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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 9, 2024
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Waterfront Park in Seward

On the north side of the Whittier Tunnel, we took the Portage Glacier Highway north to Sterling Highway (AK 1), hung a left to the…

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InAugust 9, 2024
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August 9, 2024
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Sailing the Alaska Marine Highway

Our next planned stop was Seward (population 2,796) at the head of Darby Cove along the eastern side of the Kenai Peninsula. To drive there…

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InAugust 9, 2024
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August 8, 2024
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Valdez

Our next stop was Valdez (population 3,985), and we drove there the same day we toured Matanuska Glacier. We followed the Glenn Highway (AK 1)…

ByThe Pool Man
InAugust 8, 2024
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August 5, 2024
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Magnificent “Matanuska Glacier”

I planned our route for the remainder of Hanna’s visit, before we departed Palmer. The Matanuska Glacier was only an hour east and on the…

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InAugust 5, 2024
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August 4, 2024
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Just Catching Our Breath!

The distance to our next campground near Palmer, AK (population 7,456) was just under 200 miles. We drove south on Parks Highway (AK 3) until…

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InAugust 4, 2024
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July 26, 2024
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Denali National Park & Preserve

The drive from Fairbanks to our campsite near the Denali Park entrance was only 130 miles. We crossed the Alaskan Inrterior and once again were…

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InJuly 26, 2024
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July 22, 2024
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Fairbanks, “Golden Heart of Alaska”

The drive from Tok to Fairbanks (population 31,856) was only 202 miles. We followed the Tanana River Valley the entire distance and paralleled the Delta…

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InJuly 22, 2024
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July 11, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 15 – Tok, AK

We picked up an enhanced and improved Arthur at Ultimate Airstreams in Clackamus, OR on 22 May, and after driving 3,388 miles over 42 days,…

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InJuly 11, 2024
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July 8, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 14 – Beaver Creek, YT

We had read in The Milepost that the Alaska Highway could have bad spots despite the boastful claim of being paved over its entire length….

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InJuly 8, 2024
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July 5, 2024
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Road To Alaska – Stop 13, Whitehorse, YT

We only camped in Whitehorse for two days and three nights, as was our habit when moving between point A and B. Nonetheless, we packed…

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InJuly 5, 2024
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