Can’t escape the wildfire smoke
I half woke up at 9:30-ish. I surveyed the area from my comfortable bed and the place was a hive of activity. The RV with busy kids in front of me, the quiet young couple in their hatchback to the … Continued
Finally escaping quarantine
Monday August 31 – one night camping I am memorializing this night because it is the first time I have stayed in the van since COVID. It was the only night of the trip that was WHUFU-worthy. The rest of … Continued
An unusually mild February
When I don’t have to be any particular place any particular time it’s sometimes hard for me to get going. I walked over to the barber shop on Tuesday in preparation for a trip where there would be no showers … Continued
Up 395 and over Yosemite to Family Time
In the morning it’s still too windy to be outside, and there’s no point in hanging out in this forlorn parking lot, so I drove 50 yards across the road for a final morning soak. Before hitting the highway, I … Continued
Very, very, very cold weather sends me south
It is COLD in the morning. It was supposed to get down to 8°, but Wunderground says it actually only got down to a mere 12°, which is still cold enough to scare me into moving to Plan B. When … Continued
Food poisoning got better, weather got worse
I think I’m gonna be OK. I ran a light fever yesterday afternoon and most of the night. My sojourn at this pleasant place is just a blur … take a feverish shower in the public bathroom then go to … Continued
Good Weather and Bad Chicken
Tuesday afternoon in Moab At the mouth of the road to Canyonlands is a nice little breakfast and wifi place I discovered last time, which I quite like! It’s got a weird designed-by-committee feel – a dinosaur theme. Along with … Continued
Maybe Utah will be warmer
Part of my motel routine is setting my iPhone alarm and my mental alarm to be up and rolling by ten-ish so I can be out of the room by checkout time. Today, I’m setting the mental alarm a little … Continued
Don’t go to Lava Hot Springs on the weekend
Still windy and bitterly cold this morning. Usually the sun more or less instantly warms up the van in the morning, but not today. 10 am and it’s still 48 inside! I COULD turn on the heat, but that’s not … Continued
Weather was nice while it lasted
First good night’s sleep of the trip. Being moderate in my drinking for a change probably helped. 11:30-ish I walked over to the pool. Used the bathroom, washed myself (of course!) and hopped in the pool for a little morning soak. … Continued