Sad, depressing, then magnificent. That is the summary of my trip so far. I was so sad leaving behind my RV and van. About 225 miles later I was over that but then feeling depressed. I was in Tucson, where I lived until 36 years ago and was wandering around the west side, looking for…
A few days ago, I said in a post that I am ready for the north but it may not be ready for me. For example, campgrounds may not be open. At the time I was referring to campgrounds in the lower northern U.S. states, like Idaho, Montana, and Washington, which usually open around Memorial…
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Still doing volunteer work for HFH. I mostly paint doors all day, every day. From one house to the next. Have you ever counted the doors in your house? A modern sticks and bricks house? Every regular bedroom has 3 doors minimum – 1 entry door and 2 closet doors. The master bedroom has 3 also…
I head north from the Deming/Las Cruces area in about a week so, after my Habitat for Humanity shifts, I have been getting the van and RV ready for storage. First up: cleaning out cupboards, nooks, and crannies of anything that would attract critters. Second big job: summer-izing the RV, which means putting reflective shades…
I think about my upcoming Alaska trip every day. Sometimes I even have second thoughts about such a long trip away from my RV. My little home will be sitting under the summer desert sky while I travel for 6 months. I bought a cover for it, which should help with UV Rays and moisture. …
I learned how to put up both my 8-person tent and the 12×12 foot screen house on a New Mexico “beach”, really the shoreline of a huge Rio Grande reservoir. As I stared at both towering structures with pride, it occurred to me that maybe they were overkill. Then, I remembered, I will be essentially…
After reading my blog post about drug smugglers on public lands more than one person said the solution is: Build The Wall. I don’t think so. For one thing, the rancher who was slaughtered by drug runners in 2010 (near Douglas, AZ) had a property that was bordered by a wall, which never stopped smugglers from…
Yesterday I was rattled in a way that will forever affect my feeling of safety on our public lands. I was headed into the Chiricahua Mountains, a beautiful, remote, and rugged mountain range in Southeast Arizona that is about 65 miles north of the Mexico border. That morning, I left my winter hangout in Deming,…
Talk about being prepared! I have packed and repacked my car, Alice, a dozen times. I could leave today, but I still have 3 weeks before I can head north. I will, however, leave today or tomorrow for a trial camping trip to the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona just to be sure I have everything…