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Aug. 12, 2009  
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Fees to Be Waived This Weekend at National Parks Including Yellowstone, Grand Teton
from ABC News
People will be able to view the geysers of Yellowstone and vistas of Grand Teton free of charge one more time this weekend. The National Park Service waived admission to national parks over three weekends this summer. This weekend is the last opportunity to take advantage of free admission. More    E-mail article

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Campground Profile: Village Camper Inn, Crescent City, Calif.

Only at Village Camper Inn can you enjoy the woodsy nature of Crescent City, Calif., with the ocean beaches and the Redwood National Park only five minutes away! They are family owned and their greatest asset is their personal service. For three generations, Village Camper Inn RV Park has served visitors in Crescent City. More    E-mail article

Lower Gas Prices Helping Fuel an RV Comeback
from KTVN-TN
Last year's $4 a gallon gas prices put the brakes on a lot of RV rentals in Reno. This year's lower prices are fueling a return to RVing that's helping boost the local economy. "We are seeing more people taking longer trips. They are going out more miles. Last year it was short trips for sure, but now it's more mileage and longer durations," says Erik Shultz, with Classic Adventure RV's in Reno. More    E-mail article

What's the Best Way to Shop for an RV?
from Phoenix RV Lifestyle Examiner
RV Shows are exciting. They’re fun. And it’s the best place to shop for a recreational vehicle ... Whether just getting started or ready to upgrade, shopping for an RV can be very exciting – and frustrated at the same time. It’s important to know what you want. More    E-mail article

President Obama Lauds Navistar for Advancing Clean Vehicle Technologies
from RV News Magazine
Hundreds of Navistar employees recently welcomed President Barack Obama to its Wakarusa, Ind., manufacturing facility to celebrate the award of a $39 million federal grant to develop and build all-electric delivery vehicles and bring jobs to the Elkhart County, Ind., communities. Through this U.S. Department of Energy grant, Navistar intends to build 400 all-electric vehicles in 2010 and expects that within a couple of years to be producing several thousand vehicles annually. More    E-mail article

 

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas RVing in Adirondacks
from North Country Public Radio
Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginny are currently RVing in the Adirondacks, according to news reports. Ginny Thomas, in an interview with "The Takeaway" from somewhere in the Adirondacks, said she and Justice Thomas have been hitting the road for a while now, "Since we got our used motor home back in '99, we've been to 27 states and we have found it's a wonderful life." More    E-mail article

U.S. Gasoline Up 9 cents, Highest Price in Seven Weeks
from Reuters
U.S. retail gasoline prices rose by nearly a dime over the latest week, reaching their highest level in seven weeks, the Energy Department said this week. The national price for regular unleaded gasoline climbed 9 cents from the previous week to $2.65 a gallon, down a $1.16 from a year earlier, the Energy Information Administration said in its weekly survey of service stations. More    E-mail article

RV Travelers Maintain Enthusiasm
from MSNBC
Bill and Esthermay Brooks are nomads of the Interstate system. They are living a peculiarly American dream. They are fierce adherents of the RV lifestyle, a strange blend of individualism and wanderlust that drives thousands of Americans to spend their summers barreling down the nation’s highways and back roads, stopping at campgrounds, and meeting up at gatherings of other RV enthusiasts. More     E-mail article

Setting Up Camp Afresh
from Christianity Today
Cell phone signals and wireless Internet connections don't exist in the California mountains where Forest Home is located. But this hasn't prevented the 72-year-old Christian Camp from using Facebook and Twitter to attract campers. Faith-oriented camps' embrace of technology is part of their proactive approach to stay open at a time when the economy has hastened the demise of already struggling camp ministries. More    E-mail article

 

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