It never fails to surprise me. We reach the end of another season, with more places left on our ‘must see list’ than we actually had time to visit. And of course this winter is no different. We thought we’d be able to fill in more blanks this winter boondocking around the southwest. And maybe […]
Travelogues
Boondocking Nirvana at Saddle Mountain BLM – Tonopah, AZ
We are blessed to have so many magical experiences in our lives on the road. It seems it’s one right after another sometimes. Amazing people, glorious views, wondrous experiences and great connectivity. It’s why we’re quickly sneaking up on 10 years on the road soon (10 Years?!?!) and still see no end in sight for us. […]
You Can Climb Mountains
I don’t have a fear of heights. I have a fear of tumbling down to my doom. Ask me to join you for a hike to the top of anything resembling a mountain, and I’m likely to politely decline. It’s not the up part that scares me, it’s the coming down part. We’re currently parked […]
Another Xscapers Convergence for the History Books: Quartzsite, Arizona 2016
For many years, the Escapees RV Club has had a presence at the big Quartzsite winter event that brings hundreds of thousands of RVers to one huge spit of desert. We attended the Quartzsite fun for the very first time last winter, and were blown away by the variety of places to camp, things to […]
What can a Boondocker Learn from a Martian?
Last evening we hosted an outdoor movie night for our fellow Xscapers friends camped with us at the after-convergence here in Quartzsite. (The main convergence was a huge success, and several of us have retreated further into the desert to continue the bonding – only away from the freeway and much more spread out.) The movie selected […]
Hot Water, Stillness & Friends – A Perfect Stay in Desert Hot Springs
It seems like it was last year when we arrived to Desert Hot Springs. Oh wait. It was! We pulled in as neighbors to our buddies Nina & Paul of WheelingIt in early December, and we set down the landing gear for at least a couple of weeks. Our return was to a favorite place […]
Kicking the Year Off – Setting Intentions
Ahh.. new years. Opportunities to reset, start anew. Like most everyone else on the planet who recognizes this particular arbitrary date on this particular calendar, we too are looking ahead. We thought we’d share some of our intentions going forward in our travels, business life and personal life (including blogging). Some might call these resolutions, […]
Our 2015 Travel Route & Year in Review
Ah, end of the year. That time when we look back, remark on how fast it went by, how much we did, and we prepare to move on. For us road nomads, we usually wrap it up with a route of our travels. So, presenting our 2015 travel map (this is an embedded and interactive map, […]
Our 12 Favorite Campgrounds of 2015
This year, we stayed in 59 different locations in our RV, and several more in our months of non-RV travel. In this post, we’ll pick our 12 favorite RV camping locations from our past year’s travels. Each spot we stopped at brings back a special memory. People we were visiting or traveling with, a fabulous view, great hiking […]
A Quick Meander Through Arizona – Benson & Arizona City
After several weeks exploring New Mexico, we decided to continue meandering westward to keep our options open for rendezvousing with friends who had already reached southern California. We were still on the fence if we would just explore more of Arizona, or push to get on through. We still had a couple weeks to figure […]
