Canada’s Lake Louise - An Elaborate Hoax?

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A few years ago, a couple of employees at Yellowstone National Park played a classic joke on the tourists. They placed a large hand crank apparatus on top of a wooden box. Next they set the whole contraption in the vicinity of the world famous Old Faithful geyser, which always naturally erupts once per hour. Just as Old Faithful was ready to erupt, they began vigorously turning the crank. Voila! The geyser’s steaming hot waters spewed forth into the sky.

To their credit, the employees had finally answered that legendary Old Faithful tourist question: “How do you turn it on?” Alas, their employers were not amused. Some rather gullible tourists who witnessed the spectacle left convinced that the venerable geyser was a sham. The two guys got canned.

Upon viewing Canada’s stunning Lake Louise, I began searching for the crank and wooden box…

Airstream RV Blog #27 - Geez (Lake) Louise from Sean Michael on Vimeo.

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North to Alaska…Hells Gate, British Columbia

One of the special pleasures of driving north from Seattle en route to Alaska is driving through the Fraser River Canyon along Canada Highway 1. This is one of the places you miss in your route if you approach Dawson Creek, BC, the start of the Alaska Highway, from the southeast.

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RV Today Archive - Toronto

Visit Toronto, a vibrant and cosmopolitan city, the fifth largest in North America. Rich in cultural diversity, there are more than 100 languages and dialects spoken in Toronto, and a great variety of food choices as well. It sounds hard to believe, but one third of the Canadian population lives within a 100 miles radius of Toronto. While there, you can enjoy the lakefront, visit Ontario Place -96 acres of man made attractions including a great waterpark downtown-, and take a bird’s eye view from the CN tower, the tallest building in the Americas (at the time of this footage, it was still the tallest building in the world but has since been surpassed in height by the Burj Dubai). Toronto West KOA Kampground is a common selection for RVers, with large leveled sites and friendly staff to assist travelers beyond the norm.

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In this video you can also catch a glimpse of a rare RV -a Rotel- which seems to have more than 20 bunk beds. These are used on tours around the world, organized by a German company, Rotel Tours. Before you sign up, take into account that travelers probably have more limited space than most of us RVers are used to …

For more RV Today Destinations, Product Showcase or Quick Tips episodes, visit the RV Today Archives.

RV Today Archive - African Lion Safari - Toronto

Join Stew Oleson while he visits African Lion Safari, just an hour outside of Toronto, and an hour and 15 minutes from Niagara Falls. You will see lions, baboons, giraffes, rhinos, monkeys, zebras and many other animals roaming freely. Great entertainment and quite an educational experience with this close up view of animals from more than 132 species. This is a wonderful destination for families or anyone who will enjoy this close exposure to wild animals, in a much more natural setting that a traditional zoo can allow - as you can see in the video below.

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Since the time of this footage, there have been many additions to African Lion Safari, including elephants, cheetahs and flamingos.

For more RV Today Destinations, Product Showcase or Quick Tips episodes, visit the RV Today Archives.

RV’ing to Parks and Wineries in Italy

Faye and I recently returned from Italy, a wonderful country that we last visited in 1985. The cuisine and the wine were even better than we remembered from our last trip.

One of the things that has changed is the emergence of RV’s across “the boot”. According to IdeaMerge, there are over 2000 campgrounds frequented by RV’ers in Italy. Their prevalence surprised us for a couple of reasons: there’s a lot less space in Italy than in North America - 58 million people in an area just larger than Arizona; and gas prices there are about twice what they are in the US. On the other hand, rigs were smaller than at home, and since stuff is closer together there are fewer miles to pump up for!

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North to Alaska…Waconia, Minnesota

We are gradually finding our way west and north as we make stops to renew old friendships and take the time to investigate things we’ve always wanted to see. As for the latter, this red-winged blackbird was a case in point.

For decades I have been intrigued by this particular bird but had never had the opportunity to see one up close. On the recommendation of long-time friends, we pulled into a county park and campground a few miles west of Waconia late one afternoon to spend a few days visiting. To my surprise, red-wings were everywhere, and the park provided a short boardwalk through a swampy area were there were thousands of them. We set up camp, and as the sun began to set, wandered down the boardwalk. The bird shown here was just one of many that struck a pose for my camera.

Spring…and subsequently summer…have been late coming to this part of the country this year, as you can tell from the still-brown reeds in the background of this picture. New growth was just beginning to appear near the surface of the swamp when we visited in mid-June.

Our Vacation to Door County Wisconsin

We just got back from a week in Door County Wisconsin. Door County is yet another place within the Great Lakes that everybody should try to experience. For those that do not know where Door County is; it is in the North-East part of Wisconsin where a piece of land ‘juts’ out into Lake Michigan. On the East side is the lake and on the West side is Green Bay. Once you pass over the bridge in Sturgeon Bay, you have just entered the Peninsula of Door County. Read more

Camping on the Beach!

One of the most delightful aspects of RV ownership has been discovering the variety of environments in which we can camp.

When we first started shopping for our travel trailer, Kristy and I were motivated by the prospect of college football tailgating. In the Deep South, tailgating has been raised to a high art form; the well-equipped RV is its ultimate creative expression. Little did we realize that so many purposes other than tailgating would emerge. Ironically, although we’ve done an outrageous amount of camping, we have yet to take our Airstream to a football game! But after more than a year of ownership, we’ve taken our RV just about everywhere else.

We’ve camped in friends’ driveways and in Wal-Mart parking lots. We’ve camped in national, state, and city parks. We’ve camped in public and private campgrounds. We’ve camped in the mountains, we’ve camped alongside majestic canyons, and yes, as today’s video demonstrates – we’ve camped on the beach.

Airstream RV Blog #62 - Camping on the Beach from Sean Michael on Vimeo.
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RV Today Archive - San Francisco - Part 2

As shown in Part 1, San Francisco is full of beautiful and interesting sights. However, driving an RV through San Francisco, with its crooked streets, is not always a good idea. But, do not despair. In this video, popular TV host Stew Oleson shows us the great San Francisco RV Resort next to the ocean to set up camp if you are planning to visit the San Francisco area with your RV. You can sometimes even arrange to be picked up at the RV Park for a tour of San Francisco, the wine country, or the Redwoods. It is conveniently located just 20 minutes south of San Francisco. Watch the video below:

This RV park is pretty popular, you may want to reserve in advance…

Stay tuned to more episodes being published from the RV Today Show Archives.

RV Today Archive - San Francisco

Travel along with popular television host Stew Oleson for a glimpse on the beauty of San Francisco, watch some of the city highlights, and get great tips on how to move around, where to go for unbeatable views and fabulous food such as the historic John’s Grill. For nighttime entertainment, you can attend the nation’s longest running musical revue: Beach Blanket Babylon. Plus, get valuable tips for those planning to ride a boat and visit Alcatraz or get away for a day to visit the Napa Valley wineries. View the video below:

There is certainly a sophisticated air to San Francisco. Some of the highlights include the Golden Gate Bridge -be prepared to pay-, Chinatown -you have to walk through it to take it all in, the Twin Peaks -for incredible views, and the City Lights Bookstore - which prides itself to be San Francisco’s independent voice. But if you want to get away from the noise, you can peddle to Golden Gate Park for some peaceful and quiet enjoyment.

Stay tuned for more RV Today Archive episodes, being added soon.

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