G and D wrote:
I am leaving for my first long trip in January, about 6 months. I expect to stay off the interstate as much as possible.
Many folks post that the RV experience enables them to Discover the wonderful parts of our country, get out of the metro areas and back to the great things they never would have discovered. It would be interesting to hear about those experiences from everyone.
Can you share a Discovery, Surprise, Experience that you never expected to see and what led you there?
We enjoy travelling on the US and state Highways. We have traveled large sections of US-2,17,20,26,36,40,50,54,56,60,64,70,189,191 and others. We travel about 200-250 miles at a time. I use Roadside America and a number of other websites to search for places of interest. I always check the brochure rack at campgrounds and visitor centers and ask staff and fellow campers what there is to see and do in the area.
Just a few of the off the Interstate attractions we have found interesting are the
Ellinwood Underground City,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angel Fire NM,
Inscription Rock and
Hell's Backbone. There are many many smaller National Parks, Monuments, and Historic Sites as well as state park and historic sites that are rarely disappointing.
We also really enjoy the local festivals. Even small remote communities like Rahma, Pinos Altos and San Lorenzo, NM have them. We also enjoy food festivals like the Enchilada Festival in Las Cruces, NM; the Crawfish Festival in Woodbine, GA; and the Seafood Festival in Grants, FL. There are Oktoberfest celebrations in small communities across the country.
So many places to see and things to do in so little time.
