Ex-Full-Time RVer

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

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Tow Vehicle

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I was thinking of replacing my Ford F-350 with this custom-built Peterbilt tractor with two V12 Detroit Diesel engines equipped with 12 supe...
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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Ghost Towns

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Nevada is home to hundreds of " ghost towns ", once thriving mining communities that lasted a few years and then were abandoned wh...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Road Trip

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After being cooped up in the RV for a couple of days due to a suspected norovirus, I elected to drive up to Tonopah, NV to get outside and a...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Stomach Flu

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Sunday morning about 4:30 a.m. I woke up feeling nauseous and having a severe headache at the base of my skull. It got worse throughout the ...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

Tire Explosion

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My neighbors, who were planning on heading to Palm Springs this morning, discovered one of their motorhome's inside rear tires was flat....
Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Kartchner Caverns

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Although I have enjoyed my stay in Las Vegas (except for the summer heat), I am thinking of moving back to southern Arizona for the winter. ...
Monday, September 23, 2019

Alien Invasion

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This past weekend was the "S torm Area 51" event in Rachel, Nevada. In as much as they were expecting as many as two million visit...
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Monday, September 16, 2019

Cooler Weather

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One of the more unique consequences of spending the summer in Las Vegas in a RV is having no cold water. Even after insulating the hose, the...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Macular Degeneration Update

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Last month,  a leaking blood vessel in my right eye left me almost blind in that eye . I returned to the retina center today for another inj...
Friday, August 02, 2019

Surprise Visit

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My favorite Alpine, Utah couple surprised me by slipping into town last night. If I ever go missing, do not waste time going to the FBI or p...
Thursday, August 01, 2019

Lehman Caves

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About an hour's drive east of Ely is the Great Basin National Park  which features the Lehman Caves . I took the Grand Palace Tour that ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Back To Ely

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Yesterday, the temperature in Las Vegas hit 114 which is nature's way of telling me to head north. At an elevation of ~6,400 feet  Ely, ...
Sunday, July 28, 2019

CNN's Decline

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There are a number of things in life that I do not understand such as  quantum entanglement , time dilation  and  women . However, what real...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Macular Degeneration Update

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For several years now, I have had the wet form of macular degeneration in my right eye. The current treatment for this condition is an injec...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

The Boiling Crab

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I had the peel-and-eat shrimp with the Whole Sha-Bang sauce along with buttered corn on the cob at T he Boiling Crab this afternoon. Althou...
Saturday, July 06, 2019

Earthquake 2

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Last night about 8:30 the RV began shaking again, but this time it was stronger and longer than Thursday's quake due to a 7.1 earthquake...
Thursday, July 04, 2019

Earthquake

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This morning about 10:30 the RV began shaking as if there was a strong wind outside or the washer/dryer was on the spin cycle. However, it w...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Dave Barry On Aging

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If you are a "senior citizen" and like Dave Barry's sense of humor , I think you will enjoy this video...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Staying Cool

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Last summer when the temperature here in Las Vegas was topping out at 114 degrees F, it was a struggle to keep the interior of my RV under 9...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Forestry Roads

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I took a short drive on several forestry roads in the mountains northwest of town this morning. Looking at the map I picked up, it appears y...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Down Day

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I needed to take a day off from exploring to do laundry, run a few errands and give my old body a rest, so I have extended my stay in Escala...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Burr Trail & Wolverine Loop

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I took the Burr Trail  to the Wolverine Loop to see a petrified forest. To get to the Burr Trail from Escalante, you take Highway 12 which ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Hell's Backbone Road

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I used a modified track from JeepTheUSA.com for today's drive. Steve and Jayne have been everywhere but the electric chair and seen eve...
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Monday, June 10, 2019

Hole-in-the-Rock Road

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The  Hole-in-the-Rock Road is a 62 mile (one way) rough, dirt road from Escalante to the Hole-in-the-Rock on the western shore of Lake Pow...
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Sunday, June 09, 2019

Escalante, Utah

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I have wanted to visit the Escalante area of Utah for a while now as it is centrally located to some of the most beautiful National Parks, M...
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