Archive for the ‘States Visited’ Category

Chuck’s Thoughts on Crazy Horse

Today we got up at zero dark thirty (about 5:20 am civilian time). It was very dark and cool (38 degrees) and a light rain. This was going to be one of our best and most memorable days of our new life on the road. We were headed for Sunrise Service on the arm of […]

Don’t blindly trust the GPS!

Eufaula, AL to Clarksville (Oak Grove), KY Yikes! Almost got stuck in a dead end in Birmingham, AL because our GPS told us to follow a certain route to the freeway and it no longer existed.

Day 2 on the road – Propane Leaks and Early Mornings

Eufaula, AL at Lakepoint State Park What a great day! First off, the propane leak detector was silent tonight. Yay! That tells us we do not have any propane leaks or defective detector. It also let us get a decent night sleep – the first in two days. I woke up to light outside the […]

Our first ‘official’ day on the road as traveling Full-Timers

DAY 1 Summerfield, FL to Eufaula, AL Today was a travel day. After last night’s 4am wake-up from the Propane Gas detector yet again (we were up about an hour this time trying to figure out why it was going off, then waiting for the detector to stop alerting by opening ALL the windows in […]

The Loneliest Road in America

Moab, UT to Reno, NV June 2, 2003 We took Highway 50 all the way across Nevada today. We started in Moab, Utah, which is basically desert. Most of the rest of the drive across Utah and Nevada was mountainous but no inhabitants we could see except towns listed on the map (about four). West […]

Chuck, Chiisai & Shadow at Falling Waters State Park

Florida’s Highest Waterfall

Today we visited Florida’s Highest Waterfall in Falling Waters State Park located near Chipley, FL in the northwestern panhandle of the state. Wait a minute – did I just say FLORIDA’S highest waterfall? Yes, I did. Who knew, right? The state of Florida is about as close to sea level as one can get without […]