Devils Tower
One of my favorite movies as a kid was Close Encounters of the Third Kind. An odd-shaped mountain in northeastern Wyoming was featured heavily in the story and it stayed with me throughout my adulthood. I’m not sure if it …
Year: 2016
Henry’s Lake State Park
Since we started traveling fulltime we have had a mouse in Scoopy on three occasions and two of them have been while we are in the Teton Valley! And this time, the mouse brought his friends! We caught three in …
Home in the Teton Valley
Idaho is very dear to our hearts, specifically our corner of heaven in the little town of Tetonia. A decade ago we fell in love with the valley and the spectacular 4-peak Teton view. We bought a 3 -1/4 acre …
Taking on Amazon – Uncomfortably Numb
I’ve decided to give my take on our experience in Amazon so far and give Linda the day off. Starting a new job can be an unsettling experience. We all hate that feeling of being newbies and it usually takes …
Taking on Amazon – Week #2
We are two and a half weeks in (but who’s counting…) and on Monday we finished our fourth 10-hour day in the Amazon fulfillment center. This was our first set of four tens in a row and yes, it was …
Taking on Amazon
I know I’ve got a couple of blogs to go to get caught up with our travels – we’re working on them – but I’m going to jump ahead here and get right into the whole Amazon thing. I think …
Repositioning – Eugene to Teton Valley
Now, where did I leave off prior to posting our two Alaska recaps? Oh, yes. Our route from Eugene to the Teton Valley and the five – count ’em – five Elk Lodges we settled into over just three days. …
Alaska Recap, Part II – The Nitty-Gritty Details
As the title states, this is Part II of our Alaska wrap-up. Part I summarizes our expenses. Steven helped with this post and his thoughts are indicated with a (S). WHEN TO GO We crossed the border at Sumas, WA …
Alaska Recap, Part I – Expenses
Before we headed to Alaska, we did as much research as we possibly could to try and prepare ourselves and our vehicles for all that we might encounter. There is no better resource than the experience of those who have …
Great News from the Repair Shop!
In the last post I talked about our issues with Scoopy’s back slide and all that entailed; getting her repaired and road worthy. Carrier RV Service had blocked off a full week, 40 hours, just for the slide work. Since …