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11 September 2019

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon, Spring Creek Dispersed Camping

Written by Steve Johnson
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest seemed like the perfect place for Sash and I to set up camp for a couple of weeks, just to get away from the Summer’s heat in Tri-Cities, WA. We found an area called “Spring Creek”, located along, of course, Spring Creek Rd, a dirt path that takes further deep into...
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21 August 2019

Horn Rapids County Park, Richland, WA – Review

Written by Steve Johnson
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Horn Rapids County Park is the only campground run by Benton County, WA, and is perhaps the closest public campground to the Tri-Cities area. Horn Rapids is located right along the Yakima River, and right along Highway 225, right where it intersects with Highway 240. (Read our reviews of other Washington State campgrounds and...
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19 August 2019

Free Camping by Tri-Cities, WA – Vernita Bridge

Written by Steve Johnson
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Free camping in or around the Tri-Cities, Washington area is tough because there aren’t many free camping options that leaves you close to Richland, Pasco, or Kennewick. But, if you willing to camp about 40 miles away, there is a place… Read our reviews of other Washington State campgrounds and destinations) Vernita Bridge is...
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17 August 2019

Married Couples Taking Separate Vacations – Pros and Cons

Written by Steve Johnson
Sash and I reunited after 6 weeks of being apart. It was the longest period of time we had ever been apart, even going back to when we were just dating. There we were, under 103 degree F sunshine, along the banks of the Columbia River, at a remote campground and boat launch called,...
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05 August 2019

Really Cool Rest Area – Chamberlain, SD, I-90

Written by Steve Johnson
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Rest areas are not known as a destination, but this one is. Located on I-90, at Chamberlain, SD (serving both directions), is a rest area featuring a museum about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and a giant statue of an Indian woman. The statue, dubbed, “Dignity Statue” pays homage to the Native American culture...
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04 August 2019

Dows, IA Rest Area, I-35, Lots of Overnight Parking

Written by Steve Johnson
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Folks traveling along I-35 through Iowa will find lots of overnight parking at the rest area in Dows. The Dows I-35 Rest Area has 48 parking spaces for trucks and RVs. But making things better, this rest area is not busy at all. You’ll find plenty of available parking all through the night. The...
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03 August 2019

Free Camping Along I-65, Dinwiddie, Indiana

Written by Steve Johnson
Along Interstate 65, right where it intersects with State Highway 2, there is a place where you can camp for free. It rests along a dead end road named, “Nebraska St.” right next to a Flying J Travel Center. (Read our reviews of other Indiana campgrounds and destinations) Nebraska St. is surrounded by trees...
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29 July 2019

Free Camping Near Salida, Colorado

Written by Steve Johnson
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Probably your best choice for free camping near Salida, CO is at Shavano Wildlife Management Area (WMA), in the hills just west of Poncha Springs. Shavano WMA is named after Mt. Shavano, one of the “fourteeners” that make up the greater Rocky Mountain range in Colorado. The area is owned by the Bureau of...
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23 July 2019

Our ATC Toy Hauler Has Reached 25,000 Miles

Written by Steve Johnson
This past week, our ATC Toy Hauler reached its 25,000th mile of towing. It took 2 years and 3 months to get there. Most trailers don’t come with an odometer for tracking miles towed, but I started keeping track of miles on a little note-keeping app on my cellphone. I did because I wanted...
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15 July 2019

Silos Campground Review, Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana

Written by Steve Johnson
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Silos Campground is a paid-campground along the western shore of Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana. It’s the only paid-campground owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, but managed by the County of Broadwater. Sites cannot be reserved online. It’s strictly walk-in only, first-come-first-serve. I came here for one night on Sunday, July 14, 2019, because I...
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