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What’s next??

Great question! I’ve been doing some thinking about what’s next myself. I’ve made a mess of things and now need to clean it up. I’ve certainly learned a lot and, as Mike recently commented on a previous post, I can probably attribute my recent “boat lesson” to the “tuition of life.” From one perspective, the… [Read More]

Overflowing with Excitement – Moving onto the Boat!!

The excitement is overflowing here – today is “Move to the Boat” day!!! Things got started with a very early wake-up – about 2:00 AM. I depart for the St. Louis airport at 3:00 am and my flight to Atlanta departs at 6:00 am. After a short layover, the flight to Hewanorra, St. Lucia departs… [Read More]

Review: Cottonwood RV Park Bluff Utah

I made a quick stop at the Cottonwood RV Park while passing thru Bluff Utah late in October and found a very nice establishment! Nancy is the operator and is very nice and welcoming. The park itself is well suited for big rigs and the pull thru spots are spacious and very easy to get… [Read More]

Anasazi Indian Cliff Dwelling

While in Blanding, Utah, I did some hiking to the ruins of an Anasazi Indian cliff dwelling. It is truly fascinating to see where these people lived and to imagine what the area must have looked like with the cliff dwelling in full operation more than a thousand years ago. The cliff forms a natural… [Read More]

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]

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]

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]

Back in the Boondocking saddle again!

I am boondocking again and it feels SO VERY GOOD to be back in nature!! As previously noted, I’ve been very spoiled by some very dear friends for the last several months while undergoing multiple arm surgeries. I am very, very thankful to them.  That said, I really love being out here where I can… [Read More]

Diesel Pusher Motorhome Fuel Mileage

I recently purchased and installed a ScanGaugeD (here).  This past week I did a bit of driving and had a chance to play with my new toy.  I find it very interested to see the data being reported. One of the really interesting items is fuel mileage.  I’m not sure yet how accurate it is… [Read More]