Taking the Road Less Traveled

There is one group site in this campground and it is being camped in by Pack 648, Scottsdale Az. A steady procession of cars after dark last night. This morning, thirty Boy Scouts plus families. I have the one site by the water and a walking bridge that goes from my site to the main…

Goodness, Starting my eighth week on the road. I’ll look tomorrow but I think I’m a bit over 2500 miles. I’ve done a lot of zig zagging on this trip. Right at $700.00 worth of fuel. Most likely a couple of hundred for campsites. Nothing on motels, $18 on fast food, and no idea on…

Happy Halloween! I dressed up as a old curmudgeon all day!  Got going about 8:30am. Daylight savings time and Arizona don’t mix. I am now a hour behind Missoula. Cottonwood is the town I’m going thru first. Need to fuel(11.98) and do a grocery run. Then a short drive past Camp Verde to Clear Creek…

It’s cold. Ten above this morning. Woke up about 2:30am and ran the heater for a hour. It was 36F when I started it and 41F when I shut it down and went back to sleep. I dumped my black and gray water yesterday afternoon. Nothing was froze this morning other than me. Walked down…

Nice sunrise this morning. Take my word for it. Picture perfect out the schooner’s bedroom window. Nice and snug. It was nice but not jump out of bed, get the camera nice. But it did wake me up earlier then normal so on the road by 8am. Wasn’t very far till I hit the highway.…

There is snow on the ground this morning! It’s a beautiful place but there is snow on the ground! My first inclination is to head out and go south. But it is the end of October and these cold snaps are part of life. Ya,ya, I stayed and it was chilly all day. Low-mid forties…

Got going right at daybreak. Packed the carpet and doormat by flashlight….no, I don’t think so. Got rollin’ about 9am. Campground pretty cleared out by the time I get out, use the bathroom, pack up the outdoor carpet and floormat and start to roll. There are a couple of things I would like to do…

Finally rolled out of bed at 9:10am. Not going anywhere, felt good to doze in. Knee is a bit better. Still stiff but doesn’t ache as much. Not being able to take NSAID for pain relief is a pain in what ever part is aching. I know a couple of ibuprofen and I would be…

My knee feels a bit better today. Still hobbling around but well enough to get my chores done in Blanding today. Left about 9:00am and it’s 37 winding miles to Blanding. Need propane, need groceries, would like to update the blog. I get cell service just outside Blanding. I’m hoping to get wi-fi from the…

Houston, we have a problem. My knee bothered me all night and when I went out at three, I had a hard time negotiating the schooner’s steps. This morning it is a bit swollen and stiff and hurts like the dickens if I try to bend it.  It’s tough to get to the outhouse and…