August 2012
This year’s Escape Reno Heat adventure has been kind of disjointed so far. These are the things I hoped to accomplish: get my 30,000 mile van service visit Martha vacate in somewhere cool (as in not middle of August f-ing … Continued
June 2012 – Sardine Lake again
Someday I will actually internalize the lesson to pay attention to myself! A couple of years ago I did a little two-day quickie trip – first night Sardine Lake, second night Sierra Hot Springs(SHS). I actually blogged about it, sigh… … Continued
Springtime in Nevada
Friday For most of April I have been poised and ready to do a little road trip, but the springtime weather has extra-unsettled, so I’ve been in a little holding pattern waiting for a likely time, which finally … is … Continued
mouse in the house!
I’ve returned from exploring Marble in the gathering dusk. I’m back at the campsite sittin on my cooler messing around on this very laptop, probably working on this very blog, when I catch a movement out of the corner of … Continued
post-parkganza
At the south end of Grand Tetons National Park is a new Visitor Center with cool exhibits and wifi! The first connectivity I’ve had in 4 days. Also has a giant traffic jam to watch a moose stand in a … Continued
Yellowstone
Twice in the last decade I’ve visited Yellowstone for a few hours — enter on one side, catch a few geysers and mud pits and maybe a canyon or two, then head out the other side. But this time I … Continued
now for the vacation part of the trip
Saturday, Sunday = Edgefield When I’m in the Portland metroplex doing my van thing I always take I-205 (the Portland beltway) to get from here to there in the burbs, but today I’m in no hurry and it’s Saturday, and … Continued