Gone camping
Well, I finally got out of the city and up the Rocky Mountains. The plan was to do so on Wednesday… but it rained most of the day and I figured if I was going to pay for a camping spot, the weather be on my side… so I stayed...
Author: Van-Tramp
Operation Mini-van rescue
Sunday afternoon I flew out of Denver International into Phoenix International where I was picked up by my sister and bro-in-law. They dropped me off at the mini-van where we hugged and parted ways, and I began the 950 mile drive back into Colorado. This evening at 5PM I arrived...
I’m loving the Moose-Poker
I hadn’t played poker since 2005, but 4 weeks ago I finished fourth (1 place out of a money payout) in the bi-weekly poker tournament at the local Moose lodge. Two weeks ago I won the tournament taking home almost $270. This week, I won it again for another $180...
World War Z by Max Brooks
I finished reading my first book on an electronic device (the Kindle Fire I recently got as a hand-me-down from my son), Max Brooks’ World War Z. My intention was to read the book before the Brad Pitt movie came out as I did not want the movie to ruin...
Ants in my pants
Two full months! Two full months since re-arriving back in my home town and I’m dying just sitting here. I read other people’s blogs and all the adventures they are having and I feel like I am missing out. I desperately need to get on the road again! Luckily, today...
Compact Jr rebuild, repaint and flooring
Last month I completely demo’d the interior of the trailer. Since then I have been slowly picking away at the rebuild and have finally reached a the stage where I can start building the trailer back up. My first step in the rebuild was to repaint the interior walls after...
27th Annual Franks Ride for Children
Frank’s Ride for Children is an annual poker run to raise money for children with life threatening diseases. “Frank Aulino, the founder of this event, was an active member and officer of the Longmont Moose Lodge. He pulled his friends and local community businesses together to raise money for children...
How things change
Not even one month ago I was waiting for the snow to clear to begin doing some outdoor activities; hiking, biking, etc… and now, this week, the weather has taken a new approach to keep me indoors and fat. It’s 85 degrees here! I know, to anyone that lives at...
Roosevelt National Forest, Big Elk Meadows Backpacking
Conor and I came up with a last minute plan to backpack out to Big Elk Meadows, stay the night, then hike back out through the Button Rock Reservoir and Hall Ranch. It would be a total of roughly 15 miles of hiking but it being broken up over two...
Tim nearly lost a toe
Leaping into the air after breaking a glass bowl in the kitchen is not a good thing. When you come back down, you tend to land in the same area as all the broken glass! Tim found this out the hard way last night. We spent the night in the...