When I was a young Boy Scout we would go to summer camp each year at the base of the Teton Mountains. These majestic peaks rise above the valley floor without foothills, making for a dramatic contrast to the forest…
Five Must Haves for Setting Up Your RV
The Gadgets We Use Every Place We Stop We’ve been fulltime RVing for just over 4 months now. In that time, we’ve logged 7,600 miles and stayed at 30 different campsites. We move to a new destination every 4 days…
3 Ways To Use Essential Oils
There are 3 ways to use essential oils: 1. Topically Topical use is just how it sounds, placing an oil right on the area of concern. If I am in need of some tension release, I can place the proper…
Kindle Paperwhite – Worth It For Kids Under 10?
As an adult who loves reading, I’m a big fan of the Kindle Paperwhite. It’s the perfect E-reader and worth every penny. But what about for kids? Will they even use it with its black and white screen and lack of games?
The World Famous Omak Suicide Race
August 6 – 15, 2015 Omak Stampede and Suicide Race After visiting North Cascades National Park, our next planned destination was Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Since it was over five hours of driving time to Coeur d’Alene, we planned a one…
Five Must Haves for Your RV Kitchen
As full-time RVers, we found our RV kitchen to be a little small. These are the most useful items we’ve found to help make our kitchen seem more organized and spacious. These are the first things we would add to…
Making an RV Office
Our 5th wheel is our home. But it’s also our office. Angie and I both do most of our work online and need space to set up a laptop, pay bills, lay out notebooks, and work in peace and quiet.…
Surrounded by Glaciers at North Cascades National Park
August 3 – 6, 2015 Dry Camping Like most national parks, North Cascades has campgrounds, but they don’t have RV hookups. Luckily, the Newhalem Campground did have sites large enough for our 5th wheel, just barely. We had reserved a…
Essential Oils – What Are They?
Let’s get started with the basics. What is an essential oil? Essential oils are aromatic compounds found in the seeds, flowers, rind, bark, and leaves of plants, extracted and distilled for countless health benefits. The use of plants for natural…
Ben, Big Guns, and Ferries on Whidbey Island
July 31 – August 3, 2015 Third time’s a charm. We had our third stop at a Les Schwab Tire in the last month to repair a tire as we were headed from Seattle to Whidbey Island. I always check…