Travels of a Rambling Van

Being mid-afternoon, I chose the worst possible time of day for photography short of straight up noon, but I had arrived a...

I was wondering why I had so much trouble snagging a reservation at Pedernales State Park. At first I put it down to spring break, then...

In The Van I live on solar power, and since my 12-volt compressor fridge is by far the single largest user of that power, squeezing ...

Time for one last short hike this morning before the Friday glut kicks me out of Colorado Bend State Park. Being a mere two and half hou...

I started hiking at an early age, camping and the outdoors being a big part of our family life. Family hikes and Boy Scout backpacking t...

OK, after my brutal ‘bike encounter’ yesterday I did eventually manage to drag myself up out of my chair, though it was hours later, an...