Category: Ramblings

Driving thru NV, Holy Hamburger! 0

Driving thru NV, Holy Hamburger!

Yea, so the truck stop didn’t do it for me, and it was full of flies! By the time I finished my evening work and dinner, I must have had a 100 stow-away flies in my van. I left the truck stop after sunset and continued on my path West,...

Westbound to Grand Junction 0

Westbound to Grand Junction

Once again I am heading West towards California. Nothing special, comparatively speaking, but a different route than the past few trips; back to the I-70 / Hwy-50 route so I can re-visit some places as well as visit Colorado National Monument for the first time. Today, I left home in...

Leaving Colorado & arriving in Teton 0

Leaving Colorado & arriving in Teton

Monday morning at 10:30AM we left Conor’s place to drive North-West-ward to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The first half of the day was spent behind the wheel fighting an overwhelming head-wind that killed any hopes of good fuel mileage. We suffered through it as best we could all...

Driving into New Mexico 0

Driving into New Mexico

I left Willcox, AZ in mid morning, after stopping by ACE Hardware to pickup some insulation for my trailer’s water pipes. I figure it would be a day’s work when I am sitting at some park, and it will prepare the trailer for the expected 20 degree nights that will...

Pacific Coast drive 0

Pacific Coast drive

After spending a few days in NoCal, my Mother and I decided to attempt a coastal drive of California from North to South. What is normally about 8 hours of driving distance on the interstate took us 4 days including one night in a motel and 2 others camping in...

Going back to Cali 0

Going back to Cali

Only a few days after returning from our early road trip, a phone call came in from my Mother back in CA. The mum needed some help, and everyone in the family was coming to the call, myself included (private matter, but not health related at least). I was back...