More Posts from RV Texas Y'all: Page 7

Join us as we spend one more day in the beautiful South Dakota Black Hills and then head over to another group of Black Hills in Wyoming! Before this trip, we did not realize that Wyoming had "Black Hills", but they do. And the Wyoming Black Hills are home to incredible Devils Tower National Monument! In this post, we take you along as we ride a nineteenth century steam train and then check Devils Tower off of our bucket list... [Watch the Video and Read the Full Post]

Tags: RV America | Life On The Road

By now, it's no secret that we LOVE our Texas State Parks and Historical Sites. Our parks are important for overall health and education. They are a place to escape from the chaos of everyday schedules. A place to relax. A place to exercise our bodies through hiking, biking and kayaking. And a place for exercising our minds through history, geology, ecology, birdwatching. Right now, we all have a chance to help build the future of our parks... [Watch the Video and Read the Full Post]

Tags: Texas Campground Write-Ups

Your chance to to see one of the world's largest steam locomotives might just be around the corner as railroad history rides the rails across Texas! Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 is touring around the USA in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. On it's 2019 tour, Big Boy No 4014 will briefly visit 32 Texas cities... [Read the full post]

Tags: Railroads and Railways

The Chappell Hill Scarecrow Festival has been on our list of festivals to go to for several years and it did not disappoint! This festival is BIG with food, live music, and tons of craft vendors. This fun, family-friendly festival has been going on since 1978 and happens every October in Chappell Hill, Texas. It is a true community event... [See the Full Post and Watch the Video!]

Tags: Texas Festivals | Fun Things to Do | Hidden Gems | Central Texas

Tom loves smoking brisket. Honestly, that was one of the main reasons we began looking at portable pellet grills... he wanted to be able to smoke a brisket from our campsite. And, we have to tell you, our Davy Crockett by Green Mountain Grills made the whole process super easy. The result was absolutely delicious! And what goes better with brisket than pinto beans and coleslaw?... [See the Full Post and Watch the Video!]

Tags: Camp Cooking | RV Tips

In 1919 Peter Norbeck, the "Father of Custer State Park", planned out what would become the infamous Needles Highway on foot and on horseback. The winding path he chose took him through forests, wilderness and rock formations estimated to be more than 2 Billion years old! He chose the path he did to maximize the stunning views of the Black Hills wilderness. And guess what? It wasn't so impossible after all... [Watch the Video and Read the Full Post]

Tags: RV America | Scenic Drives | Wingin' It!

In this video, we take you along as we drive Iron Mountain Road from Custer State Park through the Black Hills National Forest to Mount Rushmore. This classic road, built in the 1930s, winds through the Black Hills featuring multiple switchbacks, super cool pigtail bridges and small one-lane tunnels that were blasted through the granite to maximize views... [Watch the Video and Read the Full Post]

Tags: RV America | Scenic Drives

As we travel, we always like to ask folks about their favorite parks. We get a lot of recommendations to visit parks like Garner State Park, Tyler State Park, Palo Duro Canyon State Park and Brazos Bend State Park. We have enjoyed our time at all of those parks, BUT if you love state parks, then Mother Neff State Park should absolutely be on your list of places to visit! After all, this is the birthplace of the Texas State Park system... [See the Full Post and Watch the Video!]

Tags: Texas Campground Write-Ups | Texas Campground Listings | RV Central Texas

About six weeks ago we bought a Travel Berkey Water Purification System for our RV and it has quickly become a must-have item for us. On our travels we've learned that water is different almost everywhere we go. Our Berkey makes it consistent and clean. In this post we talk about why we bought a Berkey, how we travel with it and our experiences so far... [Watch the Video and See the Full Post]

Tags: RV Tips | Product Reviews

Texas Parks and Wildlife released their long-awaited new reservation system for Texas State Parks earlier this year. Now that we've used it to make several reservations, we've learned a few things that we think might help you when it comes to using the new system. In this week's Wingin' It! we share our thoughts on the new Texas State Parks reservation system and give you some tips to save money on your state park stays... [Watch the Video and Read the Full Post]

Tags: Wingin' It! | RV Life | Texas Campground Write-Ups