Seriously, I’m use to California big, but this is getting ridiculous. We have been in Texas for 4 days and we are still out in the middle of no-where-Texas. Even though this state ranks #2 in population (second only to California) almost no one lives in the Western 450 miles...
Today was the day we planned to leave Nicole and Rod to their own travel plans this week. They were heading North, we continue South. This morning we packed up and said our good-byes and were ready to roll by early afternoon. Once moving again we didn’t make it very...
Already packed and ready to go since Friday, we have delayed as long as we could. Sunday afternoon we will begin the next leg of the journey; the flight south. The first leg will only bring us into the Phoenix area to see Nicole and Rod before they too head...
I woke early enough this morning (somewhere between 5 and 7am depending on which clock you look at) to ensure I made it into CA before sunset. I quickly gobbled down a cup of coffee and got the van moving west-ward, but it didn’t take long for the winds and...
I found my groove today after a late start due to my Saturday work load and a trip into Harbor Freight where I stocked up on some tool-type things. I logged in another 250-ish miles, making my way to Scipio, UT at a Flying J that has become my standard...
Ugh! Although it is my 4th day in the van, it is my first day driving it alone since, well since my last long trip in the van all by myself which was probably March of this year. Since then, I have had a passenger in all the miles driven...
Our morning began with another small parade of Elk coming through camp. A few were so interested in me, standing outside the trailer warming myself in the sun, that they came to nearly arms-reach before I back stepped to keep distance (just not worth the risk on my end). We...
Mom and I left California on the 26th and we have been slowly and steadily moving East towards Colorado where I will spend the month of June showing her around the state, camping, and exploring. It has been nearly 1.5 years since our last road trip and we have been...
After leaving Slab City I pointed the van North for the first time in 3 weeks. I have stayed very near the Mexico border for some time but now it was time for the wind to take me northward for a few days. I was planning to take Hwy-395 up...
Yesterday I completed the whopping 1.5 hour drive into Arizona. My destination was Willcox where I was able to borrow the local WiFi at the Visitors Center to download a few large files I needed before the weekend. This took all afternoon an evening before I drove two blocks to...
