Month: October 2012

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- Thousands of tourists were expected to begin pouring into Albuquerque Monday. It's the first day that 3,500 camping lots were available at Balloon Fiesta Park, just five days before the event begins, reports KRQE.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- If you’ve got a seatbelt handy, you’ll probably want to buckle up before we talk about the RV market. Motorhomes surprised everybody and reversed course and increased this month, coming in at an impressive $43,918, a several thousand dollar bump from last month. Conversely, towables went the other way, dropping nearly $1,600, to settle below the $10,000 mark at $9,813.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- WKYT reports that the Knott County Fall Horse Trail Ride does not officially get underway until Thursday, but as of Monday, several hundred campers had already staked out their places with horses in tow.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- A campground outside Naches became the latest bull’s-eye of a fast-moving wildfire, but KEPR 19 reports crews managed to save the Wonderland Campground.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- Some 75 Valley Center residents are asking the city to enforce an ordinance restricting where recreational vehicles can be parked, reports KWCH.

(Oct. 2, 2012) --- "Our organization was very excited about this product. We felt that Northwood really knocked it out of the park with both the appearance and amenities," added Baker. "Consumer reaction was very favorable but when our first sale of the show was the Milestone Edition, we knew we had a winner."

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- The app includes GPS mapping capabilities for hundreds of points of interest along the Parkway, historical information, lodging and camping options, major hiking trail descriptions, and visitor services on the Parkway and in nearby communities. Dozens of adjacent communities are also included in this app.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- The Red Canyon Visitor Center and Campground on the Powell Ranger District, Dixie National Forest will close for the 2012 season, on Sept. 30. Due to reconstruction of the Visitor Center facilities, the closing is earlier than usual to accommodate for concerns of the visiting public’s safety during the construction.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- On Monday, a mother who sat idly by while her husband stabbed one son to death and tried to kill another at a Deerfield Beach RV park was convicted of child neglect, but jurors could not agree on whether she should be held responsible for her older son's death, reports the Sun-Sentinel.

(Oct. 2, 2012) -- A retired Tauranga couple is disgusted that the 21-year-old man who stole and then torched their $100,000 motorhome only received 20 months in jail as punishment, reports The Bay of Plenty Times.