Before pulling out of the Phoenix area I glanced at a map and saw Buckeye Hills Regional Park just south-west of the greater Phoenix area. The park, “slated for future development”, has only a few pit toilets, picnic tables and well graded gravel roads that will take you one to...
NOTE: I have since upgraded my solar setup Solar is a great way to power your life when living on the road. Not only is it silent, it is getting cheaper each year with 60-watt packages on Amazon.com going for roughly $250, and 45 watt packages on Harbor Freight going...
After finally leaving the Lake Havasu area I arrived at my sisters place to dog-sit while they flew off to California for the weekend. I took this time to get in some gym time, visit Cabella’s to pickup a few shooting accessories and just generally rest… although I’m not feeling...
Since I arrived in the Havasu City area last year (Dec 30th, 2012), I’ve done little in terms of miles driven. Quite literally there at 60 miles on my trip odometer and I reset that when I refueled, 20 miles north of Havasu City. I’ve kept it simple; camping in...
10,380 miles traveled in 2013 I started my year just outside Lake Havasu, Arizona, boondocking in the desert where I set off on a 3 month trip around Arizona, New Mexico, back into Arizona, and into Utah before finally returning to Colorado at the end of March where I stayed...
In Jan 2012 I took off to begin a new adventure. This one I planned to not plan. Instead of having a route laid out ahead of time, I looked forward to simply pointing the van only in the direction the wind blows and roll with it. Since it was...
Today is day #4 of driving and only now can I see Arizona on the horizon… actually 60 miles up the road. I have not moved too far on any given day these past few days; only about 120-140 miles per day. This relaxed pace has allowed me the luxury...
One year ago today, December 28th 2011, I left what was my ‘home’ and started living on the road. While I have spent numerous months living in a house during this year, I have not really set down any roots anywhere, with my longest stay anywhere being about 3 months....
With my son in town for the holiday, I have devoted myself to entertaining him as much as I could entertain a teenager. Today we took the hour drive down Hwy 49 to Calaveras Big Trees State Park to see if we can mingle with the huge redwoods… Unfortunately, thanks...
On October 27th, my Mother and I took off on our third big traveling adventure. Today, we returned back to her home in California after driving more than 4500 miles through five different states over a 40-day period. We camped above Mono Lake, bathed in natural hot springs, drove over...
