Solo Travel and Living on the Road in a Skoolie
One of the reasons I decided to start writing this travel blog was because as a single parent, I wanted to get out to experience new things and to make new memories. Not only with my kids, but also creating new memories for myself as well. As a Colorado native, with my primary stomping grounds…
A number of years ago, I watched a movie about a man after World War II having to walk home to Italy again after being released from POW camp*. One of the things that stuck with me the most was a scene where a man says to the main character that the most important thing…
As we drove across the Idaho border with western Wyoming listening to my a Pandora station, I felt compelled to skip past a Paul Simon song that had come on. The unfortunate part was that once it skipped we were out of range of a cellular signal. For probably the duration of our drive through…
After fighting WordPress for a week, the new site is up! Hopefully I can start publishing more travel blog related posts directly to facebook for anyone interested. There is going to be affiliate marketing too, so hopefully I can start using any commissions I get to fund more of my adventures. It’s now beer-thirty, so…
Yesterday, the kiddo and I mudded the heck out of the seams and the screw holes. Today, we sanded them smooth. It isn’t professional quality by any means but we did it together and had a good time in the process. To finish off procrastinating for the night, I also washed the dog. it has…
Today I am trying something new for the site. I have switched to a different domain host in hopes that I can get some more eyes (and clicks) on this site. I will also be dropping plenty of links to places to see, new gear and all sorts of other goodies. Expect hearing about more…
The recent polar vortex which has hit the US and Canada recently has made me feel fortunate to already live in a place where we are in a constant polar vortex. But, I thought I would share some of my thoughts and experiences for anyone out there who needs to hear it.
We set out on a Friday morning with clear blue skies and dry roads, heading North to Wyoming just a half hour out of town. On the drive, bald eagles perched on dormant cottonwoods on the side of the road. The weather got chillier as we headed into Wyoming, stopping off in Rawlins for fuel and breakfast. In the Walmart parking lot, we witnessed a raven eating a tomato that had fallen out of somebody’s bag.