Ever think that someone else has the Ideal life? What does that mean about your own life? It’s OK to admire a lifestyle different than your own, but...
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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I would love to do what you do
Ever think that someone else has the Ideal life? What does that mean about your own life? It’s OK to admire a lifestyle different than your own, but...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Trailer Life
Friday, October 21, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Heading home from Flagstaff
Had a 5th-wheel hitch installed in Flagstaff. Now I’ll be ready to roll in October.
So now I’m reversing my journey. Back past Mt Humphreys.
Back through the Painted Desert.
Past Echo Cliffs.
Across the Colorado River on Navajo Bridge.
Past the Vermilion Cliffs.
Up onto the Kaibab Plateau.
Probably a stop at Jacob Lake for a milkshake.
Through the 2006 Warm Fire burn.
And the Kaibab National Forest.
To home where it might be raining.
Monday, August 1, 2011
MWT – A trip to Flagstaff
Thursday Mike and I hauled a friends vintage 1955 Spartan trailer to Flagstaff.
Saw a little sundog over the Painted Desert.
Drove towards a major storm approaching Mt Humphreys.
Flagstaff has a very fun oldtown where I bought gear for my upcoming trip on the Colorado River.
Had dinner in the funky Galaxy Diner.
Where some nice old cars were parked in the lot.
On the return drive Saturday we again drove through a storm passing Mt Humphreys.
It rained so hard even the Little Colorado River was flowing at Cameron.
Then the clouds broke up over the Painted Desert.
And the sun shone on the Colorado River at Marble Canyon.
But the clear sky didn’t last as we approached the Kaibab Plateau where home is.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Great road trip but no license plate
At least not for me. But Mike got his new to him Jeep licensed in Colorado City.
Dropping off the Kaibab Plateau with views of the Grand Staircase Escalante.
Evidence of somebody’s dream.
At breakfast this sign says it all.
It was about 94 degrees in Saint George, Utah. And I’ll have to go back in a couple weeks to get a 5th-wheel hitch mounted in the truck.
Although we watched the stormy sky all the way home we barely got a few rain drops.
Someone asked about the first image of standing dead trees in my SWF post. In 2006 lightning struck near Jacob Lake starting the Warm Fire which ultimately burned almost 60,000 acres. Now I see aspens taller than I am.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
SWF – Sky journey
I am a traveler. So, I take a lot of photos while driving.
The sky captures my attention as much as the terrain.
Moving along from 35-65mph brings the changes on rapidly.
I was on my way off the Kaibab Plateau down through the pinyon/juniper woodlands.
Descending into the desert to Kanab then west to Saint George.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Time for an upgrade
Last Wednesday I had to take my laptop to Techies in Kanab (the nearest town at 85 miles) for a thorough cleaning. Seems to be an annual process removing copious amounts of dust bunnies even though I use canned air trying to keep it clean. And HP Pavilion is notorious for over heating when dirty. I couldn’t pick it up until the next day. So I drove towards Saint George to look at trucks.
It was late afternoon by the time I got to Hurricane and I didn’t see any trucks on the few lots passed so decided to stay in Hurricane for the night.
In the morning I continued to Saint George where there’s many car lots and at the third dealer I found the kind of truck I was looking for. So I took it for a ride. Not in town, but north towards the sandstone cliffs surrounding Snow Canyon State Park (which seldom receives snow).
Sweet! A 2005 F350 Super Duty diesel King Ranch with only 80,000 miles. Now that will pull the new 5th-wheel with no problem at all. I didn’t explore the park. It was just a turn around site. After all I was on a “test drive” and gone for about an hour.
And it’s loaded with leather bucket seats, moon roof, heated seats and side mirrors, AC, cruise control……. (Did I just drool on the screen? ;)
The old and new, side by side. Which shall it be?
She called my name and I called her Canyon. I usually name my dogs after places (Denver, Denali and Carson) and my trucks after rocks (Aqua/Turquoise, Malachite and Sterling Silver), this one gets both.
So I drove her….
….home.
My old girl Sterling F250 served well over almost seven years of towing and still has more to give. We both shed a tear and move on.