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Saturday July 16th, 2022 I have been retired for a week now and am also camped along Halfmoon Creek near Leadville, Colorado. My campsite is known as a “dispersed” location. Dispersed: scattered in all directions, spread about, distributed widely. Essentially, this means it is free and not actually part of any official campground. Of courseContinue reading “Initial Thoughts”

Friday July 8th, 2022 For the last 19 months, my goal has been to retire, sell my house, and live in a camper full time while roaming the mountain and desert west. Today, I reached my goal. It was my last day of work, which ended at 2pm Mountain Daylight Time. I said goodbye toContinue reading “Goal Achieved”

July 1st, 2022 After a few days visiting with my mother and sister in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, I finally started the long drive to the mountains. My first destination would be Badlands National Park in South Dakota. I left the Minneapolis area the afternoon of June 30th, looking to overnight somewhere around Sioux Falls, SouthContinue reading “Travels”

June 23rd, 2022 Brooklyn Park, MN I am getting near the end now. On this day I turned in my notice of the final two weeks of my 35 year career in Information Technology. In those 35 years there has been a lot of change in technology as well as the ways in which peopleContinue reading “Getting to the End”

Mellen, Wisconsin June 12th – June 16 I met my friends from Minneapolis at the next campground I visited. I drove across Upper Michigan, stopping in Munising for fuel, and the Marquette Meijer grocery for food. It would be my last visit to a Meijer store. I was used to their products as I alwaysContinue reading “Beaver Lake USFS Campground”

Saturday, June 11th, 2022 I experienced the first adventure of my trip. It was not however, a wild raft ride down a raging river, or skiing through a herd of buffalo, or hiking over a mountain range. It happened on a short ride to toss my garbage bag into the campground dumpster. After breakfast, IContinue reading “An Unexpected Adventure”

June 1st – 11th, 2022 I have completed my 11 day sojourn at the Hemlock Campground near the Lower Falls. The stay was mostly enjoyable. I say mostly because you had to be alert to avoid being carried off by the swarms of Mosquitos. Fortunately, nights and mornings were cool, so there at least wasContinue reading “Tahquamenon Falls State Park, MI”

May 21st – Jun 1st, 2022 I have spent the last 11 days just north of the Mackinac Bridge, which spans the strait connecting Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. The park is small, but with 2 separate campgrounds. One is near the shoreline, where the bridge can be seen and the other, the one atContinue reading “Straits State Park, St. Ignace, MI”

Monday May 30th, 2022 The Memorial Day holiday is about to end. Most of the campers are packing up and heading for home. Many will be heading over the Mackinac Bridge and into the I-75 traffic jam heading back to southeast Michigan to start the work week. I think maybe I too should head backContinue reading “Holiday Over – Heading Home”

May 20th, 2022 For the last 2 weeks, I have been camped at Metamora/Hadley State Recreation Area in Michigan. This small park is 11 miles north of Oxford and it is close enough to the RV dealership that I can get the trailer back for warranty work if necessary. It is also a campground withContinue reading “Trial Camping”