Galveston: A Sandy Nest for Snowbirds
Nicholas Upton, Digital Editor
November 28, 2012
Can you hear it? The call of the snowbird is echoing through the crisp air all around us, imploring us all to follow the geese southward to greener pastures and new adventures. If you can heed the call, and crave an oceanic nest for a little while, Galveston, Texas, is a sweet, sandy spot with plenty... Read more »
Buffalo National River
Pamela Selbert Photos by Guy Selbert
November 21, 2012
Dawn comes to the serene Ozarks of northern Arkansas in a veil of damp grayness. Socked-in fog shrouds the thickly treed landscape, until in a burst of white-chrome light, the sun pops over the ancient hills and the fog melts away into a clear blue sky. Even after the sun climbs high, the early morning... Read more »
Antietam National Battlefield
Len Cousineau
November 15, 2012
Determined to maintain momentum after the Confederate Army’s victory in the Second Battle of Manassas, Va., in August 1862, General Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate President Jefferson Davis just one month later, “We cannot afford to be idle.” The objectives of Lee’s plan were multifaceted:... Read more »
Hot Springs Spas are the Perfect Place for RVers
Amanda Lepinski, Associate Editor
November 6, 2012
When the temperature begins to drop, consider taking a trip to a hot springs resort. With a variety of spa packages available, skin and wellness benefits of natural hot mineral spring water suit just about anyone’s needs. Here are 10 spas as well as campgrounds located throughout the United States. Chena... Read more »
Black Bear Scenic Byway
Alan Rider
November 1, 2012
While piercing cries echoed from the surrounding swamp like a flashback from some black-and-white Tarzan movie, I dipped my paddle into the still, tea-colored waters of Alexander Springs Creek. Though the wild waterway my family and I are canoeing is only about one hour from Florida’s world-famous... Read more »
This Land: Blue Ridge Parkway
Len Cousineau
October 26, 2012
Travelers who prefer scenic vistas over amusement parks, and mom-and-pop shops to theme restaurants, or would rather hike through pines and hardwoods than a forest of slot machines would enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia. Meandering across the Appalachian Highlands for an incomparable... Read more »
Oysters and Seafood in Eastpoint, Florida
Bill Graves
October 25, 2012
Highway 98 crosses Apalachicola Bay on a bridge that’s four miles long. The bridge is not that high — it gives enough clearance to accommodate shrimp boats — but Florida is flat, so I have a good view. To the south is a 28-mile-long barrier island called St. George. Its tallest structure is a lighthouse,... Read more »
Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway
Pamela Selbert Photos by Guy Selbert
October 24, 2012
When it comes to spectacular fall color, South Carolina takes the cake. Driving south in early November along Interstate 26 toward Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway, we were treated to a dazzling display that went on for miles. It was a Technicolor show as fine as anything Disney ever produced.... Read more »
Glacial Hills Scenic Byway in Kansas
Pamela Selbert Photos by Guy Selbert
October 22, 2012
The brochure’s invitation to “travel through history along our river bluff road” was too tempting to ignore. Photos showed the two-lane Glacial Hills Scenic Byway crossing over a rise, and then diving amid groves of oaks and maples festive in fall color. The serpentine Missouri River, thick woods... Read more »
Good times and good friends rollin’ from Louisville to Daytona
Sue Bray
October 11, 2012
The excitement began as 2,033 RVs from all across North America, and even as far away as Australia, rolled into Louisville, Ky., and it continued building over the next few days as thousands of Good Sam Rally-goers attended four days of seminars, ranging from computer technology to traveling to Alaska... Read more »
