I made it out of Billings to the Bluebird trail. Before writing about that adventure, here is my weekly summary: Big Horn Mountains, WY Greatest Find on the road: propane, water, van gas all in one place (Flying J) Biggest Duh: Trying for 5 minutes to light refrigerator (propane connection). Tried again and again later.…
I love the little town of Buffalo, WY, and I wandered down again last night to do errands, check Internet and read texts. I found the lovely library and the PO. I drove by the movie theater and was half-tempted to see a movie, but I did not like hat was playing. Anyway, it was too…
I left Sunday evening with the popup camper, headed for Glendo State Park, about 30 miles north. The highlight was testing out my inflatable boat. It worked good but I need to inflate it more. Tango’s doggie life vest was too big and went back to Amazon. So, this time he had to run along…
I learned last night a great reason to make sure the camper door is aligned carefully. When I came in to bed the camper was full of Miller moths. I figured out this morning how they got in.I didn’t toggle the top of the door, which left a 1-inch gap..plenty of room for Millers. …
Finally time to get away! I have avoided the east side of Glendo State Park because I heard that it was awful and full of loud party people. Sandy Beach camp sites are mostly awful since they are too close together. But lots more camping sites exist beyond Sandy Beach. In fact, I am staying…
After I heard that the camper part takes 3 weeks to arrive at the dealer, I reorganized the van and set out like the old days! Tango and I went out for one night and came home this afternoon. We head out again tomorrow afternoon to camp for about 4 nights, in the van. I…
Late yesterday afternoon I decided to take the camper out for a night–needed to reload stuff and organize both van and camper for the spring season.Tango and I needed some outdoor time, too! One corner of the lift system malfunctioned. A spring goes up into each of the telescoping corner poles, which is what lifts…
The variables lined up for a winter camping adventure: sunny 40 degree days, nights around freezing, and low wind speeds. The winds while driving were actually much higher than expected–35 mph gusts on I-25. However, I did not know that when we took off, so I learned what those wind speeds are like when pulling…
Yesterday morning I happened to look at the back of the camper. Oops–I forgot about the temporary license plate, which expired on October 1. So, I gathered up all my paperwork and high-tailed it 1.5 blocks to the county courthouse for the permanent registration and plates. Everyone is so nice there, and they got me…
The Cabelas mailer came today. Since they are one of my favorite outside-themed stores, I started flipping through the pages. I came to a screeching halt on page 3, where I saw battery-heated socks. Woo-hoooo, just what I need for winter camping, I thought at first. Then I looked at the price. $20? $50 $75?…