Go south out of Odessa on US 67 to Alpine, then follow TX 118 further south until it intersects with County Road 170. Hang a right on 170 and in 20 miles you’ll be in the middle of nowhere, or damned close to it. There you’ll find Lajitas, an unincorporated community with a population of…
We enjoyed two outings with the grandkids during our Gomez 2022/2023 holiday visit. Both have always had an interest in the trains, which pass through Hollywood, FL, so we planned a day of train travel into downtown Miami. We also enjoy taking them out for breakfast, and took Michael and Sarah up on their recommendation…
In 1975 and ’76, I was assigned to one of the earliest environmental units created by the AF (Air Force). My position was in the Headquarters of Strategic Air Command at Offutt AF Base in Omaha, Nebraska. A co-worker of mine was Captain Felix Uhlik, one of a number of young Captains who referred to…
Our original plan had us traveling to Regina (rhymes with Vagina), SK next, but we thought a city called Moose Jaw sounded even funnier than Saskatoon and was just as satisfying to say, so we detoured there. We believed the name must have something to do with a moose or a jaw or both, but…
Saskatoon was our next planned extended stop after Winnipeg. The most direct route there was to take Trans Canadian Highways 1 and 16, but we preferred a more country route, which took us north along Lake Manitoba, and had us cross at a spot called The Narrows. This sounded much more interesting, so we drove…
One night campground layovers are a thing of the past. Who needs that kind of tight, challenging schedule and the stress that comes with it? We’ve evolved to staying for a minimum of three nights, driving no more than about 230 miles (300 max) between overnight stops, taking non-interstate routes whenever possible, and camping in…
Beth and Barry Muller are our go-to friends-with-projects in Island Heights, New Jersey (population 1,650). We began doing projects for them at their former beach-rental property in Wildwood, NJ (population 5,157) back in April 2018, long before we implemented our current retirement plan. It was there, they first became aware of our construction/repair capabilities. They…
