As we were plotting our continued repositioning east from Austin, we were keeping a close watch on weather ahead. Massive rain storms had hit much of East Texas and Louisiana, and road closures were predicted. We had also had several readers advise avoiding I-10 between Houston and Lafayette due to lousy road conditions in general. […]
Our Travels
Eastward Bound: Stop in the Austin Area
Last we checked in on the eastward repositioning, we had just left Seminole Canyon State Park near Del Rio, TX. Austin is what I consider my home town, where I grew up. Since my brother still lives there, it’s a frequent place we route through when crossing the country. Austin is also attracts amazing people, which […]
Spring & Summer 2016 Coming Together (‘Plans’ Ahead)
We’re now solidly on our way east, estimating arriving in Central Florida by the end of the month. We prefer not to be planners, but we are intention setters. So I thought I’d share with you today how our intentions ahead are looking. Early April: Time with family & friends in Central Florida. The main timing influencing […]
Eastward Bound: Seminole Canyon State Park – Comstock, TX
We don’t often think too far ahead in our routing, we prefer planning things a day at a time. On this particular repositioning, we know we need to keep ‘heading east’ and we’ll likely eventually make it to Florida. (You do start to learn these complex navigational things after so many years on the road.) We […]
Eastward Bound: A Visit to Davis Mountains State Park
Last we checked in, we had just left Arizona to start our eastward trek to Florida. We’ve done this cross country repositioning many times over the years, and are always looking for new-to-us routes across the great state of Texas. One place we’ve never been is Big Bend, and we really had it in our […]
Last Stops in Arizona: Tucson, Benson & Willcox
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 […]
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 […]
