Chaos complete

Posted on Friday, 2021-Oct-1st by ralph

Typing on my phone sucks, so this is going to be a brief real time update. After much rushing and chaos, I am out of my house and in my RV. I an not breathing a deep sigh of relief yet, as I now have to go through the inevitable teething pains of learning this new way of living for real.

I intend to post more about getting out next time, once the dust settles. That means this blog will always be a bit behind real time. Better for me, but more frustrating for the impatient readers. So, step back in time with me when my next post hits, deconstructing my sticks and bricks!

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The long RV adventure begins

Posted on Tuesday, 2021-Sep-21st by ralph

“Star Trek” sucked me in as a kid – people traveling to unknown destinations, seeing things no human had seen before intrigued me. I also liked reading old adventure magazines that told tales of exploring the deep jungles of the Amazon – at the time written one of the last places western civilization had not yet penetrated completely. But what really put the travel bug into me was reading Travels with Samantha, a journey one man embarked on after losing his faithful companion. I always had that thought in the back of my head, how it would be great to travel the continent somehow – seeing what there is to see in an area then traveling whatever direction seemed most interesting next. But while I occasionally looked at alternate ways of living that might allow me to travel, I kept following the well worn path most others follow living in western culture.
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Leaving the Desert

Posted on Wednesday, 2021-Aug-25th by ralph

My before dawn rising to head to the airport is probably overkill, but I’ve seen enough of Phoenix’s traffic jams that I’m not taking any chances.

At any rate, I’m up in the predawn, a few minutes before the continental breakfast is supposed to start in the dining room of the American Inn. I do a quick wash and head down. The continental breakfast offered is a basic fare, but they do have a waffle maker if you wish to partake. I’m sticking with toast and coffee. The room has a view of the indoor courtyard – I get to watch the sky slowly start to lighten up with the new day. I was hoping to have the place to myself or at least just a quiet couple of people. But a whole family arrives shortly after me, with their morning chatter.
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Covid Interuptis Walk

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Apr-19th by ralph

We have left decorated rocks for you to find. Each with a message that is friendly and kind. Look side to side, forward and behind. Please leave them in place if you don't mind.

I’m not quite done talking about my adventure to the desert, but the latest post is taking longer to gel. My muse is more difficult to understand than usual. But in the meanwhile while we are all COVID-19 isolated, I have a little story, from much smaller travels: my walkabout in the neighborhood.

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RV-less in Phoenix for a night

Posted on Monday, 2020-Mar-30th by ralph

I have left my RV behind, walking down the sidewalk with my luggage in tow. It is a warm afternoon and I am starting to sweat a bit with the exertion. My plan was to hit the Motel 6 at the first major intersection, about a 10 minute walk down the sidewalk back at the first major road.
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De-RVing

Posted on Thursday, 2020-Mar-26th by ralph

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I had arrived back from Hells Half Acre later than I had hoped. It now was time to start the process I had come to think of as “de-RVing”. That meant getting everything ready to return my RV, retaining only what was going to fit in a suitcase and carry on bag. A quick canned dinner, then I start in on the process.

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Hells Half Acre

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Mar-15th by ralph

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It is the last day for me to hike in the desert, let’s hope it will be a good one! Hopefully I will not be blocked by a canyon in getting to my destination: Hells Half Acre!
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No Way From Here to There

Posted on Friday, 2020-Mar-13th by ralph

Highway 93 Bridges of Burrow Creek 7D2_5734

One thing I have noticed on this trip is that I plan ahead way less than I thought I would. I seem to be happy just looking at what is up ahead of me, doing a little poking around on my maps. Perhaps I do a little research on the internet. Then I just go, and figure out the rest when I get there. That was not going to work out for me today.
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The Not so Abandoned Mines?

Posted on Saturday, 2020-Mar-7th by ralph

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After my morning discard discoveries, I finish a good lunch. Now, it was time to travel up Signal Road, behind the hill and find the other mine my topo map said was behind there. What would I find back there?

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Discards in the Desert

Posted on Sunday, 2020-Mar-1st by ralph

Wash Near Camp 7D2_5643

For my second day here, I had resolved to check out the second mine on my map, having been chased out of the area by bad weather the previous day. But there was to be other strange discoveries this day as well.

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