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RV Snowbird Trip Update for Jan 2023 – Ajo, Why & Organ Pipe Cactus
In this video, an update from our Snowbird trip this January. For those who missed my previous updates, I’ll link them at the end of this post. The video includes…
How to Find RV Boondocking Campsites in the US Southwest
One of the most common questions I get online is “How do you find those gorgeous southwest desert boondocking locations you visit?” I wish there were a simple answer, but…
2022-23 RV Snowbird Trip – December Update
Video showing where we camped in December 2022 with information about each place. Our travels continue deeper into the southwest desert, from the Dove Springs OHV area to Mojave, the…
Oregon Coast to California Desert – Snowbird Trip Nov 2022 Update
In this update, I show the route we took from the Oregon coast to the California desert this fall. It includes four free easy-to-access overnight RV stopovers along the way….
Snowbird Trip Update – Adventurous Wet Beginning Early November 2022
This video is my first update for our 2022/23 RV Snowbird trip. We are only about a week into it, but it has already been an adventure, mainly due to…
Camping at Willingdon Beach in Powell River, BC
This video looks at the Willingdon Beach Campground, run by the city of Powell River on the BC Sunshine Coast. After a three-week stay at Sunlund RV Park in Lund,…
RV Checklists App Called ChecklistPro & Our Departure Checklist Items
Introduction Since using and maintaining an RV involves plenty of tasks and procedures, it’s best to have some sort of RV Checklist. You may have an excellent memory, but even…
Camping at Sunlund by the Sea RV Park in Lund, British Columbia
In this video, I review and show you around the Sunlund by the Sea RV park located at the very north end of HWY 101 on BCs Sunshine Coast. Sunlund…
Beautiful Views from aboard BC Ferry Salish Orca – Comox to Powell River
Video footage from an early September 2022 BC ferry voyage from Vancouver Island to the Sunshine Coast aboard the Salish Orca. Included are dashcam videos of boarding and unboarding and…
Our 2018 Ram 3500 6.7L Diesel Pickup – 60,000 KM (37,282 Miles) Update
Well, I’m back with another truck update video after four years and nearly 60,000 kilometers (37,282 Miles). About half those kilometers have been while towing our 10,000 lb fifth wheel…
Akaso Brave 8 Waterproof Action Camera Review
Reviewing Akaso’s current flagship action cam model, the Brave 8. First, I unbox and go through the features and included accessories and improvements versus my 3-year-old Akaso V50 Elite model….
The 2021-22 RV Snowbird Season Travel Recap – Route, Stops and Costs
Hey, folks, here is a quick recap of our most recent Snowbird trip, 2021/22. This will be the 10th time since starting our full-time RVing journey in 2011 that we…
Checking out Cathedral Grove’s Giant Trees in MacMillan Provincial Park, BC
Nature break for you as Anne and I visit a remarkable Vancouver Island natural attraction located along Highway 4 between Parksville and Port Alberni. Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park…
2021/22 Snowbird Trip Concludes – Spring Greenery in Oregon & Washington
The 2021-2022 snowbird season travels wind up with a visit to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon. We stayed at Memaloose State Park near Hood River, OR,…
9 Ways We Deal with Mail and Package Delivery as Full Time RVers
Over the years, I’m often asked how we get mail and packages as full-timer RVers who travel all around the USA and Canada for months at a time. So to…
3 Free Overnight RV Parking Spots off I84 Northern Oregon
In this video, I detail three free RV overnight parking spots we used to save on camping fees as we headed west on Interstate 84 in northern Oregon. A casino,…
Camping at Farewell Bend SP on the Snake River on the Oregon/Idaho Border
In this video, I have information on the camping opportunities around Farewell Bend on the Snake River, which flows along the Oregon and Idaho border. It’s famous for being where…
Dashcam Footage Towing Down Dangerous Cabbage Hill – I84 Westbound, Oregon
Map views of and then dashcam video footage from a recent trip down the long curvy 6% grade of I84 Oregon westbound (Cabbage Hill) on a busy truck traffic day…
Early Spring RV Visit to Scenic Twin Falls, Idaho
This spring, as we journeyed back north to British Columbia for the summer, we took a very different route than usual. We usually head westward to the northern coast of…
Visit to Antelope Island State Park in the Great Salt Lake, Utah
It was late March 2022, and we are RVing through northwestern Utah and wanted to check out the world-famous Great Salt Lake. The best way to do that looked like…
2021/22 Snowbird Trip – March Update – St. George, Utah to the Great Salt Lake
In this video, I go over our March 2022 snowbird trip highway route, and camping stops along the way. The month’s travel took us from near Lake Mead NRA in…
Scenic Sand Hollow State Park in South Western, Utah
In this video, I will give you a look around Sand Hollow State Park near St. George, Utah. There is video footage from driving around the lake, surrounding scenery, and…
Kolob Canyons Scenic Drive – Zion National Park, Utah
This video takes you along on a scenic drive up into the Kolob Canyons of Zion National Park. It’s March 9th, 2022, and there is still some snow clinging to…
Snowbird Trip Update Feb 2022 – Overview of the Campsites
In this video, I update y’all on where we have been camping for the last few months during this season’s RV snowbird adventures. We have been mainly boondocking on free…
Amboy Crater in the Mojave Desert, California – Overnight RV Parking
As we passed through the Mojave desert backcountry, we needed a place to stop over for a day or two. I had read that RV overnight parking might be allowed…
Salton Sea SRA Camping and Visit to the Dos Palmes Preserve, California
Mid-December 2021 finds us camped at a favorite snowbird location. The Salton Sea State Recreation Area near Palm Springs. In the video, I give you a look at our camping…
Snowbird Trip 21/22 Update (BC to Southern California)
In this video, I detail our 2021 snowbird RV trip so far from Victoria, British Columbia down to Southern California near Bakersfield. I show you our route and let you…
Yaquina Bay Bridge & Yaquina Head – Newport, Oregon
As we made our way down the Oregon coast in Nov 2021, we camped at South Beach State Park for a few days. This was the third time we had…
Fall Visit to Paradise Meadows Loop Trail – Vancouver Island, BC
In this video, Anne and I make a return trip to Mount Washington located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This time we take in the fall colors with a leisurely…
Fall Camping at Miracle Beach Provincial Park – Vancouver Island, BC
In this video, I give you a look at the beautiful forested campground at Miracle Beach Provincial Park located near Campbell River, British Columbia. It’s early October 2021, and the…