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Goldfield Ghost Town, Arizona
If you are visiting Phoenix, Arizona, be sure to take a few hours to visit historic Goldfield Ghost Town at 4650 N. Mammoth Mine Road in Goldfield, Arizona. Walk up and down Main street where you will see saloons, a boarding house, a general store, the smithy, a mine and many other wonderful buildings from [...]
Free National Park Entrance Days
Several times a year, our U.S. national parks provide “free entrance days” allowing the public to enjoy visiting the national parks without an admission charge. You can find the information about free entrance days at their website: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm. The next free entrance day is on Veteran’s Day so be sure to take advantage of the [...]
Pismo Beach for RV Lovers
As the summer begins to wind down, a fun place to go is Pismo Beach, California. Located off Highway 1 in central California, this gorgeous little beach town offers many RV parks to choose from for a fun, beach vacation. The area has dog friendly beaches and cool ocean breezes. Known as the clam capital [...]
Black Barts Steakhouse in Flagstaff, AZ
Black Bart’s Steakhouse, Saloon and Musical Review is a fun place to go while traveling in the Flagstaff, Arizona area. Named for the wily bandit, Black Bart who made his living ripping off stage coach drivers in the area between 1875 and 1883, the restaurant boasts a lively fare of burgers and sandwiches, steaks, seafood [...]
Keeping RV Water Fresh
A couple of months ago, we visited an RV park that had a high level of sulfur in the water which was being pumped from a ground water well. Needless to say, the smell was bad news and taking a shower would have required a nose pinching for sure. Having plenty of fresh water from [...]
Castle Hot Springs – Oasis in the Arizona Desert
If you don’t mind some bumpy, dirt roads and have a 4-wheel vehicle, consider taking a trip past Castle Hot Springs. Located north of Phoenix off of I-17, this old resort was once the playground of the rich and famous. Today, the property is privately owned and there are no tours but you can drive [...]
Keeping TV’s Stationary During RV Travel
We recently upgraded our old televisions to digital models so we can get all of the on-air stations when we are traveling. We used a tilt-able arm on our bedroom installation so we can angle the television better while we watch TV from the bed. To keep the TV from moving around during travel, we [...]
The Biosphere in the Arizona Desert
Looking to learn while you travel? If so, a trip to the Arizona Biosphere, located approximately 24 miles north of Tucson, Arizona may be just the place for you. Built in 1986 to research and develop a self-sustaining space-colony, the Biosphere served as home to two missions. Between 1991 and 1994, the company who owned [...]
Natural Bridges National Monument
A wonderful place to visit is Natural Bridges National Monument located at the end of Highway 275, 35 miles west of Blanding, UT on Highway 95. The park is open year round with the visitor center open from 8-5 in winter and 8-6 in summer. The cost to enter the park is $6 per carload [...]
Keeping RV Paper Towels in Place During Travel
One of the first problems that I encountered the first time that I took my rig out was opening the coach door to find the entire roll of paper towels in a heap on the floor. Needless to say, spending 10 minutes rewinding the roll was not a fun way to start my camping trip. [...]
