Tag: Trailer life
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Backroads Across America: Drive-Thru Cocktails
A two-day search for wine in markets and convenience stores in Louisiana and Mississippi had proven fruitless, other than Boone’s Farm and some with mold on the bottle. Then we found this store today. Not only did it offer a good selection of our favorite Chardonnay, it sold drive-thru drinks to go. We couldn’t believe…
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Backroads Across America: Hello Ol’ Man River
Two traveling days have taken us from the Texas Hill Country to the banks of the Mississippi River, just across from Natchez, Mississippi. We have ambled along backroads lined with lush green grass, forests (even some pines) and rainbows of wildflowers. The beauty of the Hill Country continued through most of eastern Texas. Today, in…
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Backroads Across America: Two wheels and a tent
The editor of the community newspaper I worked for used to say, “Everyone has a story to tell.” Meet Australians Rachel and Skip, two fellow travelers who will have quite a story to tell when they return home. Our paths crossed today at the Onalaska KOA campground along the shores of Lake Livingston in…
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Backroads Across America: A Texas-size storm
My phone screamed at 7:00 this morning, signaling an emergency alert: Tornado watch in your area-take shelter now! As the wind, buckets of rain, hail, thunder and lightening intensified, we circled each other in the trailer wondering what to do. Our truck was hitched up (in the hopes of getting an early morning start),…
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Backroads Across America: Visiting the LBJ Ranch
The Texas Hill Country is a beautiful part of Texas and the lifelong home of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th president of the United States. A driving tour took us around the 2,800-acre LBJ Ranch, where the president spent 474 days, or 25 percent, of his presidency. We caught a glimpse today of Lucy Baines Johnson,…
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Backroads Across America: El Paso wins lowest gas price
Tidbits from the road: Temperature change: It was 89 degrees in Las Vegas and just 32 in Williams, Arizona the next night. Gas prices: El Paso wins the low-price battle at $1.98 a gallon…so far. High and dry in the desert: Gas stations are few and far between in the Southwest, so we have almost always…
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Backroads Across America: Thinking Small in Texas
Small-town Texas was on display today as we drove southeast to the Hill Country, where we are staying for a few days at the By the River RV park in Kerrville. Our site is on the Guadalupe River and spring green is the color of the month. What a view for happy hour! It…
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Backroads Across America: Where to Park the RV?
So, where do you want to park your RV? Nearly two weeks into our cross-country adventure, our feelings about this question have evolved. Last year, when we first got our wee trailer, Oregon State Parks were perfect. Lots of space, privacy and beautiful scenery. We thought we would stay in these kind of parks…
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Backroads Across America: Carlsbad Caverns
Our hike today led us in an opposite direction – 750 feet down a steep and winding path – into the depths of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We chose the self-guided walk, beginning at what is known as The Natural Entrance, a gaping black hole where the 1.25 mile trail awaited. An hour later, we…
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