Brad’s RV Adventures
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National Park Volunteer
A multitude of volunteer opportunities exist in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and there are National Park Service volunteers serving at parks throughout the country. The majority of volunteers live...
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Hands On With Smoky Mountain Bears
Black bears are an iconic symbol of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Smoky Mountain bears are wild animals and thrive on a diet of nuts, berries, insects and animal carrion....
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RV Maintenance
Despite all the distractions of the Smoky Mountains, it is time for some RV maintenance. As I approach nearly a year of living and traveling full-time in my RV, there...
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Volunteering in the Smokies
After nearly a year of living and traveling full-time in my RV, change is in the air. I am settling down – but only for two months! I am volunteering...
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Perils of Fulltime RV Living
I’m headed north out of Ft. Myers, Florida and decided to stop in St. Petersburg and see a friend I had worked with in Washington, D.C. back in 1990. Should...
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Swim with Manatees
Jump right into the river and swim alongside manatees! Never mind the alligators and snakes lurking in the Florida rivers. Snorkeling with manatees just a few feet away is an...
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Habitat RV Care-A-Vanners
Never underestimate the power of a committed volunteer. Mary Vandeveld, volunteer Program Manager for the RV Care-A-Vanners, shared that thought as we gathered 150 RV’s for the 30th Anniversary of...
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Florida Wildlife
The Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Homosassa, Florida is a showcase for Florida’s wildlife. I spent the day indulging in one of my favorite hobbies – photography. Here’s a...
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39 from Plains
It was a small unknown town before, and a small albeit famous town after. The little community of Plains, Georgia witnessed one of its citizens, James Earl Carter, Jr. become...
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Andersonville
In stark contrast to this beautiful spring day, the 26-acre field I meandered through once served as a prison camp where nearly 13,000 Civil War soldiers died, mostly from disease...