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We are coming up on the holidays. It is mid-December. A year ago, I wrote this: “I am off from work for 9 days. I have housework and cleaning to do, but will also spend some time reading and relaxing. But, not today, as this will most likely be the last holiday season that IContinue reading “Holidays – 2022”

November 15th, 2022 I have settled down for the winter in Arizona. The desert here is very flat, but divided by shallow washes, dry most of the time, but can fill up quickly if there is a good rain. This happens most of the time in August and early September. The flats are sand andContinue reading “Joshua Tree National Park”

November 14th, 2022 Eight days ago, marked my 6th month on the road. I think back to March, right after I took delivery of the trailer. I parked it in my driveway on a cold blustery day. I carried out a sleeping bag and slept in it the first weekend. I made sure the WIFI,Continue reading “Six Months on the Road”

October 31st through November 2nd, 2022 Over the summer, a number of people suggested visiting the Chiricahua Mountains in southeast Arizona. I checked online and found that elevations are 5000 to 9000 feet. Being far south in Arizona, it appears I could still visit without nightly temperatures dipping below freezing. So, after leaving Roosevelt Lake,Continue reading “Chiricahua National Monument”

November 6th, 2022 My whole plan of camping and traveling, while staying just ahead of the seasons, has hit a snag. It became apparent when I left Utah and spent my first night in Arizona. My son often calls on his way home from work about 4:15 p.m. When the phone rang as I wasContinue reading “Hitting a Snag”

October 26th to October 30th, 2022 I left Payson, AZ heading south on Hwy 87 towards Roosevelt Lake. The road was winding and hilly. I left the Ponderosa Pine and Juniper forest and descended into the desert. Saguaro cactus began to appear on the hillsides. I passed through the area of Tonto Basin, just northContinue reading “Tonto National Monument”

October 17th to 20th, 2022 It was still warm enough at night to stay in the Zion NP area, but I was tired of the crowds and needed to empty the trailer tanks. I decide to continue on the way to my “wintering grounds” further south in Arizona. At sunrise, I left Hurricane Ridge, passedContinue reading “Grand Canyon National Park”

Sunday, October 16th, 2022 The campground host at Bryce Canyon notified me that I would be the last camper there, as the day after, they were closing so the National Park Service could start trimming and cutting trees. So, on the 11th, I hitched up before sunrise for a move towards Zion National Park. IContinue reading “Zion”

Thursday, September 29th, 2022 I left Fruita and Capitol Reef National Park after my one night stay. Back on Utah Highway 24, I didn’t have far to go before coming to the town of Torrey. There I filled my gas tank, and turned south onto Scenic Byway 12. This route is rated as one ofContinue reading “Bryce Canyon”