Author Archives: Vic and Donna

“What day is it? Thursday…no…Friday? Are you sure?” ~ Donna or Vic…at least once weekly So much I could write about, but after almost 2300 miles, 12 campgrounds, 5 states, 4 national parks, 3 Harvest Hosts (referral link) and a Walmart parking lot, 2 attempts at a gray tank valve repair, and 1 pretty significantContinue reading “What we did on Summer Break”

“Let’s go camping…” ~ Me. Way back in December when we planned our route, we strategically planned a few stops within a short drive of Denver for mid-June. Mom was planning to workcamp at Cherry Creek State Park there. We would make the drive in to see her or she could come to us inContinue reading “Next Exit, Salida!”

“If it smells like vomit, don’t eat it!” ~ Ryan, Mild to Wild Jeep Adventures Driver/Tour Guide After a short ride up a long bumpy forest service road, and negotiating tall alpine trees getting into our campsite, we took one look around and questioned whether ten days in Durango, Colorado, would be enough. It’s neverContinue reading “Dang, Durango!”

“I need to ship you quantity 1 of CRE2-35-single, to replace this equalizer.” ~Ryan, MORyde Customer Service Rep. Any time we are packing up to leave, at regular intervals during longer stays, and I think sometimes because he’s bored, Vic is often under the trailer inspecting things. And it’s a good thing, too! There wasContinue reading “A Crack in Our Plans”

Goin’ places that I’ve never been, seein’ things that I may never see again… ~ Willie Nelson After three months of Texas adventures and birdwatching at Balcones Canyonlands, we packed up and started our summer journey. Departure days can be stressful and after months of not going anywhere proceeded by weeks of my not beingContinue reading “On The Road Again”

“I got lucky.” ~ Vic after his blood pressure returned to normal Since we aren’t yet on the move, and I’ve already backfilled the blog with mundane FAQ’s and other filler posts, I was wondering what I’d write about this week. Turns out Mother Nature had just the answer. Remember that weekly “fluid management” choreContinue reading “The Tell-tale Tail”

The quick trip we took last week to North Carolina not only let me experience kiddo’s college graduation, but also broke up the routine of being in a place for more than two months. We set up here at the refuge the first of March and are scheduled to leave June 1st. It didn’t takeContinue reading “Two Weeks and Counting”

“Yeah, they were supposed to remove that a few weeks ago…” ~ Joe, the kind NOCP officer who kindly, though impatiently, assisted us. It takes a lot of planning to get us and the 5th wheel from one place to another without incident. And by incident I mean without pulling in to a gas stationContinue reading “That One Time, In New Orleans…”

We get asked these questions all the time by fellow travelers, perfect strangers, and family. We understand this isn’t a conventional way of life or even a conventional way of retirement, so here are the simple answers to most of these questions. Where do you live? Here. We live here. Wherever “here” happens to be,Continue reading “Frequently Asked Questions”

“So, you like walk the trails all day?” ~ some random person when we told them what we were doing at Balcones Yep. That’s almost exactly what we do. You can read all about the refuge at the Fish and Wildlife Website. This refuge, just 30 minutes from Austin, TX, was specifically established to protectContinue reading “RV Volunteers at Balcones Canyonlands NWR”