Right off Interstate-17 (exit 256) is one of two entrances to Agua Fria National Monument. Badger Springs Rd is nothing more than a dirt road that brings you into the border of the monument about 1 mile. After that you are left with a trail that will bring you to...
I arrived at a Walmart in North Tucson yesterday to meet up with a potential buyer for the trailer. While the sale did not go through, I had complied quite a list of items I needed from Walmart anyway. So, after a good night’s sleep I went in to use...
As of April 2018, I have stopped sharing free-camping and other ‘wild activity’ locations to play my part in reducing the crowds that are visiting these places because the location information is so easily found online. Sadly, too many people have ruined these natural areas, some to the point that...
Living full-time in a van has its benefits, but it also has its draw-backs associated with those very benefits. Our freedom to roam comes at a cost, namely the space we have to store things in our life. From clothing to food, we are forced to re-think each and every...
Safety is paramount. Your well being is concern number-one anywhere and everywhere you go. It is a must… to stop and think about the possible security issues when you pull up to your next location. As is true with any form of travel, be it a run to your local...
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...
