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Sunniest city on earth?

Posted on Wednesday, 2023-Feb-15th by ralph

I was spending a bit of time mooch docking at Larry’s place, in a suburb of Yuma called Fortuna Foothills. While I have been in the Yuma area previously, my experience consisted mostly of stocking up at the local Walmart … Continue reading →

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The many mines of Bouse

Posted on Monday, 2023-Jan-30th by ralph

My holiday season camping spot near Bouse turned out to have lots of backroads leading lots of mines and other surprises. There is a long mining history here. You just have to look at a topo map to see how … Continue reading →

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Solar at last

Posted on Friday, 2023-Jan-6th by ralph

My only real goal this winter was get my solar upgrade done while I was in the Quartzsite area. I had set up an appointment at Discount Solar, a place that has a reputation for doing good work, but not … Continue reading →

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Unexpected forest

Posted on Tuesday, 2023-Jan-3rd by ralph

I had a slightly longer drive to my next destination, as I wanted to avoid the Las Vegas area for boondocking entirely. I had scouted out a road and trailhead east of Searchlight, Nevada with the googles aerial. It had … Continue reading →

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Plan B implemented

Posted on Monday, 2022-Dec-12th by ralph

I awake at 5am in the dark. Might as well check the weather forecast and see how much snow is coming. The forecast has become much more bleak, in fact there is a snowfall warning out now. I lay in … Continue reading →

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Plan A for snow

Posted on Thursday, 2022-Dec-8th by ralph

I left Calgary for the last time this year, heading south to visit friends, then onto an area in south east British Columbia I had been to before, Edwards Lake. I hoped to stay there for a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Fall camping continued

Posted on Monday, 2022-Dec-5th by ralph

Having hopefully fixed my furnace, I headed out into the Rocky Mountain Foothills again, this time to Ya Ha Tinda. I had been here many years ago camping, but had never really explored the area. Back then, camping was more … Continue reading →

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First all toy test

Posted on Thursday, 2022-Nov-24th by ralph

Now that I have both of my new toys in hand, it was time for my first trip where I could use both of them. I was going to Lac la Biche where I could use the folding kayak on … Continue reading →

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New bike, new adventures

Posted on Monday, 2022-Nov-21st by ralph

The chores were done, the upgrades, at least what I could do, were done. My motorcycle was promised to show in a couple of days, after my three month wait. I had a little scouting trip planned with my Honda … Continue reading →

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The long buy game

Posted on Monday, 2022-Nov-14th by ralph

My return to Canada started with a stop in Lethbridge to visit some old friends. I returned to Calgary with a bunch of small fixes planned. I had a list of things to do in the next few weeks to … Continue reading →

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