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...
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Casa Grande means “big house” (even I knew this). Obviously it is a very old “stick and mud” house from the natives dating back 7500 years. It is 4 stories tall and only a small part of what is known of a larger community of...
Since we were passing nearby, I stopped in at Carlsbad Caverns so I could hike down the natural entrance. Last year I only had time for the elevator ride and the ‘Big room’ hike, but today we had time for me to make the short 1.2 mile hike down. It...
Well, we finally made it out of Texas… Thank GAWD! Texas is an odd-ball state with some very odd behavior and I don’t think the Texans mind that they are different folk than the rest of the USA. Firstly, Texans can not be confined… just ask Mexico. Paint a line...
Padre Island has been the pinnacle of this trip. Although the Formula 1 event was the reason we are in Texas, Padre Island is the furthest point East (and South) we will travel. It is the turn-around point after nearly 3100 miles traveled from Colorado… 2000 from Mom’s house in...
My first ever F1 race, and the entire reason I am in the state of Texas. The past two days has been spent at the new Circuit of the America’s track in Austin spectating the the racing going on. What a joy it is to finally see the F1 cars...
