My friend just finished the quilts made from the bandannas we have collected around the West. They came out great! Hubby is truly a happy camper. We are looking forward to using them in 2014. He thinks these will be enough to keep us warm when we put in the Propex heater. That I have…
We decide to go out after Thanksgiving. It was only a couple weeks before and the only campsites I could find on the coast, were at Morro Strand State Beach. There are flush toilets but no showers and it is basically a parking lot on the beach. You can use the showers at Morro State…
Ok, I have been trying to remember our trip to South Dakota. I did not take notes and Hubby keeps telling me my memory is off. I am not going to kill myself trying to remember, but am going to work towards the future. I do plan on sharing some past experiences that were memorable.…
We left Yellowstone and headed to South Dakota to meet up with my in-laws. We stayed the first night at Buffalo Bill State Park. It is just outside of Cody, Wyoming. It surrounds the Buffalo Bill Reservoir. There are two campgrounds with only a few reservable spots in each. Since it was off season, we…
When we travel we never know what we will see. I always have my camera on so I don’t miss anything. This runs the battery out pretty fast. I finally bought a second battery. Now I don’t have to miss anything. I just make sure I charge the first while I am using the second.
We finally made it to Yellowstone on Labor Day with an 80% chance of rain or snow. By the time we made it to Old Faithful, it was 100% rain. We watched it go off in the rain without an umbrella. Back in Otis we headed up the west side of the park. Hubby and…
We left the redneck yacht club that is Bear Lake and headed to the Grand Tetons. We went through the cute town of Afton Wyoming. We didn’t stop, but Hubby says we have been there. So here is a pic of the main street. The weather in Jackson was beautiful, but we were on a…
The first time we tried to go to Yellowstone was early October, 2009. We stayed in Jackson and the snow started falling. In the morning, we headed out in Otis. Otis is our ’87 VW Vanagon Syncro. Syncro is the name VW gave their 4 wheel drive vehicles. All weather tires and 4 wheel…
When we started looking for a van, all we knew is we wanted a Weekender. A Weekender is a Vanagon Camper without the kitchen. We knew we would not be cooking inside the van and not having the kitchen we save 300 pounds. Anyone who has driven a VW van knows how important weight can…
The great thing about having Otis, our VW Vanagon, we can leave on a whim. This week we decided to take a quick trip to Idyllwild, CA. It is about two and half hours, away from our house, in the San Jacinto mountains. The small hamlet, about 4,000 residents, is listed as one of the 100…
So you want to cook over the fire, but don’t want to haul around big bottles of condiments. Shop at the 99 cents only store or other discount stores. To keep their prices down, they often have items in smaller packages than you can buy at the regular grocery store. I buy oils, salad dressing,…
A few years back, I was winding a vine around a trellis and blew out a disc in my back. This made it very difficult to sit for very long. We love traveling, but I couldn’t handle more than an hour sitting at a time. I would have to stand or lay down for at…
This Van is Gone Again 