How insipid is the stereotype of the full time RV lifestyle as being all about gawking at postcard scenery! In contrast, a humble experience like we had today will last a lifetime.   more »

Clearly, the San Juans are Colorado's best eye candy, in the usual postcard sense. The San Juans are newer than the other ranges and are volcanic, rather than folded or fault block ranges.   more »

Most of them are camped along a small river. It looks like the front cover of a glossy RV magazine, the RV dream lifestyle.   more »

There is no idea so absurd that a human philosopher hasn't embraced it, at one time in history. For example think of the ascetic, quiet-ist tradition that aspires to happiness by renouncing all desires.    more »

I forced myself to walk closer. When only a body's length away I reached down for a rock to sound the portal's sinister and unknown depths. How many seconds would a lucky toss go before hitting a solid stop?   more »