New Sightseeing Book — FREE for 5 days only

I’ve just published my new dog-friendly RV-friendly sightseeing book on Amazon Kindle and it’s free until April 2. Not just for RVers or dog owners, anyone will find sites galore with tons of photos in 34 cities across the USA. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0917YXG6R From the book description: There is so much to see as you travel across...

Big Dogs in Tiny Places — An Essay

I've written in the past about my life spent moving a lot and also about gravitating toward tinier places to live, such as shared housing or renting small abodes. Today, as I once again stumbled over my dog as I was trying to make breakfast, I thought, "I'll bet there are other people who live...

Petiquette On The Road

Petiquette is the art of being considerate of others while traveling with your dogs, or even cats. I've encountered a lot of non-petiquette behavior in the past 15 months but as Michelle Obama says, "When they go low, we go high." You too, can set the bar high as you travel the country with your...

9 Free Dog-Friendly Walks In and Near Branson, MO

All points are within 11 miles of Branson, MO It turns out that Branson, a popular entertainment mecca for families and retired folks, is chock-full of outdoor free adventures that are dog-friendly, some right in town. And if you want to take a little drive, Table Rock State Park is only 9 miles away. First...

Alum Cove Natural Bridge Recreation Area, Ozark National Forest, near Deer, AR

"An easy hike with great scenery in the Ozark National Forest. Less than 70 miles from Branson, MO" On Monday morning we made the 67 mile drive to Alum Cove Natural Bridges from Hollister, MO. Although I have an annual National Parks Pass, there is no entrance fee in the Ozark National Forest. From Jasper,...

Escapees Turkey Creek RV Village, Hollister, MO

Don't let the Hollister address dissuade you as this RV Park is really only 3 minutes away from Branson Landing and historic downtown Branson. I like the fact that it's across the bridge and not right in town yet so convenient to all the shows, shopping, and museums. If you aren't an Escapees member, the...

Dog Parks in Branson, MO

I've only been here for 5 days but plan on staying all summer so we've already checked out some of the dog-friendly entertainment. I'm staying in Hollister, just across the river from Branson and a quick 3 minute drive. Branson does tend to get crowded, traffic-wise, especially on weekends in the summer so I wanted...

Joplin KOA Journey, Joplin, MO

This KOA takes hospitality to a whole new level. It doesn't state on the website whether this KOA is family owned or not but the employees really do treat you like family, or at least like very welcome guests. It's a relaxing full service KOA in mature oaks but conveniently just off I-44 in Southwest...

May 22, 2011

Driving through Joplin takes you back in time to a simpler era long ago with clapboard houses and country stores. As the character Scout said at the beginning of the movie, To Kill a Mockingbird, "{it} was a tired old town." But as I was driving through Joplin and enjoying the neighborhoods and the fact that...

Tulsa NE / Will Rogers Downs KOA, Claremore, OK

This KOA Journey is about 33 miles east of downtown Tulsa with tolls or 37 miles without and about 85 miles from Joplin, MO. I took the turnpike (Hwy 44) from Choctaw and the toll for a motorhome towing was $12.25 at one stop and $2.25 at the final stop. Save your receipts so you...