In the course of familiarizing himself with his new community, Lou discovered the senior citizens’ center and its two-buck lunches. Today’s ...

An odd thing happened when I was finally free to return to the road. You can see it in my blog posts the past couple of weeks. They’re les...

Stock butane burner I like my butane stove. Easy to light, good temperature control. However, the thing the pots and pans sit on (someo...

Shave and a haircut, $12, by Tom at Silver Clipper Barber Shop , Silver City, New Mexico. There was no bleeding. The last time I was rec...

When Lou left me in the hospital in Tucson, he believed he might never see me again. We are both thrilled he was wrong. I’m back at Lou’...

I was hungry. I was approaching Socorro. I wanted something other than a burger or pizza (neither of which I was certain I could eat anywa...

Four years ago I read this article about a guy boondocking with a Geo Metro. I wrote a blog post about it. A little later, the man in the...

Linda May is the thread that winds through Jessica Bruder’s Nomadland . A well educated, multi-skilled woman, yet the work she was able to...

Sporting my chemotherapy happiness jacket again, with the addition of a cap I’ve had for decades. This photo reminds me of one from a few ...

Near Taos, New Mexico, at about 8,000 feet. An extra blanket last night, the heater turned on this morning, and a jacket until 11:00. Such a...

My friend Forrest is the caretaker for a 2,200 acre ranch in the San Juan mountains of southwest Colorado. The owners are in the East and ra...

We got an early start, when it was still chilly This morning we hiked Grand Wash, from bottom to top. A gradual climb through a dramati...

My sister Connie and brother-in-law Kent came down from Salt Lake City. We hiked the Hickman Bridge trail. Or part of it, until my body ga...

Deep, narrow, rock-faced canyons are one of my favorite environments. This is Capitol Gorge in Capitol Reef National Park. An easy one for...