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Death Valley isn’t dead: The magic of the life inside our great national park

RV Travel -
By Chris Epting I think that it's time to rename Death Valley. Yes, I know the moniker has all that great foreboding mystique. Yes, the...

National Park Service: ‘Do not lick the toads to get high!’

Gail Marsh -
Licking toads? It’s true. The National Park Service recently warned visitors not to lick the Sonoran Desert Toad. The toad, also known as the...

Study finds human presence in National Parks drastically alters animal behavior

Jeff Clemishaw -
I’m sure you've seen the videos of negligent National Park visitors approaching bison and elk in the hopes of snapping a close-up photo. Or...

It’s spider season. Know which dangerous spiders to avoid across the U.S.

Gail Marsh -
When you’re outside exploring, there’s always a chance that something will bite you. It might be a mosquito. Or a horsefly. Possibly ants. Or...

This man’s injury is proof you don’t want to camp near a hawk’s nest

Sharon Still -
When you are camping on their land, nesting animals, including hawks and other birds, view humans as predators, making attacks much more possible. With the...

New Canadian prescriptions will interest RVers everywhere

Gail Marsh -
Doctors in Canada are now prescribing what some physicians claim should join the ranks of the other well-known pillars of health (sleep, exercise, and...

Wyoming seeing plenty of grizzlies and cubs. Get your cameras, but stay back!

RV Travel -
Grizzly bears with cubs have begun emerging from their dens in Teton County, Wyoming. As bears become active this spring, Bear Wise Wyoming reminds...

The sad truth why the American bumble bee is disappearing

Dale Wade -
What do the ecosystems of Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oregon have in common? The American bumble bee...

The world’s largest tree is being eaten alive

Dale Wade -
Located in the Wasatch Mountains on Utah Route 25 lives a stand of quaking aspens, Utah’s state tree. Nicknamed Pando (Latin for "I spread"),...

Free camping at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge—The views will blow you away

Cheri Sicard -
We pulled into Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge (90 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada) to set up camp in the late afternoon. It took...

Have you ever been lost for 5,000 miles? This Steller’s sea eagle has!

Dale Wade -
Have you ever gotten lost? Did you follow that GPS through a wrong turn? If so, did you wind up 5,000 miles from home?...

This wonderful place in Arizona is a bucket list destination for animal lovers

Kate Doherty -
If you love animals and nature, you must visit the Salt River Wild Horse Sanctuary in the Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, Arizona. It's...

Keep your feathered friends safe. Here’s what NOT to feed the birds

Dale Wade -
Many foods are toxic to feeder birds. If you want to keep them coming back, do not kill them with bad foods. Birds visit...

What bird is that? Follow these steps for easy bird identification

Dale Wade -
So, you left home a week ago and finally arrived at your destination. As you sit outside taking in the surroundings, a bird flitters...

Wildlife safety: Your dog(s) can harm wildlife and natural habitats

Karel Carnohan DVM -
It is a wonderful image – a dog running freely in the woods with his human strolling the path, both free to enjoy the nature...

80% of RVtravel.com readers enjoy birdwatching. You’ll enjoy Project FeederWatch

Dale Wade -
Looking for a project that gets you involved in nature? If you're one of the 80 percent of RVtravel.com readers who enjoys birdwatching, you...

There’s more to these common U.S. birds than you think (can you guess which is the most common?)

Dale Wade -
It really does not matter where you park that RV, there will be birds. Birds of different sizes, different colors, different calls, and different...

Wildlife Refuges – often National Park next-door neighbors

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris (Note: Names contained herein were accurate at the time this was written. Also, before traveling to any of these...

Death Valley isn’t dead: The magic of the life inside our great national park

Chris Epting -
I think that it's time to rename Death Valley. Yes, I know the moniker has all that great foreboding mystique. Yes, the name itself...

18 things to know about avoiding collisions with an animal while driving

Gail Marsh -
It might be as big as a moose or as small as a mouse. No matter where you’re going, be ready. Ready for the...

Goose gripes: Get ’em out of my campsite!

Gail Marsh -
I like Canada, I just don’t care much for their geese! I understand that Canada geese are unique in many respects: They mate for...

More rookie campers plus more bears is a dangerous combination

Mike Gast -
You may think that the primary victims of the gigantic growth in camping activity in 2021 are national parks, camping etiquette and longtime RVers...

Have you ever been bitten by a wild animal?

RV Travel -
Last week we asked if you had ever encountered a bear in the wild on a hike. Many of you, 37 percent, answered yes,...

These are the home remedies we swear by for bug bite itching

Gail Marsh -
Love spending time outside? You bet! Nothing better, right? Well, except for the mosquitoes! I swear these pesky insects ring their dinner bells to...

Bird nest blues: It’s illegal to move a bird’s nest – even if it’s on your RV!

Gail Marsh -
An RV neighbor of ours has been engaged in a bird battle for more than a week. It seems a robin has its sights...

Boondocking critters: Unwelcome guests like the RV life too!

Emily Woodbury -
By Clint Norrell Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park is halfway between Libby and Kalispell, Montana. The Peninsula Campground is primitive. The roads are full...

Traveler warning: Dangerous squirrels rampant in Grand Canyon

James Raia -
By James Raia Besides the usual common sense safety and wildlife guidelines, now there's an increased alert for nature visitors – the finger-eating squirrels of...

The Wild Side: Getting closer to critters is easy for RV travelers

Scott Linden -
Relaxing at the edge of a sparkling trout stream, I caught movement on the far bank. The undulating form quickly became an otter, in...

Building an RV park: SBA loan delays, videos of elk fighting over pumpkins

RV Staff -
By Machelle James As Christmas music plays in the background, hot tea in hand, I truly have no idea what to write about as AJ...

Video: Mother grizzly makes unexpected inspection

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Two hunters in Alberta, Canada, may have been well set – if they had an extra set of dry...

Would you eat roadkill? In many states you can…

Nanci Dixon -
Would you eat roadkill? Washington state allows elk and deer that have been killed by motor vehicles to be salvaged and consumed. In several Washington...

RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Newsletter Editor -
This newsletter is for intelligent, open-minded RVers. If you comment on an article, do it with respect for others. If not, you will be denied...

More on rodent repellents: Does mint oil keep them away?

Nanci Dixon -
By Nanci Dixon In the never-ending saga of me versus mice (read what I wrote about this last week here), the mice were once again...

Birds build nest on RV. RVers must stay put or face jail or $15,000 fine

Terri Nighswonger -
By Terri Nighswonger What’s odder than a bird building a nest in your RV ladder? A bird building a nest in The RV Odd Couple,...

Never a dull moment for game wardens

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris What comes to mind when you think of game wardens? Fellows that ask to see your hunting or fishing...

Oh, DEER! This highway disaster is WILD!

Emily Woodbury -
WARNING: This video contains a deer crashing into this trailer. The deer does not appear to get seriously hurt, but if you're sensitive to...

RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Emily Woodbury -
Issue 1339 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

Video: Dueling elk trash warning sign

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris "The deer and the antelope play" – but in California’s Redwood National Park, the elk don’t mess around. To...

Bear pounces on sleeping campers in Colorado RV park

Chuck Woodbury -
Okay, here's a reminder of why most of the readers of this newsletter prefer sleeping in an RV over sleeping in a tent. Thankfully,...

Seeing more wildlife lately? There’s a reason for that…

Emily Woodbury -
From the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department of Natural Resources Are people seeing more wildlife moving into neighborhoods and parks vacated by people during Colorado’s...

Sharing the beauty: A 600,000-photograph cross-country journey

Emily Woodbury -
By RonnieSue Ambrosino It's a very difficult time for all of us. Many people are focused on trying to navigate through this world that was...

Video: Bull elk bounces Colorado visitor

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris When the elk rut is on, it pays to stay out of the way. That's the lesson from Estes...

Cougar killed on California interstate had a stalker

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
By Russ and Tiña De Maris Last week we brought up the story of the sad demise of P-61, the rather ingloriously named male cougar...

The RoVing Naturalist: Climate change and succession

RV Staff -
By Dennis Prichard I attended a meeting of forest ecologists some 20 years ago wherein the scientists presented speeches on what might happen in the...

The RoVing Naturalist: Snakes – What are they good for?

RV Staff -
By Dennis Prichard I hear this all the time: “What good are ____?” Snakes, in this example. My reply is that you are asking the...

Snakes can be our “friends”

RV Staff -
The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard SNAKES! Our worst fear? Not necessarily. Snakes rank right up there at the top of the list for people’s biggest fear...

All about banding hummingbirds – Fascinating!

RV Staff -
The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard No doubt you have heard of bird banding – that activity biologists do to determine where birds go, how fast...

The RoVing Naturalist: The life and death of a sentinel

RV Staff -
By Dennis Prichard The chainsaw smoked, sputtered and jerked to a halt. The fallen log reclining across the nature trail might have been dead but...

The RoVing Naturalist: Nest competitors: Two species of birds

RV Staff -
By Dennis Prichard I hadn't been on the trail ten minutes when a bird shot past my face in a blur. In an instant my...

Cedars or junipers? What’s in a name?

RV Staff -
The RoVing Naturalist By Dennis Prichard How some plants get their common names, I’ll never know. For example, all the days I was growing up in...
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