October 25- March 17Well, it’s been over four months since my last update here. Or has it been four years, or maybe only four weeks? Who knows? Time has no…
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Flagstaff & The Grand Canyon
by Amanda December 23, 2020October 11-24Northern Arizona has eluded us for many years. With its higher elevations and cooler temperatures, we never seem to time it quite right for an optimal visit. Even though…
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Rocks & Ruins in Southeast Utah
by Amanda October 28, 2020September 27 – October 10 We left Colorado at the end of September in search of warmer weather and fewer crowds. Southeast Utah seemed like it would be a great…
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Finding Fall in Crested Butte
by Amanda October 8, 2020September 13-25We love Colorado, but after spending nearly 6 months (what!) in one state, mostly parked in the same spot, the itch to get those wheels moving again was strong.…
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Back to Boondocking
by Amanda September 18, 2020September 7 -12Twin Lakes, CO Well, we did it. After nine weeks of sitting still in one place, followed by 14 weeks of sitting still in another place, we are…
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Hiking in the Colorado Mountains
by Amanda September 8, 2020May 31 – September 5: up above Idaho Springs As I mentioned in the last post, our Colorado summer was all about hiking. Staying in one place for three months…
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Summer in the Mountains
by Amanda September 3, 2020May 31 – September 3: Up above Idaho Springs, CO This is summer in the mountains… This is also summer in the mountains… As is this… If I had to…
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Postcards From Palisade
by Amanda June 8, 2020March 29 – May 31These are strange times indeed. If someone had told me at the beginning of the year that we would spend all of April and May at…
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3 Weeks of Desert Distancing
by Amanda April 2, 2020March 7-27Over the years we’ve often joked about how RV life has prepared us for escaping the madness when/if “the shit hits the fan.” I mean, think about it. We…
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Palm Springs
by Amanda March 13, 2020March 23-6After nine weeks of boondocking in the desert, we decided a little time in the city was in order. Palm Springs lured us in with the promise of restaurants,…
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Hiking In and Around Joshua Tree NP
by Amanda March 3, 2020February 8-22After spending too long hanging around the barren land that surrounds Imperial Dam and Yuma, heading up to Joshua Tree National Park was 1000% the right decision. We found…
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Going Bananas for Sand Dunes
by Amanda February 12, 2020February 2-8We spent the first week of February just west of Yuma on AGM road (American Girl Mine rd). This is not a new spot for us – or most…
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Social January
by Amanda February 6, 2020January 1 – 31Winter is always a social time of year for us. As all the nomads filter south to the warm spots, it becomes almost more work to avoid…