Category: Travel
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The Ship Is Moored
I am hesitant to call how we live “camping.” Yes, many of the places where we stay call themselves “campgrounds” or “parks”. But many of them are not park-like nor have tent sites. Some of these facilities have been completely denuded of trees and plants, paved from edge to edge, with one site separated from…
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Six Canyons
Diversity is what makes these United States of America great. In late September 2024 we visited five different parks along or adjacent to the Colorado River. Previously we visited Grand Canyon National Park. Each park had a unique canyon and is worthy of visit, although several were far from a beaten path. Black Canyon of…
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Andersen Hitch Review
I was unimpressed with the square-bar weight distribution and sway control hitch our trailer’s RV dealer sold us. It was heavy. Hitching and unhitching required strength and a special lever. Grease oozed out of various openings and frequently got on my hands and clothing. Careful weighing of our trailer showed we were near the limit…
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Shake Rattle and Roll
And all that shaking happened after we arrived at our campsite.
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Best 4 Mile Hike
An amazing vista greeted me each time the trail turned a corner: unique rock formations, cascading streams, diverse trees, raptors, lizards, and a pond or two.While the path I followed is four miles long, the loop could be accessed from its usual trailhead for a total of about 3.3 miles. The alternate access also adds…
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Camping Diary 2024
Where will we go this year? The segments described below show our thoughts as of the date of publication above. The tables accurately reflect our plans. The maps from RV Life are screen shots during our planning. The green ring on each map is at 100 miles (the area we might explore while at a…
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Fresh Water Maintenance
Campground water differs from City Water necessitating sanitizing and de-calcification of an RV’s freshwater system.
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Where Is Home
“Don’t you ever go home?” a woman asked me after hearing about our nomadic lifestyle. After thinking about her question I decided I am home. See why my home needs an RV to experience its depth and its breadth.
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Towing in the Wind
After three days with the wind in Kansas and eastern Colorado blowing and gusting against the left side of our trailer as we traveled west gave me time to think about towing against the wind. When we headed west from Abilene Kansas the wind was a moderate 16 miles per hour from the south that…
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Rain, Rain, Go Away
When the rain threatened to spoil activities when I was a child we would chant: “Rain rain, go away! Come again another day!” Our hope was that the rain would go away. Now, as an RVer, that chant has a very different meaning.