So many old fairytales take place in an enchanted forest overgrown with huge trees, deep green fields, and gurgling brooks. Enchanted. It’s probably the reason that camping in the desert never appealed to me, but we decided to meet…
Painted Rock Historic Park has plenty of overnight spots for boondocking. This area is near Gila Bend, AZ (southwest of Phoenix) and a decent stop if you’re headed from Phoenix to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.…
We were able to spend part of February and part of March 2021 in Phoenix visiting our friends, the Grabowskis, Doug’s family friends Sharon and Brian Herndon, and Doug’s son, Hayden, daughter-in-law, Tressa, and their new bundle of joy,…
What a lovely singing voice you must have.” Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman in “Ghostbusters” This ad-lib line from the movie Ghostbusters as Bill Murray’s character is trying to contact his would-be girlfriend, Dana, who’s been possessed by…
If you’re looking to drive from Paso Robles to Phoenix, consider a route through Solvang, Mojave National Preserve, Kelso Dunes, Lake Havasu, the Steps and KOFA National Wildlife refuge. SOLVANG Braid your hair and grab your wooden shoes, camera…
In 2019, we had decided we would quit our Bay Area jobs in early 2020 (which we did), sell our house, and hit the road full time in the RV for a travel sabbatical. Due to Covid, that timing…
Have you ever known someone who’s a magnet for the weird? My sister is that person…the world presents her with the strangest opportunities and she often finds herself in situations that just don’t happen to most people. Like a…
Sometimes the world throws you a lifeline when you need it most. That lifeline in 2019 came in the form of some co-workers who are now great friends. Since Q4 of 2019, I’d been working, along with the other…
Taos is town filled with southwestern art galleries, local jewelers, and plenty of handmade crafts and clothing tucked into distinct adobe style building that scream southwest, but so many places were closed in October of 2020 due to Covid…
From near Denver we headed toward South Park for a blast from my past (highschool years). We boondocked just outside Fairplay in the San Isabel National Forest. Oddly, I never camped there when I was living in Fairplay. Making…
