I have been urban camping right next door to a King Sooper’s store for a few months now. They offer 10c off the price of a gallon of gas for every 100 points earned on their King Sooper’s Card… pretty standard stuff for most grocery chains now-a-days. Honestly, that only...
For the past few years I have wanted to fly out to Hawaii during my winter travels. I almost did it two years back with a plan to hike the 170 or so miles around the big island with a gal from Germany. I do not recall what stopped me...
My previous camera – a Canon Rebel Xsi – had served me well for the three years I have owned it. Although it is still more than enough camera for my photography abilities, one area that it has been inadequate was its inability to shoot video. My son has been...
The year was 2002; my first van, which started the obsession, and the Z posing together in the driveway of the house in California. 12 years later…
This story was told to me 20 years ago. The minimalist in me has remembered it for so long because of the message at the end. I even recall paraphrasing this story to a Buddhist Monk back in the mid 90’s. Even through the test of time I retained the...
Moose and I took the short 3 mile hike from our camp, up the Aspen Alley trail which then connects to the Whoop-Di-Do trail leading us back to Big Blue waiting in the shade of the pine. The Aspen Alley part of the trail really lived up to it’s name....
Just outside of Nederland, Colorado is West Magnolia Campground in the National Forest. I had never been here before, only just spotting it on the map the week before, so it became the target of my weekend out of the city. An early Friday morning drive up was to secure...
It is the final leg of this summer’s urban camping festivities. In 6 weeks my temp work commitment will expire freeing me up to get back on the road. To celebrate, I go up the mountains this weekend for a much needed trip away from asphalt and civilization.
Since the 2014 rebuild, where I lost a fair amount of storage space, Big Blue has been in need of some extra cargo carrying capacity, mainly for the extra fuel and propane that should not be carried inside the van. The plan was to better utilize the top of the...
With my departure date quickly approaching (whoo!) I am have begun working on all the paperwork to stay out of Colorado for 12-18 months. My passport was due to expire in December and with another trip to Mexico over the winter along with the drive through Canada to get to...
