I’m sitting in McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, getting ready to fly up to Portland, Oregon, to spend the next couple of weeks over the Christmas holidays with my son and his family. Although I dearly love to
The Awesome, the Not-So-Hot, and the Downright Freaky – What a Week on the Road Can Look Like
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – or what I’d rather call the Awesome, the Not-So-Hot, and the Downright Freaky. It’s what this past week on the road looked like for me. Let’s start with that last bit, the
Champoeg – an Oregon Gem
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
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
Storage Options, or Where Am I Gonna Put That Argyle Sweater I Never Wear?
Storage in a small, tiny little trailer is at a premium so keeping things that are never worn or seldom used is not really an option. What that means is that anything that isn’t worn regularly, isn’t used almost every