We left Catalina State Park, returned the rental car, and did a loop south of Tucson. Almost immediately the bus didn’t feel like it was running quite right, with power a little weak and some popping when going downhill, but I really had no idea what the problem was. We … Read More
The Great New Year’s Flood
Catalina State Park is a beautiful spot not far out of Tucson. Behind it are the Catalina Mountains, and directly across the street is just a huge mass of suburban sprawl. Inside the park you feel like you are way out in the middle of nowhere, but should you need … Read More
BUMFUZ XMAS
Officially rocking new Bumfuzzle plates. Wait… Bum Fuz? As an aside, Minnesota used to have great license plates, with blue raised lettering. This switch to black block sticker lettering (it was probably ten years ago for all I know) is really horrendous. It really feels like everything we touch these … Read More
Fine Tuning
We made it! I have to say, there were a few times the past couple of weeks that I wasn’t at all sure we would make it to Arizona, but we rolled in to Grammy’s right on time, just like we said we would. In all honesty, I sort of … Read More
Tombstone
Tombstone is one of many places in the world that owes its current existence to one historical event, even though a lot happened in Tombstone in a short period of time. Riches were discovered, people rushed in, riches were exploited, people rushed out. If not for the shootout at the … Read More
Around Bisbee
Bisbee is a nice little artsy town way up at 5,500′ elevation in southern Arizona. We always tend to think of Arizona as desert, but forget how crazy the elevation changes can be. It’s cold up here, but nice and sunny. The campground in Bisbee is right across the road … Read More
Rockhound
We rolled down the remarkably empty highways towards Carlsbad Caverns, where we spent a night at an incredibly unremarkable campground right outside the gates. In the morning we were up the hill early for our 8:30 am reservation. I’m not sure how many people they let in at a time, … Read More
Giving Thanks
Over the weekend we made our plans for our route to Arizona. We tend to stick to State Parks right now, since we don’t have the 12v system set up yet, meaning no water or electricity when we’re unplugged. State and National parks require a lot of planning as it … Read More
Luckenbach and Chill
Luckenbach is my favorite place in Texas. The place sort of represents an ideal, thanks to the song, of rejecting mainstream and focusing on what’s important in life. It may all be a bit hokey, but the “town” maintains its charm for me every time we visit. Sit back with … Read More
