In our last post we discussed some of the activities at Farragut State Park. In this post we discuss some activities around the area outside of the park. Biking North Idaho has some great bike trails but one of our favorites is the “Over 70 mile Rail-to-Trails” bike path called
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Ketchum, Idaho – Out and About
Ketchum is a small town in the central part of Idaho. It has a population of under 4,000 and is well known for it’s world famous skiing at Sun Valley along with fishing, hiking, trail riding, tennis, shopping, and more. Our RV park, Meadows RV Park, is located in Ketchum
Continue readingEverglades National Park – Out and About
We spent a week in the Everglades National Park this time and tried to explore as much as possible. We have stayed here before both in the lodge and in the campground but tried to do some new activities this time along with ones we had previously experinced. Nike Missile
Continue readingTopsail Hill Preserve State Park – Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
We departed Rocky Bayou State Park and headed south over the Mid Bay Bridge to Destin and then east to Santa Rosa Beach using our SunPass to cross the bridge. With the RV and the tow car it was $12. It was a clear sunny day with beautiful views of
Continue readingMcKinney Falls State Park – Austin, Texas
McKinney Falls State Park! Now this is a campground I have been hearing and reading about for years. Everyone says how wonderful it is and we had to go. So…we went! The state park is in the southeast of Austin and literally right in the city. This is perfect if
Continue readingWe Bought E-bikes!!
Yep, we really did it. We finally bought a few electric bikes (E-bikes) to tour around with. Not only did we buy E-Bikes but they are fat tire E-Bikes, better yet!! We had been seeing both fat tire bikes and E-Bikes for a number of years when we were out
Continue readingMcDowell Mountain Regional Park – Fountain Hills, Arizona
We are back at McDowell Mountain where I had my bike fall last year around this same time. I guess I was riding too aggressively and went over the bumps and sailed over the handle bars into the cactus and landed (actually skidded) onto my shoulder and ribs. No broken
Continue readingHayden, Idaho – Out and About
Hayden, Idaho is a suburb of Coeur d’Alene in Kootenai County in the panhandle of Idaho. It is surrounded by mountains and beautiful lakes and is sometimes referred to as an adult playground due to the large variety of outdoor activities and the perfect weather in all seasons. We
Continue readingCave Creek Regional Park – Cave Creek, Arizona
Campground: Cave Creek Regional Park Location: Cave Creek, Arizona Site: 9 Cost: $30 Services: E (50 AMP), W Comments: The campground has nicely groomed spacious sites with great views and easy access to hiking trails. Even though it is close proximity to a built up area it was very quiet
Continue readingTrail of the Coeur d’Alenes – Plummer, Idaho
We love riding the 72-mile bike trail called the “Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes”. It starts in Plummer, Idaho and winds its way along the southern edge of Lake Coeur d’Alene, on up the east side of the lake to Harrison, and then follows the Coeur d’Alene River on
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