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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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Showing posts with label RV lifestyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RV lifestyle. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

I would love to do what you do

I hear this all the time.
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

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I thought I’d lived in just about all the mobiles possible: Vega, truck camper, school bus, trailer, motorhome and 5th-wheel. But I've never...

Friday, October 21, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Heading home from Flagstaff

01 New hitch in truck Flagstaff AZ (1024x745)

Had a 5th-wheel hitch installed in Flagstaff. Now I’ll be ready to roll in October.

02 Mt Humphreys SR89 S AZ (1024x744)

So now I’m reversing my journey. Back past Mt Humphreys.

03 Painted desert SR89N AZ (1024x513)

Back through the Painted Desert.

04 Vermilion & Echo Cliffs SR89 N AZ (1024x656)

Past Echo Cliffs.

05 Navajo Bridge over Colorado River at Marble Canyon AZ (768x1024)

Across the Colorado River on Navajo Bridge.

06 Vermilion Cliffs SR89A E AZ (1024x762)

Past the Vermilion Cliffs.

07 Kaibab Plateau from SR89A E AZ (1024x649)

Up onto the Kaibab Plateau.

08 Milkshake at Jacob Lake Kaibab NF AZ (1024x768)

Probably a stop at Jacob Lake for a milkshake.

09 2006 Warm fire SR67 N Kaibab NF AZ (1024x766)

Through the 2006 Warm Fire burn.

10 Kaibab NF SR67 AZ (1024x768)

And the Kaibab National Forest.

11 Rain behin Deva, Brahma & Zoroaster temples from Lodge NR GRCA NP AZ (1024x767)

To home where it might be raining.

Monday, August 1, 2011

MWT – A trip to Flagstaff

01 New truck pulls Jan's 1955 Spartan trailer NR GRCA NP AZ (1024x689)

Thursday Mike and I hauled a friends vintage 1955 Spartan trailer to Flagstaff.

02 Sundog over Painted Desert SR89A S AZ (1024x768)

Saw a little sundog over the Painted Desert.

03 Storm over Mt Humphreys SR89 S AZ (1024x765)

Drove towards a major storm approaching Mt Humphreys.

04 Mural on store Flagstaff AZ (1024x750)

Flagstaff has a very fun oldtown where I bought gear for my upcoming trip on the Colorado River.

05 Galaxy Diner Flagstaff AZ (1024x768)

Had dinner in the funky Galaxy Diner.

06b Cadilac Coupe de Ville at Galaxy Diner Flagstaff AZ (1024x767) 06a Chey BelAir at Galaxy Diner Flagstaff AZ (1024x767)

Where some nice old cars were parked in the lot.

07 Storm SR89 N leaving Flagstaff AZ (1024x650)

On the return drive Saturday we again drove through a storm passing Mt Humphreys.

08 Little Colorado River from SR89 N Cameron AZ (1024x751)

It rained so hard even the Little Colorado River was flowing at Cameron.

09 Painted Desert SR89 N AZ (1024x766)

Then the clouds broke up over the Painted Desert.

10 Colorado River Marble Canyon from Navajo Bridge SR89A AZ (768x1024)

And the sun shone on the Colorado River at Marble Canyon.

11 Storm over Kaibab Plateau from SR89A W AZ (1024x766)

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

01 Mike at LeFevre overlook SR89A AZ (735x1024)

At least not for me. But Mike got his new to him Jeep licensed in Colorado City.

02 GSES while dropping off Kaibab Plateau SR89A N AZ (1024x768)

Dropping off the Kaibab Plateau with views of the Grand Staircase Escalante.

03 Old house SR389 W AZ (1024x766)

Evidence of somebody’s dream.

04 JB's why I love chocolate sign Hurricane UT (1024x754)

At breakfast this sign says it all.

05 Stormy sky to the S from SR389 E AZ (1024x757)

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.

06 Rain falling on the Vermilion Cliffs from SR89A N Kaibab NF AZ (1024x743)

Although we watched the stormy sky all the way home we barely got a few rain drops.

07 Clearing yet stormy sky over the meadows SR67 S Kaibab NF AZ (1024x768)

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

01 2000 Outlet burn SR67 N Kaibab NF AZ (768x1024)

I am a traveler. So, I take a lot of photos while driving.

02 Jacob Lake Lookout Tower SR67 N Kaibab NF AZ collage (460x1024)

The sky captures my attention as much as the terrain.

03 Rain SR389 W AZ (1024x749)

Moving along from 35-65mph brings the changes on rapidly.

04 GSES from SR89A N Kaibab NF AZ (1024x759)

I was on my way off the Kaibab Plateau down through the pinyon/juniper woodlands.

05 Sun ray thru clouds Hurricane UT (1024x641)

Descending into the desert to Kanab then west to Saint George.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Time for an upgrade

01 Techies Kanab UT (1024x768)

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.

02 Hurricane UT (1024x765)

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.

03 Dashboard Ford King Ranch (1024x767)

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).

04 Test drive Ford to Something canyon SP St George UT (1024x740)

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.

05 Inside new Ford (1024x768)

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? ;)

06 Old & new Fords side by side Premier car & truck sales St George UT (1024x750)

The old and new, side by side. Which shall it be?

07 Gaelyn driving new Ford St George UT (1024x688)

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.

08 Side mirror view of GSES NM SR89A S Kaibab NF AZ (1024x768)

So I drove her….

09 New Ford NR GRCA NP AZ (1024x768)

….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.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Wind on the meadows

 

Grasses waving

01 Wind ruffles lake Kaibab NF AZ (1024x768)

water pooling

02 Phlox patch by FR22 Kaibab NF AZ (1024x768)

flower patches look like snow

on the meadows.

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