We RVers have a saying…
“OH CRAP!” Yes, that is surely one of them…But the one I really meant was “Plans are made in Jello.” Such was the nature of my exit from Prescott on a Friday afternoon. I was 20 miles outside of town...
View ArticleI Rolled the Dice….
Autozone had diagnosed my Check Engine Light (for free!) as a faulty exhaust temperature sensor – an emissions thing. Many said “Emissions? I would just keep driving it. Just ignore it.” But how...
View ArticleSometimes, You Just Need to Camp in Town!
My whirlwind of a three day weekend, where I climbed from below sea level in one National Park to almost 10,000 feet in another was now over. I had crammed into three days what felt like a week of...
View ArticleFire and Rain
There has been steady, constant drizzle since I arrived at Valley of Fire State Park. The dismal gray skies match my gloomy mood. After so many days of perfect cobalt blue skies of Zion, it seems...
View ArticleBack to the Wash to Wash My Spirit Clean
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” ~ John Muir When I asked Mark and Bobbie for...
View ArticleBlack Canyon Kayak Trip, Day One – “Miserable to Memorable”
It’s a balmy mid-January evening in Mesa, Arizona when John Schroder, his wife BJ, and I first discuss the prospect of a kayaking trip down the Colorado River through the Black Canyon. It has been in...
View ArticleBlack Canyon Kayak Trip, Day Two – “How to Cure an Internet Addiction”
I had a few concerns about my first overnight rafting trip. As a left-brained analytical, will I be able to “do it right?” Can I get my gear and myself down the river to arrive at the same time...
View ArticleBlack Canyon Kayak Trip, Day Three – “Reading the River”
Weather-wise, our third day on the trip is the best yet! There is not a cloud in the sky, and we have a nice 8 to 10 mph tail wind. The remaining eight miles down the Black Canyon River Trail …...
View ArticleGeezers in Great Basin National Park
I recently hit that major milestone all RVers look forward to, the National Parks Senior Pass. Or as I hoped it was really called, “The Golden Age Passport.” I’d much rather view life from the...
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