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February 4, 2026

The “Shit Storm”

Wish I had had the presence of mind to grab my phone and take a video, but during crises, I’m typically too irrational, illogical, and…

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January 21, 2026

Valentine’s Day Decorations

With the success of our Christmas decorations, we decided to also do something for Valentine’s Day. Of course, we reused the shepard’s crooks and purchased…

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November 16, 2025

The End to our Dometic Water Heater Saga

Never has a component of Arthur Airstream received so much attention, let alone four blogs dedicated to it, than our Dometic brand RV water heater….

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November 12, 2025

Bill Wittmack’s 1936 Roadtrip

Recently, MFI’s brother Jim texted her and asked if she’d like their father’s journal. She replied “yes,” not really knowing what this journal might be….

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September 6, 2025

The Great “Dometic Water Heater” Fix

The backstory in summary. We were setting up our site at the Triple G Hideaway, Fort Nelson, BC, Canada on 15 June 2024. Our water…

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September 2, 2025

Sid Retires

Sid Silverado had served us extremely well for almost 6 years. We drove him hard for 150,000 miles, 44,195 of which involved towing Arthur Airstream…

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August 28, 2025

History Lesson While on the Road

In our six years of life on the road, we’ve passed through Vicksburg, MS (population 26,407) probably a handful of times, but neither had nor…

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August 27, 2025

Honeymoon Memories

Forty-five years ago on September 7th, 1980, MFI and I were married on the grounds of the Rainbow Lodge along the Buffalo Bayou in Houston,…

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August 22, 2025

Birthday Dinners and Back to School

MFI and I had our 75th and 74th birthdays, respectively, during our stay in Hollywood, FL. Sarah planned a dinner celebration for each of us…

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August 12, 2023
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Another Chance To Grandparent

Sarah and family planned a week in Phoenix primarily so she could attend a baby shower for one of her long-time ASU (Go Sun Devils)…

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InAugust 12, 2023
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August 10, 2023
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Desert Diversity

We crossed three deserts after leaving Tucson and before alighting in Phoenix. I thought it would be interesting to provide photos of what we saw…

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InAugust 10, 2023
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August 4, 2023
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It’s Always Something…

After towing 23,234 miles and staying in 112 campgrounds over the last four years, you would think we could back into a site with our…

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InAugust 4, 2023
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August 4, 2023
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Visiting SoCal – Part 2

Our second stop in California was in “The Valley” north of Los Angeles. We needed a location, which was central to all the folks we…

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InAugust 4, 2023
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July 20, 2023
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Visiting SoCal – Part 1

I had trouble finding a decent and reasonably-priced RV park in the area of Oceanside, so we ended up staying at Lake O’Neill RV Park…

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InJuly 20, 2023
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July 11, 2023
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Can’t Get Enough Of The Desert!

Our project visit with brother Rus wasn’t all work. After repeatedly passing signs along I-19 identifying the “Desert Museum” as a local attraction, we decided…

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InJuly 11, 2023
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July 9, 2023
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Brother Rus’ Projects – Green Valley, AZ

Over the winter, we planned to visit my brother in Arizona and stay long enough to complete the conversion of his carport into a garage….

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InJuly 9, 2023
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July 7, 2023
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Picacho Peak Kicked Our Butts

My brother Rus retired two years ago and moved to Green Valley, AZ. One of his goals was to hike routinely for maintaining his health,…

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InJuly 7, 2023
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June 26, 2023
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Historic “Triangle T Guest Ranch”

Heading west from New Mexico, just inside Arizona at the Dragoon exit, is Texas Canyon. During our many commutes between San Antonio and Phoenix, while…

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InJune 26, 2023
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June 19, 2023
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Lajitas: Small Town, Southwest Texas

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…

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InJune 19, 2023
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