May 8th, 2023 On Saturday, May 6th, I reached the anniversary of the sale of my home, and start of my vagabond travels. It has been an interesting year, with visits to many new places. I am now looking forward to a spring and summer looping north through Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. I will visitContinue reading “A Year on the Road”
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Chatfield State Park
May 4th, 2023 After leaving Lake Pueblo and spending a night at a Bass Pro Shop near Colorado Springs, I set up camp at Chatfield State Park. This is a park on a reservoir southwest of Denver. My site had electricity, showers, and a laundry. While there, I visited and hiked at two nearby locations.Continue reading “Chatfield State Park”
Lake Pueblo and Gog
April 30th, 2023 I left Trinidad on Monday, April 24th with a destination, 1 hour away, of Lake Pueblo State Park. It looked to be a little warmer during the night there. and I would not have to worry so much about frozen plumbing. The lake is actually a large reservoir filling the valley ofContinue reading “Lake Pueblo and Gog”
Trinidad Lake
April 27th, 2023 On Monday, April 17th, I left the Los Alamos area and headed north. I backtracked first to Santa Fe to catch I-25 and turned north. After an overnight stop at a National Wildlife Refuge south of Raton (lots of Pronghorn grazing in the grassland), I entered Colorado and a short while later,Continue reading “Trinidad Lake”
Bandelier and the LANL
April 16th, 2023 After leaving the Albuquerque Cracker Barrel, I drove northeast on I-25 towards Santa Fe, New Mexico. The day was warm, but I could see snow capped peaks to the north and east. Once at Santa Fe, I turned north, seeking a one night campsite at Bandelier National Monument. I found a siteContinue reading “Bandelier and the LANL”
Petrified Forest National Park
April 12th, 2023 On Thursday, May 6th, I left the cold nights near Prescott and drove up to Flagstaff and then followed Interstate 40 over to Holbrook and down to the Petrified Forest. There I stayed for 3 nights in the free camping area of the Rainbow Forest Gift Shop, right at the entrance toContinue reading “Petrified Forest National Park”
On The Move
April 7th, 2023 At 6:00 a.m. on April 2nd, I pulled out of my campsite of the last 5 months and headed northeast. The flowering cactus were left behind as I drove to higher elevations along with snow and pine forest. Driving a two lane highway through the greasewood flats, I passed a number ofContinue reading “On The Move”
Seven Days
March 26th, 2023 I am down to my final 7 days here in the sunny desert of southwest Arizona. The 2nd of April I will be done with final preparations before hitching up and heading northeast. My first destination will be near Prescott, Arizona, where I will spend a few days hiking around area lakesContinue reading “Seven Days”
Walking in the Desert
February 27th, 2023 Here in the La Paz Valley, we have had over a week of high winds and even a couple of nights of rain. Some nights, my trailer was rocking, and it felt like if my 200 pounds were not in it, it might tip over. Temperatures have been in the high 50sContinue reading “Walking in the Desert”
Beyond the Peak
Monday, January 6th, 2023 I have no photographs for this article, or any special hikes to detail. All I have are a few short thoughts. I will talk about them, as some day you will have them too, or may have already had them. This past summer, I hiked two strenuous trails above 11,000 feetContinue reading “Beyond the Peak”
Starting All Over 