I have decided to stop waiting around for my government to get their act together and act like adults. Instead I will be visiting *my* lands this week. The National Parks are owned by the public, not by the government. They can stop taking my toll at the gates, but...
I’m not alone. I see it all over the other blogs that I read. All of us rubber-tramp nomads are feeling the pinch. With the Government shutdown, many of the places we want to visit are shuttered. So, what am I doing? I am sitting in Washington waiting to see...
Wolf Haven International, formerly known as Wolf Haven America and Wolf Haven Country, is a wildlife rehabilitation and non-profit organization that focuses on wolves. Founded in 1982 the group provides educational programs on wolves, engages in wolf-related activism, and operates a sanctuary that houses primarily captive-born wolves. I learned about...
The further I have gone west, the lower I have been getting… elevation-wise. With the fact that I have been getting closer to sea level is the fact that my MPG numbers have taken a hit. Even with higher octane fuel, and going generally downhill since Montana, my MPGs have...
In an attempt to avoid driving straight trough the Seattle area, I chose to take the longer way around the metro area. Since my overnight stay in Mt Vernon, I got off the Interstate and rode out to Granite Falls which is home to Robe Canyon Historic Trail, where I...
Rockport State Park is a 670-acre park in an ancient forest. The old growth was never logged, and the entire ecosystem remains in place, creating a rare, natural forest with a canopy so dense that minimal sunlight penetrates to the ground. – parks.wa.gov Not originally on my itinerary, Rockport State...
September was my first full month back to van-dwelling on the road. Admittedly, 3 weeks of the month was spent camped at the Moose Lodge in Whitefish Montana, but that didn’t stop me from getting out and doing things as if I were on the road. The added back-n-forth into...
The plan was perfect; Camp the night just north of Winthrop, wake early, and set out to drive over the North Cascades Highway up and over the ‘American Alps’ in the early morning. It was all working perfectly until a Pacific storm sprinkled the plan with a little confusion… snow...
It is a risk of van-dwelling; pulling into your planned overnight stop only to see signs posted prohibiting overnight parking. That is what happened when I pulled into the Walmart just outside of Chelan, Washington. I’m not about to break the city ordinance, so I set out to find another...
I decided on a quick bike ride before leaving the Grand Coulee area. Steamboat Rock State park doesn’t have a lot in terms of hiking or biking, it is more about boating and swimming, but the Northrup Canyon trail leads out to an old homestead, so I went for it....
