Category: Ramblings

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Leading on a vaquero

Two years ago, when camped on a beach, I was approached by a nicely dressed Mexican cowboy (aka, Vaquero). Complete with a large hat and equally sized buckle (and a gold tooth) he went on in his native language to explain to this non Spanish speaking gringo that he has...

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Starting a new trend

For some time now I have been an “Airstreamer”. At least as far as anyone knows that I meet driving down the highway. I have grown accustomed to the standard greeting when you see another truck towing an Airstream on the road; flash the high beams as you pass each...

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Mice, a reality of this life

With the joys of living in a meadow comes the wildlife that lived here first. Any time we spend more than just a day or two in any part of our national forests, a family of stowaways inevitably attempts to join our fun-parade. Although we are actually invading their homes,...

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The end is near!

It is right around the corner that I return to Big Blue (now in desert tan) who has been waiting  oh so patiently for me in California. Kerri and I left Big Blue last December as we started our 2017 travels all the way to the South, South East, then...

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Every man needs an axe

I’m a sucker for a pretty face, so when I stumbled onto a shabby, old, and rusted axe in a flea market in Colorado I immediately picked it up and brought it home. My previous axe was broken and lost in Baja some time ago, and the risks involved with...

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2000 days

Today I celebrate 2000 days of full-time living on the road. I must admit, that when I started this adventure it was not to live as a nomad. In 2010 it was just about going on road trips to see family and the National Parks along the way. I found...

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Ticks!

Up until 2015 I had never seen a tick – in person – in my entire life. It was only since Moose entered my life that ticks started appearing. He is quite a tick-mop with all that hair, coming back home with 12 ticks during the first few days we stayed...

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10 days between showers?

In my previous life I would have never considered going 10 days between showers. Especially considering I live with a beautiful woman beside me all day – literally within 20 feet at all times. Luckily, she is on the same schedule as I am. While I admit that 10 days...

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5 year vanniversary

OK, so “vanniversary” may not be the most appropriate term anymore but I am sticking with it anyway. It was on this date in 2011 that I started living full time in the van. I started what would become my 2012 year of travels by heading South, out of Colorado,...

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Completing our 2016 travels

We made it back to Kerri’s parent’s property in Grass Valley, CA last weekend. It is from here that we started our 2016 travels, and it is here that we will end 2016. We covered some good ground this past year, most of which was all new to me, and...