Aurora Around America Episode 6

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My Very Potter Birthday

We celebrate our daughter's birthday in Gatlinburg, TN. This is new for us to celebrate a birthday on the road because we are usually at home in Chicago. My daughter took the week looking for what to do, creating decorations, meal planning and it was a fun weekend. A very Potter weekend! Thanks to https://www.moonalunamusic.com for the birthday song!!!

Great Smoky Mountains, It is probably going to Rain!

Aurora Around America Episode 5

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It is probably going to Rain!

The Great Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN will be our resting place for the next couple of weeks. On this week of Aurora Around America we discuss hiking the mountains, Alpine Hideaway Campground, a birthday, and the best way to find things to do in a new place.

Great Smoky Mountains

Animal Naturalist

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Twin Creeks Trail, Gatlinburg, TN

RvAmericanDream's review of the Twin Creeks Trail hike in Gatlinburg, TN. The Great Smoky Mountains Nation Park hike. This is a great beginners hike for kids or people that just want a quick enjoyable walk through the forest with some great highlights. As we state in the video head up to the science and nature center and start the hike from up there.

Hiking, Horses & Hot Springs, Oh My!!

Hiking, Horses & Hot Springs, Oh My!!

On week 4 of Aurora Around America we discuss Hiking, Horses and Hot Springs. On our way east from TX to TN we stopped in Hot Springs, AR. We had never been, it was a good distance to break up the 1000 mile drive and there is a Chicago connection. We hoped it wasn't shut down because of COVID; It was more than we liked but less than it could have been. We had a birthday to celebrate, we were anxious to hike the mountains and happy to be back on the road and traveling again.

Independence Day Closed

Independence Day Closed

We spent Independence Day 2020 in Texas, unfortunately it wasn't much of a celebration. We did find a fantastic village in Texas, Homestead Village in Waco. We cancelled all of our Texas plans and headed east into Arkansas, Hot Springs Arkansas. We have already started building memories in AR but we still have to report on Lake Whitney, Texas.

Covid 3 1/2 Month Lockdown

Covid 3 1/2 Month Lockdown in Texas, Aurora Around America

This is a new video series called, Aurora Around America. We will be discussing our During the Covid Lockdown nomadic travelers had to find places to stay for extended periods of time. Many campgrounds closed but we were lucky enough to find a place that had lots of full-time people living at the campground. We met some fantastic people and found lot of ways to be productive with our time.

Korjo Dream Color LED Strip Lights, 32'

We own a Coachman Apex 300BHS and we hated the solid blue LEDs that came factory installed. So we changed them. We found a set of KORJO Dream Color LED Strip Lights for about $50 on Amazon. This video will work for any 12v led light strip but we did like the Korjo 32' strip.

KORJO Dream Color LED Strip Lights

We own a Coachman Apex 300BHS and we hated the solid blue LEDs that came factory installed. So we changed them. We found a set of KORJO Dream Color LED Strip Lights for about $50 on Amazon. This video will work for any 12v led light strip but we did like the Korjo 32' strip.

Just a little backstory...

The Coachman Apex 300bhs comes with a small Coleman grill. After a couple of years it needed to be replaced. We purchased the Blackstone 17" Griddle. We love it and I wanted to store it in the same place my old grill was stored. But to do that I needed to do a bit of remodeling. In this video I discuss how I moved the two cabinet drawers over to make room for the new Blackstone. If you wish to jump right to the griddle mount it starts at the 4:40 mark.

I am sure there are better ways to mount the grill. I submit this as one option. I used as many existing pieces as possible while on lockdown during the COVID quarantine. I wish you luck and hope it inspires you to greatness.

• 4:40 Griddle Mounting

Blackstone Griddle Meet Coachman Apex 300BHS

The Coachman Apex 300bhs comes with a small Coleman grill. After a couple of years it needed to be replaced. We purchased the Blackstone 17" Griddle. We love it and I wanted to store it in the same place my old grill was stored.

Coachman Apex 300bhs Window Upgrade

Coachman Apex 300bhs Window Upgrade

Coachman Apex 300bhs Window Upgrade allows for the windows to open another couple of inches. This has increased the cross breeze through the RV and cooled down the bunkhouse a bit.