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Among the many majestic and beautiful places Kathy and I visited over the last year, we agreed that Yellowstone National Park was the most spectacular. From...

I’ve never been in the desert for Thanksgiving—I mean literally in the desert! Kathy and I are currently living among the cactus at Desert Gardens RV Park i...

You can understand my title statement in several ways. If you oversee people in a work situation, those people may be referred to as your “staff”—people whom...

I thought it was time for me to post my thoughts on this RV lifestyle we've been on for the last 6 months or so. After all, I know a lot of you were worried...

Have the Badlands of South Dakota been wrongly named? Both the Lakota and early French trappers, in their respective languages, called the area “bad lands.” ...

We spent last week in Mississippi. Tupelo, Tishomingo and Burnsville to be exact. Three places we had never been before so it was time for some exploring. ...

About a week ago we arrived on a Tuesday to an RV service center in Tishomingo, MS, for the service techs to attend to several warranty items for our RV. Not...

"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" by James Bland was designated the official state song of Virginia in 1940 and then re-designated as state song emeritus in 19...

As a follower of Jesus who thinks the worship of the Lord’s Church of necessary and supreme importance, I have found it challenging to worship. Among the cha...

Virginia is a beautiful state. We've always loved driving down Rt. 81 and looking at the mountains on both sides of the interstate, marveling at God's creat...

We left Texas mid April and made our way back to Pennsylvania, arriving mid May in time for Jim to do some trout fishing, and to participate in a lovely wedd...

As much as I enjoy fly fishing, I realize every time I enter the stream, that I really don’t belong there. I’m fully outfitted when I step in—chest waders, b...

I learned to drive the first time when I was 16. Took Driver’s Ed in high school, and passed the test the first time. Well, I’m learning to drive again, this...

We just completed a trip through the southern states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Wow! We lea...

We've been in Texas for 3 months now. ("3 months in one state? Isn't that a bit much?" you say. Well, it's a big state!) Anyway, we are getting ready to ...

So, how holy was your Holy Week? More importantly, how holy are you? This year, for the first time in a long time, I worshipped on Palm Sunday and then agai...

We are Jim and Kathy Farrell, recently retired and living fulltime in a Vanleigh Beacon fifth wheel. With this post our travel blog officially begins! We ho...