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Surprisingly good hiking in Palm Springs
The 9.5-mile Carl Lykken Trail leaves from town and affords beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and desert.
The 9.5-mile Carl Lykken Trail leaves from town and affords beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and desert.
Wherever you are, we hope you're having a wonderful holiday.
We traveled coast-to-coast in 2019. Here are some of our favorite moments.
Cue Elvis crooning: “I’ll be home for Christmas… if only in my dreams.”
Unforgettable views elevate Malibu Beach RV Park.
We eat a lot of seafood and this last-minute secret sauce addition helped create a new favorite.
We have many fantastic reasons to travel down the West Coast in our RV, perhaps the best one of all can be summed up in two words: the sunsets.
The list of amenities is long, but the beach access is at the top of the heap.
Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco, but we left our RV in long-term parking at the SFO airport so we could explore the Bay Area.
Hiking nine miles around the tip of the peninsula takes you from ocean through the Golden Gate into one of the world's most beautiful cities.
Of all the places we’ve visited on our West Coast-hugging tour, where do you think we could afford to live?
This place is basic and cramped, but the million dollar view makes it a winner.
We've checked out both scenes and WSU is the clear tailgating winner.
We’re huge fans of America’s national parks, but Yosemite will never make our favorites list.
When deadlines approach and there's no WiFi in the campground, this sweet spot proved to be a wonderful place to work.
How do you choose a good commercial RV park? Here are the criteria we use.
We love shopping at TJ's, but those stores have been few and far between on our current grand tour.
This RV resort near the west entrance to Yosemite can't match the grandeur of the national park.
Sometimes in RV travel, an emergency happens and you just have to roll with it.
From redwood forests to pristine beaches, this side of California is unbelievably beautiful.
We were nearly out of food, and a long way from the supermarket, but these essential ingredients made for a memorable meal.
Enjoy the ongoing adventures of Leslie Kelly and John Nelson as they experience all the cool things the West has to offer, from wineries to restaurants. In the process they’ll try out different vehicles and give you fun tips to plan your own cool travel journeys. Just for fun, there's additional travel info from Dan Webster.
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