Gila Cliff Dwellings and more hot springs I woke up and took a morning soak. I could get used to this. Pugsly seems to like stomping around in the leaves. After my morning soak, coffee, and breakfast, I packed up camp and headed for the Gila Cliff Dwellings about 8 miles up the road. I stopped at the Visitor’s Center and arrived just in time for the 15-minute informational movie. The Puebloans of the Mogollon area built these dwellings between…
My bed sold on Wednesday, the dresser left yesterday, and today my friend walked out with the tv and armfuls of kitchen supplies and foods that I won’t be able to use in the camper. We talk about ideas of ‘things’ owning us, about how experiences are what matter, but until you are sitting in a small cottage after two years of being embedded looking at blank walls and empty floors, you really don’t understand what that means. Moving is…
After a few rough years in Northern Arizona, I am initially thankful that I am able to quit my job and hit the road. I have the usual thankfuls: family, friends, dogs, health. But ultimately, I am thankful for not giving up. The one thing that has been at my core my entire life is the knowledge that ‘things change’. Change is inevitable. “Nothing endures but change” Something I read this morning gave me pause and a light on my…
It’s official. I will be on the road come early December. Holy cow. No job, no ‘home base’, no real plans. As a friend reminded me, You can always make more money but you can’t make more time. “If you don’t do it this year you’ll be another year older when you do” ~ Warren Miller It’s time to leave the caustic workplace, and the lonely rental. Me ‘n the dogs are going on the road. Since it’s winter, a…
My drive up the coast from the Oregon Dunes was mystical. I got up pre-sunrise, as usual, and the light was just peeking out when I got going. Visiting old friends but one of their dogs doesn’t get along with Argos, so we are driveway campering. One thing about the coast is that it’s damp. Wet and dirty -which means the camper is constantly damp and dirty. I know not to go to close to the edge, but I didn’t…
Left Reno late – around 9:30am or later. Shoe Trees seem to be a thing. This is the second one I’ve seen. Headed towards Lassen Volcanic National Park, but veered over to Burney Falls instead. The Ranger took my eight bucks to see the Falls, but when I balked at the $30 campground fee he recommended a forest service road for me. I made a little video of the Falls falling. I like the sound. The Ranger took my money,…