RV Camping

The RV community needs your support.

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In these crazy times we  hear a lot about the travel industry hurting from the virus, but usually their talking about airlines and cruise lines, but for the RV community our small business in a lot of case are the mom and pop RV parks. As a community we need to support them so as we travel we will have safe places to park and enjoy the local sights.

If your in the Twin Falls ID area please support The Oregon Trails campground. http://oregontrailcampground.com/ A new generation has taken over the campground and they due an awesome job caring for their customer to ensure that they have a great stay in the area. The campground is clean, quiet,  and close to local attractions.

If your in the Baker City OR area please support Mt. View RV http://www.mtviewrv.com/ this is a family owned and operated campground. This is a clean and quiet place and they are currently experiencing a large number of cancellations due the virus and peoples fear of traveling. We have found the owner to be friendly, helpful, and we’re totally enjoying our stay so much we extended our stay by 5 days.

Please support the mom and pop RV parks along your travels so we will continue to have safe places along our travels.

Thank you in advances for helping our community.

 

Summer in Southern California.

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This is our spot at the campground we are staying at in Sam Dimas.

1905 East Shore Rv Park landscapes-1876

Walking around the rv park you get these great aerial views of Puddingstone Lake.            ( Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park) 

Aerial View of Puddingstone Lake San Dimas, CA US

In the distance you can see Brackett Field a small airport in the city of La Verne.

Aerial View of Brackett Field and the City of La Verne, CA US

In our section the wildlife is pretty tame.

Cotton Tail Rabbit in the grass.Squirrel seatting on a rock surrounded by plants.Two Birds Feeding at a Bird Feeder.

The Cactus is what we see when we sit outside. Our site backs up to a hill that has a lot of this type of Cactus.

Close up of Cactus Flowers in bloom.Close up of open Cactus Flower.Spring Flowers

The Full-Time RV Lifestyle.

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Life is a series of choices, the better you know yourself the more likely you are to make choices that make you happy as apposed to unhappy. It doesn’t matter whether you live in sticks and bricks or an RV there will be choices to make. The big difference is that you have more options available to you to changes your circumstance when you live in an RV. Make no mistake though life is still about choices, things still break, people still get sick, and life is still life.

I like to dream, its free and fun and there is only one rule; when your dream about all the things you want to do there are no excuses allowed! You know that little voice inside your head that tells you “you can’t” or “you won’t”. When you dream everything is possible! The real fun comes when you believe anything is possible and you stumble on to that dream that ignites your passion, gives you the motivation to chase that dream and before you know it your life has taken a new path towards happiness.

The Full-Time RV lifestyle is a DIY Adventure! Living in an RV is not a one size fits all experience. You will bring your up-bring, life experiences and your skill set to the party and from there one day at time you will build your own Full-Time RV lifestyle. Like anything worth having you will have to work for it, just remember to slow down and enjoy the scenery its about the journey not the destination.

For us we have been to some of the most beautiful places in the United States just check out the archives to see the pictures. This has been an amazing lifestyle for us our only regret is at times we are so far away from our family and our friends with miss them deeply.

Workamping, What is it? Why we do it?

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What is it?

Workamping takes on many different faces but generally its seasonal positions that employers want to fill with temporary employees for a season. There are generally two seasons, winter and summer. We look for our winter work in the summer and our summer work in the winter. There are different types of positions but mostly in hospitality industry in some form or another. Some examples would be Hotel, Campground, Restaurant, camp counselor, ATV guide, ski guide, ski resorts to name a few. This is the work part of workamping. Although some of these employers ask for a resume it’s not your traditional resume where continuous employment is important. It’s more about your skill sets and will you honor your commitment to work whatever length of time you agree to.

The kamping part of Workamping has to do with the compensation the employer is willing to give in exchange for your labor. Again this takes on many different faces but generally the components are housing, meals, RV space, and pay for hours worked, no pay just an RV space, solely Voluntary positions. That’s why it’s important to read the Workamping ad carefully and ask a lot of questions before you accept a workamping position. Below are some resources we use to find workamping jobs:

If you want to have some fun go to coolworks.com and let yourself dream, click through the categories and look at the jobs people are willing to compensate you to do, you’ll be amazed I know I was.

Coolworks.com coolworks.com/

Workers on wheels newsletter   work-for-rvers-and-campers.com/help-wanted.html ,

HappyVagabonds.com happyvagabonds.com/Main-Menu.htm

Why we do it?

The simple answer is that it allows us to visit places we want to see, experience, and explore without spending our own money and so far we’ve put money in the bank doing it. But really the benefits are much more than financial. The RV lifestyle can easily become very sedentary and that can lead to sore muscles, stiff joints, weight gain, and fatigue.  So as workampers we’re doing something good for our health, our finances, and the bonus is we meet some really nice people from all over the world.

If you would like to see more photos of some of the places we’ve been, please click on link below

https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/206867295/Richard

 

Hello from Southeastern Utah.

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We pulled into the employee campground Sunday afternoon April 1. It’s a very nice campground very level and it made for an easy setup.

 

Here are pictures of our first Sunset.

 

The next morning we were greeted by this Sunrise.

 

The campground is at 7700 ft elevation so were acclimating to the elevation and working full time. The people we work with are very nice and we’re enjoying ourselves. Today was our day off so we went exploring. We went less than 5 miles east of our campground and found the Mossy Cave Trail Head.

 

If your interested in Workamping at Ruby’s Inn they are still looking for Workampers. Click link below and see what positions are available.

Ruby’s Inn, Bryce, Utah

Webpage: www.rubysinn.com/employment.html If you plan to bring a trailer or RV with you, please specify the exact length of your vehicle/s. These are full hook-ups with access to TV and phone service. We charge a minimal fee for space rental.

Positions Available:Lodging Services•Front Desk/Guest Service Agent • Telephone Operator•Housekeeping • Laundry Services • General Maintenance•Grounds Keeper,Retail•Cashier•Sales Clerk•Indian Arts & Crafts Specialist,Car Care Center•Mechanic•Cashier,Food Services•Lead Cook/Cook/Prep Cook•Kitchen Utility•Fast Food Services•Server•Host/Hostess•Dining Room Utility•Cashier Campground•Campground Office•Maintenance/Cleaning,Recreation•ATV Tour Guide,

Benefits of Working at Ruby’s Inn •Live and work in one of the most beautiful places on earth•Discounts in restaurants and general store•Two days off together for sight-seeing and outdoor activities•Use of swimming pool, hot tub and other facilities•Year-end bonuses (restrictions apply)•Flexible scheduling•Competitive starting wages•Employee campground•Employee meal plan.

Summer 2018

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Hello all,

This Summer we decided to Workamp near Bryce Canyon in Southern Utah.

 

We are leaving Arizona this morning and heading to our Summer gig. We’re very excited this a beautiful place to work and explore.

Calling all Workampers still looking for a Summer gig.

Rubys Inn, Bryce, Utah

Webpage: www.rubysinn.com/employment.html If you plan to bring a trailer or RV with you, please specify the exact length of your vehicle/s. These are full hook-ups with access to TV and phone service. We charge a minimal fee for space rental.

Positions Available:Lodging Services•Front Desk/Guest Service Agent • Telephone Operator•Housekeeping • Laundry Services • General Maintenance•Grounds Keeper,Retail•Cashier•Sales Clerk•Indian Arts & Crafts Specialist,Car Care Center•Mechanic•Cashier,Food Services•Lead Cook/Cook/Prep Cook•Kitchen Utility•Fast Food Services•Server•Host/Hostess•Dining Room Utility•Cashier Campground•Campground Office•Maintenance/Cleaning,Recreation•ATV Tour Guide,

Benefits of Working at Ruby’s Inn •Live and work in one of the most beautiful places on earth•Discounts in restaurants and general store•Two days off together for sight-seeing and outdoor activities•Use of swimming pool, hot tub and other facilities•Year-end bonuses (restrictions apply)•Flexible scheduling•Competitive starting wages•Employee campground•Employee meal plan

We will be posting our adventure…… so more to come….

Adventure has many faces!

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When traveling with a 5th wheel trailer many things can cause your heart to race. We were on our way to our next RV campground in Rock Island Tennessee when we saw the two road signs that make you think, not good “Road work ahead” and “Narrow bridge” as we came around the corner we saw the narrow bridge which we knew we would fit on, but we also notice that half of the narrow lane on the bridge was 8″ – 10″ lower than the other half so we held our breath and slowly made our way across the bridge successful. We arrived at the road for the campground and turned right onto the road and the road just disappeared, the road is to narrow to turn around so we slowly continue forward wondering what happen to the road and than we saw it, around a fairly sharp right hand turn and down about 12 feet at 8 percent grade hill. We made it down the hill (still no place to turn around) the road is a wonderful mix of dirt and gravel and narrow. Our next obstacle was a sharp left hand turn followed by a hill that is 25 or 30 feet long, with an 8 percent grade, we took a deep breath and started around the corner and up the hill we get about 1/3 of the way up and the tires on the truck start losing traction but we get to the top and realize we are on one of the roads where whats ahead is worse than what you just went through. One more steep down hill followed by a steep up hill and we arrived at the campground and than it hits us we have to do this again to get out of here.

The reviews on this campground were good but nobody mentioned the road into the campground. We did make it out ok and now I know what it feels like to have a 10,000 pound trailer push our truck down a steep hill into a sharp right-hand turn.

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