My work here keeps me busy all the time. Days are full and meetings often take up my evenings. The garden calls all the time, with fresh goodies to pickle and freeze. A funeral adds stress and extra work. This week I also do the service at the nursing home. Minister meetings take place about…
I used to camp in the van, before I had my camper Half Moon. I still keep a bed in there for those nights when I am traveling a long way and don’t want to set up the camper. Originally, I had a twin bed on a frame. At one point I put the mattress…
After I heard that the camper part takes 3 weeks to arrive at the dealer, I reorganized the van and set out like the old days! Tango and I went out for one night and came home this afternoon. We head out again tomorrow afternoon to camp for about 4 nights, in the van. I…
Kerry and Kira must return home this morning. I still have time off, so after coffee and warm goodbyes, I wander off towards Victor and Cripple Creek. There is nothing I really need to see or do in either location, but both are visually interesting, old mining towns with that seedy charm so typical of…
Note: I have lots of photos but cannot get them off my camera- USB cord trouble. I get to my destination in Pike National Forest and get stuck in mud before I even get out of the van. I learn that I am not supposed to drive all the way into the camping area because…
JJ’s has been silent but I have plenty of adventure to share. I have been camping in the Pike National Forest, west of Colorado Springs. It’s an area with no Internet or cell. I have been blissfully out of touch since Saturday! I started out camping with my son Kerry and his girlfriend Kira and…
After a quiet week I’ve been roaming around. Saturday I drove 120 miles south to Fort Collins, CO. We had a minister meeting there. It was fun to see others and share stories. I drove down early in the day. Did I wander through the beautiful open spaces in Fort Collins? Did I check out…
What a quick return trip. As I write this I am back home in Wheatland. Last night the campground was quiet and windy, so no fire or sitting outside until the wee hours. No cooking stove either, so tonight I will try to dehydrated hash browns. This morning I hit the road ultra-early, eager as…
I am heading west and heading home! My work is done and with my case of road trip fever, I decide to head out for some new adventures. I decide to just zoom on through the heartland and get into Nebraska, where I am still drawn to the Platte River. So, at odd hours this…
Three Sleep was a breeze compared to a night in Winter Storm Achilles. I exit I-80 an hour after crossing the Mississippi into Illinois. There, on a hill, surrounded by golden light and emanating the sound of a host of angels, was my La Quinta. I first loved this hotel chain because they are dog…