Report From the Road: Moki Dugway and House on Fire Ruins at Mule Canyon, UT
(I'm writing this post from Ridgway, CO and we just finished out Jeep tour into the San Juan Mountains between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado. Words fail to describe how exquisite it was! Fortunately, I took lots of pictures so I will let them do the speaking in my...
Report from the Road: Photos of Camping at Goosenecks State Park, Utah
On Sunday, September 30 we began our Utah-Colorado road trip and left Flagstaff. On the way out of town we stopped at the storage yard and dropped off the trailer. From there we drove just across the Utah border and camped at Goosnecks State park. It’s a very nice...
The Road is Calling–and I Must Go!
(I'm on the road in some remote locations with very poor internet. My posts will probably be off schedule, but I will post whenever I can. I'm writing this from Mexican Hat, Utah which has a 1x cell signal and it is slower than molasses!! So I will probably be late...
Guest Post: Job Opening–Work Camping for Amazon CamperForce as a Vandweller or RVer
(Today we have another guest post from Becky at http://www.interstellarorchard.com/. She is a young, female full-time RVer who has to work to support herself and last year she worked at Amazon.com in the CamperForce in their warehouses at the holidays. This is a blog...
My Mom Comes for A Visit!
For the most part my daily life is truly wonderful to me, but an outside observer would have to consider it very boring. But this week something really exceptional happened, my mom came out to Flagstaff and then out to camp to visit with me! When I moved to the Lower...
Civilization-Part 2: In Search of a Land Ethic
I believe that civilization is evil. Obviously, most people are not going to agree. What moral code does civilization so grievously violate that it can be called evil? You are probably expecting me to talk about slavery, genocide, war and other such horrors, and of...
Why I Hate Civilization–and Dropped Out of it! Shouldn't you?
(This is a long and complex subject, so this will be a multi-part series. This is just an introduction, hopefully I will directly address most of your questions and comments in future posts, If this topic offends or upsets you, feel free to not read it.) I hate...
Installing a New High-top on Your Van
(My deepest thanks to Christine for this wonderful guest post on getting a high-top installed!! She asked me not to post prices because Fiberine doesn't want their prices getting out to their competitors. However, she very kindly offered her email so you can email and...
A Million More Boondockers?? Good Idea?? Bad Idea??
(After the post on the new rules of "Residency' in the Coconino NF, I got many letters encouraging me to stop promoting vandwelling. They said I had contributed to the extra enforcement. I asked my good friend Randy his opinion about that, and was so impressed I asked...
A Driving, Photographing and Camping Guide to Alaska by RV and Van
I haven’t done a post of just my photos for quite awhile, so I thought I would do that now. While I lived in Alaska for 45 years, I have surprisingly few photos of it. I only started taking pictures the last few years I lived there. I know many of you dream of...
How to Install a Cigarette Lighter Plug: Strip and Crimp 12 Volt Wire
Today I want to look at one of the simplest of all projects, but one that all of us should know how to do. The main value of this simple project is it will show you how to strip and crimp wire. Once you know how to do that a whole world of simple 12 volt projects open...
Keep it Simple Sunday: Optimist or Pessimist
I got a very good question in a comment about this post, and I want to repeat it here before you read the blog: Bodhis Question: It doesn’t seem that you are very optimistic when you say you truly believe that things are bad and getting worse. My answer: You caught...