http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog younger full time RVer blog, RV boondocking mostly, mountain biking and hiking in the Southwestern states. en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:07:14 -0700 Main Page Blogware RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/27/3856969.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/27/3856969.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:59:27 -0700 ...made me think of a pastoral life in the Basque country. You can hardly blame me for that since I am in the Colorado high country hiking and mountain biking with my dogs. Wouldn't a shepherd's life be more natural... Main Page SocietyAndCulture river ChangeOfSeasons basque RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/25/3854223.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/25/3854223.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:27:48 -0700 Everything was so nice: the weather, scenery, geology and trails. Maybe that was the problem. Main Page philosophy motorcycle aesthetic RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/23/3851701.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/23/3851701.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:53:02 -0700 How many years does it take for a full time RVer to finish downsizing? The current spat of downsizing was therapy more than utility: it distracted me from... Main Page fullTimeRVerLifestyle downsizing AlternativeLifestyle RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/21/3848171.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/21/3848171.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:30:09 -0700 Dogs have some kind of death wish when it comes to cliffs, or maybe it just seems that way to unstable bipeds like us. Both of my dogs love to walk up to the last foot of a cliff... Main Page dog RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/19/3844406.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/19/3844406.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:27:04 -0700 Most of my RV was behind the driver's seat and out of view. I glanced at the maps and started thinking about this autumn's migration. I could still go through Main Page storm migration ChangeOfSeasons RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/17/3841444.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/17/3841444.html Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:17:36 -0700 After eleven years of full time RVing I still fuss and stew about seasonal migrations, and when finally embarking on the geographical drama I literally feel a lump in my throat... Main Page race outdoorSports festival Colorado bicycling RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/15/3838697.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/15/3838697.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:24:20 -0700 Finding this campsite was satisfying at the time, but it was so subtle that its significance escaped me at first. We weren't hiking to burn calories...we were doing our job. Main Page hiking granite fullTimeRVboondocking fuelCosts dryWash RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/13/3835623.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/13/3835623.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:39:20 -0700 I've often wondered how other RVers deal with the sophomore jinx. Let's say you visit a town for the first time and are swept off your feet with its off-beat charm. The next year you come back and find... Main Page OldBuildings mining Leadville RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/11/3832973.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/11/3832973.html Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:33:36 -0700 And so we have a new dragon to slay. After a lot of web surfing it seemed hopeless to find a lighter trailer and fuel-sipping van or truck that could pull it. Finally I got excited about... Main Page fuelCosts AlternativeLifestyle RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/9/3830430.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/9/3830430.html Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:55:56 -0700 Ironically it is easy to have mixed feelings about succeeding on a long term project. Life is so much more interesting with a dragon to slay. Main Page sun southwest DryHeat cloud RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/7/3826005.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/7/3826005.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:47:19 -0700 A ride or a hike is more fun when you only start with a vague goal, and then start guessing and making plans based on what you see. Main Page saddle OldBuildings mountainBiking mining RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/5/3821300.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/5/3821300.html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:22:09 -0700 I do like my old mining towns a little bit weathered and decayed. The world has enough Tellurides and Bisbees. Main Page mining Leadville ArkansasRiverValley AlternativeLifestyle RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/3/3822331.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/3/3822331.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:05:13 -0700 All of this happened right outside the bedroom window of my RV. It gets pretty rowdy at 2 a.m. when the Leadville saloons close. Main Page AlternativeLifestyle RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/1/3819046.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/1/3819046.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:11:58 -0700 There was a time, early in my RV career, when I thought that being a full time RVer was mainly a matter of learning enough how-to tricks. What a fool I was. Main Page fullTimeRVboondocking DryHeat ChangeOfSeasons AlternativeLifestyle RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/30/3815646.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/30/3815646.html Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:41:02 -0700 I never thought that I'd admit that a camera was necessary for an RV travel blog, but... Main Page campSite boondocking photography Colorado RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/28/3812333.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/28/3812333.html Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:03:24 -0700 This might be a small project but it epitomizes the whole issue of living partly outdoors. While bodily indoors, my mind is out-of-doors. Main Page solar RVrepair rvLifestyle Architecture RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/26/3810275.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/26/3810275.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:48:06 -0700 One day there were at least eight different types of butterflies within a few feet of me. They have a gift for alighting on a plant and tricking you into readying your camera. Main Page forest butterfly animal RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/24/3808837.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/24/3808837.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:52:30 -0700 It used to be just a river and a border between the USA and Mexico. It's far grander than that, geologically. There is something special about a rift valley. Main Page horse river RioGrande animal RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/23/3807298.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/23/3807298.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:56:06 -0700 I was so eager for this laptop to arrive that the notion of a Silver Slug and a Wandrin Wagon transmogrified into something else. Main Page repairs RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/22/3805030.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/22/3805030.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:12:55 -0700 Normally I am too practical to entertain silly fantasies of a smaller rig with much better gas mileage. Main Page computer wirelessInternet repairs RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/20/3801943.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/20/3801943.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:06:35 -0700 And then I discovered my old buddy that I had recently discarded. It was love at first sight. It was waiting for me in the Casa Blanca casino... Main Page sun southwestern RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/18/3799062.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/18/3799062.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:23:09 -0700 Truly, I'm ashamed of myself. My only consolation is that I'm addicted to the internet instead of the boob toob. Main Page repairs RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/17/3797601.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/17/3797601.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:17:04 -0700 Perhaps this accidental fast from the internet is good for my soul, somehow. Oh...who am I kidding. Main Page repairs RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/16/3796472.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/16/3796472.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:34:02 -0700 Having any kind of a repair problem is no fun for full time RVers since it usually happens at an inopportune time and place. It is the best argument that you could give for continuous downsizing. Main Page repairs RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/14/3791307.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/14/3791307.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:37:17 -0700 I couldn't believe it. It was a small meadow, an island of light and air. I really didn't know that such islands existed. Main Page travel philosophy flower RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/12/3788756.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/12/3788756.html Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:27:44 -0700 A large peak loomed over camp. Even though I'm not a "peak bagger," I just had to start towards it because of the grand and grassy slope in front of the trailer. Main Page SanJuanMountains hiking grassland RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/10/3783464.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/10/3783464.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:56:47 -0700 I'm always looking for non-scenery experiences that dovetail with the full time RV lifestyle. This spring the Tibet protests were in the news. On The Buddha's birthday... Main Page SocietyAndCulture religion philosophy RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/3781390.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/8/3781390.html Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:39:09 -0700 It's funny how RV boondocking campsites work out sometimes. When I came here the first night it was just for convenience's sake. Then it grew on me a little each day. And now I feel almost homesick leaving it... Main Page river ChangeOfSeasons campSite BoondockingNeighbors boondocking RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/6/3776146.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/6/3776146.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:16:01 -0700 The cliffs were a natural amphitheater. It seemed like eavesdropping to listen to it all...I sat there for twenty minutes. I've never really listened to a forest before. Main Page ridge hiking grass forest animal RV-boondocker-Explorer http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/4/3774745.html http://rv-boondocker-explorer.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/7/4/3774745.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:11:40 -0700 The trick is pretty simple: just stay off the roads, off the trails and out of the campgrounds. Consign yourself to unglamorous land that is 5 miles away from the postcards, where the eye candy will be 90% as good. Main Page SocietyAndCulture holiday