Typically, managing gray water is the main challenge for most RVers when dry camping for extended periods. Most RVers generate way more gray water than black water and will fill up the tank by days or even weeks ahead of the black tank. Follow these tips to help limit the amount of gray water you […]
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7 Useful Items For Dry Camping Without Power
Many RVers have become so accustomed to hooking up to shore power (120-volt electrical service) that they are in somewhat of a quandary of what they should do when they find themselves without it for a night. Rather than spending hundreds or thousands of dollars for a generator or solar panel system, here are seven […]
6 Reasons Why RVs Make It Easier To Travel With Kids
Traveling with children can be challenging as there are more logistics to consider, more items to transport, and typically only a couple of adults to implement the needs of the entire family. Using an RV as the primary form of transportation can make the next family vacation more enjoyable for everyone. Here are six reasons […]
Go Off The Beaten Path To See This Historic Mill
In our continuing RV travels through Georgia there is another historic water-powered mill worth a stop. Just south of Fayetteville you will encounter the very scenic Starrs Mill. As we learned in the last entry, during the mid-1800s, mills were constructed by the thousands to take advantage of the seemingly endless supply of water power […]
Visit A Historic Park Near Atlanta, Georgia
For the past few entries, we have been exploring the golden history and waterfalls among the rolling hills of the Dahlonega area in North Georgia. In this entry, we are heading south towards Atlanta, which takes us out of the hills and into territory more easily traversed via RV. Those that follow this blog regularly […]
Visit One Of The Highest Waterfalls East Of The Mississippi
In the last entry, we explored waterfalls north of Dahlonega, Georgia. There are many more waterfalls in the surrounding area for those that take the time to seek them out. One of them you won’t want to miss is 729-foot Amicalola Falls. Not only is it the tallest waterfall in Georgia, but it is also […]
Don’t Miss These Gorgeous Waterfalls In Georgia
In the past couple of entries, we have been exploring the golden history of Dahlonega, Georgia. In this installment, we will head start heading north in our RV to the DeSoto Falls Recreation Area exploring other waterfalls along our route. Our first stop is Cane Creek Falls on the northern outskirts of Dahlonega. The falls […]
We Went Underground In Georgia’s Old Gold Mine
In our last post, we visited Georgia’s Dahlonega Gold Museum and learned about one of the earliest gold rushes in the United States. In that elusive search for the precious yellow metal, gold seekers eventually began to look underground to find the source of all the placer gold they had been recovering for years in […]
Discover A Historic Gold Rush Site In North Georgia
Those that have followed my blog for the past ten years or so know that I have a fascination with the gold rushes that have occurred in North America, and I have visited all of the gold rush sites in the eleven western states, British Columbia, and Yukon. So when recent travels took us east […]
Our Recent Experience Finding Fresh Water
In a previous entry, I shared 8 Likely Places to Find Fresh Water for Dry Camping. Number one on the list was Fuel Stations where I stated, “… they will typically have a fresh water spigot available. But, if one is not readily available, just ask. As a result, we find that most attendants will […]
6 Tips That Will Keep You Safe While On The Road
While RVing, for the most part, is a relatively safe lifestyle, it never hurts to take a few precautions because you never know where an adventure in RVing may take you. The following are six tips to help keep you safe while enjoying your RV. 1. Don’t share your real-time location While it’s tempting to […]