Year 25, Edition 147 MAY/JUNE 2012


COVER BY RVers, FOR RVers, ABOUT RVing


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CONTENTS


15 Death Valley National Park is NOT Dead


The valley is beautiful, barren, mystic and peaceful but NOT dead. BEGIN


18 Take an RV Trip to the


Canadian East Coast A total of 17,000 kms and 54 days for our adventure. PORCHER


22 Garabaldi Oregon &


South We found an RV park for $25 a night with a view of a cannery and a marina! DOOK


24 Viva St. Lawrence A year ago we explored the


south shore, so now it was time to take in the north shore. MacDONALD


25 Scenic mountain course at La Malbaie. COLUMNS, etc.


RVT Publisher’s Life and Times ......... 6 Classifi ed Ads ..............................40 Distribution Locations ...................46 RVOABC .................................42-45 Word Search: Starting with R ...........33


Subscription Form ........................41


CARTOONS: ~ Along the Way ............................ 6 ~ Embers ....................................40


COOKING: ~ Curried Squash & Rice Casserole ....32


FAIRS & FESTIVALS: ~ BC ......................................34-35 ~ AB ..........................................36 ~ WA .........................................37


NEW BOOKLET OF INTEREST: ~ A Field Guide to Trees .................32


RV PARTS and RV SERVICE ...............31 15 At Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California.


26 Roughing It Smoothly If there is an easier or more


convenient way to camp, I will fi nd it, build it, or invent it. ~ Roughing it Safely + WHYTE


28 The Twilight Days of a Glorious Summer in


British Columbia. From Prince Edward Island to beautiful BC. LAWSON


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