Leadville, CO / Fall Aspen
Took another drive out to Leadville, CO this fall. My second stop there this year. The primary reason for visiting again was to photograph the Aspens in their fall colors. Defying my usual luck, I arrived...
Category: Campsites
Lewis & Clark Slept Here, Almost
After leaving the Yellowstone area, it took about thirty minutes for me to acknowledge that I had no idea where we were driving to or which direction we may want to head. Sometimes this “I don’t...
Yellowstome NP, a lifetime of memories
We stayed outside the Park in a commercial campground for a few expensive days because our first choice did not work out well. Our preference is to find a Forest Service campground or, better yet, a...
Green Mountain Lakes or “I saw it right off”
Back when my daughter was maybe ten, I tried to get back into the Wind River mountain range on horseback. We had paid a horse packer to haul our stuff up the mountain and drop us...
Family Camping
The western adventure of 2019 has begun. We pulled the rig through Colorado Springs to find a boondocking site outside of Buena Vista. For the novice camper, “boondocking” means to camp in a remote spot with...
After two days in the Desert Sun my skin turned red or I never did find that horse…
With some encouragement I shot a few photographs of the desert in south Texas that are a little different than the photos I usually take. I have been following a blog written by Andrew Slaton for...
Lynette Loves Johnny or Wonder why it’s called the Red River
Late last year I was scheduled to attend a photography workshop in Big Bend National Park but had to pass at the last minute. Totally unexpected on my part the workshop leader offered to let me...
The Joy of a 1 tank trip or I got to talked to Yoda the other day
Started out this camping season with a weekend trip to Cuivre (Pronounced like “quiver” for those of us that didn’t take French in high school) River State Park just outside of Troy, Missouri with our good...
Way up North to ……. No, not to Alaska but it feels that way.
It has been a couple of months since our last road trip, way too long. We just enjoy seeing what is around the next bend or just over the horizon. We didn’t feel like waiting for...
Head’n South or Where did the Mermaid work before this bar?
Coming back into Montana from Canada is really no big deal. Happens thousands of people every day. I have crossed the border about a dozen times over the past few years. It still feels a little...
