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The Final Leg to Bryce City
Day 8 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be! Today is a focused day of travel; rest, fuel, and meal stops only. We will continue out of Grand Junction to Bryce City to arrive at Ruby’s Campground for … Continue reading
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Tagged 177, Bryce City, camping, earthen colors, Grand Junction, I-17, KOA, monoliths, Riverside, US 89, Utah, welcome sign, Whitewater, wind sock
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16 Months of Adventure – Riverside 177 White Water Retro Camper Report
A 16-Month Performance and Adventure Report Sixteen months ago we drove our brand new Riverside 177 White Water Retro camper off of the dealer’s lot. Shortly before I posted the first “Camper Report,” we had experienced several minor issues, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, camper, camping, Chapel De Soto, Florida, Howard, Michigan, Retro, Riverside, Rv 177, sunrise, Tennessee, White Water, WPAFB
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Not “Just Another” Gulf Coast Dune Beach
Port St. Joseph (“St Joe”) State Park In November, we camped at Fort Pickens State Park near Pensacola, Florida. I really enjoyed exploring the sand dunes and all of the 1800s and early 1900s coastal fortifications. Shortly after we arrived … Continue reading
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Tagged Apalachicola, beach, camping, dunes, Fl, oysters, Red Knot, RV177, st.Jospeh, state park, sunset, White Water
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The Honeycomb Campground Solution (Camping)
Introduction One of the things that the Riverside Retro RV has opened up for us is regular camping, including opportunities for winter convenience camping. For example, it is convenient enough that we used it for our traditional Christmas family visit. … Continue reading
Fort Pickens, Florida Camping Experience
Prologue Everything that happens on a camping trip—whether in a resort campground in a fully equipped motor home, a small camper, or tenting—begins in and is often colored by the campground experience. Have you ever heard camping summary comments that … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, bird, campground, camping, coast, Culf, dune, eagle, fishing, For Pickens, fort, Gulf Breezes, Gulf Shores, gun, hiking, history, National Park, Pensacola, Riverside RV, turnstone, watching
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The Blue Angels – Thunder over Pensacola Bay
Introduction Note: Blue Angels – Thunder over the Bay is a continuation of events during our recent trip to Fort Pickens and Pensacola, Florida. The Fort Pickens campground offered a distinct advantage for me. The departure route for training flights … Continue reading
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Tagged acrobatics, airshow, Blue Angels, camping, echelon, formation, Fort Pickens, Pensacola, pilots, solo, speed, travel, writing
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Fort Pickens, Florida – 118 Years and Two Battles
To suggest that Fort Pickens Campground on Santa Rosa Island, part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, offshore from Pensacola, Florida, is a well-kept secret may not be accurate—there were many visitors and campers there—but it was certainly new to … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, cannon, casemates, Civil War, fort, Fort Pickens, Geronimo, Gulf National Seashore, history, Pensacola
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Where is a “Cedar” not a “Cedar” — In Cedars of Lebanon State Park
What’s in a Name? When is a “cedar” not a “cedar”? When we checked in at the campground office at Cedars of Lebanon campground, I asked our host, “What is the one thing we should make sure we see while … Continue reading
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Tagged camping, cave, cedar, Cedars of Lebanon, horses, juniper, limestone, Retro, Riverside, sink hole, sinks, state park, Tennessee, weddings
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“Camper Report – Riverside RV Retro 177 “White Water” Update
In May, we purchased a new Riverside RV 177 Camper from our local dealer. We took it on a “proving trip” to Fall Creek Falls, after which I posted “Camper Report – Riverside RV Retro 177 White Water.” Since then … Continue reading
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Tagged 177, camping, concerns, Retro, Riverside RV, update, White Water
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Fun Camping and Horsing Around
East Fork Campground – Camping the way it was meant to be. There are not many campgrounds where you can have your morning coffee accompanied by the not-to-distant sound of a coal-fired locomotive venting steam, or a pair of short … Continue reading
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Tagged campground, camping, Cass, Durbin, East Fork, fishing, Greenbrier, Rocket, train, West Virginia
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