Goodbye, Scoopy

How sad is that blog title? 🙁 When we were sitting at Cummins in Boise, we made a plan that when we got to the Elks Lodge in Portland, we would spend a week packing up Scoopy and then we’d …

Big Trouble in Big Bend

We had an uneventful trip to Fort Stockton having decided to overnight at the local Walmart. It turned out to be us and about 40 other rigs. That place gets packed! We got there early enough to get ourselves situated …

Big Bend National Park

A few years ago while looking through one of my Ansel Adams books, I was taken by one photograph in particular. I’m not sure what it was about the image that grabbed me but I made a mental note of …

Moseyin’ Across Texas

Since we left Waco we’ve been somewhat of a moving target. As is our modus operandi, we don’t let much grass grow under our feet. We left Waco on a cool and sunny day, making our way to southwest of …

Waco, Texas

This is the fourth year in a row we find ourselves starting off our new year travels by saying goodbye to my family. It does not get any easier with the passing of time. And yet, my folks are eager …

Southern Swing, Part Three

After a fabulous week at Poches Fish -n- Camp, we reluctantly packed up and headed toward Texas. We planned three stops before returning to the ranch.  Galveston Our drive to Galveston was fabulous, especially along the shores of the Gulf …

The Lone Star State

Long before we hit the road as fulltimers, our plan was in place to spend the holidays at my parents’ ranch outside of Abilene at least through the New Year.  My Dad put in utilities in anticipation of our stay, …