Familiar Las Vegas to Lone Pine run
A hummingbird just flew into the van! Now that’s a first! There’s a little bit of a cold breeze, and my slightly sick self felt better hanging out in the van with the door open than out at the picnic … Continued
As long as we wake up in a warm place, we’re good
[By “we” I mean the Sprinter and me, and really I mean the Sprinter.] It got down to 24° last night, but it was 45° by the time I tried to start, and it went pretty well, I am starting … Continued
Van trouble changes my thinking even more
I putter around for a while in my parking lot in the edge of town. People don’t drive by very often, but those that do aren’t shy about slowing down, craning their neck, and taking a good long stare at … Continued
A cold snap in Oklahoma changes my thinking
It rained pretty hard last night, and it’s quite cold and blustery this morning. I have good phone reception here and the weather apps are showing bad news for the next few days. My destination tonight is the Salt Plains … Continued
Natchez Trace and the Delta
In honor of the sun setting at 4:48 tonight, I get myself moving around 10 am instead of 11-12. They have glass recycling! Thanks Federal government! So I drop off my beer bottle collection and drive across the road to the Visitors … Continued
The Cumberland Plateau
I slept poorly for whatever reason. I kept smelling the big box, collapsed and about two feet from my head. Finally got a decent sleep between 5 am and 9:30 am. Good enough. The road down the valley and out … Continued
Appalachians in the Fall
It rained pretty hard last night. Very chilly and on the verge of raining again this morning. After I did my tai chi, there was not much reason to hang around here except some grim determination to get my money’s … Continued
Washington DC and the Potomac
In the middle last night’s big meal, Peggy wondered aloud if we would feel like doing Sunday brunch after this big meal on Saturday night. Mark and I openly scoffed at the very idea! Brunch tomorrow is 16 hours away! … Continued
Life at a higher level than I’m used to
Tuesday – Leavin Day again After 50 miles of standard-issue inter-urban interstate I was able to escape onto US 158 east, and I was back to the backroads, which constitutes my Happy Zone on these trips. Soon the land flattened out … Continued