I am 5 days into my trek to Gardiner, Montana for the summer. Unlike my trip from Alabama to New Mexico, this trip north from New Mexico is smooth sailing. I am traveling an altogether different route than planned, thanks to a late snowstorm that blew into the Rockies, but the journey has taken me…
Been keeping busy with the details of establishing residency and getting ready for my summer volunteer work at Yellowstone. I have my NM driver’s license, but a glitch with the van title is drawing out the license plate/registration process. I have the title, but my “title number is not in the national database”, which means…
I am not exactly homeless. I just moved around during my working years and made a home for a while wherever I landed. Now, I travel fulltime in my RV. I started in the Midwest and then spent most of my adult years in the West: Colorado, Arizona, California, Wyoming, Idaho. When asked, Where…
Did you read Dune, by Frank Herbert? I cannot tell you much about the plot details, but I still remember the vivid desert scenes and the global windstorms that hampered the heroes. I also remember that they rode on giant sand worms who could navigate through the blowing sand. Dune is the most famous science…
Greetings from my new-to-me RV community for singles. The website for Loners on Wheels (LoW) points out that this is not a dating community but a group of 50+ year old nomadic singles who want to socialize with others. Potlucks, outings, hiking, pizza night with wanderers just like me! However, if LoW’s target audience were younger…
I love the desert as much as I love the mountains and the seashore. I lived for about 11 years in Tucson, AZ and spent time exploring the Sonoran Desert. Sometimes the terrain seemed stark, naked. However, after spending time in the NM portion of the Chihuahuan Desert where I am now, it seems lush…
I started this near the end of my stay at Dauphin Island and just finished! Don’t want to forget my lovely veteran washing machines. Tango and I took one of our long beach walks that loops around past Fort Gaines on the return leg. Back in the campground, we passed the washer and dryers,…
When the red red robin comes bob bob bobbin’ along along There’ll be no more sobbin’ when he starts throbbin’ his old sweet song Wake up wake up you sleepy head get up get up get out of bed Cheer up cheer up the sun is red live love laugh and be happy I…
I left my beautiful island hangout yesterday. I planned to pull out around 9 AM but woke up to a torrential downpour. I had not disconnected my utilities or hitched up to the van yet. I usually wait until I am ready to roll so that I have water, a bathroom, and so…
I had a lovely and perfect outing yesterday, despite a setback. I set out towards the other side of Mobile Bay to attend a quilt show at a sweet Methodist Church. Every Sunday school classroom, office, and even the sanctuary was decorated with quilts, evey pew draped. I asked one of the volunteers how many quilts…