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Pueblo Lake State Park

I spent three nights in the Pueblo Lake State Park which is just outside Pueblo, CO, to the southwest. This is a nice park and lake. However; I just couldn’t find the time to put the kayak in the water or do much exploring. The park is very large and offers many hiking, biking, kayaking,… [Read More]

Do No Right

Some days, it seems I can do nothing right. I was recently at a state park campground (I’m not going to say exactly when or where). I was at this same place a year ago. The check-in process is all self-serve. Fill out the form, put some money in it, put one copy in your… [Read More]

Conserve Data

Ways to conserve data is a pretty big deal for fulltimers that rely on cellular data as their sole source of Internet connection. Many folks think they can live or spend extended time in their RV and have all the comforts of home. Sorry, it just isn’t so…. Technology is moving fast. It is possible that… [Read More]

Flying Again

The past couple weeks I have been back in my old home – Mid Valley Airpark. My friends have treated me well and I’ve done enough flying to satisfy the urge. Thank you guys! I am truly blessed with all the wonderful friends that I have. Seeing friends all summer in Montana and then returning… [Read More]

Drone Registration and Government Waste

I’m sure most of you have heard about the government’s plan to force all drone operators to register their equipment (aircraft, quadcopter, helicopter, etc.). Of course, this is just another knee-jerk reaction by the government to pacify the public. The media creates the problem by reporting all these terribly frightening and dangerous “problems”, the public… [Read More]

Lesson Learned

I’m obviously not the brightest bulb on the planet. Sometimes I have to experience a thing to learn the lesson that others have attempted to share. On top of it, I have a poor memory as I have learned this particular lesson already, a couple times – I simply had to re-learn it, again… The… [Read More]

Curecanti

I am currently in the Curecanti National Recreation Area a little west of Gunnison, CO. The National Park Service says the following about the area: “Curecanti National Recreation Area is a series of three reservoirs along the once wild Gunnison River. The reservoirs that make up Curecanti today are a destination for water-based recreation high… [Read More]

Cellular Data Antenna

As you probably already know, I am a working full-timer (software engineer) and need to be connected to the Internet most of the time to do my job. I spend the majority of my time dry camping/boondocking so relying on Wifi is simply not an option (even if you could find it and the performance… [Read More]

Colorado River

For the last couple of weeks, I have been in the Grand Junction, CO area. The terrain and sights in this area are fantastic!  The Colorado River has done some amazing work and revealed some truly spectacular sights. I spent a week dry camping at the McInnis Canyon National Recreational Area. I really loved this… [Read More]

Pain Must be Shared

I have come to the conclusion that pain must be shared. I see it all the time and it doesn’t matter what the topic is. If someone feels some type of pain, either physical, emotional, financial, etc…, they MUST tell people about it. Why?? Boy, that is the million dollar question! I have no idea…. [Read More]