Our article and photography about Acadia National Park in Maine was just featured in Issue 3+ of RV Destinations Magazine! All featured authors are given a link by the publishers to share with friends, family and blog subscribers, giving FREE ACCESS to the entire Issue 3+. THIS MEANS YOU!!! Link to iPad, tablet and smartphone edition: Link to PC/MAC edition: Here...
#1 most asked question about our RV travels: “What’s the coolest hike you’ve done?” (Runner-Up: “Who dumps the sewer?”) That’s a complicated question, because there is obviously no shortage of ahhhh-mazing hikes throughout the country, and great apps like AllTrails makes it easier than ever to find them. But because...
Did you know: There are hot springs in Arizona! There is bright emerald green water in Arizona! And after two months away, Charming Adventures is back in Arizona! All of these things are true! Willow Beach is about 2 miles south of the Hoover Dam, just across the Nevada border. It’s a popular marina, campground and...
St. George, Utah, is a beautiful city in the far southwest corner of the state, set within a valley with soaring red rocks surrounding it. One of its outstanding state parks is located just 10 miles north of the city. This park was established for the sole purpose of protecting the federally-listed desert tortoise, who apparently now have 7,400 acres of...
Utah’s Grand Staircase has been a bucket list item for all of its geologic treasures, natural beauty and remote location –- so remote, in fact, that it was one of the last places in the U.S. to be mapped. With almost a million acres of public lands, it was yet another great place to get away and stay away during the continuing Covid mess. A series of cliffs...
Capitol Reef is the least-visited of Utah’s National Parks, commonly referred to as “The Mighty Five,” Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef, and the last one we had yet to visit. It’s an odd name, Capitol Reef, an amalgamation of “Capitol” for the white sandstone rock that early visitors thought resembled the U.S...
Eastern Utah served up three of our most memorable, enjoyable and just downright FUN hikes in seven years of RV’ing and hundreds of trails! Here, I’ve asked ALL the important questions! LITTLE WILD HORSE CANYON AllTrails Link Best for: Skinny People Not for: Claustrophobics Could my momma make it?As long as she’s not been hitting the bons...
Well, “hay” there, minions! We’re coming at ya from Palisade, in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado. Palisade is part of the Palisade/Grand Junction/Fruita trifecta of quintessential Colorado cities, with wide open views, outdoor recreation galore, and more wineries that you can shake a grape at: more than a quarter of the...
A quickly revised travel plan sent us through Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, with its immense watery playground, candy-colored cliffs, towering 1,000 foot walls, and non-existent crowds. But before that, we were in Island Park, Idaho, just a few miles from the state lines of both Montana and Wyoming. Perhaps you’re noticing the jacket, scarf, and...
Well helllllooooo, Stanley, Idaho! We love your low valleys, soaring peaks, lush farmland, outdoorsy people and totally kick-back attitudes! Stanley and Salmon are two of our favorite small towns in central Idaho … really small! Current CDC guidelines probably let more people than their entire populations into your favorite restaurant...