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Having first started riding in 1985 on a Kawasaki KZ400, Steve has ridden all across the United States and Canada. He currently travels full time on his Honda ST1300, living wherever he can find a friendly roof. Follow him on, "Motorcycle Philosophy".

13 July 2019

Goose Bay Dispersed Area, Montana – Free Camping

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Goose Bay is an area along Canyon Ferry Lake, at its eastern shore, about 30 minutes east of Helena, Montana. There’s actually two campgrounds at Goose Bay, this one, the dispersed area, and a fully developed campground, Goose Bay Marina & Campground. Depending on your point of view, the dispersed area is a far...
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07 July 2019

Pelican Point FAS, Montana – RV Camping

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Pelican Point FAS (Fishing Access Site) is one of hundreds of such sites that dot the Montana landscape. Many of them are free to camp, but the majority still require some kind of camping fee. Run by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, most of these fishing access sites are open to...
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03 July 2019

Bean Lake FAS, Montana – Free Camping

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Bean Lake Fishing Access Site (FAS) is a tiny lake in Montana, about 67 miles southwest of Great Falls. It’s free camping, and one of a few free campsites offered by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Bean Lake offers only two campsites for RVers, but there appears to be two, maybe...
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02 July 2019

Lowry Bridge Access Site, Montana – Free Camping

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Lowry Bridge Access Site is probably one of the few choices for free RV camping in the Great Falls, Montana area, and even at that, it’s not necessarily one of the better. Run by the Bureau of Land Management, is effectively a place to launch your boat on to Sun River and do some...
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01 July 2019

Free Camping on Fort Peck Lake, Montana

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Fort Peck Lake is a massive body of water in eastern Montana, the creation of a dam built along the Missouri River during the 1930s by the Army Corps of Engineers. As a result, it created lots and lots of recreational shore line. Most of that shore is inaccessible by vehicle. Yet still, there’s...
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28 June 2019

Free Camping at Nelson Creek Recreation Area, Montana

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Fort Peck Lake loomed large on Google Maps, taking up a huge chunk of real estate in the north-east quadrant of “Big Sky Country”, otherwise known as Montana. I wanted to camp there. Seems like, there ought to be some good camping to be had for free on something so large. As it turns...
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22 June 2019

Return to Sweet Briar Lake, ND for a Rest

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On the busy and hectic schedule that was the 2019 ATC Toy Hauler Rally that Sash and her assistant organizers put together, it was time for a rest. In the previous year, Sweet Briar Lake had provided me with a great opportunity to rest and recoup after the original rally. Since it was not...
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10 June 2019

2019 ATC Toy Hauler Summer Rally – A Success!

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The 2019 ATC Toy Hauler Summer Rally came about as a result of the success of the 2018 “Alumi-Rally” in Bremen, IN. So when everyone who attended wanted to return for a 2019 rally, Sash and I couldn’t say no. Now organized as “ATC Owners”, Sash managed to turn her event planning skills into...
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03 June 2019

Getting Our RV Water Tank Replaced

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The fresh water tank in our ATC Toy Hauler had slowly developed a sag in the bottom over the past two years of living in it full time. At first, I didn’t realize the sag was not normal. That is, I thought it was designed with a rounded bottom. But then, when I first...
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02 June 2019

Riverside Casino RV Parking – Back for a Second Stay

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After our stay at Rocky Ford Campground had come to an abrupt end, I had towed the trailer further east into Iowa. Riverside Casino was a great place to stay last year to wait out a couple of weeks before heading into the first ever ATC Toy Hauler Rally. This year, it served the...
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