This is an update to an earlier post about fires currently underway in East Tennessee to help those planning a visit in the near future. Federal, state, and local teams worked together to reach 85% containment on the Hatcher Mountain Road/Indigo Lane fire while focus shifted towards a second fire on the Blount and Sevier […]
What you need to know about the wildfire near Great Smoky Mountians National Park
***Updated March 31, 2022 8:00 PM to reflect containment updates ** Updated March 31, 2022 5:36 PM to reflect new containment information *Updated March 31, 2022 3:22 PM to reflect road status updates On March 30, a wildfire broke out between Pigeon Forge and Townsend, near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That fire, called Hatcher […]
Everything You Need to Know About Overnight RV Parking
You’ve been ont he road for at least eight hours and it’s starting to get dark. The last thing you feel like doing, is setting up camp, especially when you know you have an early start tomorrow. You don’t have to set up camp. You can just park and sleep. It’s called overnight RV parking. […]
Here Are 6 Reasons You Might Get Turned Away From a Campground This Year
It’s getting late and you can see the sun starting to sink, quickly. But you aren’t sweating. You have reservations. You crack open the door, as you stretch and hop out of your tow vehichle. Your progress towards the office halts abruptly when the bold letters on a sign catch your attention. It calls out […]
Oh, Deer: Deer Creek State Park Campground Review
Are you looking for a campground near Columbus, Ohio? In this week’s T@b Talk, I review Deer Creek State Park.
Plan The Best Roadtrip Ever
Are you considering planning a cross-country trip? Over the last decade, I have planned numerous cross-country adventures. In this episode of T@b Talk, I am going to share how I plan a trip, my favorite tools, websites, and apps, and some tips I have learned so that you can plan the best roadtrip ever.
5 Secret National Park Locations
What if you could have some of America’s most scenic locations, all to yourself? Join me on this week’s T@b Talk where I will share five locations right outside of national parks that are great alternatives to beat the crowds and in some cases, the heat.
12 Tips to keep you safe when you travel
Do you have a gun? Is it safe? Do you worry about people? These are just a small sample of the questions I have been asked about safety since I began traveling. In this week’s episode of T@b Talk, Amanda Evans joins me and we discuss 12 tips for keeping safe when you travel with […]
Do women travel solo with a T@b trailer?
It can be intimidating, and you hate to ask, because in asking, you show the world that you aren’t quite sure you can pull it off. But you ask, anyway. Good for you. “Do women travel solo with a T@b trailer?” You have typed the words, now you hit send and post it in a […]