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Life of a Youtuber in 2020

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Jan-12th by ralph

After a very sober New Year’s celebration that ended before the beginning of the new year, we were actually fresh and ready for a hike this first day of the new year. Carolyn was interested in seeing the Petroglyphs we … Continue reading →

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Test Pits and Blue Rocks

Posted on Saturday, 2020-Jan-11th by ralph

The day dawned quiet and peaceful. No road noise, no people yapping, no generators. About the only sound is the distance whistle and hum of trains passing, about two miles from my site. My plan was to do a hike … Continue reading →

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Sitting among the Cholla

Posted on Friday, 2020-Jan-10th by ralph

I wasn’t even halfway to Vicksburg, and already having adventures. What would await once I found my campsite? I drive off onto Vicksburg Pit Road, my first drive off into the wilds of BLM land on my own!

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Proselytism by Math in the Pass

Posted on Thursday, 2020-Jan-9th by ralph

It was time for me to leave the camp Carolyn had invited us to. She had left the previous day, not even saying goodbye to me, but not for lack of trying. She caught me in the classic awkward RV … Continue reading →

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BLM Dry Camping aka Boondocking Around Quartzsite

Posted on Thursday, 2020-Jan-2nd by ralph

I left Quartzsite, heading south for “BLM Roadrunner” Campground. BLM is the Bureau of Land Management, the US government department that manages public land in the USA. “Campground” is really not what this area is, other than the sense that … Continue reading →

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Waterfalls with no Water and Many People

Posted on Sunday, 2019-Dec-29th by ralph

I proceeded up the trail from Petroglyph Plaza, joining what seemed like a throng of people after my previous day with hours of not seeing anyone. But it’s not crowded by city standards at any rate.

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Ford Canyon Hike

Posted on Thursday, 2019-Dec-26th by ralph

I figured since I was doing a big hike, it was fitting I have a big breakfast, especially since I had had a glorious sleep and was feeling awesome to start the day, who wouldn’t feel inspired seeing this sunrise?

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Cooking in a new no space

Posted on Monday, 2019-Dec-23rd by ralph

To finish off the vein of “nothing is the same anymore” we get to cooking. I’m going to need a good hearty meal for my upcoming hike tomorrow, plus we need to figure out how to cook in this small … Continue reading →

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Travelling OK, shopping – not so much

Posted on Friday, 2019-Dec-20th by ralph

For the first part of my adventure, I went with something easy and booked myself a nice campsite at White Tank Mountain Regional Park. So how did I end up parked at a Walmart for the night?

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50 years ago an American walked on the moon, today…

Posted on Saturday, 2019-Jul-20th by ralph

…we have an American being launched into orbit around the earth by the the Russians, because the Americans do not have their own capability to launch humans, even to low earth orbit. Not a lot of people would’ve have placed … Continue reading →

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