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Navajo Lake State Park… and bad roads

I spent the last week at the Navajo Lake State Park east of Farmington, NM. First, some negative… The roads getting into this state park are TERRIBLE! Once you get into the campgrounds, the roads are TIGHT! This place was NOT built for large motorhomes. That sort of sets things up… I came down from… [Read More]

The Hunted… and almost the eaten!

I had the pleasure of watching a small group of deer over the course of the last week. This little group spent a lot of time where I was camped in the Gunnison National Forest.  It is harder to tell from the photos than in real life but it was a Mamma and two babies. … [Read More]

Flaming Sunrise in a new location

This morning I woke up in a new location and to another spectacular sunrise!!  Flaming red this time! Can you guess where I am?? A little later in the morning… my spot on the point above the lake!

Winter must be near

Winter??  In the Rocky Mountains!?!?!   I suppose it is possible…. I am high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and the nights are getting downright cool!  The heater and solar are doing their jobs and I am enjoying the change of season. I woke up one morning this week to a very light coating… [Read More]

Peace and Quiet in the Gunnison National Forest

Another amazing spot – this one in the Gunnison National Forest. I am setup near Brown’s Creek in the shadow of Mount Antero and Mount Princeton – both fourteeners – topping out at over 14,000′. A few miles southwest of Nathrop, CO at 8,400′ elevation. This is a fantastic area! I expect it is fairly busy… [Read More]

Working Full Time while Living On The Road in an RV

Working full-time while living in an RV on the road is a recurring topic on various RV forums. Rather than continue to type up the same response over and over, I’m going to type it up one final time, and refer people here. Pretty smart cookie, eh?!? We all know that every case/situation is different… [Read More]

Aspen Trees and Riding the Colorado Trail

Aspen trees are amazing! This past weekend I went for a very nice ride on the Colorado Trail.  Specifically, the section titled CT-14.  This is far ways up Mount Shavano and the Aspen trees in this area maintain the pattern – Aspen trees are amazing!! 🙂 This time of year (late September), the Aspen trees… [Read More]

Beautiful Mountains of Southern Colorado

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I am spending this week high in the Sawatch mountains of southern Colorado!  God is putting on a spectacular show for me! I am not far from Salida, CO on BLM managed land and am up at about 8,100′ of altitude.  The overnight lows are still very comfortable but one can feel that winter is not… [Read More]

A Wonderful Week with Family!

Last week was wonderful! My son SAFELY returned home from Afghanistan – AND – I got to spend the week with him and my youngest son! This all happened in the Colorado Springs, CO area which is a really beautiful place. I stayed at the Lake Pueblo State Park near West Pueblo. This is a… [Read More]

Payback of a Solar Charging System

Solar charging system cost vs. payback is a constant topic for some folks. I really do not understand why but that does not matter – there are many things I do not understand. I am providing my system information and cost to give the folks that are curious about this another data point and possibly… [Read More]