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.
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.
The (Hottest Place in Yellowstone) (Norris Basin Geysers)
In that last segment, you saw us rolling down Yellowstone's Grand Loop Road straight into the hottest, most acidic, downright volatile spot in the entire park: Norris Geyser Basin.
You walked the boardwalks right along with me while we took in the hiss of the steaming vents and the eerie, bubbling pools. We even ducked into that rustic little log-and-stone Norris Museum, which has been holding down the fort since the 1930s.
From there, we piled back into the van and pulled up to Beryl Spring—that furious, boiling blue pool steaming away mere feet from the road while the Gibbon River flows right alongside it. And we capped it all off at Gibbon Falls, watching 84 feet of water tumble over the rocks. Total no-brainer pull-off, and worth every second.
If you caught the clip, you saw me unhook the Lectric XPeak and cruise straight through the streets of West Yellowstone.
We wove past all the classic old storefronts, tourist-packed souvenir shops, and cool historic spots before pulling up to the Museum of the Yellowstone. That place sits inside the old Union Pacific train depot and is absolutely loaded with park history—including how early road crews somehow managed to carve roads out of raw wilderness back in the day.
Then we took off down Firehole Canyon Drive, which was honestly a total highlight. You got to ride along with us between those towering canyon walls with the river roaring beside us, right up to the ultimate payoff: Firehole Falls crashing straight through the heart of the canyon.
Old Faithful to West Thumb: Yellowstone's Best Day
In this video, you saw us kick things off bright and early at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.
Once Old Faithful finished putting on its big show, we threw our gear in the van and hauled east over the Continental Divide straight to West Thumb Geyser Basin, right on the shores of Yellowstone Lake. You walked the entire boardwalk trail along with me down to the water’s edge—checking out bright, crazy-colored springs, bubbling mud pots, and hot thermal pools steaming and draining directly into the freezing cold lake.
In that part of the video, you saw our first stop was Lewis Falls. You walked the area right along with me, spotted a bit of local wildlife, and got to hear that water roaring long before we even laid eyes on it.
From there, we rolled out through the South Entrance and crossed straight into Grand Teton National Park. I made four distinct stops on the way down to Jackson, Wyoming, so you could get a full look at those insane, jagged peaks rising straight up out of the valley floor without a foothills warm-up.
Thanks, all.
~~~Russ
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51 comments
Sir, I’m a great fan of yours. I am 63 years old. I have visited the west coast of USA, many places of Canada. I have visited Seattle, Portland but not able visit Vegas, LA, SFO etc. Through your travel video I am enjoying the unseen places. Thanks for sharing such nice videos. I would like to request you to kindly spare some times to show the small statues, artifacts, monuments in parks or sideways so that we can see and enjoy the beauty of those sculptures. Hope to some more interesting videos in near future. Thank you very much, keep trucking.
I think I’m hooked on your traveling adventures.. The best you tube Chanel. I’m 84 and live in. Senior Living Center. I have lived in Illinois all my life, some traveling but not much out west. With your show I can see all the out west stares I won’t see. I love the front seat passenger side. Love all the places you spend the night. Heck Yea traveling companion.. keep trucking.
Dear Sir;
I’m 76 and live alone now. I don’t have much for family and friends, so now that I got internet where I live I can enjoy videos such as yours. You do do your videos just right. Keep doing them.
Stay safe, Stay sane
Respectfully Mike L
Mora, Mn.
We enjoy your videos. But how do we find past videos, such as the Flaming Gorge one where you stayed at Dutch John’s in Utah? We hope to make that trip in September.
Loving your travel video’s. My husband and I loved our biannual 3 week road trips down back roads and small towns. I am so enjoying revisiting the places we loved to visit! You are a great host! Thank you for your great videography!!
Greetings from Queensland Australia Am recently new to the channel my husband and I have been enjoying al your travels such a beautiful country we especially love the scenery in South Dakota keep up the great vlogs
I was a little disappointed in the Lake Powell segment. Next time I suggest that you take a boat ride out of Waweep Marina, the lake is more open there and you can see Castle rock and get a feeling for the size of the lake. I have been house boating there for 30 years, but I have never been east of the San Juan river arm when you went to Hite Marina it took me a while to figure it out because I’ve never been there. I thought you were further down the lake at bullfrog Marina! It’s a new lake every time I go because the water level changes. But the lake has been too low for the past 10 years. I hope they solve it before I get much older!
Enjoy your travel videos each and every day! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.
Enjoy your travel videos each and every day! Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.
You’ve come a long way from when you started.