My wifi hot spot went missing the other morning. I had been using it shortly before going to bed and it was gone when I got up. I searched ...

A group of van dwellers gathered here in Quartzsite, AZ, for Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone provided something, just like the first Thanksgiv...

Solar panels work best when facing the sun directly. Of course. This is particularly important during the seasons when the sun is low in th...

A rainstorm is headed this way. Two inches of rain over Friday and Saturday. Yuck. Funny how weather that used to be no big deal when I was...

The big step up into the van is now a comfortable step up. I had started my trek with a folding plastic step stool. I used it a couple of we...

As I posted below, the days are shorter, which means less time to fully charge solar batteries. And that caused problems with running the f...

When picking just where to park at a campsite, the natural inclination is to go for the spot with trees and a feeling of enclosure. The ins...

Just missing the campfire and coyote.

When we broke camp in Cottonwood, AZ, I was going to Phoenix for a night (mmmmm, long shower, big bed) while Bob and Judy were going to Wic...

Took me on a helicopter tour of Sedona. He's got the pilot look down pat.

Judy, Bob and I went to run errands in Cottonwood, AZ. To our surprise, there was barrel racing going on at the fair grounds. For the too-...