This blog post features seven videos from our December 2019 RV trip into Death Valley National Park. We visited during a week that the park received a good dose of its yearly 2″ average rainfall, so made for some rare scenes that most visitors don’t get to see. We spent an entire week camped in … Read more
Footage from my October 31st, 2019 visit to Goldstream Provincial Park just west of Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island. I was joined by my sister for a fun hike and river exploration. Each autumn, the river fills with returning salmon, which attracts a variety of birds, including plentiful bald eagles, to join in a feeding … Read more
A unique part of Vancouver Island featuring spectacular wild coastline with colorful ocean tide pools & surfing ducks! We head out from Victoria over to the west side of the island near the town of Port Renfrew for a hike down to a remarkable beach. Located in Juan De Fuca Provincial Park, Botanical Beach is home … Read more
In this video, we take the ferry over to nearby Quadra Island and explore the Lucky Jim Historic Mine. Then we take a walk along picturesque Rebecca Spit. I provide footage of the ocean spits large boulder and driftwood beach, views across to the coastal mountains to the east and the sheltered anchorage of Heriot … Read more
In this video, I take a break from all my RV product review videos I’ve been doing lately and spend a day enjoying summer. Also, our new Ram 3500 diesel truck needs a good highway run every once in a while. So, Anne and I headed up to nearby Mount Washington Alpine Resort to take … Read more
In this first video, I show you a slice of the beautiful coastline of my old home town of Victoria BC. Greater Victoria is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, almost completely surrounded by the ocean. You’ll view video footage of its pretty harbor area and the beach along the Dallas road waterfront … Read more
In part one of our 2018/19 snowbird seasons final two videos, we take a look at Dosewallips State Park located on the Hood Canal in western Washington State. I show you our campsite area, and we take a walk out onto the nearby beach and tidal flats for a look around. This tidal estuary is … Read more
In this video, I take you along on a morning hike into the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. We hike from the John Kellenback Trailhead through a patch of coastal forest and out onto the sand dunes. This part of the dunes is pretty well untouched by ATV tracks and has one rather towering sand … Read more
In this video, I take you along on a day trip to scout out our next camping spot. We have heard great things about Cave Creek Canyon on the eastern side of the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona. Cave Creek Canyon is part of the Coronado National Forest and has several campgrounds. One called Sunny Flats … Read more
In this video, I take you along with me on a scenic hike near Tucson Arizona in the Tucson Mountains County Park. I tackle the Brown Mountain Trail. Rated as moderate on AllTrails.com During the trek, I provide information about notable area attractions and show off video footage of wildlife I shot during a visit to … Read more
In this video, I head out just before sunset for a little hike and photography near Twin Peaks Campground in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. I follow the Palo Verde trail a short way from the campground towards the visitor center stopping at a previously scouted out location of photo taking. I explain why I … Read more
In this video, I leave my campsite at Pinal West County Park south of Phoenix and take you along on a pair of short hikes. I hike into the lush Sonoran Desert environment along Interstate highway 8. Both hikes start off from picnic table rest areas, one eastbound the other westbound. It’s early in the … Read more
In this video, I take you along on a morning hike to find some ancient petroglyphs located at the base of Saddle Mountain near Tonopah, Arizona. It’s January 11th, sunny day with temps in the 60’s After I find and view the petroglyphs, I hike up a wash and show some of the lush desert … Read more
The 2018/19 snowbird trip videos continue with a look at a recent 2-day getaway Anne, and I enjoyed in Yosemite National Park. Due to weather concerns, we actually left the RV behind and stayed at the Yosemite Valley Lodge. And, sometimes you need a little vacation away from the RV. The video contains footage from … Read more
In this video, Anne, the Beagle and I take an evening walk out on the Tyee Spit near the Thunderbird RV Park in Campbell River, BC. We spend our RVing summers here and absolutely love it. We wanted to see the Disney Wonder cruise ship pass by on its way south from Alaska and give … Read more