Sometimes (too many times?) I head off on an adventure with only the slightest of information. Yesterday was one of those times. I needed to...

As I approached Kingman I saw what I thought was a column of tan smoke in the distance. I realized it was a huge dust devil. An odd one, bec...

It would be foolish to leave Flagstaff without making a run up to Grand Canyon. It was more crowded than the last time I was here, but not e...

Eight years. Wow. Time flies when you’re having fun. Becoming a van dwelling nomad has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It wor...

I have extruded polystyrene insulation in the Rolling Steel Tent’s roof and walls, and cellulose insulation in the side and rear doors. But ...

The rule is no shoes inside Lou’s house. That’s easy for him since he wears flip-flops most of the time. I, however, haven’t had sandals sin...

Back when I lived in San Francisco we had a streak of Pacific Northwest style weather. Overcast for what seemed like forever. Then I had to ...

We had good continuous rain through the night. This morning the clouds are hanging low. It feels like summer is wrapping up, but it could be...

Before I’ve been working on the guitar redesign project for almost a month. Fits and starts, changes of ideas, waiting for parts, doing a l...

 Monsoon season in the Southwest means every day looks like rain. Big fat clouds roll in and out, sometimes dropping rain but more likely no...

 

Lou has been less than thrilled with the quality of the medical care he’s getting in Silver City. Confusion, unresponsiveness, changing pers...

This fledgling dove sat for about a half hour on a rock just a few feet from the van as I puttered around the place. It seemed to be panting...

It seems like the past few months here we’ve had either no clouds or overcast at sunset, so the evening sky hasn’t been very interesting. Or...