Brad’s RV Adventures

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  • A steel beam salvaged from the World Trade Center.

    Museum at Fort Benning

    Amid conflicting feelings of intense pride for our American military heroes who step forward to defend our freedom and sadness that so much fighting has been necessary throughout history, I...

  • "Mr. Charlie" is an offshore drilling rig

    Behind the Scenes – On the Water

    Walking aboard an offshore drilling rig and standing at the helm of a tugboat provided me two perspectives of living and working on the water. Oil Drilling Rig “Mr. Charlie”...

  • Mississippi State football locker room at Davis Wade Stadium.

    Sports and More Sports

    Occasionally sporting events converge with the opportunity to spend time with family and I took full advantage over the last couple months. Sports and Family This past October, I made...

  • Pinch the Tail and Suck the Head

    Pinch the Tail and Suck the Head

    I have been fascinated with Louisiana since my first visit over thirty years ago. The people, culture, language, food, and coastal environment has captured my attention and is not replicated...

  • Louisiana brown pelican

    Grand Isle Louisiana

    A one hundred mile journey to find Grand Isle Louisiana unexpectedly exposed me to a whole new part of the country. I simply though it would be fun to see...

  • Rita Mae's Kitchen

    Coastal Cajun

    Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity Following the infamous Hurricane Katrina, Oprah Winfrey and Bon Jovi donated the funds to build housing in the coastal Cajun area for those returning to...

  • beignets and cafe au lait

    Beignets and Cafe Au Lait

    Fried dough dusted with a generous layer of powdered sugar primed me for The Big Easy. My first stop in New Orleans without hesitation was Cafe Du Monde. “The Original...

  • Brad Saum, at Lake Guntersville State Park

    Lake Guntersville State Park

    I stumbled on Lake Guntersville State Park a year ago when I was southbound with the polar vortex nipping at my heels. It proved a great escape then, and it...

  • Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama.

    2019 Campground Costs as a Fulltime RVer

    Before I jump into my 2019 campground costs as a fulltime RVer – Happy New Year! From Thanksgiving through the New Year, I was fortunate to spend nearly the entire...

  • An oil painting on canvas of Red Skelton in character as Freddie the Freeloader by Fred Williams.

    Freddie the Freeloader

    Red Skelton’s career bridged the transformation of comedy from the vaudeville days of performing on a small platform in a field through radio and well into the television era. His...