After three nights spent camped outside Oatman recovering from our nasty sinus infections, we were ready to move on. (I think it’s the first time ever I didn’t take a single photo of our camp.) We moved a little over an hour away to a dry lake bed outside Las Vegas. We figured it was a good place to go thru the last of our food before restocking in Vegas. What was intended to be a one night...
From Cottonwood the plan was to make our way back to Havasu where our new lift kit and shock kit were waiting installation. It’s a simple 240 mile drive primarily via Interstate 40. If Google showed you the way, it would only take you 4 hours to make the trip. But we have a few rules and they don’t in any way correspond with Google’s calculations. Our...
A few weeks back I wrote about the 10 elements to the perfect boondocking campsite. At the end of that article I mentioned that we rarely find spots with all 10 items on our wish list. Well, a few weeks back, we hit the boondocking lottery with this one. It took some effort to find this place and when we arrived, we knew we wouldn’t want to leave any time soon. Our spot was nestled up...
Safford wasn’t our next destination but it was an easy overnight stop to break up our drive. The silence, wide open space and lack of neighbors was a welcome change from our week in Phoenix. It was such a welcome change that we weren’t in a hurry to get back on the road the next day so we decided to enjoy it and stay one more night. Nothing but expansive views as far as the eye can...
Our first few months of living on the road has been divided between campgrounds and boondocking. We thought a week boondocking with limited resources followed by a week at a campground with amenities would be a nice balance. While it’s been working out great, we’re definitely craving more boondocking. And since Mark has gotten us all set up with solar and other gear...
We were craving some privacy and wilderness so it was time to move on from Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood. However, we weren’t ready to say goodbye to the area so we simply set out to nearby Coconino National Forest. I have no doubt the Sedona/Cottonwood area is a popular camping destination year-round but I think the perfect weather and holiday week (it was the day after...
Last year while driving thru Utah we blew our transmission. A very long and expensive weekend from which we learned the following: Things can always be worse. We were luckily in a town when the truck broke down. A few days prior we were in the middle of nowhere. There are still businesses out there with exceptional service. Rare Form Auto is one of them...
August 23, 2017 A few months ago Mark mentioned interest in driving to Wyoming to see the eclipse. I’m a little embarrassed to admit this now but I wasn’t sure how much difference it would make to drive twelve hours round-trip to see 100% of the eclipse when we could have stayed home and seen 95%. It’s not like me to be so unadventurous but being that we’re deep in the busiest six weeks of our...
There are various terms that are common in the RVing and camping community that we’d never heard of before we got our truck camper. Today I thought I’d talk about a few of those terms that describe how or where you’re camped. If you’re new to camping, whether it be with a tent or motorhome, it’s a good idea to think about what you need/want out of a campsite before setting out to find one. Do...
Originally we planned to travel through Nevada and central California for the month of March. Instead we caught a nasty case of the flu that laid us out for a solid three weeks. Come the 23rd, we were just barely feeling well enough to get the heck out of dodge and had 10 days left to enjoy before needing to be back in CO. With no plans but a heavy craving to go camping, we packed up, got in the...
