World’ (Bandera, Tex) a favorite of snowbirds, weekend motorcyclists

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Bandera is a rustic small town in the Hill Country of Texas that is proud to call itself the "Cowboy Capital of the World." Nestled...

Arizona’s Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill

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Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill offers free tours. (Julianne G. Crane) There are a number of RV Short Stops along this stretch of I-19 south of Tucson, Ariz., between...

Bald is beautiful: Where to see eagles near you

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W. Lloyd MacKenzie via flickr.com America’s majestic bald eagle is a wildlife conservation success story –and a thrill to see. The species almost succumbed to...

Fredericksburg’s Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site – National Museum of the Pacific War

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Fredericksburg, the unofficial capital of the Texas Hill Country, was founded in 1846 by German immigrants. It sits just 70 miles northwest of San...

Presido La Bahia, Fannin’s Memorial, Angel of Goliad, Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace

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RVer Jimmy Smith outside of Presido La Bahia (Julianne G. Crane) The Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de La Bahía was established  in 1721 on what is now known...

National Mustard Museum, Middleton, Wisconsin

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Stop in at America’s favorite condiment museum A mustard museum? Absolutely! According to Barry Levenson, founder and curator of the National Mustard Museum, you...

Washington’s Palouse Falls State Park

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Palouse Falls State Park, southeast Washington state (Julianne G. Crane). Washington's Palouse Falls State Park is one of those places that is not on the way...

The only Goat Museum in the nation at Fairview Farm Goat Dairy in Oregon

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The next time you're in Oregon, why not stop by the tiny but unique Goat Museum at Fairview Farm Goat Dairy in Dallas. Located just...

An ‘ancient ones’ pueblo at the Anasazi State Park on Utah’s Scenic Hwy 12 in Boulder

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Six-room replica of ancient dwelling at Anasazi State Park (Julianne G. Crane) Anasazi State Park Museum sits on National Scenic Byway Hwy 12 in southcentral Utah, between Bryce Canyon and...

Hell’s Half Acre Lava Field off I-15 in Idaho

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Hell's Half Acre Lava Field trail at North Blackfoot Rest Area on I-15. (Julianne G. Crane) We were steaming south along I-15 from Butte heading...
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