RV Destination: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Amanda Lepinski
March 9, 2012
In 1961, the Country Music Association announced the first inductees, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and Fred Rose, into the Country Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to country music. Inductee plaques were displayed at the Tennessee State Museum until 1967 when the Country Music Hall... Read more »
Life on the Road: RV Rallies
Joe and Vicki Kieva
March 5, 2012
RV rallies have become a popular way to meet other RVers while having a good time. A rally is simply a gathering of RVers at a particular destination. It may be a small get-together of a local RV club, attending an event like the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, or an assemblage of thousands... Read more »
Cedar City Utah: the Gateway to the Great Canyons
Dave G. Houser
March 5, 2012
You’ve heard it time and again. Location, location, location. It’s an old mantra most often used in business but it applies just as well to Cedar City, Utah, and RVers looking to explore the most spectacular canyon complex in the nation, if not the world. Nestled among the foothills of scenic southwest... Read more »
Sierra Nevada: How the West Won Us
Richard and Ellen Thane
February 23, 2012
For decades we’ve traveled California’s picturesque U.S. Highway 395 along the eastern Sierra Nevada, which is Spanish for “snowy range.” We have always been in a hurry to get from one end of the country to another. Sure the scenery was pretty but after stopping at Yosemite National Park and... Read more »
Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park: It Started with a Spark
Bert Gildart
February 20, 2012
In June 22, 1969, Ohio’s Cuyahoga River caught fire, sparking the creation of a national environmental celebration most of us recognize as Earth Day. But fire on the river prompted such a thorough cleanup of the Cuyahoga that the area was eventually elevated to national park status, meaning the area... Read more »
Mardi Gras In Louisiana’s Lake Charles: Set Your RV On Krewes Control
Bobbie Hasselbring
February 15, 2012
Many RVers head to Lake Charles in Southwest Louisiana for the gaming. After all, this community of more than 70,000 boasts three casinos. Others come to cruise the scenic 180-mile-long Creole Nature Trail, a designated All-American Road that leads travelers through prairies and bayou country and skirts... Read more »
Old-World Nova Scotia
Bert Gildart
February 15, 2012
Whales make a sound so unique that when you hear it up-close, you don’t need anyone to tell you what it is. That, at any rate, was the way it was for us when we heard a whale expelling an immense amount of air through its blowhole. Immediately, we knew the source, for there is absolutely nothing else... Read more »
Meeting Up At Four Corners Monument
Gary Wescott
February 15, 2012
If you’re traveling through the American Southwest, U.S. Highway 160 passes by an interesting point on the map. Four Corners Monument is the only place in the United States where four states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado) come together, and you can even stand in all four at the same time. That’s... Read more »
Getaway: Lost Wilderness of the Seminoles
Steve Munnell
February 14, 2012
Travelers hunting for the true character of Florida need to look away from the touristy epicenters of Orlando or the jam-packed Gold Coast. Exit off the freeway toward the 110,000-acre Green Swamp near Dade City, northeast of Tampa, and discover the 86-mile-long Withlacoochee River — a native Muskhogean... Read more »
Daytona Beach’s Wild Side
December 23, 2011
Daytona Beach, Fla., has long been a favorite destination for RVers, especially snowbirds looking to escape harsh Northern winters. The area is famous for miles of pristine, white beach, NASCAR and the Daytona International Speedway, and big motorcycle events such as Bike Week. What many RVers don’t... Read more »
