Bouse desert tree spot for DC fridge troubleshooting

Posted on Wednesday, 2025-Nov-12th by ralph

Bouse sunset PXL_20241225_002234545I left my nice spot beside the Colorado River only reluctantly, heading towards Quartzsite: the winter meeting spot of many nomads. I had picked a spot for a group of us to meet, but not in Quartzsite.  I was going to be closer to Bouse, camped in an area with fewer people. I had found a spot wayback off the road, out of sight of most people who like to camp in that area. There were even some nice trees to camp beside. That is the advantage of returning to an area you are familiar with, you know the best spots. Come see where I’d be spending a few weeks with friends. Continue reading →

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Super secret Colorado River camp

Posted on Friday, 2025-Nov-7th by ralph
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There be camping near here

One advantage of having a motorcycle with you is that you can go exploring around your environs and see what other spots might be available near you for boondocking. I typically look at the aerials of my surroundings while I’m boondocked in a new area and go explore anything that might be a good boondocking spot nearby. The motorcycle gives me extra range to go exploring further afield. This time, I end up finding an unexpected free boondocking spot right by the Colorado River! Continue reading →

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Fire follies

Posted on Saturday, 2025-Nov-1st by ralph

NG Power plant PXL_20241213_174922062 - CI was camped beside a power plant, not far from the Colorado River with Needles being opposite of the river there. I was low in the valley, so that helps with the temperatures being warmer too. My hope was to avoid the shooting that goes on all around the area. I did get less shooting, but replaced that with some unexpected 911 action in the area. Read on to find out what happened. Continue reading →

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New discoveries in familiar territory

Posted on Thursday, 2025-Oct-23rd by ralph
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Sunset from my campsite

I was camping in Pahranagat NWR, enjoying the warm weather following a challenging trip south this year. I planned to spend a week at Pahranagat. I have been here before, so I knew this was a nice area. There were some areas to explore I had not been to yet. I’d find out too, there were things I didn’t know about to see too. I still had a leaking tire to deal with, but other than that I was free to explore around the area, working my way further south to eventually meet up with friends in the Quartzsite area. Would I have other problems along the way? Read on to find out. Continue reading →

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Winter storm catches me

Posted on Monday, 2025-Oct-20th by ralph

Wilson drained PXL_20241116_232343843 - CI’d had a long day driving and shopping, getting a furnace part, then heading south to the Twin Falls area where I planned to sit in warmer weather to rip out my furnace yet again to install the part. The forecast was for a winter storm in two days. Hopefully, I’d have my furnace working again and be further south to escape winter by then. Continue reading →

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Heat and power issues traveling south

Posted on Monday, 2025-Oct-13th by ralph
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Rock Creek boondocking

I left Lethbridge with fall in full swing. My plan was to stay in Canada until after Remembrance Day, then scoot into the States, heading as far south as needed to escape the cold. But the cold was slow coming that Fall of 2024, so I ended up being able to explore a bit in the northern US reaches before heading into the desert for the winter. But RV problems balanced out the good weather, as you’ll see.

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Fall discoveries and surprises

Posted on Wednesday, 2025-Oct-1st by ralph

Fall Fireweed PXL_20240823_221451624 - CI was free to wander wherever I might want to go. Being late August 2024, it was too early to be going south, so I would start by heading north west of Calgary, exploring along the Clearwater River, close and far from civilization at the same time. Read on to see what I mean by that, and follow me south in my fall travels.

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What I did last summer

Posted on Sunday, 2025-Aug-24th by ralph
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Calgary Public Library East Village

I’m not talking about this summer (2025), I’m talking about last summer (2024), as in I’m writing this one summer ahead of the one I’m talking about. But one post for the whole summer does a lot to get me caught up, even if this post goes a bit longer than normal.

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Last boondocking before visiting friends

Posted on Tuesday, 2025-Jul-15th by ralph
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Old tower on the way to Fisherville

I decided I would spend one more week in BC before heading to Lethbridge to visit friends. BC is pretty in the spring, I might as well take advantage of the improving weather to see one more area I had scouted out with the motorcycle. I’ll be jumping forward to summer 2024 after this – there is not much to tell on my visits to Lethbridge, Calgary and Didsbury to visit friends and take care of business. Onto the the last BC spot!
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Trying to stay warm traveling north

Posted on Sunday, 2025-May-18th by ralph
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Wapiti Lake

The weather had continued to stubbornly stay cool north of me, but my time in the USA was almost up. It was time to head back to what was a still too cold Canada. As a traveller, you at least have the option of staying in the warmest areas as you head north. So follow along with me as I hit the ‘hot spots’ going north!

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