HECK YEAH Travels in 2026

HECK YEAH Travels in 2026

Hey, all.

HECK YEAH, RVerTV fans! I truly hope you’ve been enjoying all the newest videos as we’ve been hitting the backroads and exploring these incredible scenic spots together. Whether you’re watching from the comfort of your home or you're out there rolling down the highway yourself, it’s a blast having you along for the ride. I want to wish every single one of you a fantastic summer—get out there, soak up some of that fresh air, and enjoy the beauty of the season. Thanks for being part of the community, and we'll see you at the next stop!

~~~Russ

Steam, Stone & Mountains –( Mammoth Hot Springs)

Next up in this clip, we rolled into the tiny town of Mammoth, Wyoming. You guys watched us huff and puff through the Lower Terrace and scale up to the second terrace for an up-close look at those bizarre, oozing mineral formations. And as I pointed out, that ain't regular rock—it's travertine, basically built up layer by delicate layer like nature’s weirdest lasagna.

Then I yanked the Lectric XPeak off the rack and cruised up the Upper Terrace Loop Road. Up top, the view was unreal: hot springs steaming away right below us, framed by big mountain views that make you realize just how small your problems actually are.

(Grand Loop Road): Yellowstone's Hidden Stops

Here you watched us roll south out of Mammoth Hot Springs along the Grand Loop Road.

Our first pitstop was Obsidian Cliff, which—as you saw—is literally an entire mountainside made of shiny volcanic glass. It cooked up from a lava flow roughly 180,000 years ago, and Native peoples were harvesting it for over 11,000 years. Arrowheads carved from this exact slab of glass have been dug up thousands of miles away, which is pretty wild to think about. It's a full-on National Historic Landmark now, complete with a cozy little stone kiosk from 1931.

Next, we checked out Semi-Centennial Geyser. It randomly blew its top back in 1922—right on Yellowstone's 50th birthday—blasting water a few hundred feet into the air before going back to sleep. After that was Roaring Mountain, a whole hillside aggressively hissing and steaming through fumaroles. Legend has it that back in the early 1900s, this place roared so loud you could hear it miles away, though nowadays it just sounds like a giant pressure cooker. And, of course, because it's Yellowstone, we capped it all off by getting stuck staring at some iconic local traffic hazards: bison.


Westport : (Washington's Tallest Lighthouse)

If you watched the video, you know our first stop was the Grays Harbor Lighthouse. Standing 107 feet tall, she’s the tallest lighthouse in Washington State and the third tallest on the entire West Coast! Architect Carl Leick considered her his masterpiece after she was first lit in 1898, and after climbing all 135 steps to the lantern room, I can confirm the view of the ocean, shoreline, and South Beach makes every step worth it. Here's the funny thing about her: when she was built, she was right on the water. But after the south jetty went in, the sand piled up, and the shoreline literally walked away from her! Now she's hanging out back in the trees, a good piece away from the surf.

From there, we headed over to the historic docks at Westhaven Cove and climbed the viewing tower at the marina. You could see for miles up there—the whole fishing fleet, the jetty, and the harbor spread right out.

We wrapped things up at the Westport Maritime Museum, and this place really blew me away. It's housed in the old 1939 Coast Guard station—a gorgeous, three-story Nantucket-style building with a watchtower and widow's walk that ran as Station Grays Harbor until 1972. Inside, it's packed with Coast Guard, fishing, and pioneer history. But the real showstopper on the grounds was the Destruction Island lens—an 18-foot, six-ton Fresnel lens built in France back in 1888 that lit up the coast for over seventy years. Seeing that monster in person was unbelievable!


(Ocean Shores Peninsula) — Washington Coast Road Trip

Since you’ve already been down the 350 steps into Walnut Canyon with us, you know exactly why that hike is such a trip. It’s one thing to hear about the Sinagua people, but actually walking face-to-face with those 700-year-old cliff dwellings is a whole different experience.

You saw how we navigated those canyon walls to get up close to the rooms and stonework that are still holding strong after all these centuries. Even if you've seen the footage, it’s hard to wrap your head around the scale of it—the trail really puts everything into perspective. It’s definitely one of those spots that demands a pause just to take it all in, and you know we couldn't resist doing it RVerTV style.


Forks Washington & The Museum Nobody Talks About!

Today we’re rolling north on Highway 101 right through the heart of the Olympic Peninsula, headed straight for the famous town of Forks, Washington!

First, we made a quick pit stop at beautiful Lake Quinault to take in that stunning glacier-carved lake surrounded by giant old-growth rainforest. Then it was on to Forks, where we stopped at the visitor center to gawk at some absolutely massive logs left over from the town’s glory days—seriously, these things make the RV look like a toy!

Next up was one of the wildest spots on the whole coast: John’s Beachcombing Museum. Talk about a hidden gem! Decades of weird and wonderful stuff washed up from the Pacific—glass floats, buoys, messages in bottles, and things you’d never guess came out of the ocean, all displayed like high art.

To top it all off, we rolled west to La Push, parked the rig right on the edge of the Pacific for the night, and took the eBike out for a sunset spin along the shore with the waves rolling in. You can’t beat that!


Fort Flagler WA — Historic Fort & (Amazing RV Camping)

If you caught today's video, you know we crossed TWO bridges and hopped right over Indian Island to get to one of the coolest hidden pieces of military history in the Pacific Northwest—Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island, Washington.

Most folks drive right on by without ever knowing it's there, but if you watched, you saw how this old fort was part of the famous "Triangle of Fire" back in the late 1800s. Along with Fort Worden and Fort Casey, it stood watch over Puget Sound to keep enemy ships from ever reaching Seattle.

In case you missed any of it, we checked out the old historic buildings and walked right inside those massive concrete gun batteries where you can practically hear the history ringing through the walls. Then we rolled through the Fort Flagler campground to check out the RV sites, and those views over Port Townsend Bay were out of this world!

If you haven't seen it yet—or just want to soak in those sights again—you better go hit play and check it out!


Port Townsend: (Lighthouses, Old Forts) & a Historic Downtown

Well, Heck Yeah!! If you tuned in to today’s video, you saw us exploring one of the absolute best-preserved seaport towns in America—historic Port Townsend, Washington!

If you watched, you got to see us roll into Fort Worden State Park, another legendary spot in the old "Triangle of Fire." We hit up the Point Wilson Lighthouse, walked right along the water, and checked out all those incredible old historic buildings. But the real jaw-dropper had to be the Commanding Officer’s Quarters Museum—that massive three-story home where the big boss lived with a whole servant staff back in the day, complete with views of the bay that were simply out of this world.

Then, because you know we gotta park in style, we scored the ultimate campsite at Point Hudson RV Park right on the water’s edge—seriously, waking up to a view like that should be illegal. We topped it all off strolling through historic downtown, taking in all those gorgeous Victorian-era buildings.

If you haven't seen it yet—or just want to make yourself jealous of that campsite all over again—go hit play and check it out!

Thanks, all.

~~~Russ

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49 comments

Love the tours Russ. What part of the country did you grow up in?

Frank Marchell

A name for the e-bike “Epic”!

Linda Shope

A name for the e bike Wild Fire just a thought

Paul Terribilini

We watch all your shows sometimes more than once. Really enjoy all the interesting places you go. Especially like it when travel places we have been. We used to winter at LaPosa South down at Quartizite really enjoyed your tour of the vendors some we remember but a lot of new. It’s been several years since we were there. We both don’t get around the best so look forward to all your adventures. Thank you 🙏

Coralee Lippold

Russ
The wife and I started watching in late 2024. And watched every video of 2025. On Thursday and Sunday we sit down and watch the places you go. We both are retired and are planning to take off for a few weeks and visit some of the places that you have shown us. Russ I will lift you up in prayer for safe travels and many more enjoyable years traveling.

James Goree

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