Portland

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Once we hit Oregon there was no stopping us. Ever since we headed west out of New Orleans the kids have been hearing that we’re going to visit Grammy. And since Texas it’s been, “How many more days until we see Grammy?” So when we hit Oregon and the nights … Read More

Horseshoe

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From the hot springs we made our way up and over the mountains to Austin, a tiny crossroads town that was inexplicably settled halfway down the steep mountain instead of two miles further down in the valley. We lumbered into town the same way the rest of the trucks did, … Read More

Spencer Hot Springs

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We drove out to Spencer Hot Springs on the recommendation of our friend in Eureka, who had stumbled upon the place just a couple weeks earlier. The springs are down an unmarked dirt road, five miles off The Loneliest Road (Hwy 50). The Eureka Museum. Pretty cool that these hundred year … Read More

Eureka!

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As we stood on the side of the road taking pictures of Eureka, Nevada, a Bum friend who lives in town pulled up beside us. Eureka is pretty much a one road town, so we aren’t hard to spot. An hour later we were 4x4ing up mountains and exploring old … Read More

U-Joint

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So last night Ouest had a nightmare and couldn’t sleep for hours. In the morning she explained that it had been about the scary-lady-on-the-picture-by-the-bathroom. When we went in to the hotel (we stayed at the rv park/casino hotel) to use the pool again this morning I took the kids to … Read More

Nevada Northern Railway

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Lowe likes his trains, so when we heard about the steam train in Ely we figured it would be fun. And it was. The engine and the cars were all about a hundred years old, as were all of the men working the train. Everything about the place felt authentic—from … Read More

Ely. Ee-lee.

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A couple miles out of Delta, Utah, we passed this shoe tree. Ouest thought it was pretty cool, and gathered up any shoes she could find on the ground with laces on them. It became my duty to hang all of them back up again. More mountains, more overheating. It … Read More

Utah

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So first thing in the morning I crawled back under the bus and put in the new starter. Had it down to a twenty minute switch now. I eagerly crawled into the driver’s seat and turned the key. Holy crap, I thought we were going to launch into outer space. … Read More

Arches

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We all loaded up into a rented truck and went looking for some scenery yesterday. We started out in Arches National Park, and then did a big loop drive up through the La Sal Mountains. We found lots of pretty things to take pictures of, but didn’t. For some reason … Read More

ON SALE

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Big sale going on at Amazon for Kindle right now. If you haven’t read Live on the Margin yet… Why? You might just be new here and not know about what a great book it is (according to reviews, not just me). Anyway, this is your chance to pick up … Read More

Moab

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We woke up in Windwhistle today, a BLM campground on the way to Moab. On our way out of Blanding yesterday we stopped off at the gas station/A&W/bowling alley to let the kids bowl a few frames. Lowe threw three balls before becoming bored with it. “Me done.” We have … Read More

Natural Bridges National Monument

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From Canyon De Chelley we drove north and eventually through what has to be one of the most poorly named towns in all of America—Mexican Water. There isn’t an American anywhere who hasn’t been warned about drinking Mexican water, and here is this town who has to share the name. … Read More