Tag Archives: Hiking

Chiricahua National Monument

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Kings On the Road

One of our absolute favorite national parks is Chiricahua National Monument in southeast Arizona. We remember the smell of the forest the first time we visited. The park is located about an hour from the RV parks in Benson. Its … Continue reading →

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Payne’s Prairie Preserve State Park

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Kings On the Road

Florida has many nice state parks with good campgrounds. Payne’s Prairie is one we have been curious about for a very long time. Every trip north or south on I-75 crosses Payne’s Prairie near Gainesville. The campground is accessed from … Continue reading →

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Oregon Coast

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Kings On the Road

We always like visiting the Oregon coast in the Fall. The summer crowds are gone and the weather is mild. Our Thousand Trails membership offers us multiple RV parks along the Pacific coast. We love watching for whales, hiking and … Continue reading →

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Goblin Valley State Park

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Utah has an abundance of scenic beauty.  First impressions of Utah are often blah.  Desert, sand, desert, mountain, desert.  But the state has many national parks and monuments and spectacular scenery. A recent stop at an information tent told us … Continue reading →

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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 →

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San Juan Skyway and more Durango

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Kings On the Road

The San Juan Skyway is a highway loop in Colorado from Durango to Telluride to Ridgway to Ouray to Silverton and back to Durango.  It includes the famous Million Dollar Highway, a seemingly impossible route through the San Juan Mountains … Continue reading →

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Florida as Tourists

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Kings On the Road

Since we have lived in Florida nearly all of our lives, we have been looking forward to visiting our home state as tourists.  Its no wonder the state is so popular during the winter months.  The weather this year has … Continue reading →

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Pinnacles National Park

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Kings On the Road

Pinnacles is the newest national park in the US.  It was created by an act of congress in 2013.  It was set aside as a national monument in 1908 by Theodore Roosevelt making it one of the oldest monuments.  Reaching … Continue reading →

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Cottonwood Arizona

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Kings On the Road

Many years ago we camped in our RV at Dead Horse Ranch State Park near Cottonwood AZ.  It was probably the first time we considered going full time in the motorhome.  The surroundings were so peaceful, the trails so inviting, … Continue reading →

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