Month: February 2019

While the government shutdown dragged on last month, the National Park Service made headlines for our decision to use unspent fee revenues to fund basic operations at many national parks. Some questioned the use of such revenues to operate parks, raising an important yet often overlooked question: How should parks use fees? Source

“The City is considering whether to surplus drainage utility land within the Green River Natural Resources Area (GRNRA), up to a maximum of 66,000 square feet in size, and contiguous to the KOA’s southern property boundary, in exchange for: Source

On Feb. 13, the Port of Columbia County granted permission for Bayport RV Park and Campground to enter Phase 2, allowing the park to receive engineering services in the hopes for later expansion. Source

The couple who operate Prineville Reservoir Resort want out of their lease with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and the RV campground won’t open this summer. Source

You don’t have to get the “cold shoulder” every time you step out of your RV rental in winter. Here are the warmest, sunniest destinations in the United States for winter RV rentals. Plus, when you rent RVs in the winter, you can come across some great RV rental rates in the off-peak season. Source

It's been so cool and wet this year in "sunny" Southern Arizona we've hardly worked up a good sweat on outings. Such were the conditions on a cold, breezy day after sitting out a couple days of rain and wind. Skies had cleared and we were itching to get outdoors for an extended hike...before the next wave of weather rolled in. We headed a couple miles up the road to the Wasson Peak trailhead. Source

I have been on a coffee steak rub kick lately. Honestly, finely ground coffee is one of the most amazing things to have on a steak. It is sweet, savory and full of flavor that you cannot get from most seasonings. This Chipotle Coffee Rub is no exception. Source

If you have worn out a set of tires driving all over to attend RV shows, collected so many sales brochures that you had to hire a librarian to catalog them, and visited so many RV manufacturers websites that you can’t remember the difference between a Foretravel and a Forester, then you have analysis paralysis and I have a tip for you. Source

In tribute to longtime RV writer and gal pal Malia Lane, who passed on Feb. 11, 2019, I’ve reached back in the archives for this article on the Covered Bridges of Cottage Grove, Ore. It was first posted in December 2015 when Malia was visiting southern Oregon and staying near Jimmy and I at the Timber Valley SKP RV Park in Sutherlin. Source

Food trucks are a popular business idea and a fun way to enjoy a city’s local cuisine. However, one frustrating thing about picking up lunch at a food truck is that there is usually no place to sit down and enjoy your soup or sandwich protected from the rain or snow. Source