Exploring the American Landscape
Architecture and human creations
After our scenic relocation from the Asheville area, we immediately dove into the activities available in the Winston-Salem area. The city is probably best known as the home of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, particularly thanks to the Winston and Salem cigarette brands, and there’s no question that RJR had a defining influence on the … Read more
Time flies, and after four marvelous weeks in Big Sandy Mush, Asheville, and surrounding areas, it was time to leave this appealing region and move to our second rental of the summer in Winston-Salem. We definitely did not run out of things to do, although for our final week in the area we mixed in … Read more
We learned from years of full-time travel that whenever we hit a new location, we need to plan our most important visits at the front end of the planned stay. Weather, mechanical problems, distractions of various sorts, and sheer laziness can all prevent us from getting to some planned destinations if we wait too long … Read more
Like many RV travel bloggers who are no longer traveling full-time, I’ve struggled with the question of whether to continue blogging. House construction provided interesting post subjects for a while — at least for people who like reading about electrical outlets and bathroom fixtures — but now we are pretty well settled into a routine … Read more
After we finished building our home on St. George Island and resumed summer RV travel in 2022, our big goal for the winter of 2022-2023 was to finish work on the exterior of our property. Mainly we needed to address the area that I had not-so-lovingly dubbed “The Sand Pit.” When we built our home, … Read more