Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
Do you remember the song “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”? I know some of you will, but for the rest, it is a musical letter home from Camp Granada by Allen Sherman, recorded in June of 1963....
A little mid-century modern design for Architectural Nerds….
Columbus, IN, had been on the list of places to visit for a while. An article in an RV travel magazine brought this mid-sized town, about 50 miles south of Indianapolis, to our attention. It is...
Grounds for Adventure: Scotland’s NC 500 One Coffee Blend at a Time
Earlier this year, while touring the North Coast 500, I photographed castles, lighthouses, and seascapes—just like everyone else who makes the drive around Scotland’s northern coast. The North Coast 500 is essentially Scotland’s version of our...
The little green frog turned into a $2500 “Opps.”
Have you ever tried to predict the weather a year in advance? It’s a tricky business—especially when you’re trying to choose the perfect week for a group of people to meet and chase fall colors in...
Canyon de Chelly: More Than Just Ruins
Canyon de Chelly National Monument has been continuously inhabited for nearly 5000 years. The Monument is currently part of the Navajo Nation and is managed by the National Park Service. While there are rim roads that...
Waiting for the Light in Eastwood’s Playground
Do you remember the scene in the 1975 movie The Eiger Sanction where a young Clint Eastwood was supposedly “training” in the desert Southwest so he could later assassinate someone while climbing the Eiger in Switzerland?...
Desert Days: Camping on the Edge at Goosenecks
We drove about 150 miles south to Goosenecks State Park, just outside of Mexican Hat, Utah. I had seen numerous photos of the park’s dramatic San Juan River canyon, but the real view was even more...
Chasing Sunrise at Mesa Arch — again
Moving into the desert of southeast Utah was an easy, short drive from Palisade, CO, to Horsethief campground on BLM land north of Moab. Horsethief offers a rustic, scenic, and practical stop in the heart of...
From Kansas to Western Colorado Wine Country: Western Adventure Begins
The Grand Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area) encompasses about 76,000 acres between Palisade and Grand Junction, CO., situated along the south side of the Colorado River. I mention this because the Grand Valley AVA was the...
Eastern Kansas; not as flat as it is made out to be, but almost.
After several months with the ORV in storage, we decided it was time to dust off the rig and launch our first western adventure of 2025. We were so eager to get rolling that we left...
This is a minor “Big Deal” or 1500 days of fun
Recently, during our usual morning ride, Sherrie and I recorded a big deal. For us, anyway. My bicycle odometer rolled over to 10,000 miles. I have never seen 10,000 miles on any odometer I have ever...
