Four million lights. "It's a Wonderful Life" to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Shops filled with glitz, gaudiness, and Appalachian handcrafts. Coal fired train rides. Tours of Dolly's tour bus. The "Parade of Many Colors." Hot from-the-ovens cinnamon sugar bread. Dolly's Chasing Rainbows museum and the Southern Gospel Museum. And, I've only just begun….

Here it is mid-February, and I am still enchanted with all that is Dollywood. The theme park is a deal! Buy the season pass and go two days -- at least.

There's free parking -- yes, for RVs, too -- at the trolley station downtown Pigeon Forge. Board the trolley, pay fifty cents, and it drops you off at the park entrance. When you are ready to return, another fifty cents gets you back to your vehicle. No fighting traffic. No long walks from the parking lot.

Though Christmas is past, Dollywood's Festival of Nations opens in mid-March. And, that is followed by other festivals, including the Barbeque and Bluegrass Festival.

If you've never been to Dollywood, put it on your bucket list.

Slap to it! We enjoy boondocking, and even when we have full hookups, if it isn’t too hot, we prefer natural ventilation. When the door is open and the breeze is blowing through the RV, our paper towels unroll themselves. We recently acquired a slap bracelet at a state fair. It works well, slapped around the paper towels. When we don’t require it, we leave it in its flat state, and slip it into the silverware drawer, next the silverware tray. Bonus tip: You can also use a slap bracelet to keep your toilet paper from unraveling while you travel.

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Organize your storage areas. Find tubs, totes, or bins to fit in your closets and outside compartments. Organize items by similar category, or by things that you typically use together. You can remove the container for easy access to items that would otherwise be in the far reaches of the closet or compartment. Everyone has his favorite brand of tubs or totes, but check different brands for a better fit. Bonus tip: Square and rectangular containers with straight sides help make the most of your space.