Category Archives: national parks

Golden Spike – 150th Anniversary Celebration

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Our primary goal traveling in the Spring 0f 2019 was to attend the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the driving of the Golden Spike May 10, 1869 in Promontory Utah. This one event did more to change the United States than … Continue reading →

Posted in national parks, RV Travel, trains, Utah | Tagged 4014 Big Boy, 844 Living Legend, Golden Spike National Historic Park, Ogden Heritage Fest, Ogden UT, Union Pacific RR | 5 Comments

Verde Valley Arizona

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Verde Valley is truly a greener valley in the desert that is Arizona. Located about midway between Phoenix and Flagstaff it has several year-round rivers providing water to support a thriving population for thousands of years. It is estimated that … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Desert, History, national parks, RV Travel, trains | Tagged Clarkdale AZ, Cottonwood AZ, Cottonwood Rv Park, Honanki, Montezuma Castle NM, Montezuma Well NM, Palatki, Sedona AZ, Tuzigoot NM, V Bar V Archeological Site, Verde Canyon Railway | 4 Comments

Apache Scenic Loop and Kayaking with Saguaros

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Casa Grande gave us a good jumping off point to explore the greater Phoenix area. The Apache Scenic Loop is a spectacular highway tour of the Superstition Mountains. Starting in Apache Junction east of metro Phoenix the route took us … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, national parks, RV Travel | Tagged Apache Lake, Apache Scenic Loop, Canyon Lake, Kayaking, Roosevelt Dam, Roosevelt Lake, Tonto National Monument | 2 Comments

Saguaro National Park

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Tucson Arizona has a lot to offer and it was a major goal of our Southwestern trip. On the outskirts of Tucson is a surprisingly lush and diverse land. Saguaro National Park protects an area of Sonoran Desert that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, national parks, RV Travel, wildlife | Tagged CCC, Saguaro cactus, Saguaro National Park, Tucson AZ | 2 Comments

Big Bend National Park

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Located along the southern border with Mexico Big Bend National Park has been on our list for years. Its about 100 miles from the nearest east-west highway US 90. Further from Interstate 10. It’s a place of very little development. … Continue reading →

Posted in national parks, RV Travel, Texas, wildlife | Tagged Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Chihauhaun Desert, Chisos Mountains, Hiking, Hot Springs, Rio Grande River, Rio Grande Village, Roadrunner | 2 Comments

Acadia National Park Maine

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Kings On the Road

We LOVE Acadia! We have been trying to get here for years. Finally made it and we are very impressed. The scenery and history are so unique. The park is mostly on Mt. Desert Island. A group of private citizens … Continue reading →

Posted in Maine, national parks, RV Travel | Tagged Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Cadillac Mountain, carriage roads, Islesford, John D. Rockefeller, Mt. Desert Island, Narrows Too RV Resort, Northeast Harbor, Schoodic Head, Schoodic Research and Education Center, Schoodic Woods Campground, Southwest Harbor | 6 Comments

New York City

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Kings On the Road

Just what the world needs, another blog about New York City. Actually we have never visited the Big Apple. So when we found a small group tour offered at the Newburgh NY KOA we booked immediately. The tour entered Manhatten … Continue reading →

Posted in national parks, New York, RV Travel | Tagged 911 Memorial, Broadway, Ellis Island, Empire State Building, Irish Hunger Memorial, Manhatten, New York City, Newburgh KOA, St. Pauls Chapel, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center | 3 Comments

Steamtown National Historic Site

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Kings On the Road

Steamtown has been on this railfan’s radar for many years. It is impressive if you like historic locomotives and railroad history. Steamtown is a railroad museum and heritage railroad built on the 62 acre site of the former Scranton Yards … Continue reading →

Posted in national parks, Pennsylvania, RV Travel, trains | Tagged Baldwin Locomotive Works, Big Boy locomotive, Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR, Electric City, Lackawanna Railway, Phoebe Snow, Radisson Hotel, Scranton PA, Steamtown National Historic Site | Comments Off

Western Maryland- Railway, Canal and Mushrooms

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Kings On the Road

Our mission in travel has been history, photography and trains. Whenever we get a chance we ride and support historic trains. Cumberland Maryland preserves the Western Maryland Railroad and offers train rides to nearby Frostburg daily. Our train was pulled … Continue reading →

Posted in Maryland, national parks, RV Travel, trains | Tagged C&O Canal, Cumberland MD, George Washington, Rocky Gap State Park, Western Maryland Railway, wild mushrooms | Comments Off

Appomattox and Lynchburg Virginia

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Kings On the Road

Once again we find ourselves in historic Virginia. This time we stayed at Lynchburg RV Park near Lynchburg. Its another picturesque area in southwest Virginia with lots of rolling hills, hardwood forests and centuries of history. Lynchburg is a small … Continue reading →

Posted in national parks, RV Travel, Virginia | Tagged American Civil War Museum, Appomattox, farmer's market, James River Batteau Festival, Lynchburg, Patrick Henry's Red Hill, Wolfbane's Romeo and Juliet | Comments Off

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