After leaving New Orleans, we decided to travel along the Gulf coast to see what we could see. We all really, really wanted to take an airboat ride in a bayou. It was not really THE season for airboat rides…
Good-bye cold, Hello NOLA!
We have started on our latest adventure! As usual, Jim watched the weather to plan our escape. He found a warm (if not wet) break in the weather just before New Year’s Eve. Our lists were consulted and stuff was…
Summer 2019 Update
This is just a quick blog post to let everyone know how our summer is going. If you recall, we got home from the West Coast in June, moving Callie Goeke PhD back to Rochester to start a new job.…
Spring 2019 Wrap-up
Our “Spring 2019” RV trip (which really started on December 31, 2018) has come to an end. When we last posted, we were in Phoenix getting new decals put on the hood of the RV. Since leaving Phoenix, we have…
The Blue Flame gets a nose job
The Blue Flame is now 15 years old. For the most part, it doesn’t look it. Brand spanking new Showhaulers coming out of the factory look very similar to what we drive, minus the flames of course. Our graphics (i.e.…
Unexpected detour
It’s been a while since I posted. Where do I start? We had a nice time in Albuquerque visiting family. Dad drove over from Green Valley, Arizona to join us and my brother’s family for a nice Easter holiday. And…
Canyons and Bison
It was time to make our way towards Albuquerque and my brother’s family for the Easter weekend. But we had a few days to kill. So to stop? I pulled out my copy of the National Geographic Guide to Scenic…
Back to Texas
We had some time before we were expected at my brother’s in Albuquerque for Easter (about two weeks worth), so we decided to retrace our steps back to Galveston a longer visit with Janelle. Plus it turns out there are…
Three weeks in Tucson
We just spent three weeks in Tucson. Well, not just Tucson. Three weeks in Tucson, Green Valley, Amado and Willcox. Life on the road is not all sightseeing sometimes. Read on….. My Dad lives in Green Valley and needed cataract…
Gunsight Wash BLM
We have just spent a relaxing week camping on BLM (Bureau Of Land Management) land just north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona. Let me try to explain what kind of an environment we are in. Camping…