Just south of Portland, Oregon, is a place where you can walk and bike on multi-use scenic trails along the Willamette River, visit the Pioneer Garden next to the Visitor Center, camp out in your tent or RV for a
Champoeg – an Oregon Gem
Monday Rambling: Back on the Road Again
I’ve started the countdown to getting back on the road. I hate that I’m counting it down because I really don’t want to be “off the road.” I want to stay on the road. Being off the road is killing
A Pictorial Look Back at the Year of the Water Dragon
The Chinese Year of the Water Dragon comes around once every 60 years and I was born smack dab in the middle of the last one. I hope you enjoy this pictorial look back on the past twelve months of
Trial Run Derailed, Shakedown Cruise Stymied, Maiden Voyage Abandoned
I’ve been fixing up my little 10-foot vintage trailer for some weeks now, in anticipation of taking off from Portland, Oregon, and driving around North America, discovering small picturesque hamlets and exotic deep-fried foods in out of the way places
Free Camping on Government Land and Other Places
Now that Li’l Homey is nearing the ready-to-live-in stage, I thought I’d start getting ready, too, for the “what happens once we’re on the road” stage. In my Google-ing around for stuff like “free camping” and “boondocking” and “vintage-trailer-friendly campgrounds,”
Li’l Homey is Hoggin’ All My Time
There’s nothing like watching your living space take shape in front of you that makes you realize how much things like color, patterns, shapes, textures, lay-out make a difference in how you perceive the area you’re going to be calling
Before the Spiffing Up Begins…
The “new” little trailer is parked in the workshop of my friends, Seth & Tricia, where I can work on getting her cleaned up, spiffed up, all ready for the long-haul road trip I’ve envisioned – the three of us