Ex-Full-Time RVer

An online journal of my travels along with things I find interesting...

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Friday, December 29, 2017

Arizona Pinstripes

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This is a public service announcement to all Jeep owners. Before riding with Steve & Jayne ( http://www.jeeptheusa.com ), people would l...
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Sunday, December 24, 2017

Merry Christmas

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I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas  and Happy New Year . May Santa grant all your wishes (even if you were a little bit na...
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Swansea Ghost Town

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Swansea is an old copper-mining community that existed in the early 1900s between Parker and Bouse, Arizona. It consists today of old build...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Desert Hill Climbing

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If you look south from I-40 between the Lake Havasu exit and the California state line, you will see a series of hills with a trail that res...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Eagle Pass

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The Eagle Pass trail is just across the border in California south of I-40 and the town of Needles (home of Snoopy's brother Spike). I ...
Monday, December 11, 2017

McGuffie Cabin

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Steve and I departed the park at the crack of dawn (8:00 a.m.) heading to the McGuffie Cabin west of Alamo Lake. We forded raging rivers, c...
Thursday, December 07, 2017

Warm Springs Trail

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The Warm Springs trail makes a big loop north of I-40 from Franconia to Powell. Although it is not difficult, it is rocky and very rough. M...
Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Planet Mine/Ranch

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Today, I had the pleasure of joining Steve, Jayne, Frank and Barb on a Jeep ride to the Planet MIne/Ranch area east of Parker, AZ. Steve is...
Monday, December 04, 2017

Wheelingit Camping Map

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One of my favorite RV blogs is Wheelingit , a well written and informative site. In looking at Nina's latest post, I noticed a camping m...
Friday, December 01, 2017

Bitcoin

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A recent episode of The Big Bang Theory  had the guys going back in time to find some Bitcoins they had mined years ago that were now worth...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Google Home Mini

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My Google Home Mini smart speaker arrived yesterday and I have been playing with it since (if you are not familiar with smart speakers, cli...
Friday, November 17, 2017

Bridgewater Channel

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After dinner I took a leisurely walk along the Lake Havasu Bridgewater Channel . Very scenic, very peaceful... Click on photos to enlarg...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Doctor Visits

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I have taken the opportunity while in Lake Havasu to get in all of my annual doctor visits (internist, dermatologist, dentist). They all sai...
Friday, November 03, 2017

Arizona Sunset

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The last couple of days we have had just enough cloud cover in the mornings and evenings to generate some spectacular sunrises and sunsets. ...
Thursday, November 02, 2017

Topock66

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I joined Mack, Jolene and some of their friends on an off-road ride to Topock66  for lunch. We had "Goldilocks" weather (not too h...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

It's Halloween

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A lot of people in Havasu are dressing up for Halloween. I met this young lady at lunch and complimented her on her outfit. She returned the...
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Signs of Aging

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I'm back in Lake Havasu City for the winter. There is a large retiree population here which got me to thinking about ways you can tell y...
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Jeep Crashes

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Here's a short video on "how not to drive a Jeep"... A number of these crash sites are in Moab
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Sherp ATV

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All Terrain Vehicles continue to get better and better at going places you think you would never drive. The Sherp is one of the more impres...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Las Vegas

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Throwing caution to the wind and without a bullet-proof vest, I have returned to Las Vegas to see some shows and do some shopping before hea...
Monday, October 09, 2017

Stool Bus

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Last night I stayed at the Pie Town RV Park  (full hook-ups and excellent Wi-Fi for $25/night). The owner, who also runs a septic tank busin...
Friday, October 06, 2017

Alamogordo Attractions

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White Sands National Monument - If you enjoyed playing in the sandbox when you were a kid, then this is the place for you as there are mile...
Thursday, October 05, 2017

Flash Flood

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Heading west on Highway 82 from Artesia to Alamogordo, NM, I noticed the creek beside the road kept getting bigger and bigger until it was a...
Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Oversize Load Crash

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While driving west on I-10, I watched a truck with an oversize load slam into the underside of an overhead bridge and was able to capture it...
Monday, October 02, 2017

Luckenbach

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If you have never been to Luckenbach, TX , then you may be surprised to learn that it is basically a one store town out in the middle of now...
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