Author: RVLife

Brad Saum is retired and living and traveling the United States fulltime in his RV pursuing his passion of experiencing the extraordinary natural and cultural history around the country, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and the National Park Service, while enjoying his multitude of hobbies which include writing, photography, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, blogging and many more.
  • Brad Saum, an RV Care-A-Vanner volunteer with Habitat for Humanity.

    Americus

    Everyone needs a decent place to live. A simple vision that started on a community farm in southern Georgia and has now blossomed to serve in over 70 countries as...

  • Full time RV blog in Nashville

    Nashville and Beyond

    After spending a week with a Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge in Mobile, Alabama, I then ventured a little north just into Kentucky and spend some time with my own...

  • Clanton, Alabama

    Quirky Clanton

    Between Birmingham and Montgomery is quirky Clanton, Alabama. Quirky in a mediocre sense. There was an attempt to create a reason to exit off I-65, but nothing truly exciting to...

  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.

    Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge

    College students face a multitude of choices every day. Sometimes one of those decisions involves an opportunity to divert from a traditional spring break and invest that time helping others...

  • Brad Saum at Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama

    Mardi Gras Mobile Style

    It was a cold and breezy start to Fat Tuesday in the city where the Mardi Gras parades started – Mobile, Alabama. The long history of celebrating in Mobile dates...

  • Brad Saum at Dexter Ave Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

    A Bus Ride

    A forest fire starts with just a small spark. However, if the weather, wind, and humidity is just right and there are dry grasses, shrubs and trees nearby, that one...

  • Brad Saum

    One Monk’s Passion

    While it is interesting to see roadside oddities, I am equally intrigued by the personal stories behind these pursuits of passion. The Ave Maria Grotto at the St. Bernard Abbey...

  • Farm tractor in WalMart parking lot.

    Fun Snapshots

    Enjoy this fun collection of snapshots from my travels. I encountered these unique curiosities during the last few months. Some are funny, some leave me wondering and some just make...

  • A screw in my RV tire.

    Spring Fixes

    With the sun shining and the windows open, the mild Alabama weather feels like spring is in the air. During the cold and snow I had been making a list...

  • Bald eagle soaring at Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama

    Soaring

    Stumbling around with minimal plans occasionally landed me in the middle of a great little adventure. I had headed south with the Polar Vortex on my heels without any specific...