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LYRV hits the 75000 YouTube Subscriber Milestone – Thank You!
Well, the LYRV YouTube channel has just hit a milestone of 75,000 subscribers! As a way to celebrate and say thanks I’m giving away some of my product review samples…
Beautiful Buttle Lake Campground in Strathcona Provincial Park, BC
In this video, I take you along as we head out to nearby Strathcona Provincial Park here on Vancouver Island. We recently spent a few days in October 2020 camped…
Footage from the Estuary below our RV Site – Thunderbird RV Park, BC
The other day I decided to play around a bit and try to capture some of the wildlife and tidal scenes behind the RV park. There is a saltwater estuary…
Early Morning Walk on Tyee Spit, Campbell River, BC
I hope you enjoy this bit of a beauty break during a rough time for the world. In the video, I take you along on my relaxing early morning walk….
2019/20 Snowbird Trip Comes to an End – 14 Day Self Isolation
Our yearly snowbird trip to the southwest and back has come to an early conclusion as we hit the road back to Canada to self isolate for 14 days and…
Cape Blanco State Park on the Oregon Coast
In this video, I update you on our latest movements as we head back north to British Columbia. I show you around our latest camping spot Cape Blanco State Park,…
Boondocking at Dove Springs OHV Area in California
In this video, I give you a look at the Dove Springs OHV area located in southern California. It’s on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas, a little north…
Visit to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
In this video, I update you on where we have camped for the last 2 months then show some video clips and photos from the gorgeous Red Rock Canyon National…
Snowbird Trip Update – Primm NV, Davis Camp AZ & Saddle Mountain AZ
In this 2019/20 RV snowbird trip update, we leave Death Valley National Park and overnight in a casino parking lot at Primm, Nevada. The next day we head over to…
Astounding Death Valley National Park – 7 Videos from our Visit
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…
Butterflies, Birds and Beaches – Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay
In this video, we take a day trip from Santa Cruz to Half Moon Bay on the Pacific Coast Highway. (California Highway 1) Trip highlights include footage from Natural Bridges…
Oregon to California – 4 Free Overnight Stops (Snowbird Trip Update)
In this video, I show you our path south from Astoria, Oregon all the way south to California, near Sacramento. During the 652 miles (1049 km) of travel south, we…
Astoria Column & Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon
The 2019/20 Snowbird trip continues with a quick 2 night stop at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, on the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. The campsites are well laid…
2019/20 Snowbird Trip Begins! Ocean Shores, WA
The latest RV snowbird journey has begun! We set off Nov 1st from Victoria, BC, across the Juan de Fuca strait aboard the Coho ferry to Port Angeles, WA. After…
Pedder Bay RV Resort Review – Vancouver Island, BC
In this video, I give you a tour around the Pedder Bay Marina and RV Resort near Victoria on Vancouver Island, BC. We spent the month of October there in…
Fall in Goldstream Provincial Park, BC – Salmon Run, Waterfall, and Eagles!
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…
Remarkable Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island
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…
Another Camera for LYRV – Akaso V50 Elite Action Cam
For my recent birthday, my lovely wife Anne gifted me with an Akaso V50 Elite action camera. I’ve had my eye on it ever since I did a review for…
Exploring the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia
In late September, Anne and I decided to take a little getaway trip over to explore the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia. We hadn’t visited since we were kids…
Lovely Rebecca Spit Provincial Park – Quadra Island, BC
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…
Gorgeous Mt. Washington + Comox Harbour (Vancouver Island Day Trip)
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…
Tips for Keeping the RV Cool Without AC
Introduction We do a bunch of boondocking on BLM and Forestry lands and dry camping in National, State and County parks. Because of this we often find ourselves without electrical…
Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer Towing Tips
I am pleased that after roughly 70,000 miles and over eight years of fifth wheel trailer towing I have thankfully haven’t had a traffic accident, a tire blowout, or ran…
Pretty Little Telegraph Cove, BC plus Mass Eagle Sighting
In this video, I have clips from our recent day trip to visit the tiny marina village of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Island. Telegraph Cove is located on the north…
Spectacular Coastal Views from Vancouver Island BC – Victoria and South Coast
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…
2018/19 Snowbird Trips Ends – Dosewallips State Park, WA
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…
Hiking the Oregon Dunes & Sightseeing Around Reedsport OR
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…
RV Camping at Winchester Bay on the Oregon Coast
In this video, I give you a look around Winchester Bay, Oregon, and its RV camping opportunities. The Douglas County Parks Department runs all the camping. We camped in the…
Mojave Desert to the Oregon Coast (Snowbird Trip Update)
In this video, I give you a look at our route north and west through California and up into Oregon and over to the west coast. The journey takes us…
Famous Tehachapi Railway Loop in Southern California
In this video, we stop off to view the famous Tehachapi Railway Loop in southern California The Tehachapi Loop is a 0.73 miles (1.17 km) long spiral, or helix, on…