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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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July 1, 2024
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Our Drive From Skagway to Whitehorse, YT

Technically, we had made it into Alaska in only 12 stops, but we weren’t considering Skagway as truly reaching Alaska. Remember, we had diverted from…

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InJuly 1, 2024
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June 29, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 12 – Skagway, AK

The drive to Skagway (population 1,240) was only 65 miles, and while it was suposed to be a very scenic stretch, the rainy and foggy…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 29, 2024
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June 26, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 11 – Carcross, YT

We learned from The Milepost that the AMHS (Alaskan Marine Highway System) had a car/truck/RV ferry, which ran from Skagway, AK to Bellingham, WA every…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 26, 2024
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June 24, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 10 – Watson Lake, YT

We purposefully chose the featured image for this blog. Our impression of the Yukon was that it suffered from an identity complex. In my opinion,…

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InJune 24, 2024
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June 20, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 9 – Fort Nelson, BC

“This was the best of stops, this was the worst of stops,” to badly paraphrase Charles Dickens. We stayed our next three days in Fort…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 20, 2024
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June 17, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 8 – Dawson Creek, BC

People who learned we were headed north to Dawson Creek, quickly advised we not miss the wooden statues in Chetwynd, BC (population 2,503) about an…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 17, 2024
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June 14, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 7 – Prince George, BC

Some learned philosophies: We stayed three nights at Mama Yeh RV Park & Campground 10 miles south of downtown Prince George (population 74,003). I selected…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 14, 2024
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June 13, 2024
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Road to Alaska Stop 6 – Jasper, AB Canada

Jasper (population 4,738) sat on the northern end of Jasper National Park. We stayed in Whistler’s Campground, part of several National Park campgrounds, which provided…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 13, 2024
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June 12, 2024
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Mountains, Glaciers, Creeks, and Rocks – The Drive Between Jasper and Prince George

We made two stops in route to our next destination. The first was at Mount Robson Provincial Park in Valemount, BC. There we found the…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 12, 2024
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June 12, 2024
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The Amazing “Icefields Parkway”

Our next stop was Jasper, AB Canada, and until I checked out our route several days before heading north, I had no idea this meant…

ByThe Pool Man
InJune 12, 2024
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