Talk about going from the sublime to the ridiculous! After spending multiple days boondocking in the Mojave Desert we are now situated in Palm Springs at an RV resort (Outdoor Resort). This could not be more different than where we came from. The weather in Palm Springs this time of year is nothing less than… Read More Palm Springs break – Jan 2016
The risk (really now, is there a risk?!?) to posting again about a place you have been before is remaining engaging, relevant and fresh. Of course that presumes you were ever engaging, relevant or fresh. I’d be thrilled with one out of three. We revisited the Mojave National Preserve for five days and enjoyed it… Read More Mojave Preserve – Jan 2016
We spent this past week in Death Valley National Park and I was reminded of how beautiful a place it is. It is ironic that such a hot, dry and inhospitable place with so little rain (on average less than 2 inches per year) is so significantly shaped by rain! Arriving in Death Valley from… Read More Death Valley – Jan. 2016
Just when you thought it was safe to head west… Arghh! The Roberts’ are doin’ it – again! Sad but true, as I write these thoughts we are but miles from the California border, sitting on BLM (Bureau Land Management) lands in Quartzite, AZ. But I get ahead of myself. We started our journey west… Read More Heading West – Jan 2016
Today was the Canopener Cornhole Competition, a highly competitive event as part of the Airforums rally for Airstreams called Canopener, at Topsail SP in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. The cornhole event was made either more or less competitive as it followed Margaritaville (thank you Pat and Greg) and a homemade chili extravaganza (thank you everyone).… Read More Canopener Cornhole – 2016
We are here at Topsail State Park for the Canopener, an Airstream rally that is enjoying its 10th anniversary this year. Canopener is a loose collection of like-minded Airstream owners who look forward to “opening” the year with a rally on the panhandle of Florida on the first full weekend of the New Year. I… Read More Topsail Prescribed Burn – 2016
We are celebrating our 18-year-old family member, Lucy. Sadly we needed to put her down today as she has been progressively struggling. What a great dog. And don’t feel bad for her or us! She lived a pretty damn good life (at least after leaving the pound!). If there really is reincarnation I want to… Read More Celebrating Lucy – 2016
Land-locked during the last half of 2015 and unable to get out paddling on the Chattahoochee River, the time did offer me additional chances to hike the many trails along the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). The CRNRA is a tremendous resource with (I would guess) hundreds of miles of hiking trails, bike paths… Read More Chattahoochee River – 2015