Nature Archives

Be aware of critters on your RV travels … or else!

Gary Jefferson - January 13, 2023

In 1992 we were pulling a 13-foot trailer we called “The Bean.” It was green and round. That was the year we drove from...

Re-wilding: Becoming curious about the big, wide world

Emily Woodbury - January 6, 2023

After many years of living smack-dab in the center of New York City, I returned to the beautiful Pacific Northwest and settled back into...

Google Earth helps avoid sharp turns and narrow roads

Nanci Dixon - November 25, 2022

Have a big rig? Well, don’t go here! Some places are just not big-rig friendly. Looking for an idyllic off-the-beaten-path campground in Trinidad, California,...

Study finds human presence in National Parks drastically alters animal behavior

Jeff Clemishaw - October 22, 2022

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...

RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Newsletter Editor - September 14, 2022

Issue 1948 Welcome to RV Travel’s Daily Tips Newsletter, where you’ll find helpful RV-related tips from the pros, travel advice, product reviews and more. Thanks...

Ways to “winterize” the plants in your RV

Gail Marsh - September 1, 2022

My grandma was an expert gardener. She also had a very green thumb when it came to house plants. Come fall each year, she’d...

RVers, these poisonous plants could be lurking nearby. Look out!

Dale Wade - July 15, 2022

With all of nature’s beauty, it has a nasty side. Along with the myriad of beautiful plants come a few of which you should...

6 gorgeous Midwest waterfalls to add to your travel list

Gail Marsh - May 27, 2022

With fuel prices skyrocketing, it’s safe to say we won’t travel to Niagara Falls this summer. In fact, we plan to stay in our...

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

Sharon Still - May 20, 2022

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 - May 7, 2022

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...

The sad truth why the American bumble bee is disappearing

Dale Wade - April 22, 2022

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

California’s wildflower season off to dry start on some BLM lands

RV Travel - April 8, 2022

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) advises wildflower enthusiasts to plan ahead. California's wildflower season is struggling after rainfall is at historic lows and...

RV Daily Tips. Thursday, February 24, 2022

Newsletter Editor - February 24, 2022

Issue 1804 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,...

Modern prospecting equipment: My favorite tool

Randall Brink - February 18, 2022

In an earlier prospecting article I described a few pieces of simple, lightweight equipment that an RVer can carry efficiently in any rig. Here,...

Modern prospecting equipment for the RVer

Randall Brink - January 28, 2022

In my first installment of this prospecting series, which you can read here, we covered essential equipment and where best to dig. In your...

The world’s largest tree is being eaten alive

Dale Wade - January 21, 2022

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"),...

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

Kate Doherty - December 31, 2021

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...

Prospecting: A fun and profitable hobby for RVers

Randall Brink - December 31, 2021

If ever there was an activity suited to the RV lifestyle, it is prospecting for valuable minerals. Whether it is strictly a hobby, an...

Here are the best “Dark Sky Parks” to stargaze in the U.S.

Sandi Sturm - December 17, 2021

When we lived in Alaska, I did not see the Northern Lights until December that first year. Not because they did not exist, but...

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

Karel Carnohan DVM - November 12, 2021

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 - November 5, 2021

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 - October 29, 2021

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 - September 28, 2021

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...

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

Gail Marsh - August 31, 2021

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 - August 5, 2021

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...

Got a bad travel itch? How to deal with poison ivy

Russ and Tiña De Maris - July 23, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris “Happiness,” wrote the poet Ogden Nash, “is having a scratch for every itch.” We daresay Nash never ran into...

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

Gail Marsh - June 20, 2021

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 - June 4, 2021

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

Shameful vandalism, trash, human waste at all-time high in recreation areas

Kate Doherty - June 4, 2021

According to a TIME magazine article published last July, one mounting reason the National Park Service closed a significant percentage of its parks in...

Boondocking critters: Unwelcome guests like the RV life too!

Emily Woodbury - June 4, 2021

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...

Amazing Nature: Meet the Football Fish!

Chuck Woodbury - May 15, 2021

Last Friday morning, May 7, an incredible deep-sea fish washed up on shore in Southern California's Crystal Cove State Park’s Marine Protected Area (MPA)....

COVID-free towns to visit this summer – No pandemic worries!

Dave Helgeson - December 30, 2020

By Dave Helgeson As we say goodbye to 2020 and look ahead to 2021, we are all wishing the pandemic would be a distant memory...

Is geotagging ruining nature and the outdoor experience?

Dave Helgeson - October 24, 2020

By Dave Helgeson Due to the pandemic, more people than ever are heading outdoors to hike, camp and/or escape urban craziness. Thanks to geotagging, it...

Are you unintentionally spoiling RVing for others?

Chuck Woodbury - October 24, 2020

By Chuck Woodbury Our frequent contributor Dave Helgeson wrote an article today about the increasing problem of geotagging. What's geotagging? In its most popular form...

MENU

Tag: Nature

About

Get in touch