In this 2019/20 RV snowbird trip update, we leave Death Valley National Park and overnight in a casino parking lot at Primm, Nevada. The next day we head over to Davis Camp on the Colorado River near Laughlin NV and Bullhead City AZ. Along the way, we stop to look at the thick forest of … Read more
In this video, I take you along on a morning hike to find some ancient petroglyphs located at the base of Saddle Mountain near Tonopah, Arizona. It’s January 11th, sunny day with temps in the 60’s After I find and view the petroglyphs, I hike up a wash and show some of the lush desert … Read more
After another enjoyable visit to the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, we headed east down Interstate 10 around 100 miles to another free 14 day BLM camping location called Saddle Mountain. Last year while camping in the Kofa NWR we met a lady who raved about the beauty and peacefulness of Saddle Mountain. Since our waste tanks were … Read more
Video showing where we camped in December 2022 with information about each place. Our travels continue deeper into the southwest desert, from the Dove Springs OHV area to Mojave, the Salton Sea State Park, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Saddle Mountain BLM, then down to the Ajo region of southern Arizona. For more information on each … Read more
In this video, I update y’all on where we have been camping for the last few months during this season’s RV snowbird adventures. We have been mainly boondocking on free Bureau of Land Management Lands and 10 dollars a night dry camping in the Salton Sea State Recreation Area. I provided an overview of each … Read more
Over the last nine years, we have enjoyed visiting the United States’ southwestern desert region immensely. Its vast areas of relatively uninhabited land offer countless opportunities to camp off-grid away from it all. We absolutely love the beautiful scenery, the desert’s peacefulness, and the surprising amount of wildlife. This winter, I’ve decided to take 12 … Read more
Well, our 7th snowbirding adventure in a row is in the books. This year we once again visited the southwestern United States spending the bulk of our time in sunny California and Arizona. We spent much of the time off-grid free camping in desert BLM areas and casinos along the way which sure saved on camping … Read more
In this video, I continue my 2017/2018 Snowbird trip video series with a look at Dead Horse Ranch State Park up in Cottonwood, Arizona. First, I show you our route from the Saddle Mountian BLM near Tonopah, AZ up Interstate 17 to the high desert town Cottonwood. Also included is information on a brief 2-night stopover … Read more
Continuing my 2017/2018 snowbird trip videos, a little slice of our RV boondocker life. In this video, I take you along as we head from our recent boondocking location to dump and fill our tanks at the Saddle Vista Ranch in Tonopah, Arizona. The owner has recently installed an RV dump station to serve the needs … Read more
It’s almost seven years now since we purchased our 2011 Keystone Cougar fifth wheel trailer. Over the years as I could afford it I’ve been adding, modding and upgrading things. If you have followed the blog for any length of time you know, I often publish RV product reviews. Most products are purchased by either Anne … Read more
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Bill at StridaCanada.ca and asked if I would be interested in reviewing one of their unique folding bikes. After looking at a photo of one I was extremely intrigued by this funky looking bicycle. When I saw a video of the thing being folded up and how small … Read more
Introduction My wife Anne is an avid landscape photographer so finding ourselves scenic camping spots is an integral part of our RV lifestyle. The best photography light happens in the so-called golden hour around sunrise and sunset. Setting up camp in amazing scenery really helps by saving driving to and from a location, as we … Read more
Introduction I’ve driven Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson several times now and each time I had admired a small mountain peak that juts up all alone from the desert floor. You can see it for many miles and it has quite the unique shape. Last time by I noticed there were a bunch of … Read more