Full-time RV residents find freedom, community 

Planning for retirement, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mary Olson didn't know which state she wanted to live in, so she made a choice that allowed her to enjoy them all: she bought a recreational vehicle.

Olson had never driven a large vehicle or even gone camping in her life.

"I said to the salesman, 'Maybe before I give the down payment I should go out on the road.'" She took the wheel of a 36-foot motor home (RV enthusiasts call them "rigs") and navigated a misty, windy day on Interstate Highway 10 in Texas.

"I made left turns, I made right turns, got back and parked

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