After 27 years on the road, we finally made it to Vermont. Well actually, we’ve passed through Vermont before -- we’ve been in every state except Alaska. But in the past we’ve only driven through Vermont; this time we let it touch the soles of our feet. https://youtu.be/4Sy4l0V__UA On the way, we passed through the … Continue reading Finally set foot in Vermont
https://youtu.be/6IYMAFrcPnQ In our second Act!vated Between Adventures, we begin in Smithfield, RI, where we stumble upon a colorful old family cemetery. Coincidentally, the family buried there is named Smith. Then on to Johnston, RI, where we stumble upon a whole park full of old Corvettes and other curious antique automobiles, assembled by the New England … Continue reading Between Adventures: Smithfield, RI to Hudson, MA
What do the Act!vated Adventures adventurers do between adventures? We have many mini-adventures. Sometimes fun, sometimes annoying, always surprising. This is our first in a series of glimpses behind the scenes. This is a week in the life of RV travelers who have been on the road constantly for 27 years, which just might be … Continue reading Between Adventures: Cape Cod to Abington
Well, if at first you don't succeed, try getting up at 5:00 a.m. next time. After a day of attempted bear sighting yesterday at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge turned up mostly bare, we decided to hole up for the night and try another day of it. We arranged to park our RV in the … Continue reading Finding Bears in North Carolina
Hey, how would like to go stalking wild bears? Or maybe even an alligator or a rare and endangered red wolf? You have a possibility of spotting any and all of the above in their own backyard at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. https://youtu.be/H5vhGqq6WT0 Click play to watch video. Subscribe on YouTube. … Continue reading Howling with Endangered Red Wolves & Looking for Bears
Shackleford Banks is a tiny island just off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There's really not much there except... well, horses. Yes, wild horses. Dozens of them, descended from beasts that either were abandoned by settlers or, according to legend, survived a Spanish shipwreck centuries ago. Either way, they're very intriguing and friendly animals … Continue reading Wild Horses Dragged Us Away
https://youtu.be/SYMYivZmxHU Finding Gold at the very same spot gold was 1st discovered in America in 1799 Finding Gold Everyone has heard about the California Gold Rush that began in 1848, but did you know that there was a gold rush in North Carolina half a century before that? In 1799, the son of farmer John … Continue reading Finding Gold
While in Atlanta, we decided to pay a visit to Kermit and Miss Piggy and Bert and Ernie and a few other old friends. This was at the Center for Puppetry Arts, the largest puppetry center in the nation. It opened in 1978 when Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog cut the ribbon. It combines … Continue reading Finding Your Inner Puppet
There's nothing like a search for buried treasure, and at Crater Of Diamonds State Park you have a chance to search for one of the most valuable treasures of all: diamonds. Not polished and cut, but in their natural state, which makes them more challenging and fun to search for. (Diamonds, by the way, are … Continue reading Mining for Diamonds
https://youtu.be/ZV_QohyO3fE Click play to watch or subscribe to Activated Adventures on YouTube Wheat fields, grain silos and thunderstorms. These are all a part of the great Heartland, epitomized by Kansas, and that's what we drove through this week. We even encountered our share of those thunderstorms (no tornadoes, thanks just the same) and saw some … Continue reading From Dala Horses to Buffalo
Slowly but surely, we make our way across the country. This week we pass through Colorado, where we encounter some snow flurries and the last of the chilly weather we expect to be seeing for some time. https://youtu.be/wmPoBu7T9ws Filmed May 20-24, 2019. Click play or watch on Activated Adventures YouTube. On our itinerary is Fort … Continue reading The Corner of Colorful Colorado
https://youtu.be/kPVr6dRuEbU 396 mile drive across NV in 3 minutes. Click to watch and be sure to subscribe. It's time for our annual drive east across the continent. But this time we're taking more time and maybe a few more detours along the way. We left from Reno, NV., and this week we made our way … Continue reading Highway 80 Nevada
This week, we put ourselves through the rigors of what we called “circus camp” – an intensive week-long series of classes in a variety of physical disciplines. Being in Reno for our annual month (more or less) of putting a new production together, we couldn't resist taking advantage of the introductory special of a week … Continue reading Circus Camp at Acro Enso
https://youtu.be/2VYCmzHASEM Click play to view With an area about the size of Rhode Island, Joshua Tree National Park is a huge playground of natural wonders. The night before we went there, we had a ringside seat to the playground in the heavens, with a clear view of stars trekking across the sky, thanks to our … Continue reading Joshua Tree Jaunt
Devil's Den is an unexpected natural treasure hidden away on private property near Williston, FL. A sinkhole filled with very clear water about 50 feet deep, it was named Devil's Den because in the old days when people saw the steam from its 72 degree water rising up through its narrow opening on a cold … Continue reading Snorkeling Underground
Tracing the footsteps of Henry Flagler and Ponce de Leon
Fossil hunting is not just for paleontologists. Although it doesn't hurt to bring one along. We had an excellent one accompany us when we made our first fossil-finding foray. His name is Ashby Gale and he is the owner of Charleston Fossil Adventures, which conducts tours in South Carolina to uncover fossils in places where … Continue reading Fossil Hunt
This week finds us in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where we did many of the usual touristy things people do in Myrtle Beach. We visited the beach itself, we went camping and we toured the Hollywood Wax Museum, including Hannah's Mirror Maze and Breakout, a zombie-themed house of horror – all quite well done. https://youtu.be/q6D-41dcqCE … Continue reading Shagging by the Ocean
Back in the early 80s, an African-American man named Pearl Fryar wanted to move into a white neighborhood in South Carolina, when he heard someone express concern because they thought black people neglected their yards. So Pearl decided to prove the stereotype wrong in grand fashion by winning the Yard of the Month award in … Continue reading Pearl’s Magical Garden
We came, we saw, we danced. And danced and danced. For nearly all of 2018, we danced in a different scenic or iconic location every day. https://youtu.be/mF6Gt4gUmeQ Dance Across the Nation We began on New Year's Day on the beach in Myrtle Beach, SC; and we skipped and swayed and pranced and capered and cavorted … Continue reading Dance Across America – East to West
It's a chance for perennial RVers like us to take a break from the constant travel, put down roots for a short time, do something a little different from our usual activities, catch up on RV maintenance, meet a lot of people, and even make some pocket change in the process.
This week we take you to a former correctional facility has now corrected itself. Meet Michael Kroetch and other artists who have helped transform the site. <a href=""> Read More...
