Ex-Full-Time RVer

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

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Empty Shelves

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I was hoping that as more snowbirders returned home, the shelves at the local grocery stores would be restocked. That was not the case at Ba...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Campground Closures

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I have been seeing an increasing number of both private and public campground closures including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nation...
Friday, March 20, 2020

Pandemic Panic

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The snowbirds here in the park are returning to their home states early this year due to the coronavirus. The ones that I have talked to ind...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Personal Update Re: Coronavirus

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I have been sitting here in the RV attempting to self-quarantine , social-distance and shelter-in-place from the coronavirus. I have even ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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Sunny and I toured the  Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum just west of Tucson, Arizona. Taking photos here is like eating potato chips in that y...
Monday, March 09, 2020

Klondyke Trail

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Yesterday, I drove down to Benson, Arizona to visit friends in the area. Today, Sunny and I followed Lehman and Jane on the scenic Klondyke ...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

CB Antenna Quick Disconnect

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Back in 2016, I mounted a Firestik CB Antenna behind the spare tire on my Jeep. Although it has worked well, I have been reluctant to run th...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Desert Flowers

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When you think of deserts, you probably don't think of colorful flowers. Here is a field of wildflowers (I believe they are posies) near...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Quartz Ridge

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I joined the group from the park to ride Quartz Ridge  west of Highway 87 northeast of Phoenix. This trail is known for its quartz rock outc...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Devil's Canyon

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One of the reasons I chose the Santa Fe RV Park is they generally have Jeep rides out of the park once a week. Today, I joined the group on ...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Digital Trail Camera

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I purchased a CamPark T80 trail cam capable of taking photos &/or videos of anything that moves day or night thinking it might be fun t...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

SxS Ride

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John was kind enough to invite me to join him and his rowdy friends at the Arizonian on a side-by-side ride to the coke ovens (I believe the...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Jeep Ride

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Jayne, Steve and I explored some trails north of Saguaro Lake near Four Peaks. On the way up, we went through an area known for its wild hor...
Thursday, January 09, 2020

Wyze Plug

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Back in November of 2018, I wrote an article on Wemo Mini Smart Plugs . As I mentioned in the update to that post, they were great when they...

Today's Sunrise

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I woke up hungry this morning, so I decided to have breakfast at Mickey D's. When I walked out of the restaurant, I was greeted with thi...
Sunday, January 05, 2020

Visiting Friends

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Greg & Merry invited me to a cookout and to see their new park model with Arizona room. Never one to turn down a home cooked meal, I imm...
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Leaving Las Vegas

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After living in Las Vegas for over a year, I have decided it is time to see something different, so I am moving to the Santa Fe RV Park in A...
Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Merry Christmas

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At the risk of not being "politically correct", I would like to wish everyone a very...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Impeachment

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In my opinion, any rational individual who is not suffering from " Trump Derangement Syndrome " would see the highly partisan/poli...
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Saturday, December 21, 2019

Brave Browser

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I recently switched from the Chrome browser to the Brave browser  for accessing the Internet. The initial reason for the switch was the abil...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Back To Little Finland

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In July, 2018 I visited Little Finland , an area of unusual rock formations in the middle of nowhere south of Mesquite,  Nevada. At that tim...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Kingman Wash

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I joined Larry, a fellow Jeep owner, to explore some spur trails off Kingman Wash south of the Hoover Dam. It felt good to be off-road again...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

New Tracking Drone

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You have probably been worrying about what to get me for Christmas. Well, worry no more as I have found a solution to your quandary: the Sky...
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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