I’ve been using vault toilets for five years, yet it still feels odd, maybe even wrong, that there’s nothing to flush. They should have a ...

Some BLM firefighters pulled into the campground on their way to the "Rabbit Foot" wildfire about twenty-five miles from here. T...

A while back I posted about  the joys of  cinnamon peanut butter and suggested ginger peach jam. Then I saw this today and had to get it....

The view from my campsite Southern Idaho is rather flat and the rest of the state is mountainous. That’s the picture in my head. Water ...

120 campsites in 356 days This was going to be a year I wandered less and stayed put longer. It doesn’t look like it, but I succeeded. ...

Five years ago today the Rolling Steel Tent and I hit the road. I was glad to be on my way. I was excited. I was fearless. I was free. ...

This notice means you must light your farts only within the safety of this concrete-and-steel enclosure

And sometimes study, planning, experience and instinct can save you from those moments of having your head up your ass. Yesterday I decide...

First there were a few fat drops as if in warning. “Okay, humans, if you have windows or doors open, or non-waterproof things sitting out, o...

I thought I was going to spend just one day at this free campground on the Yellowstone River. Now I might stay for the rest of the weekend...

Labor Day weekend is coming, the unofficial end of summer and the official start of year six of my nomadic life. The map of my wandering ter...

Most campgrounds use binder clips or clothespins to hold receipts. At the James Kipp campground, located between the east end of the Upper...

Alone on miles and miles of empty highway. Ninety-plus minutes with no sign of humans but barbed wire fencing, a few strands of electrical...

“Hey, Bill, we need a fee box for the county campground.” “Okay. What are the requirements?” “A place for the envelopes and a slot to dr...

It was a good sign. Not only was traffic very light heading northeast out of Great Falls, I didn’t see a single RV, travel trailer, tru...