Category: 10T-iversary

Our newest lesson learned … You can prepare for the worst, or you can repair at your worst. That gem of wisdom comes about when you decide that the tent does not need the six extra tie-downs you packed because it looks like the wind is calming down at bed time. Perhaps the wind was…

It’s been 10 years since we exchanged I Do’s on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial during DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival before hundreds of global onlookers who were actually just tourists at the Memorial that day but none the less cheered when we were pronounced. The epic event included writing a marriage manifesto, signing a…

Sheri was craving a Diet Coke and Eric wanted a beer so we drove 5 miles to the Lukeville Gasmart, also known as Gringo Pass. While cars lined up to enter Mexico, we got $15 of $4.39 gas, beverages other than water to drink and a good look at one of our “big beautiful” Southern…

In case you’re worried about us, don’t be! We’re pushing comfort boundaries for sure but all is good and safe. There are plenty of hotels and private campgrounds to fall back on if it gets really tough. Until then we will chase the experience. We watched Nomadland on Netflix, but what does it feel like?…

Tucson arrived 8 hours later like an old friend. We knew this town. Tucson is the legit west … cacti and desert. Passing up the known for the new, we ignored the security of Davis Monthan Air Force Base and worked our way west out of town to an obscure county park in the foothills…

West Texas can kick your butt. Last year Big Bend National Park turned up the heat on our visit and the temperatures hit triple digit highs. Same month a year later and the Permian Basin is still in the grip of winter. Cold winds whip through Van Horn, a crossroads of west Texas. Another interstate…

It takes a long time to get out of Florida; especially as you get older. Most AARP members never do get out. Our escape attempt began at 7 am in a packed-to-the-bedrails F250 and ended 700 miles later in Hammond, Louisiana. All set to car camp out of the truck, we instead found ourselves at…