Still Hot, Still Humid
Big, long downpour around dawn. It rained hard for quite a while. I woke up enough to notice how odd the light was at sunrise, and sure enough it rained really long and hard soon after. Tent folks got pretty well … Continued
Van maintenance and more Oklahoma
It’s starting to feel more “western” out here. The days are just as god-awful hot as they have been, but the nights are a little cooler, so I’m guessing less humidity. I slept great here. Had a little drama making … Continued
Less hot and not humid, almost to the mountains
I started the engine and moved a few feet twice this morning chasing the shade in my remote and rapidly warming parking lot. I have phone bars so I was enjoying chewing up some megabytes on my new 5Gb plan … Continued
Life at 7,000 feet: the Colorado Plateau
Well darn! It was clear enough to see Cassiopeia when I went to bed, and it clear enough to overheat the van this morning, but when I got up at 1:30 am to see the Perseid meteor shower it was … Continued
The Rockies are busy in the summer
Both cars are gone when I get going at 9 am. The place seems more pleasant this morning. I think Pagosa Springs frazzles me. First big town is Bayfield. I check Yelp and decide to eat here rather than pressing … Continued
Making my slow way to Aspen
I think I’m glad it’s the weekend, because traffic past my parking space is bad enough as it is. The Cracker Barrel in OKC was quieter. Oh, they just hung out some banners at Heritage Hall (where my bath/shower is). Tonight … Continued
After Aspen
Sleeping out front worked just fine! I deployed my window blocker – a thick vinyl sheet that snaps around the sliding door window to block out everything. And there’s really not much traffic on our little dead end road, so … Continued
Colorado Plateau is hot … but it’s a Dry Heat
It rained off and on most of the night, very hard at times. I slept very well. My spot has a pretty pronounced downhill slant. When my van is un-level I have found that the best way to sleep whichever way … Continued
A little more Utah than I’d planned
Despite last night’s earnest scientific inquiry I have again done a terrible job of predicting where the morning sun will come up. I’ve moved the van twice this morning to follow the shade. But thanks to my giant cottonwood at least I have shade, … Continued
Everybody’s out for Labor Day Weekend
Still pretty awesome here in the morning, I sure hope I hope there are no more weird fuse screw-ups that make me drive back to the Sprinter place. [There aren’t! hooray!!] As long as I’m a paid park visitor I drive over to … Continued