Author Archives: ralph

About ralph

Just another blog to share some thoughts with the world. Want to comment? If you know how to contact me, I can manually set up a commenting account for you. Sorry, commenting is not open to the general public at this time.

Rockhounding at my camp

Posted on Monday, 2026-Apr-27th by ralph

I had found a really great spot west of Phoenix that ended up having me return for a second week of boondocking. I had solitude, scenery, hiking, and a bunch of interesting rocks to collect as well! But first, I … Continue reading →

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Easy fix and easy boondocking

Posted on Monday, 2026-Apr-20th by ralph

I was boondocking west of Phoenix, having discovered an area of sparsely camped upon scenic terrain at the end of a paved road. But my first attempt at camping at resulted in me being by a shooting area I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Unexpected shooting, unexpected inconvenience

Posted on Monday, 2026-Apr-13th by ralph

I was exploring a new area southwest of Phoenix the winter of ’25/’26. My first spot over Christmas had been pretty good, but before the new year hit it was time to dump and get water. I was about to … Continue reading →

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Camped close to civilization

Posted on Monday, 2026-Apr-6th by ralph

There is always some excitement coming to a new area of the world you have not explored, but some trepidation as well. How good are the roads? Can I go offroad to camp without getting stuck? How is the resupply … Continue reading →

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Warmer climes and random nonsense

Posted on Monday, 2026-Mar-30th by ralph

The colder weather was chasing me south as usual. But there was an unusual amount of rain happening in the Vegas area, in fact all over the SW desert. I decided to jump over the highlands all the way down … Continue reading →

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Hunker down then deal with the border crossing

Posted on Monday, 2026-Mar-23rd by ralph

My dash south from Calgary was beginning for the fall. I’d do my usual wait in SE BC hoping things didn’t get too cold before I could continue south into the USA. I also hoped all the new border crossing … Continue reading →

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Trying the popular campsites in the fall

Posted on Monday, 2026-Mar-16th by ralph

I was heading south in the Columbia Valley, back in civilized country. My plan now that the season was getting on was to visit some BC rec sites that are more popular. My only concern was that the weather was … Continue reading →

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Up the Big Bend

Posted on Monday, 2026-Mar-9th by ralph

I had always been curious about what the Big Bend area north of Golden was like. It is dominated by Lake Kinbasket, a huge lake contained by the Mica Dam. There are some BC recreation sites up there to visit … Continue reading →

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Side adventure

Posted on Monday, 2026-Mar-2nd by ralph

Now that I was done fixing my furnace, my plan was to head into the Big Bend area of the Columbia Valley, an area the Trans-Canada Highway used to go through many moons ago. But first I had a little … Continue reading →

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Furnace adventures

Posted on Monday, 2026-Feb-23rd by ralph

I had returned from the Flathead area on a mission: get my furnace fixed. But of course it wasn’t going to be simple. The minute you need to order a part you never know how long it is going to … Continue reading →

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