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How Does it Feel?

I’ve been asked this a lot the last few days. As I noted in my last post, my house and airplane have been sold.  The big change this week is that I am out of the house and am now live in motorhome full time. My house on wheels. For the most part, if feels… [Read More]

Changes are Afoot

A great deal has happened in the last month or two.  I’ve been too busy to even post updates. I have sold my airplane. I have sold my house. I have sold most of my “treasures”. A new adventure is about to begin!! After waiting and stewing about this day for the last four years… [Read More]

Indian Bread Rocks

I spent nine nights on a really nice BLM spot in southern Arizona this past week (early January 2015).  It is called Indian Bread Rocks Picnic Area and/or Happy Camp Canyon. It is about ten miles south of Bowie, AZ. The surrounding hills are huge mounds of giant boulders and are really spectacular – particularly… [Read More]

Idaho Backcountry 2014 – Part 3

Once again, we were blessed with warm overnight temps so I slept well.  An early departure to the north took us to Big Creek for the lodge rebuilding fund raiser.  Interestingly, we got there before they were ready to serve breakfast!  Apparently those Idaho folks are not early risers like we are! 🙂  Rebuilding the… [Read More]

Idaho Backcountry 2014 – Part 2

Note: This is part 2 of this trip. Part 1 is here. Arriving in the Idaho backcountry is always a thrill for me.  The beauty is simply unbelievable and the rush of landing at these airstrips – even Johnson Creek (which is a pretty mild place) gets the blood pumping. Our arrival at went smoothly… [Read More]

Idaho Backcountry 2014 – Part 1

My annual trek to the Idaho backcountry is something that I really look forward to. This year, the plan was pretty much the same as previous years. An RV-4 friend and I (me in my RV-3) would motor up north and spent a few days exploring the beauty of the Idaho backcountry as well as… [Read More]

RV Tire Pressure

There is a lot of discussion in the RV forums about motorhome handling. Of course, there all sorts of add-on accessories that range from expensive to very expensive and all sort of theories.  I have a very difficult time sorting the good theories from the bad.  Here’s what I know, Shaneeda is not new (twenty… [Read More]

Shot Some Elk

I am presently boondocking with my motorhome in the beautiful Cibola National Forest in northwest New Mexico. I woke up recently to yet another wonderful site – a small herd of elk grazing in the meadow. Of course, I grabbed my camera and raced out the door – quietly and gracefully! I was able to… [Read More]

El Malpais MTB Ride

A local Meetup.com MTB group scheduled a mountain bike ride in the El Malpais area last weekend and I decided to tag along. WikiPedia says this about the area: “The lava flows, cinder cones, and other volcanic features of El Malpais are part of the Zuni-Bandera volcanic field, the second largest volcanic field in the… [Read More]

Jeep Towing – Part 4

Note from JD: This is the last installment of this little project. Part 1 is here, part 2 here, and part 3 is here. The base plate was bolted into place, the electrical towing harness ran from the front of the Jeep to the back lights, the Ready Brake cable connected to the brake pedal… [Read More]