Tag Archives: boondocking

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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New Starlink, new adventures

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

I was headed to the Flathead Valley in BC to try out my new Starlink mini. But would I make it there deep into the forestry roads of BC? Would the googles lead me astray? Would Starlink work under a … Continue reading →

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Tourist overflow and last camp

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

We were heading to a spot on the edge of Yoho National Park, hopefully we would be able to walk to Wapta Falls. But even without that, we had a view of the Rocky Mountains, with the Kicking Horse River … Continue reading →

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Return to Canada, and an old ghost town

Posted on Monday, 2026-Jan-26th by ralph

Back into Canada it was for me travelling some familiar roads with a friend. Border crossing are always unpredictable: would we have smooth sailing or unusual questions and delays? Join me heading north, where our stop would be at the … Continue reading →

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The last bit of USA traveling north

Posted on Monday, 2026-Jan-19th by ralph

I was down to my last few days in the USA. I had stretched my time out as long as I could to experience a bit of Idaho in the spring. Now, we were headed for a few days in … Continue reading →

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Something old, something new, something blue, something black

Posted on Monday, 2026-Jan-12th by ralph

We were headed north to Twin Falls, an area I know fairly well. From there, we would continue north to areas I had formerly just passed through hurrying north or south. Now out of the desert, we could camp near … Continue reading →

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Adversity leads to Adventure

Posted on Monday, 2026-Jan-5th by ralph

We were backtracking to Ely to have Carolyn’s rear wheel looked at, at least we hoped were were. Smoke is a prelude to things breaking, we hoped her rig would make it back the hour’s travel to get looked at … Continue reading →

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North to rivers, trees and snow

Posted on Monday, 2025-Dec-29th by ralph

My annual time in the States drawing to a close. It was the beginning of April, I had a bit more than a month before my six months would be up and I’d have to be back in Canada. While … Continue reading →

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Remains found around Death Valley to Pahrump

Posted on Monday, 2025-Dec-22nd by ralph

My journey north takes me around Death Valley, and into the Pahrump area. The area is empty of people, with only a few small settlements about. But there is a rich history, of which many bits remain standing in the … Continue reading →

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