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In 1855, the U.S. Army established Fort Stanton as an Infantry and Cavalry Post in the East-Central New Mexico Territory to protect settlers in that region. Later, the Fort was a Military Reservation. Today, the Fort is known as Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (NCA) which was established in…

I am so excited. After months of searching it seems I’ve found the one and only custom builder for all types of loaders (i.e. rv’ s, pickup trucks, 18-wheelers, fifth-wheelers, vans, trikes, 2-wheel motorcycles, cars, etc.) I spent two days with Jerry Piercy, the company’s owner, who is also the…

Although my stay at this resort was 3-days as I poked-along for an Sept 10, appointment with Jerry Piercy in Phoenix AZ, who is a builder of custom motorcycle loaders. I found this campground to be very different because the entire area was pretty much paved, except for gravel filled…

Not being comfortable driving a 30-feet mobile home around in San Antonio to access the neighborhood of a long-time dear friend, I parked my rv at a KOA Campground from Sept 5 to Sept 7. Lillie Ammann, an editor and I became fast friends in 2002 while creating informational eBooks…

This campground is also managed by the Army Corps of Engineers and allows community residents, sight-seeing visitors and travelers passing though the State of Texas to live at the park 14-days for free. The entrance and roadways throughout this park are paved. This is a huge twenty-site campground which is…

I decided to try my hand at Boondocking on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) properties managed by the Corps of Army Engineers. It doesn’t matter what term you prefer to use: Boondocking, dry camping or single parking neither provides home comfort such as electricity, cable, city water and sewage system…

Since there is no time like the present, rather than stay at campgrounds in Alvarado Texas to wait for parts to be shipped to my Texas service center from various manufacturers to repair my mobile home. I decided to homestead at Cedar Hill State Park in Texas which is my…

Edith's homestead at Tower Campground I had no idea I would spend four months stuck at Tower Campground in Sioux Falls South Dakota because of a magnitude of problems; the whopper was a devilish rear leveling jack on the driver’s side that wouldn’t stay up. Although, various Thor Warranty Center…

“Are you still planning to visit Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs after visiting the Air Force Academy,” a friend asked. I certainly do. In fact, I am excited and looking forward to visiting that garden. The name, ‘Garden of the Gods” make me think it’s a special place.…

After hearing about the U.S Air Force Academy’s Chapel from military friends and Coast Guard Auxiliary members for a few years, I decided to visit.Image joining one of two slow moving lines of traffic formed at the entranceway to the grounds of the Air Force Academy. Finally, it was my…