Tips, Tricks, and Supplies

Walking with Bears

Walking with Bears

Get a real up close view of grizzly bears in their natural habitat.  Hop aboard a 6 person airplane, travel across the bay to a remote National Park and walk around with the grizzlies.  It’s like being in a zoo without bars.  On your flight you may see whales in the water below, glaciers and…

Resurrection Bay Tour

Resurrection Bay Tour

Step aboard these boats for a wildlife and glacier cruise.  Watch for humpback whales, sea otters, puffins, orcas, bald eagles and many other species of wildlife.  Then head to Fox Island to enjoy a buffet of prime rib, wild Alaska salmon, mashed potatoes, salad and rolls.  After lunch you will board the boat for more…

Hells Gate Air Tram

Hells Gate Air Tram

We were sitting around a campfire with some of our friends from British Columbia Canada talking about our upcoming RV trip to Alaska and they told us that we would be driving right by Hells Gate, and we needed to stop and check it out.  A place called Hells Gate definitely brings forth some questions,…

Pinnacles National Park

Pinnacles National Park

Americas youngest National Park is also one of the oldest formations on the planet.  This area was a destination on our agenda, and our visit to this little known National Park did not disappoint.  Pinnacles has been a National Monument since 1908 and upgraded to National Park in 2013.  It only takes one visit to…

3 Tips for Traveling the East Coast with an RV

3 Tips for Traveling the East Coast with an RV

The summer of 2017, we took our 40’ 5th wheel up the East Coast starting in central Florida mid-March, traveling all the way north to Maine.  We zig zagged up the coast, making it inland as far west as Tennessee and Kentucky.  Along the way we learned a lot more about traveling in a RV,…

Salvation Mountain

Salvation Mountain

A mountainous art display, a village in an abandoned marine base and an eclectic outdoor display of artwork…that is what you’ll find at Salvation Mountain, Slab City and East Jesus.  After hearing about this interesting place we had to go check it out for ourselves.  That was a decision we won’t regret.  You will get…

Instant Pot Yogurt

Instant Pot Yogurt

I love to cook and bake but I had never attempted yogurt. All my friends that raised goats would share their goat milk yogurt with me and I was always so impressed that they could make their own yogurt. I don’t know why yogurt seemed so intimidating. I baked my own bread from wheat I…

Will it Waffle?

We tried putting everything we could think of in the waffle iron. Some turned out better than expected, like bread and a raw egg. Some weren’t as great as others, but none were a complete fail. Check out our video to see what happens when you put rice and beans, cookie dough, or cornmeal and…