I am experiencing a run of sunny, pleasant days. “Nighttime” is around freezing but the days and evenings are full of sun and blue skies. I am feeling rejuvenated. This got me wondering, just how much of this trip has been rainy? Of the top of my head, I would say, most of it. However,…
Everyone worries about me getting eaten by a grizzly. That may happen still, but I have always known that moose are more dangerous, in many ways, to humans. Bears, for one thing, do everything they can to avoid humans. That is why you are supposed to travel in groups and talk aloud when hiking in…
For a moment I will remember and share a story about the rain in Juneau and then never write of it again. I was there on Memorial Day weekend along with quite a few local TENT campers. I wondered, why on earth would they come out camping in this weather? Are they crazy? Then, I…
Tango and I are sitting in the car, waiting for the ferry. It will be several hours before we can board, but the rain is falling so hard there is nothing else to do but sit and reflect on our time in Juneau. I can’t think of a city with a better location: on the…
Rain all evening. Deep, drenching, pervasive rain. I dug into my clothing duffles and brought out my rain pants for the first time. I eagerly slipped them on over my new, fleece-lined tights and then wiggled unto my rain slicker. Ahhhh. All is well. I was reminded of the saying, “There is no bad weather,…
A house of any size requires cleaning and maintenance, even my tiny RV. However, I did not leave it behind on this trip to get away from household chores. My current house, a large tent, also requires my time. Besides cleaning, bedding needs airing out and holes need repairing. Today turned into a cleaning day,…
I have never scrimped on clothes when traveling. Ask my son who ribbed me forever about overpacking. For this trip, however, I needed to think carefully about what to take since the Honda Civic is so small, especially compared to my van, which has a clothes rack across the back. Other challenges that affected my…
Is it possible that I have been on the road this long?! Indeed. The theme this week has been hunkering down in the face of nasty weather – rain, then cold, then cold and windy. Yet, all is oddly quiet and peaceful for me and Tango. Here are this week’s award winners: Best gadget: Mr.…
The rain may have stopped but last night the temps dipped to near freezing! I was warm and toasty all night so no problem there. Weather Underground predicts that the day and night temperatures will improve but things are still nippy. I put up the mansion tent yesterday since I needed to waterproof it and…
I overheard a lady at the restaurant say, “We should pray for the rain to stop now. We have had enough. This is unusual for us.” Indeed, I am in the northeast part of Washington, not yet near the rainy Cascades, and this relentless rain seems excessive – on and off for 5 days. Mostly…