Category: Travel
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Camping Diary 2023
This year we are planning our trips as a series of excursions, each having a different objective. Each section describes an excursion and includes a map.
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The Best One-Mile Hike
This trail had me on my knees more times in an hour than any other hike! Every few steps we saw a wonderful example of a plant in bloom, a great view of the desert, or wildlife.
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King Canyon – Saguaro National Park
What a difference a three months make in the Sonora Desert! We previously hiked this trail in December and it looked dry and tan. In March, after a wet winter, the desert looked lush! Many of the flowers are very small. My camera’s autofocus often chose the distant background. We also spotted a ground squirrel…
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Flowers in the Desert
Following a few warm days and light rains we dashed a few miles north to see the flowers that had bloomed at Picacho Peak State Park. Several other people had the same idea. Fortunately the local rangers had made additional parking available near the most popular trailhead.
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Four Big States in Four Days
We did not intend to travel this far this quickly on this trip. Yes. Before we became RVers we typically drove four to eight hours every day as fast as the road would allow. In those days we might have covered even greater distances in the same time.
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Visiting versus Traveling
Now that we live in a Travel Trailer you might think we are all about getting to our next destination and traveling long distances. Recently a friend was shocked to hear how far we typically drive between campsites.
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Campground Diary
Yes, we have seen Waldo (not the cartoon character but the village). But where are we now and where have we been and where are we going next?
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Aggressive Friend Making
As full-time RVers we typically have at most a few weeks and more frequently a few days to meet our neighbors. Wait a day and that neighbor with the interesting yard ornament may be packing to leave.
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Why I Love My Sticks and Bricks (Satire)
While you dear reader might be quite familiar with the joys of home ownership, many of the readers of this blog think they have found the good life living full-time in a Recreational Vehicle.
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Connections
“Where are you from?” Is perhaps the most frequent question we receive on meeting new neighbors. This question helps identify potential connections. Those connections, many of which will only last a few days, perhaps only a few hours, keep us from becoming strangers in a strange land.