Boondocking in AZ
Patricia: “I wonder where we’ll end up?” Joe Banks: “Away from the things of man” If you’ve never seen “Joe vs the Volcano” it’s a wonderful movie [...] continue reading
A Whole Lotta Desert…
As one travels through the Western US one is oft to make the comment…”now, that’s a whole lotta desert”. In fact, most of the west can seem very [...] continue reading
RV Park Rating – Sam’s Family Spa (Desert Hot Springs, CA)
A very basic & quirky park with fabulous hot mineral pools in Desert Hot Springs, South-Central CA Note/ Review updated as of last stay [...] continue reading
Desert Hot Springs, CA…a little gem in the desert
When we first came down the long, bleak stretch into Desert Hot Springs the place looked very much like yet another massive desert. As it turns out, [...] continue reading
RV Park Rating – Palm Canyon (Borrego Springs, CA)
Following on with the Park Rating system we invented here, we're travelling on in time from the first park we stayed at to the second. Palm Canyon is [...] continue reading
RV Thermaldymanics…or how we came to understand the French
Our stay in the paradise that is the Western desert has given us new insight into the lore of heat management. In an environment that goes from [...] continue reading
RV Park Rating – Santee Lakes, Santee (San Diego, CA)
REVIEW updated as of latest stay Jan 2012 This was one of the first parks we stayed at in San Diego and continues to be one of our absolute [...] continue reading
The Liquor Cabinet
Every now and then on the blog we’ll cover RV sites, RV tips and the cast of characters that are travelling with us. Today, as the wind blasts through [...] continue reading
Peg Leg Smith Liars Contest
It can’t be said that there’s a lot going in the 2,700-person desert town of Borrego Springs, but once a year a major event hits and we just happened [...] continue reading
The Great Sonoran Desert
From the great movie, Lawrence of Arabia: Jackson Bentley: 'What attracts you personally to the desert?' T.E. Lawrence: 'It's clean.' The first [...] continue reading
You Are Not Alone
Today was a travel day, and an exciting one at that albeit for all the wrong reasons. Cat got out of the bag (literally), and we spent at least an [...] continue reading
A Question of Heels…
In the whole process of moving, the biggest mental strain was deciding what the heck to bring with us. I mean, honestly, what do you take with you on [...] continue reading
