I have changed my sabbatical camping trip route many times, but I think this is it! If you would like to see where I am headed on July 14, please click on route. The whole trip is about 2,000 miles. I bought a Kindle book called Montana’s Birding Trails, and have used that to plan the entire route. I…
One thing I learned this past year: campers are not well made anymore. Parts bend, break, fall off, and malfunction. I have new admiration for people who buy vintage campers and upgrade them. One especially funky item is my popup camper mattress. They are thin and cheap. In my case, the mattress rests on a piece…
I have not finished redecorating the camper, but getting close! Here is a photo showing my bed and the crazy dog who thinks I fixed it up for him. I found the storage boxes at a fabric store (I dislike looking at plastic storage) Here is the valance fabric. It is taking forever to…
I learned last night a great reason to make sure the camper door is aligned carefully. When I came in to bed the camper was full of Miller moths. I figured out this morning how they got in.I didn’t toggle the top of the door, which left a 1-inch gap..plenty of room for Millers. …
I am cozy in my camper bed, with a fully charged computer (thanks to solar power) and Internet service. So, rather than go to sleep I will share my routine camper maintenance, which I performed before this trip out to Glendo State Park. First, I sprayed moving parts with silicone lubricant, per camper instructions. I…
Finally time to get away! I have avoided the east side of Glendo State Park because I heard that it was awful and full of loud party people. Sandy Beach camp sites are mostly awful since they are too close together. But lots more camping sites exist beyond Sandy Beach. In fact, I am staying…
We lost several wonderful members of our church family, which kept me focused on memorials and other work responsibilities. Last night I caught up on news, and was delighted to hear about the young man just released from Afghanistan–Bowe Bergdahl. But I was sad to see the happy event politicized and then, this morning, how fellow service…
The camper lift system broke last month (the system that pops up the camper top) It went from this sad state: To this: The upper photo does not show how chewed up that aluminum piece was (where the new post goes in). Nice new aluminum trim, spring, and telescoping post.
I am unable to get out of town due to some work stuff, so I set up the popup in the driveway and hooked up the solar power system. It is humming away, charging the camper battery. Inside, I plugged the computer into the new 12V outlet and it charged up quickly. Hooking up the…
The trip to get Half Moon went well and, on the way home I stopped at a local state park. Cool evening, perfect daytime temps. Lots of birds, including a nice flock of American Finches and manic Bank Swallows. A Killdeer worked hard to lure Tango and me from her nest. I…