Category: Ramblings

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From Black Canyons to evil public lands

A lot happened since leaving Black Canyon, so sit right back and let me tell you the tale… After our overnight in the National Park, we puled into Montrose, Colorado and dropped the trailer at the local park. Now free of the large appendage, we were able to scout a...

The big 4-5 3

The big 4-5

Ah crap, I’m officially over the hill now. Today, July 22nd, is my 45th birthday. I don’t celebrate birthdays thanks to my Jehovah’s Witnesses upbringing (that surprised you didn’t it? Just breathe, it will be OK) but if anyone wants to send cash… or maybe gold since either one of...

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Spring cleaning on the site

As you can tell, things have changed a little since your last visit. Normally I change the look every year, but I failed to do so in 2015 thanks to Kerri having me fall in love with her and all. So, while 2016’s change is still a bit late, here...

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Finally leaving California

At the end of October last year, nearly 6 full months ago, Kerri and I pulled back into California from the Oregon side. We spent the holidays catching up with family, met up in Southern California with friends, then took to Baja for three months. Now that we have returned...

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Moving back into the Airstream

After arriving back into the USA, and adjusting our plans around those pesky spring breakers, we started the process of moving back into the Airstream from Big Blue. It sounds easy enough, and it should have been, but after 3 months in storage and a year’s worth of dirt a...

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Completing the loop

It’s been a long week of driving. Since leaving Astoria we set on driving each evening, after work, to arrive in the Bay Area by the weekend. Newport was just the beginning with numerous stops plotted out along the route. We could not drive far on any given day, but...

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Identity crisis

It has been more than 6 months since leaving the van back in Colorado and started this new chapter of duo-tramping with Kerri in her Airstream. Anyone would consider this a huge upgrade, and the reality is just that. However, the longer I am clear of Big Blue, the larger...

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We are back!

Last night we made it back to the United States, crossing the Washington border just before 5pm. It has been more than 6000 miles since crossing into Canada back in early June. Kerri and I have already traveled 10,000 miles together, visiting eight states (three more Canadian provinces), three countries,...

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Assimilated into Airstream life

It has been three months since Big Blue went into storage and I officially moved into Kerri’s Airstream. Even though we both spoke of the transition as “just the reasonable thing to do since we are both going to Alaska” it has quickly become reality that this living situation may...

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Take off, eh!

That’s it. Today is the big day to drive the 60 miles North to the border and into Canada. I believe all the paperwork is in order to bring in shotgun and rifle, but it seems the more worrisome contraband is chicken. Poultry, including eggs, seem to be heavily regulated...